DOA:......Lessner, BB0353 - HIRSP Account Balance Transfer
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
INSURANCE
Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan balance transfer
The Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) provided health insurance coverage in individual policies to certain eligible individuals, including individuals who were refused coverage in the private health insurance market because of their mental or physical condition. HIRSP was dissolved and, by March 31, 2014, all coverage under HIRSP was finally terminated. 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 repealed two appropriations to OCI that provided funding for the affairs of HIRSP and for winding up the affairs of HIRSP. This bill transfers any balance that was credited to those appropriations and not lapsed as a result of 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 to the general program operations appropriation for OCI in fiscal year 2025-26. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 9223. Fiscal changes; Insurance.
(1) Health insurance risk-sharing plan balance transfer. Any balance of moneys that was credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (5) (g), 2013 stats., or s. 20.145 (5) (k), 2013 stats., and that was not lapsed as a result of 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 is transferred in fiscal year 2025-26 to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g). ****Note: Please note that the amount in the schedule for s. 20.145 (1) (g) must be increased by the amount of the transfer or the transferred amount will not be available for expenditure. See s. 20.001 (2) (b).
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