Wisconsin Statutes 632.99 – Certifications of disability
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 632.99
- Chiropractor: means a person holding a license issued by the chiropractic examining board. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
For the purpose of insurance policies that they issue, every insurer doing a health or disability insurance business in this state shall afford equal weight to a certification of disability signed by a physician with respect to matters within the scope of the physician’s professional license, to a certification of disability signed by a chiropractor with respect to matters within the scope of the chiropractor’s professional license, and to a certification of disability signed by a podiatrist with respect to matters within the scope of the podiatrist’s professional license. This section does not require an insurer to treat any certification of disability as conclusive evidence of disability.