Section 20.145 - Insurance, office of the commissioner ofThere is appropriated to the office of the commissioner of insurance for the following programs:
(1) SUPERVISION OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. (g)General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations, including organizational support services and oversight of care management organizations, and for transferring to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (kv) the amount allocated by the commissioner of insurance. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year, the unencumbered balance in this appropriation account that exceeds 10 percent of that fiscal year's expenditure under this appropriation shall lapse to the general fund. All of the following shall be credited to this appropriation account:1. All moneys received under ss. 601.31, 601.32, 601.42 (7), 601.45, and 601.47 and by the commissioner for expenses related to insurance company restructurings, except for restructurings specified in par. (h).2. All moneys received under s. 655.27 (2) from the injured patients and families compensation fund and under s. 604.04 (3) from the local government property insurance fund and the state life insurance fund as payment for organizational support services.3. All moneys received under ss. 648.15 and 648.27.(gm)Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, bequests and devises to carry out the purposes for which made.(h)Holding company restructuring expenses. Ninety percent of all moneys received from converting mutual insurance companies under s. 644.07 (11) for expenses, including prorated salaries, incurred by the commissioner and office staff related to restructurings under ch. 644.(km)Interagency and intraagency operations. All moneys received from other state agencies and all moneys received by the office from the office, for general program operations.(m)Federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 for the purposes for which made and received.(2) INJURED PATIENTS AND FAMILIES COMPENSATION FUND. (a)Supplement for claims payable. A sum sufficient, not to exceed $100,000,000, for paying any portion of a claim for damages arising out of the rendering of health care services that the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 655.27 is required to pay under ch. 655 but that the injured patients and families compensation fund is unable to pay because of insufficient moneys.(q)Interest earned on future medical expenses. From the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 655.27 a sum sufficient equal to the interest earned by the injured patients and families compensation fund that is attributable to future medical expense payments held by the fund under s. 655.015, to be credited to individual claimants' future medical expense payments accounts as provided in s. 655.015, for the purpose of paying future medical expenses.(u)Administration. From the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 655.27 (3), the amounts in the schedule for administration, except for costs of the injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council and its associated administrative costs assessed under s. 655.27 (3) (am).(um)Peer review council. From the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 655.27 (3) (am), the amounts in the schedule for payment of costs, including costs of administration, incurred by the injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council under s. 655.275 (5).(v)Specified responsibilities, investment board payments, and future medical expenses. After deducting the amounts appropriated under pars. (q), (u), and (um), the balance of the moneys paid into the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 655.27 (3) to carry out the responsibilities of the commissioner of insurance specified under s. 655.27, excluding payment of expenses related to administering the fund, to make payments to the investment board under s. 20.536, and to pay future medical expenses under s. 655.015.(3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSURANCE FUND. All moneys paid into the local government property insurance fund under ch. 605, for the following purposes: (u)Administration. The amounts in the schedule for administration.(v)Specified payments, fire dues and reinsurance. After deducting the amounts appropriated under par. (u), the balance of moneys in the local government property insurance fund, for the payment of insurance losses, payments to the investment board under s. 20.536, payments to the general fund under s. 101.573 (1), loss adjustment expenses, fire rating bureau dues and the cost to purchase reinsurance under s. 604.04 (6).(4) STATE LIFE INSURANCE FUND. All moneys paid into the state life fund under ch. 607, for the following purposes: (u)Administration. The amounts in the schedule for administration.(v)Specified payments and losses. After deducting the amounts appropriated under par. (u), the balance of moneys in the state life fund for payments authorized under chs. 604 and 607, excluding payment of expenses related to administering the fund except for those administrative expenses specifically authorized in ch. 604 or 607. Payments to the investment board pursuant to s. 20.536, payments to the general fund under s. 607.21 (4) and payments for medical examinations and inspection reports shall be charged directly to this subsection.(5) WISCONSIN HEALTHCARE STABILITY PLAN. (b)Reinsurance plan; state subsidy. A sum sufficient for the state subsidy of reinsurance payments for the reinsurance program under subch. VII of ch. 601.(m)Federal funds; reinsurance plan. All moneys received from the federal government for reinsurance for the purposes for which received.Amended by Acts 2021 ch, 58,s 28, eff. 7/10/2021.Amended by Acts 2018 ch, 138,s 2, eff. 3/1/2018.Amended by Acts 2015 ch, 55,s 505, eff. 1/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2013SP1 ch, 116,s 1, eff. 12/22/2013.Amended by Acts 2013 ch, 20,s 204g, eff. 7/2/2013.1971 c. 40 s. 93; 1971 c. 125 ss. 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 522 (1); 1973 c. 117, 333, 336; 1975 c. 37, 39; 1975 c. 147 s. 54; 1975 c. 372 s. 41; 1977 c. 29, 418; 1979 c. 34 ss. 121 to 127, 2102 (26) (a); 1979 c. 109 s. 16; 1979 c. 221, 313; 1981 c. 20 ss. 142m to 145, 2202 (26) (b); 1983 a. 27, 120; 1985 a. 29, 340; 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 187; 1991 a. 39, 315; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 10, 27, 463; 1997 a. 27, 35, 227, 252; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 111; 2005 a. 74; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32.