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AB267,13,1913 3. Notwithstanding any statutory provisions except par. (e), any physician,
14chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered
15nurse prescriber, or podiatrist attending a worker's compensation claimant for any
16condition or complaint reasonably related to the condition for which the claimant
17claims compensation may furnish to the employee, employer, worker's compensation
18insurer, department, or division information and reports relative to a compensation
19claim.
AB267,13,2420 4. The testimony of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
21physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist who
22is licensed to practice where he or she resides or practices in any state and the
23testimony of any vocational expert may be received in evidence in compensation
24proceedings.
AB267,26 25Section 26. 102.13 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.13 (2) (a) An employee who reports an injury alleged to be work-related
2or files an application for hearing waives any physician-patient,
3psychologist-patient, or chiropractor-patient privilege with respect to any condition
4or complaint reasonably related to the condition for which the employee claims
5compensation. Notwithstanding ss. 51.30 and 146.82 and any other law, any
6physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, physician assistant,
7advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, hospital, or health care provider
8shall, within a reasonable time after written request by the employee, employer,
9worker's compensation insurer, department, or division, or its representative,
10provide that person with any information or written material reasonably related to
11any injury for which the employee claims compensation.
AB267,27 12Section 27 . 102.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,14,2313 102.13 (2) (b) A physician, chiropractor, podiatrist, psychologist, dentist,
14physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, hospital, or
15health service provider shall furnish a legible, certified duplicate of the written
16material requested under par. (a) in paper format upon payment of the actual costs
17of preparing the certified duplicate, not to exceed the greater of 45 cents per page or
18$7.50 per request, plus the actual costs of postage, or shall furnish a legible, certified
19duplicate of that material in electronic format upon payment of $26 per request. Any
20person who refuses to provide certified duplicates of written material in the person's
21custody that is requested under par. (a) shall be liable for reasonable and necessary
22costs and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees incurred in
23enforcing the requester's right to the duplicates under par. (a).
AB267,28 24Section 28 . 102.17 (1) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
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1102.17 (1) (d) 1. The contents of certified medical and surgical reports by
2physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants,
3advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, and chiropractors licensed in
4and practicing in this state, and of certified reports by experts concerning loss of
5earning capacity under s. 102.44 (2) and (3), presented by a party for compensation
6constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports, subject
7to any rules and limitations the division prescribes. Certified reports of physicians,
8podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced
9practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, and chiropractors, wherever licensed
10and practicing, who have examined or treated the claimant, and of experts, if the
11practitioner or expert consents to being subjected to cross-examination, also
12constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports. Certified
13reports of physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, psychologists, and chiropractors are
14admissible as evidence of the diagnosis, necessity of the treatment, and cause and
15extent of the disability. Certified reports by doctors of dentistry, physician
16assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses are
17admissible as evidence of the diagnosis and necessity of treatment but not of the
18cause and extent of disability. Any physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist,
19psychologist, chiropractor, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse
20prescriber, or expert who knowingly makes a false statement of fact or opinion in a
21certified report may be fined or imprisoned, or both, under s. 943.395.
AB267,16,422 2. The record of a hospital or sanatorium in this state that is satisfactory to the
23division, established by certificate, affidavit, or testimony of the supervising officer
24of the hospital or sanatorium, any other person having charge of the record, or a
25physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, physician assistant, advanced

1practice registered nurse prescriber, or chiropractor to be the record of the patient
2in question, and made in the regular course of examination or treatment of the
3patient, constitutes prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in the record, to
4the extent that the record is otherwise competent and relevant.
AB267,29 5Section 29 . 102.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,16,106 102.29 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an employee from taking the
7compensation that the employee may be entitled to under this chapter and also
8maintaining a civil action against any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
9physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist for
10malpractice.
AB267,30 11Section 30 . 102.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,16,2412 102.42 (2) (a) When the employer has notice of an injury and its relationship
13to the employment, the employer shall offer to the injured employee his or her choice
14of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced
15practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist licensed to practice and practicing
16in this state for treatment of the injury. By mutual agreement, the employee may
17have the choice of any qualified practitioner not licensed in this state. In case of
18emergency, the employer may arrange for treatment without tendering a choice.
19After the emergency has passed the employee shall be given his or her choice of
20attending practitioner at the earliest opportunity. The employee has the right to a
212nd choice of attending practitioner on notice to the employer or its insurance carrier.
22Any further choice shall be by mutual agreement. Partners and clinics are
23considered to be one practitioner. Treatment by a practitioner on referral from
24another practitioner is considered to be treatment by one practitioner.
AB267,31 25Section 31. 106.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1106.30 (1) Definition. In this section, “nurse" means a registered nurse
2licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse
3licensed or permitted under s. 441.10, or an advanced practice registered nurse
4prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15
5441.09.
AB267,32 6Section 32 . 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,17,177 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child
8is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program
9but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or
10abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the
11parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed
12physician, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, physician assistant, or
13nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d), or certified advanced practice
14registered nurse prescriber or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in
15this state, who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the
16physical or mental condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be
17in writing and shall state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.
AB267,33 18Section 33 . 118.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,17,2219 118.25 (1) (a) “Practitioner" means a person licensed as a physician or as a
20physician assistant in any state or licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse
21or certified as an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in any state. In this
22paragraph, “physician” has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).
AB267,34 23Section 34 . 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.29 (1) (e) “Practitioner" means any physician, dentist, optometrist,
2physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber with prescribing
3authority
, or podiatrist licensed in any state.
AB267,35 4Section 35. 118.2925 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB267,36 5Section 36 . 118.2925 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,18,106 118.2925 (3) Prescriptions for schools. A physician, an advanced practice
7registered nurse prescriber who holds a permit to issue prescription orders under s.
8441.09 (2)
, or a physician assistant may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the
9name of a school that has adopted a plan under sub. (2) (a), to be maintained by the
10school for use under sub. (4).
AB267,37 11Section 37 . 118.2925 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,18,2412 118.2925 (4) (c) Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a pupil or other
13person who the school nurse or designated school personnel in good faith believes is
14experiencing anaphylaxis in accordance with a standing protocol from a physician,
15an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who holds a permit to issue
16prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
, or a physician assistant, regardless of
17whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for an epinephrine
18auto-injector. If the pupil or other person does not have a prescription for an
19epinephrine auto-injector, or the person who administers the epinephrine
20auto-injector does not know whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for
21an epinephrine auto-injector, the person who administers the epinephrine
22auto-injector shall, as soon as practicable, report the administration by dialing the
23telephone number “911" or, in an area in which the telephone number “911" is not
24available, the telephone number for an emergency medical service provider.
AB267,38 25Section 38 . 118.2925 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.2925 (5) Immunity from civil liability; exemption from practice of
2medicine.
A school and its designated school personnel, and a physician, an advanced
3practice registered nurse prescriber who holds a permit to issue prescription orders
4under s. 441.09 (2)
, or a physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing
5protocol for school epinephrine auto-injectors, are not liable for any injury that
6results from the administration or self-administration of an epinephrine
7auto-injector under this section, regardless of whether authorization was given by
8the pupil's parent or guardian or by the pupil's physician, physician assistant, or
9advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, unless the injury is the result of an
10act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
11The immunity from liability provided under this subsection is in addition to and not
12in lieu of that provided under s. 895.48.
AB267,39 13Section 39 . 146.343 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,19,1714 146.343 (1) (c) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed to engage
15in the practice of nurse-midwifery under s. 441.15 (3) (a)
as an advanced practice
16registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation
17under s. 441.09
.
AB267,40 18Section 40 . 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,20,219 146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, physician assistant, as
20defined in s. 448.01 (6), or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified
21under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09 who treats a patient whose physical or
22mental condition in the physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse
23prescriber's
registered nurse's judgment affects the patient's ability to exercise
24reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the patient's name

1and other information relevant to the condition to the department of transportation
2without the informed consent of the patient.
AB267,41 3Section 41 . 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,20,94 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
5hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife
6advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a
7physician assistant under ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under
8ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch.
9III of ch. 448.
AB267,42 10Section 42 . 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB267,43 11Section 43 . 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,20,1312 146.89 (1) (r) 8. An advanced practice registered nurse who has holds a
13certificate permit to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2).
AB267,44 14Section 44 . 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,20,1815 146.89 (6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this
16section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has holds a certificate permit to
17issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) is considered to meet the
18requirements of s. 655.23, if required to comply with s. 655.23.
AB267,20,2219 (b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an
20advanced practice registered nurse who has holds a certificate permit to issue
21prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) is not required to maintain in effect
22malpractice insurance.
AB267,45 23Section 45. 252.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB267,46 24Section 46 . 252.07 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1252.07 (8) (a) 2. The department or local health officer provides to the court a
2written statement from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
3registered nurse prescriber that the individual has infectious tuberculosis or suspect
4tuberculosis.
AB267,47 5Section 47 . 252.07 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,21,126 252.07 (9) (c) If the court orders confinement of an individual under this
7subsection, the individual shall remain confined until the department or local health
8officer, with the concurrence of a treating physician, physician assistant, or advanced
9practice registered nurse prescriber, determines that treatment is complete or that
10the individual is no longer a substantial threat to himself or herself or to the public
11health. If the individual is to be confined for more than 6 months, the court shall
12review the confinement every 6 months.
AB267,48 13Section 48 . 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,21,1814 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
15shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s.
1620.435 (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries, local
17health departments, physicians, or advanced practice nurse prescribers registered
18nurses who hold a permit to issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
.
AB267,49 19Section 49 . 252.11 (2), (4), (5), (7) and (10) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB267,22,520 252.11 (2) An officer of the department or a local health officer having
21knowledge of any reported or reasonably suspected case or contact of a sexually
22transmitted disease for which no appropriate treatment is being administered, or of
23an actual contact of a reported case or potential contact of a reasonably suspected
24case, shall investigate or cause the case or contact to be investigated as necessary.
25If, following a request of an officer of the department or a local health officer, a person

1reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease refuses
2or neglects examination by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
3registered nurse prescriber or treatment, an officer of the department or a local
4health officer may proceed to have the person committed under sub. (5) to an
5institution or system of care for examination, treatment, or observation.
AB267,22,12 6(4) If a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease ceases or refuses
7treatment before reaching what in a physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced
8practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's opinion is the noncommunicable stage,
9the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber
10shall notify the department. The department shall without delay take the necessary
11steps to have the person committed for treatment or observation under sub. (5), or
12shall notify the local health officer to take these steps.
AB267,23,4 13(5) Any court of record may commit a person infected with a sexually
14transmitted disease to any institution or may require the person to undergo a system
15of care for examination, treatment, or observation if the person ceases or refuses
16examination, treatment, or observation under the supervision of a physician,
17physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. The court
18shall summon the person to appear on a date at least 48 hours, but not more than
1996 hours, after service if an officer of the department or a local health officer petitions
20the court and states the facts authorizing commitment. If the person fails to appear
21or fails to accept commitment without reasonable cause, the court may cite the
22person for contempt. The court may issue a warrant and may direct the sheriff, any
23constable, or any police officer of the county immediately to arrest the person and
24bring the person to court if the court finds that a summons will be ineffectual. The
25court shall hear the matter of commitment summarily. Commitment under this

1subsection continues until the disease is no longer communicable or until other
2provisions are made for treatment that satisfy the department. The certificate of the
3petitioning officer is prima facie evidence that the disease is no longer communicable
4or that satisfactory provisions for treatment have been made.
AB267,23,14 5(7) Reports, examinations and inspections, and all records concerning sexually
6transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and may not
7be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in
8the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5), or as provided under s. 938.296
9(4) or 968.38 (4). If a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered
10nurse prescriber has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the
11department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and
12treatment is not privileged when the patient, physician, physician assistant, or
13advanced practice registered nurse prescriber is called upon to testify to the facts
14before any court of record.
AB267,23,22 15(10) The state laboratory of hygiene shall examine specimens for the diagnosis
16of sexually transmitted diseases for any physician, physician assistant, advanced
17practice registered nurse prescriber, or local health officer in the state, and shall
18report the positive results of the examinations to the local health officer and to the
19department. All laboratories performing tests for sexually transmitted diseases
20shall report all positive results to the local health officer and to the department, with
21the name of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
22prescriber to whom reported.
AB267,50 23Section 50 . 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. and 13., (5g) (c), (5m) (d) 2. and (e) 2. and 3.
24and (7m) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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1252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. The coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant
2is investigating the cause of death of the subject of the HIV test and has contact with
3the body fluid of the subject of the HIV test that constitutes a significant exposure,
4if a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber,
5based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced
6practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the
7coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant has had a contact that constitutes
8a significant exposure and if the certification accompanies the request for disclosure.
AB267,24,139 13. If the subject of the HIV test has a positive HIV test result and is deceased,
10by the subject's attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
11registered nurse prescriber, to persons, if known to the physician, physician
12assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, with whom the subject
13had sexual contact or shared intravenous drug use paraphernalia.
AB267,25,4 14(5g) (c) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
15prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or
16advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing
17that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure. The
18certification shall accompany the request for HIV testing and disclosure. If the
19person is a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
20prescriber, he or she may not make this determination or certification. The
21information that is provided to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
22registered nurse prescriber to document the occurrence of the contact that
23constitutes a significant exposure and the physician's, physician assistant's, or
24advanced practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's certification that the person
25has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure, shall be provided on a report

1form that is developed by the department of safety and professional services under
2s. 101.02 (19) (a) or on a report form that the department of safety and professional
3services determines, under s. 101.02 (19) (b), is substantially equivalent to the report
4form that is developed under s. 101.02 (19) (a).
AB267,25,10 5(5m) (d) 2. A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered
6nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician
7assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies
8in writing that the contact under subd. 1. constitutes a significant exposure. A health
9care provider who has a contact under subd. 1. c. may not make the certification
10under this subdivision for himself or herself.
AB267,25,1311 (e) 2. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. b., the attending
12physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of
13the funeral director, coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant.
AB267,25,1614 3. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. c., the physician, physician
15assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who makes the
16certification under par. (d) 2.
AB267,25,25 17(7m) Reporting of persons significantly exposed. (intro.) If a positive,
18validated HIV test result is obtained from a test subject, the test subject's physician,
19physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who maintains
20a record of the HIV test result under sub. (4) (c) may report to the state epidemiologist
21the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced
22practice registered nurse prescriber to have had contact with body fluid of the test
23subject that constitutes a significant exposure, only after the physician, physician
24assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has done all of the
25following:
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1(b) Notified the HIV test subject that the name of any person known to the
2physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to
3have had contact with body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant
4exposure will be reported to the state epidemiologist.
AB267,51 5Section 51 . 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,26,86 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a
7physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice
8registered nurse prescriber of all of the following:
AB267,52 9Section 52 . 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,26,1210 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a
11physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice
12registered nurse prescriber of all of the following:
AB267,53 13Section 53 . 253.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,26,1714 253.07 (4) (d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in
15communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified
16nurse-midwives
licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or licensed physician
17assistants who are members of a racial minority.
AB267,54 18Section 54 . 253.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB267,26,2119 253.115 (1) (f) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
20advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
21specialty designation under s. 441.09.
AB267,55 22Section 55 . 253.115 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,27,223 253.115 (4) Screening required. Except as provided in sub. (6), the physician,
24nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed
25under s. 440.982 who attended the birth shall ensure that the infant is screened for

1hearing loss before being discharged from a hospital, or within 30 days of birth if the
2infant was not born in a hospital.
AB267,56 3Section 56 . 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,27,64 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) The physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15,
5or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who is required to ensure
6that the infant is screened for hearing loss under sub. (4) shall do all of the following:
AB267,57 7Section 57 . 253.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 253.13 (1) (b) and
8amended to read:
AB267,27,159 253.13 (1) (b) The attending physician or nurse licensed under s. 441.15
10nurse-midwife shall cause every infant born in each hospital or maternity home,
11prior to its discharge therefrom, to be subjected to tests for congenital and metabolic
12disorders, as specified in rules promulgated by the department. If the infant is born
13elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, the attending physician, nurse
14licensed under s. 441.15
nurse-midwife, or birth attendant who attended the birth
15shall cause the infant, within one week of birth, to be subjected to these tests.
AB267,58 16Section 58 . 253.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB267,27,1917 253.13 (1) (a) In this subsection, “nurse-midwife" means an individual who is
18licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified
19nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.
AB267,59 20Section 59 . 253.15 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB267,27,2321 253.15 (1) (em) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
22advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
23specialty designation under s. 441.09.
AB267,60 24Section 60 . 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1253.15 (2) Informational materials. The board shall purchase or prepare or
2arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials
3relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include
4information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome
5and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young
6child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a
7person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce
8the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The
9materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a
10significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall
11make those written and audiovisual materials available to all hospitals, maternity
12homes, and nurse-midwives licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or
13make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to
14all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the
15materials to child care providers under sub. (4) (d), and to all school boards and
16nonprofit organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one
17of grades 5 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make
18those written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that
19are providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. and to all providers
20of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45
21(44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection
22to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board's
23Internet site.
AB267,61 24Section 61 . 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
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1255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) “Nurse practitioner" “Women's health nurse clinician"
2means a any of the following:
AB267,29,7 31. A registered nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate
4license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51
5(2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes
6performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician,
7dentist, or podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse.
AB267,62 8Section 62 . 255.06 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB267,29,99 255.06 (1) (f) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse.
AB267,63 10Section 63 . 255.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB267,29,1511 255.06 (2) (d) Specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations and
12activities.
Provide not more than $25,000 in each fiscal year as reimbursement for
13the provision of specialized training of nurse practitioners women's health nurse
14clinicians
to perform, in rural areas, colposcopic examinations and follow-up
15activities for the treatment of cervical cancer.
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