Wisconsin § 610.70 - Disclosure of personal medical information.

§ 610.70. Disclosure of personal medical information.

610.70(1) (1) Definitions. In this section: 610.70(1)(a) (a) “Health care provider” means any person licensed, registered, permitted or certified by the department of health services or the department of safety and professional services to provide health care services, items or supplies in this state. 610.70(1)(b) (b) “Individual” means a natural person who is a resident of this state. For purposes of this paragraph, a person is a state resident if his or her last-known mailing address, according to the records of an insurer or insurance support organization, was in this state. 610.70(1)(c) (c) 610.70(1)(c)1. 1. “Insurance support organization” means any person that regularly engages in assembling or collecting personal medical information about natural persons for the primary purpose of providing the personal medical information to insurers for insurance transactions, including the collection of personal medical information from insurers and other insurance support organizations for the purpose of detecting or preventing fraud, material misrepresentation or material nondisclosure in connection with insurance underwriting or insurance claim activity. 610.70(1)(c)2. 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1. , “insurance support organization” does not include insurance agents, government institutions, insurers or health care providers. 610.70(1)(d) (d) “Insurance transaction” means any of the following involving insurance that is primarily for personal, family or household needs: 610.70(1)(d)1. 1. The determination of an individual’s eligibility for an insurance coverage, benefit or payment. 610.70(1)(d)2. 2. The servicing of an insurance application, policy, contract or certificate. 610.70(1)(e) (e) “Medical care institution” means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4) , or any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home, county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, adult family home, assisted living facility, rural medical center, hospice or other place licensed, certified or approved by the department of health services under s.