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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 453

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Relating to: prior authorization of specially formulated nutritional supplements and replacements. (FE)

Administrative rules Health services department of — Health Medical assistance Medical education Nutrition

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill removes the requirement under the administrative code that a

provider receive prior authorization from the Department of Health Services to

provide and receive reimbursement for medically necessary, specially formulated

supplements and replacement products administered by feeding tube or by injection,

infusion, or implantation into the body under the Medical Assistance program. The

Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state program that provides health

services to individuals with limited financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kooyenga (R) , Testin (R)

8 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cabrera (D) , Dittrich (R) , James (R) , Rozar (R) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 14, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 14, 2021 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 18, 2022 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. Jul 14, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, James, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Rozar and Wichgers

  2. Jul 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 12, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin

  4. Oct 12, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Oct 22, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Dec 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  19. Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  20. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  21. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  22. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor

  23. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  24. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  25. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  26. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  27. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  28. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  33. Jan 28, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Feb 1, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-1-2022 by directive of the Majority Leader

  35. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 125

  36. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

    Published 2-5-2022