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SB 163

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requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires health insurance policies and plans that cover any diagnostic

or surgical procedures to cover colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests

for any insured or enrollee who is 50 years of age or older or any insured or enrollee

who is under 50 years of age and at high risk for colorectal cancer. The bill requires

the commissioner of insurance, in consultation with the secretary of health services,

to promulgate rules that specify guidelines for the colorectal cancer screening that

must be covered, and that specify factors for determining whether an individual is

at high risk for colorectal cancer, in accordance with the guidelines of the American

Cancer Society for colorectal cancer screening.

The coverage requirement applies to both individual and group health

insurance policies and plans, including defined network plans and cooperative

sickness care associations; to health care plans offered by the state to its employees,

including a self-insured plan; and to self-insured health plans of counties, cities,

towns, villages, and school districts. The requirement specifically does not apply to

limited-scope benefit plans or to policies covering only certain specified diseases

other than cancer. The required coverage may be subject to any limitations,

exclusions, or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally under the policy or plan.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Coggs (D) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Kapanke (R) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Plale (D) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

24 cosponsors

A. Williams (D) , Barca (D) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Clark (D) , Colon (D) , Grigsby (D) , Hebl (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hixson (D) , Hubler (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Mason (D) , Miller (D) , Milroy (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Steinbrink (D) , Toles (D) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D) , Wood (I) , Young (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Sep 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Mar 17, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 56, Noes 41

Passed 56–41 Apr 15, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wirch, Taylor, Lehman, Hansen, Erpenbach, Risser, Darling, Kapanke, Plale, Coggs, Carpenter and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Colon, Barca, Benedict, Steinbrink, Hixson, Grigsby, Turner, Clark, Hubler, Milroy, A. Williams, Berceau, Jorgensen, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Young, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Townsend, Wood, Pasch and Bernard Schaber

  2. Apr 8, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue

  3. May 6, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 22, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 18, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 16, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Wirch

  7. Sep 17, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Sep 22, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  11. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  12. Oct 13, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  13. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Miller added as a coauthor

  14. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  16. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance

  22. Mar 10, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Molepske Jr.

  23. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  24. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  25. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 6, Noes 4

  26. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:58 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  28. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Representative Toles added as a cosponsor

  29. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  30. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  31. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  33. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 56, Noes 41

  34. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  36. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  37. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-20-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  38. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Assembly amendment 1 concurred in

  39. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  40. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-28-2010

  41. May 11, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010

  42. May 14, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-13-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 346

  43. May 17, 2010 · Senate

    Published 5-27-2010