AB50: Bill Text

AB50,1488,13 (d) The commissioner, after consulting with the department of health services on appropriate treatment for infertility, shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this subsection. Before the promulgation of rules, disability insurance policies and self-insured health plans are considered to comply with the coverage requirements of par. (b) if the coverage conforms to the standards of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

AB50,1488,15 (e) This subsection does not apply to a disability insurance policy that is described under s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12.

AB50,2968 Section 2968. 632.895 (16m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1488,21 632.895 (16m) (b) The coverage required under this subsection may be subject to any limitations, or exclusions, or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally under the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan. The coverage required under this subsection may not be subject to any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance.

AB50,2969 Section 2969. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1489,2 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. Oral contraceptives that are lawfully furnished over the counter without a prescription.

AB50,2970 Section 2970. 632.895 (17) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1489,8 632.895 (17) (b) 2. Outpatient consultations, examinations, procedures, and medical services that are necessary to prescribe, administer, maintain, or remove a contraceptive, if covered for any other drug benefits under the policy or plan sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all females with reproductive capacity.

AB50,2971 Section 2971. 632.895 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1490,2 632.895 (17) (c) Coverage under par. (b) may be subject only to the exclusions, and limitations, or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally to the coverage of outpatient health care services, preventive treatments and services, or prescription drugs and devices that is provided under the policy or self-insured health plan. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not apply a deductible or impose a copayment or coinsurance to at least one of each type of contraceptive method approved by the federal food and drug administration for which coverage is required under this subsection. The disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may apply reasonable medical management to a method of contraception to limit coverage under this subsection that is provided without being subject to a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance to prescription drugs without a brand name. The disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may apply a deductible or impose a copayment or coinsurance for coverage of a contraceptive that is prescribed for a medical need if the services for the medical need would otherwise be subject to a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance.

AB50,2972 Section 2972. 632.897 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1490,12 632.897 (11) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (2) to (10), the commissioner may promulgate rules establishing standards requiring insurers to provide continuation of coverage for any individual covered at any time under a group policy who is a terminated insured or an eligible individual under any federal program that provides for a federal premium subsidy for individuals covered under continuation of coverage under a group policy, including rules governing election or extension of election periods, notice, rates, premiums, premium payment, application of preexisting condition exclusions, election of alternative coverage, and status as an eligible individual, as defined in s. 149.10 (2t), 2011 stats.

AB50,2973 Section 2973. 655.001 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 655.001 (1r).

AB50,2974 Section 2974. 655.001 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1490,20 655.001 (1g) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means an individual who is licensed under s. 441.09, who has qualified to practice independently in his or her recognized role under s. 441.09 (3m) (b), and who practices advanced practice registered nursing, as defined under s. 441.001 (1c), outside of a collaborative relationship with a physician or dentist, as described under s. 441.09 (3m) (a) 1., or other employment relationship.

AB50,2975 Section 2975. 655.001 (7t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1491,4 655.001 (7t) “Health care practitioner” means a health care professional, as defined in s. 180.1901 (1m), who is an employee of a health care provider described in s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f) and who has the authority to provide health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2976 Section 2976. 655.001 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2977 Section 2977. 655.002 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1491,9 655.002 (1) (a) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is a principal place of practice and who practices his or her profession in this state more than 240 hours in a fiscal year.

AB50,2978 Section 2978. 655.002 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1491,13 655.002 (1) (b) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse for whom Michigan is a principal place of practice, if all of the following apply:

AB50,1491,15 1. The physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse is a resident of this state.

AB50,1491,18 2. The physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse practices his or her profession in this state or in Michigan or a combination of both more than 240 hours in a fiscal year.

AB50,1491,23 3. The physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse performs more procedures in a Michigan hospital than in any other hospital. In this subdivision, “Michigan hospital” means a hospital located in Michigan that is an affiliate of a corporation organized under the laws of this state that maintains its principal office and a hospital in this state.

AB50,2979 Section 2979. 655.002 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1492,9 655.002 (1) (c) A physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is exempt under s. 655.003 (1) or (3), but who practices his or her profession outside the scope of the exemption and who fulfills the requirements under par. (a) in relation to that practice outside the scope of the exemption. For a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is subject to this chapter under this paragraph, this chapter applies only to claims arising out of practice that is outside the scope of the exemption under s. 655.003 (1) or (3).

AB50,2980 Section 2980. 655.002 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1492,14 655.002 (1) (d) A partnership comprised of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses and organized and operated in this state for the primary purpose of providing the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

AB50,2981 Section 2981. 655.002 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1492,18 655.002 (1) (e) A corporation organized and operated in this state for the primary purpose of providing the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

AB50,2982 Section 2982. 655.002 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1492,23 655.002 (1) (em) Any organization or enterprise not specified under par. (d) or (e) that is organized and operated in this state for the primary purpose of providing the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

AB50,2983 Section 2983. 655.002 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1493,5 655.002 (2) (a) A physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is a principal place of practice but who practices his or her profession fewer than 241 hours in a fiscal year, for a fiscal year, or a portion of a fiscal year, during which he or she practices his or her profession.

AB50,2984 Section 2984. 655.002 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1493,13 655.002 (2) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b), a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is not a principal place of practice, for a fiscal year, or a portion of a fiscal year, during which he or she practices his or her profession in this state. For a health care provider who elects to be subject to this chapter under this paragraph, this chapter applies only to claims arising out of practice that is in this state and that is outside the scope of an exemption under s. 655.003 (1) or (3).

AB50,2985 Section 2985. 655.003 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1493,18 655.003 (1) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is a state, county or municipal employee, or federal employee or contractor covered under the federal tort claims act, as amended, and who is acting within the scope of his or her employment or contractual duties.

AB50,2986 Section 2986. 655.003 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1494,3 655.003 (3) Except for a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who meets the criteria under s. 146.89 (5) (a), a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who provides professional services under the conditions described in s. 146.89, with respect to those professional services provided by the physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for which he or she is covered by s. 165.25 and considered an agent of the department, as provided in s. 165.25 (6) (b).

AB50,2987 Section 2987. 655.005 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1494,9 655.005 (2) (a) An employee of a health care provider if the employee is a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse or is a health care practitioner who is providing health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2988 Section 2988. 655.005 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1494,19 655.005 (2) (b) A service corporation organized under s. 180.1903 by health care professionals, as defined under s. 180.1901 (1m), if the board of governors determines that it is not the primary purpose of the service corporation to provide the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses. The board of governors may not determine under this paragraph that it is not the primary purpose of a service corporation to provide the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses unless more than 50 percent of the shareholders of the service corporation are neither physicians nor nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

AB50,2989 Section 2989. 655.23 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1495,2 655.23 (5m) The limits set forth in sub. (4) shall apply to any joint liability of a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse and his or her corporation, partnership, or other organization or enterprise under s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), or (em).

AB50,2990 Section 2990. 655.27 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1495,7 655.27 (3) (a) 4. For a health care provider described in s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f), risk factors and past and prospective loss and expense experience attributable to employees of that health care provider other than employees licensed as a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2991 Section 2991. 655.27 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1495,15 655.27 (3) (b) 2m. In addition to the fees and payment classifications described under subds. 1. and 2., the commissioner, after approval by the board of governors, may establish a separate payment classification for physicians satisfying s. 655.002 (1) (b) and a separate fee for nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses satisfying s. 655.002 (1) (b) which take into account the loss experience of health care providers for whom Michigan is a principal place of practice.

AB50,2992 Section 2992. 655.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,4 655.275 (2) Appointment. The board of governors shall appoint the members of the council. Section 15.09, except s. 15.09 (4) and (8), does not apply to the council. The board of governors shall designate the chairperson, who shall be a physician, the vice chairperson, and the secretary of the council and the terms to be served by council members. The council shall consist of 5 or 7 persons, not more than 3 of whom are physicians who are licensed and in good standing to practice medicine in this state and one of whom is a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed and in good standing to practice nursing in this state. The chairperson or another peer review council member designated by the chairperson shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the medical examining board and may attend meetings of the medical examining board, as appropriate.

AB50,2993 Section 2993. 655.275 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,8 655.275 (5) (b) 2. If a claim was paid for damages arising out of the rendering of care by a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse, with at least one nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2994 Section 2994. 700.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,17 700.19 (2) Husband and wife Spouses. If persons named as owners in a document of title, transferees in an instrument of transfer, or buyers in a bill of sale are described in the document, instrument, or bill of sale as husband and wife married to each other, or are in fact husband and wife married to each other, they are joint tenants, unless the intent to create a tenancy in common is expressed in the document, instrument, or bill of sale. This subsection applies to property acquired before January 1, 1986, and, if ch. 766 does not apply when the property is acquired, to property acquired on or after January 1, 1986.

AB50,2995 Section 2995. 704.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,5 704.05 (2) Possession of tenant and access by landlord. Until the expiration date specified in the lease, or the termination of a periodic tenancy or tenancy at will, and so long as the tenant is not in default, the tenant has the right to exclusive possession of the premises, except as hereafter provided. The landlord may upon advance notice and at reasonable times inspect the premises, allow a city, village, town, or county inspector access for an inspection, make repairs, and show the premises to prospective tenants or purchasers; and if the tenant is absent from the premises and the landlord reasonably believes that entry is necessary to preserve or protect the premises, the landlord may enter without notice and with such force as appears necessary.

AB50,2996 Section 2996. 704.07 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,7 704.07 (title) Repairs; untenantability; floodplain disclosure.

AB50,2997 Section 2997. 704.07 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2998 Section 2998. 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,11 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. The violation presents a significant threat to the prospective tenant’s health or safety.

AB50,2999 Section 2999. 704.07 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1497,16 704.07 (2) (br) If a landlord has actual knowledge that the premises are located in a floodplain, the landlord shall disclose that fact to a prospective tenant, before entering into a rental agreement with or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant.

AB50,3000 Section 3000. 704.07 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,3001 Section 3001. 705.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,24 705.01 (4) “Joint account” means an account, other than a marital account, payable on request to one or more of 2 or more parties whether or not mention is made of any right of survivorship. “Joint account” also means any account established with the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties.

AB50,3002 Section 3002. 705.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1498,7 705.01 (4m) “Marital account” means an account established without the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties and which is designated as a marital account. An account established by those parties with the right of survivorship under s. 766.58 (3) (f) or 766.60 is a joint account.

AB50,3003 Section 3003. 706.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1498,15 706.09 (1) (e) Marital interests. Homestead of the spouse of any transferor of an interest in real estate, if the recorded conveyance purporting to transfer the homestead states that the person executing it is single, unmarried, or widowed a surviving spouse or fails to indicate the marital status of the transferor, and if the conveyance has, in either case, appeared of record for 5 years. This paragraph does not apply to the interest of a married person who is described of record as a holder in joint tenancy or of marital property with that transferor.

AB50,3004 Section 3004. 709.03 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1498,17 709.03 (form)

AB50,1498,22 A7. In this form, “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

AB50,3005 Section 3005. 709.03 (form) F4. and G1. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB50,1498,24 709.03 (form)

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AB50,3006 Section 3006. 709.03 (form) G1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1499,2 709.03 (form)

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AB50,3007 Section 3007. 709.033 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1499,4 709.033 (form)

AB50,1499,9 A7. In this form, “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

AB50,3008 Section 3008. 709.033 (form) E3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1500,2 709.033 (form)

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