Wisconsin Legislative Council
AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: November 10, 2023 Contact: Kelly McGraw, Staff Attorney
2023 Assembly Bill 62 Assembly Amendment 1
2023 ASSEMBLY 62
2023 Assembly Bill 62 permits an insured individual to assign the right to receive reimbursement for
dental care and related services under a health benefit plan directly to a provider of dental care or
related services. If the right to receive reimbursement for dental care and related services is assigned to
a provider of dental care or related services, then the insurer must directly pay the provider the amount
of any claim under the same criteria and payment schedule under which the insurer would have
reimbursed the insured individual.
An insurer may require an assignment to be documented in writing. If an insurer receives a written
assignment, then the insurer must send a copy of the written assignment to the provider to whom the
assignment is made.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1
Assembly Amendment 1 permits an insured person to assign the right to receive reimbursement for
dental care and related services under a limited-scope dental benefit, as opposed to a health benefit
plan in 2023 Assembly Bill 62.
Additionally, Assembly Amendment 1 removes the requirement that an insurer must send a copy of the
written assignment to the provider to whom the assignment is made. Assembly Amendment 1 permits
an insurer to require revocation of assignment t0 be documented in writing and allows documentation
of assignment or revocation of assignment to be submitted electronically.
BILL HISTORY
Representative Brooks offered Assembly Amendment 1 on September 13, 2023. On October 24, 2023,
the Assembly Committee on Insurance voted to recommend adoption of the amendment, and passage
of the bill, as amended, on votes of Ayes, 11; Noes, 0.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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