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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
February 7, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Hintz, Vorpagel, Anderson,
Billings, Brostoff, Considine, Fields, Hesselbein, Kolste, L. Myers,
Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and
Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Risser, L. Taylor and
Ringhand. Referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics.
AB865,1,3
1An Act to amend 20.435 (1) (cm); and
to create 20.435 (1) (jm) and 252.045 of
2the statutes;
relating to: purchasing and distributing vaccines for children
3and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the Department of Health Services establishes a program that
provides all children in this state with the vaccines specified under the statewide
immunization program. Specifically, the bill requires DHS to purchase the vaccines
and distribute the vaccines to health care providers who participate in the program,
and those health care providers administer the vaccines to children. Insurers that
provide coverage to a child who receives a vaccine under the program must reimburse
DHS for the cost of obtaining the vaccine.
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:
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4Section
1. 20.435 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.435
(1) (cm)
Immunization. A sum sufficient not to exceed in each fiscal year
6the difference between $9,000,000 and the sum of the moneys received in each fiscal
1year from the federal government for the provision of
vaccine vaccines to immunize
2children, including moneys under
42 USC 247b and
42 USC 1396s, for the provision
3of
vaccine vaccines to immunize children under
the program under s.
252.04 (1) 4252.045.
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5Section
2. 20.435 (1) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(1) (jm)
Purchasing and distributing vaccines for children. All moneys
7received from reimbursements under s. 252.045 (3) for the department to purchase
8and distribute vaccines for children under s. 252.045.
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9Section
3. 252.045 of the statutes is created to read:
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10252.045 Purchase and distribution of vaccines for children. (1) In this
11section:
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(a) “Health care provider” means a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81
13(1), who is authorized under chs. 440 to 480 to administer a vaccine.
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(b) “Insurer” has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (15).
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15(2) The department shall establish a program to provide all children in this
16state with vaccines under the immunization program under s. 252.04. From the
17appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (cm) and (jm), the department shall purchase
18vaccines for diseases specified under s. 252.04 (1) for all children in this state and
19distribute the vaccines to health care providers who participate in the program
20under this section. Health care providers participating in the program under this
21section shall administer vaccines received under this subsection to children.
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22(3) An insurer that provides coverage to a child who receives a vaccine under
23the program under this section shall reimburse the department for the department's
24cost of obtaining the vaccine.
