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WI Stat § 655.015 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.015 - Future medical expenses.

655.015  Future medical expenses. If a settlement or judgment under this chapter resulting from an act or omission that occurred on or after May 25, 1995, provides for future medical expense payments in excess of $100,000, that portion of future medical expense payments in excess of an amount equal to $100,000 plus an amount sufficient to pay the costs of collection attributable to the future medical expense payments, including attorney fees reduced to present value, shall be paid into the fund. The commissioner shall develop by rule a system for managing and disbursing those moneys through payments for these expenses, which shall include a provision for the creation of a separate accounting for each claimant's payments and for crediting each claimant's account with a proportionate share of any interest earned by the fund, based on that account's proportionate share of the fund. The commissioner shall promulgate a rule specifying the criteria that shall be used to determine the medical expenses related to the settlement or judgment, taking into consideration developments in the provision of health care. The payments shall be made under the system until either the account is exhausted or the patient dies.History:  1975 c. 37; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 34, 154; 1983 a. 158; 1985 a. 340; 1991 a. 214; 1995 a. 10.
WI Stat § 655.016 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.016 - Claim by minor sibling for loss of society and companionship.

655.016  Claim by minor sibling for loss of society and companionship. Subject to s. 655.017, a sibling of a person who dies as a result of malpractice has a cause of action for damages for loss of society and companionship if the sibling was a minor at the time of the deceased sibling's death. This section does not affect any other claim available under this chapter.History:  1997 a. 89.
WI Stat § 655.017 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.017 - Limitation on noneconomic damages.

655.017  Limitation on noneconomic damages. The amount of noneconomic damages recoverable by a claimant or plaintiff under this chapter for acts or omissions of a health care provider if the act or omission occurs on or after April 6, 2006, and for acts or omissions of an employee of a health care provider, acting within the scope of his or her employment and providing health care services, for acts or omissions occurring on or after April 6, 2006, is subject to the limits under s. 893.55 (4) (d) and (f).History:  1985 a. 340; 1995 a. 10; 2005 a. 183.A mother who suffers the stillbirth of her infant as a result of medical malpractice has a personal injury claim involving negligent infliction of emotional distress, which includes the distress arising from the injuries and stillbirth of her daughter, in addition to her derivative claim for wrongful death of the infant. That the sources of the mother's emotional injuries cannot be segregated does not mean that there is a single claim of medical malpractice subject to the single cap for noneconomic damages. Pierce v. Physicians Insurance Co. 2005 WI 14, 278 Wis. 2d 82, 692 N.W.2d 558, 01-2710.Tort Reform: It's Not About Victims . . . It's About Lawyers. Scoptur. Wis. Law. June 1995.Non-Economic-Damage Award Caps in Wisconsin: Why Ferdon Was (Almost) Right and the Law Is Wrong. Stutz. 2009 WLR 105.
WI Stat § 655.019 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.019 - Information needed to set fees.

655.019  Information needed to set fees. The department shall provide the director of state courts, the commissioner and the board of governors with information on hospital bed capacity and occupancy rates as needed to set fees under s. 655.27 (3) or 655.61.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28; 1991 a. 214.
WI Stat § 655.245 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.245 - Insurance policy limitations.

655.245  Insurance policy limitations. (1) No policy of health care liability insurance may permit a health care provider to reject any settlement agreed upon between the claimant and the insurer. (2) A policy of health care liability insurance may permit the insurer to make payments for medical expenses prior to any determination of fault. Such payments are not an admission of fault. Such payments may be deducted from any judgment or arbitration award, but shall not be repaid regardless of the judgment or award. Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the insurer's right of comparative contribution or indemnity in accordance with the laws of this state.History:  1975 c. 37.
WI Stat § 655.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.25 - Availability and effectiveness for health care liability insurance.

655.25  Availability and effectiveness for health care liability insurance. No policy of health care liability insurance written under the provisions of s. 619.04 may be canceled or nonrenewed except for nonpayment of premiums unless the health care provider's license is revoked by the appropriate licensing board. A health care provider whose license is revoked shall be permitted to buy out in cases of a claims-made policy.History:  1975 c. 37; 1995 a. 85.
WI Stat § 655.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.26 - Reports on claims paid.

655.26  Reports on claims paid. (1) In addition to any information required by the commissioner under s. 601.42, by the 15th day of each month, each insurer that writes health care liability insurance in this state and each self-insurer approved under s. 655.23 (3) (a) shall report the following information to the medical examining board and the board of governors on each claim paid during the previous month for damages arising out of the rendering of health care services:(a) The name and address of the policyholder or self-insured entity and the name and address of any individual on whose behalf the claim was paid.(b) The profession of the individual or the type of facility or entity on whose behalf the claim was paid.(c) The health care provider's medical specialty, if the provider is a physician.(d) A description of the injury, including its cause and severity.(e) Whether the claim was paid as a result of a settlement, a patients compensation panel award or a court award.(f) The amount of the payment.(g) The number and amounts of any previous claims paid by the insurer or self-insurer for damages arising out of the rendering of health care services by the insured, the self-insurer or the employees of the insured or self-insurer. Only claims paid on or after July 20, 1985, are required to be reported under this paragraph.(h) Any additional information requested by the medical examining board or the board of governors. (2) By the 15th day of each month, the board of governors shall report the information specified in sub. (1) to the medical examining board for each claim paid by the fund or from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (2) (a) during the previous month for damages arising out of the rendering of health care services by a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider. (3) If more than one payment will be made on a claim, the first report filed under sub. (1) or (2) after the first payment is made on the claim shall include the total amount of the award or settlement and the projected schedule and amounts of payments. (4) Any person who in good faith provides information to the medical examining board or the board of governors under this section is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in providing such information.History:  1985 a. 29, 340; 1989 a. 187; 1991 a. 214; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 655.42 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.42 - Establishment of mediation system.

655.42  Establishment of mediation system. (1) Legislative intent. The legislature intends that the mediation system provide the persons under sub. (2) with an informal, inexpensive and expedient means for resolving disputes without litigation and intends that the director of state courts administer the mediation system accordingly. (2)  Mediation system. The director of state courts shall establish a mediation system complying with this subchapter not later than September 1, 1986. The mediation system shall consist of mediation panels that assist in the resolution of disputes, regarding medical malpractice, between patients, their representatives, spouses, parents or children and health care providers.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28.
WI Stat § 655.43 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.43 - Mediation requirement.

655.43  Mediation requirement. The claimant and all respondents named in a request for mediation filed under s. 655.44 or 655.445 shall participate in mediation under this subchapter.History:  1985 a. 340.
WI Stat § 655.445 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.445 - Request for mediation in conjunction with court action.

655.445  Request for mediation in conjunction with court action. (1) Commencing action, request and fee. Beginning September 1, 1986, any person listed in s. 655.007 having a claim or a derivative claim under this chapter for bodily injury or death because of a tort or breach of contract based on professional services rendered or that should have been rendered by a health care provider shall, within 15 days after the date of filing an action in court, file a request for mediation. The request shall be prepared and delivered in person or sent by registered mail to the director of state courts, in the form and manner required under s. 655.44 (2) and (3), together with a notice that a court action has been commenced and the fee under s. 655.54 shall be paid. (2)  Scheduling. All time periods under s. 802.10 (3) are tolled on the date of filing the court action. The time periods remain tolled until the expiration of the mediation period under s. 655.465 (7). (3)  No court proceedings before mediation. For actions filed under sub. (1), no discovery may be made and no trial, pretrial conference or scheduling conference may be held until the expiration of the mediation period under s. 655.465 (7).History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28; Sup. Ct. Order No. 95-04, 191 Wis. 2d xxi (1995).The 15-day time limit for filing a request for mediation after commencement of court action is directory rather than mandatory. Eby v. Kozarek, 153 Wis. 2d 75, 450 N.W.2d 249 (1990).Mailing is not the equivalent of filing. Mailing is to send postal matter. Filing entails delivery to the intended recipient. Hoffman v. Rankin, 2002 WI App 189, 256 Wis. 2d 678, 649 N.W.2d 350, 01-3202.Nothing in the language of either s. 655.44 or 655.445 precluded the application of s. 655.44 to a mediation request filed under s. 655.445 when an action was filed but became a nullity due to failure to complete service. Young v. Aurora Medical Center, 2004 WI App 71, 272 Wis. 2d 300, 679 N.W.2d 549, 03-0224.
WI Stat § 655.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.45 - Reports to licensing bodies.

655.45  Reports to licensing bodies. (1) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1986, and for each quarter thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with the medical examining board, the physical therapy examining board, the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, the board of nursing and the department, respectively, regarding health care providers licensed by the respective bodies. (1m) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1995, and for each quarter thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with the dietitians affiliated credentialing board regarding health care providers certified by the dietitians affiliated credentialing board. (2) The reports under subs. (1) and (1m) shall set forth all of the following:(a) The names of all health care providers who are named as defendants in court actions of which the director of state courts receives notice under s. 655.44 (6) or 655.445 (1) during the quarter.(b) Whether any court action of which the director of state courts received notice under s. 655.44 (6) or 655.445 (1) was disposed of by settlement, compromise, stipulation agreement, dismissal default or judgment during the quarter and the amount of the settlement or award to the claimant, if any, to the extent the director of state courts has any of the information under this paragraph.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28; 1993 a. 107, 443; 1997 a. 75, 175; 2009 a. 113, 149; 2011 a. 258.
WI Stat § 655.455 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.455 - Notice to health care providers and fund.

655.455  Notice to health care providers and fund. The director of state courts shall serve notice of a request for mediation upon all health care providers named in the request, at the respective addresses provided in the request, and upon the fund, by registered mail within 7 days after the director of state courts receives the request if delivered in person or within 10 days after the date of mailing of the request to the director of state courts if sent by registered mail.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28; 2001 a. 65.
WI Stat § 655.54 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.54 - Filing fee.

655.54  Filing fee. Requests for mediation filed with the director of state courts are subject to a filing fee of $11. The filing fee shall be paid into the mediation fund under s. 655.68.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28.
WI Stat § 655.58 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.58 - Mediation procedure.

655.58  Mediation procedure. (1) No record. Mediation shall be conducted without a stenographic record or any other transcript. (2)  No exams, subpoenas, oaths. No physical examinations or production of records may be ordered, no witnesses may be subpoenaed and no oaths may be administered in mediation, whether by a mediation panel or member thereof or as a result of application to a court by any person. (3)  No expert witnesses; panel consultants permitted.  (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no expert witnesses, opinions or reports may be submitted or otherwise used in mediation.(b) The mediation panel or any member thereof may consult with any expert, and upon authorization of the director of state courts may compensate the expert from the appropriation under s. 20.680 (2) (qm). (4)  Patient records confidential except to parties. All patient health care records in the possession of a mediation panel shall be kept confidential by all members of the mediation panel and all other persons participating in mediation. Every person participating in mediation shall make available to one another and all members of the mediation panel all patient health care records of the patient named in the request for mediation that are in the person's possession. (5)  Counsel permitted. Any person participating in mediation may be represented by counsel authorized to act for his or her respective client.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187 s. 28.
WI Stat § 655.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.61 - Funding.

655.61  Funding. (1) The mediation fund created under s. 655.68 shall be financed from fees charged to health care providers. The director of state courts shall, by February 1 annually, determine the revenues needed for the operation of the mediation system during the succeeding fiscal year and inform the board of governors of that amount. The director of state courts shall also inform the board of governors of the number of requests for mediation involving each type of health care provider set out in s. 655.002 for the most recent fiscal year for which statistics are available. The board of governors shall set fees to charge health care providers at a level sufficient to provide the necessary revenue. (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the board of governors may exempt any type of health care provider set out in s. 655.002 from payment of the annual fee based on a low number of requests for mediation involving that type of health care provider. (2) The annual fees under sub. (1) shall be collected in a manner prescribed by rule of the commissioner. The commissioner shall pay all money collected under sub. (1) into the mediation fund created under s. 655.68. (3) If the fees under sub. (1) for any particular fiscal year are not established by the board of governors or approved by the joint committee on finance under s. 655.27 (3) (bt) before June 2 of that fiscal year, the commissioner may elect to collect fees as established for the previous fiscal year. If the commissioner so elects and the fees for that fiscal year are subsequently established by the board of governors or approved by the joint committee on finance under s. 655.27 (3) (bt), the balance for the fiscal year shall be collected or refunded, except that the commissioner may elect not to collect or refund minimal amounts.History:  1985 a. 340; 1989 a. 187; 1991 a. 214; 2015 a. 90.
WI Stat § 655.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.|655.68 - Mediation fund.

655.68  Mediation fund. (1) Creation. There is created a mediation fund to pay the administrative expenses of the mediation system created under subch. VI. (2)  Administration and operation. Management of the mediation fund is vested with the director of state courts. (3)  Fees. The mediation fund is financed from fees generated under ss. 655.54 and 655.61. (4)  Accounting and financial reports.  (a) Any person authorized to receive deposits, withdraw moneys, issue vouchers or otherwise disburse mediation fund moneys shall post a blanket fidelity bond in an amount reasonably sufficient to protect mediation fund assets. The cost of the bond shall be paid from the mediation fund.(b) The state investment board shall invest money held in the mediation fund in short-term, fixed-return, interest-bearing investments. All income derived from these investments returns to the mediation fund.(c) On or before March 1 annually, the director of state courts shall submit a report on the operation of the mediation system and on the status of the mediation fund to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).History:  1985 a. 340; 1987 a. 186; 1989 a. 187 s. 28; 1991 a. 214.
WI Stat § 700.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 700 - Interests in property.|700.01 - Definitions.

700.01  Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) “Bill of sale" means an instrument evidencing a sale of tangible personal property which names the seller and buyer and describes the property sold. (2) “Document of title" means a document which is evidence of ownership of certain kinds of personal property, tangible or intangible, the ownership of which may be transferred by transfer of the document; it includes but is not limited to an investment security, a negotiable instrument and a certificate of title to tangible personal property; it does not include items excepted in s. 700.22. (3) “Instrument of transfer" means an instrument which is effective to transfer an interest in property; it includes but is not limited to a will, a deed, a contract to transfer, a real estate mortgage and an instrument creating a security interest in personal property under ch. 409. (4) “Interest" means an interest in property. (5) “Property" means real or personal property. (6) “Successors in interest" means persons who obtain a reversionary interest by transfer or operation of law. (7) “Transfer" means a transfer effective during the lifetime of the transferor or by reason of the transferor's death.History:  1983 a. 189; 1991 a. 316.Cross-reference:  See ss. 990.01 (27) and (35) which define real and personal property.
WI Stat § 700.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 700 - Interests in property.|700.02 - Classification of interests in property as to duration.

700.02  Classification of interests in property as to duration. Interests in property are classified as to duration as: (1) A fee simple absolute; (2) A defeasible fee simple which may be a fee simple determinable automatically expiring upon the occurrence of a stated event, a fee simple subject to a condition subsequent with a power in the transferor or the transferor's successors in interest to reacquire the fee by reason of a breach of the condition, or a fee simple with a remainder over to a person other than the transferor or the transferor's successors in interest to take effect upon the occurrence of a stated event; for purposes of this subsection, a stated event can be either the happening, or the nonhappening, of a specified occurrence, and can be either certain or not certain to happen; (3) An interest for life, which may be created for the duration of a life or lives of one or more human beings; (4) An interest for years, which is any interest the duration of which is described in units of a year or multiples or divisions thereof; (5) A periodic interest, which will continue for successive periods of a year, or successive periods of a fraction of a year, unless terminated; (6) An interest at will, which is terminable at the will of either the transferor or the transferee and has no designated period of duration.History:  1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 700.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 700 - Interests in property.|700.03 - Classification of present and future interests.

700.03  Classification of present and future interests. Interests in property are classified as to time of enjoyment as: (1) A present interest, which entitles the owner to the present possession or enjoyment of the benefits of property; or (2) A future interest, which does not entitle the owner to possession or enjoyment of the benefits of property until a future time.
WI Stat § 700.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 700 - Interests in property.|700.04 - Classification of future interests.

700.04  Classification of future interests. Future interests are classified as: (1) A reversionary interest left in the transferor or the transferor's successors in interest, either as a reversion, a possibility of reverter upon the simultaneous creation of a fee simple determinable, or a power of reacquisition; or (2) An interest created in a person other than the transferor or the transferor's successors in interest, called a remainder, to take effect at the termination of a preceding interest created at the same time or without the intervention of such a preceding interest.History:  1991 a. 316.When a conditional testamentary disposition failed, the court found a gift by implication rather than a reversionary interest that would have contravened the testator's intent. In re Trust of Pauly, 71 Wis. 2d 306, 237 N.W.2d 719 (1976).