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(b) The governor may appoint a physician assistant to the physician assistant
9examining board under par. (a) 2. only if the governor has determined that there is
10no suitable physician who is willing to serve on the board.
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11Section
3. 15.407 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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12Section 4
. 16.417 (1) (e) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.417
(1) (e) 3m. A physician assistant who is licensed under s.
448.04 (1) (f) 14461.07.
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15Section 5
. 46.03 (44) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.03
(44) Sexually transmitted disease treatment information. Prepare and
17keep current an information sheet to be distributed to a patient by a physician,
18physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber providing
19expedited partner therapy to that patient under s. 448.035
or 461.035. The
20information sheet shall include information about sexually transmitted diseases and
21their treatment and about the risk of drug allergies. The information sheet shall also
22include a statement advising a person with questions about the information to
23contact his or her physician, pharmacist, or local health department, as defined in
24s. 250.01 (4).
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25Section
6. 48.981 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.981
(2m) (b) 1. “Health care provider" means a physician, as defined under
2s. 448.01 (5), a physician assistant, as defined under s.
448.01 (6) 461.01 (3), or a
3nurse holding a license under s. 441.06 (1) or a license under s. 441.10.
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4Section 7
. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.45
(9r) (a) 7. a. A physician
or physician assistant licensed under subch. II
6of ch. 448.
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7Section 8
. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. am. of the statutes is created to read:
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49.45
(9r) (a) 7. am. A physician assistant licensed under ch. 461.
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9Section
9. 50.01 (4p) of the statutes is repealed.
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10Section
10. 50.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.08
(2) A physician, an advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under
12s. 441.16 (2), or a physician assistant
licensed under ch. 448, who prescribes a
13psychotropic medication to a nursing home resident who has degenerative brain
14disorder shall notify the nursing home if the prescribed medication has a boxed
15warning under
21 CFR 201.57.
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16Section
11. 50.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.39
(3) Facilities governed by ss. 45.50, 48.62, 49.70, 49.72, 50.02, 51.09, and
18252.10, juvenile correctional facilities as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), correctional
19institutions governed by the department of corrections under s. 301.02, and the
20offices and clinics of persons licensed to treat the sick under chs. 446, 447, and 448
21are exempt from ss. 50.32 to 50.39. Sections 50.32 to 50.39 do not abridge the rights
22of the medical examining board,
physician assistant examining board, physical
23therapy examining board, podiatry affiliated credentialing board, dentistry
24examining board, pharmacy examining board, chiropractic examining board, and
25board of nursing in carrying out their statutory duties and responsibilities.
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1Section
12. 50.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.60
(1) “Health care provider" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to
3(hp) (hr).
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4Section 13
. 55.14 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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55.14
(8) (b) Order the individual to comply with the treatment plan under par.
6(a). The order shall provide that if the individual fails to comply with provisions of
7the treatment plan that require the individual to take psychotropic medications, the
8medications may be administered involuntarily with consent of the guardian. The
9order shall specify the methods of involuntary administration of psychotropic
10medication to which the guardian may consent. An order authorizing the forcible
11restraint of an individual shall specify that a person licensed under s. 441.06, 441.10,
12or 448.05 (2)
or (5), or 461.07 shall be present at all times that psychotropic
13medication is administered in this manner and shall require the person or facility
14using forcible restraint to maintain records stating the date of each administration,
15the medication administered, and the method of forcible restraint utilized.
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16Section 14
. 69.01 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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69.01
(6g) “Date of death" means the date that a person is pronounced dead by
18a physician, coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, deputy medical examiner,
19physician assistant, or hospice nurse.
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20Section 15
. 69.18 (1) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:
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69.18
(1) (ck) For purposes of preparation of the certificate of death and in
22accordance with accepted medical standards, a physician assistant who is directly
23involved with the care of a patient who dies may pronounce the date, time, and place
24of the patient's death.
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25Section
16. 70.47 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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170.47
(8) Hearing. (intro.) The board shall hear upon oath all persons who
2appear before it in relation to the assessment. Instead of appearing in person at the
3hearing, the board may allow the property owner, or the property owner's
4representative, at the request of either person, to appear before the board, under
5oath, by telephone or to submit written statements, under oath, to the board. The
6board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to
7the board a letter from a physician
, osteopath, physician assistant,
as defined in s.
8448.01 (6), or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) that
9confirms their illness or disability. At the request of the property owner or the
10property owner's representative, the board may postpone and reschedule a hearing
11under this subsection, but may not postpone and reschedule a hearing more than
12once during the same session for the same property. The board at such hearing shall
13proceed as follows:
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14Section
17. 97.67 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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97.67
(5m) (a) 3. A physician assistant licensed under
subch. II of ch.
448
461.
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16Section
18. 118.2925 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.2925
(1) (f) “Physician assistant" means a person licensed under s.
448.04
18(1) (f) 461.07.
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19Section
19. 146.38 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.38
(1) (b) 1. A person specified in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to
(hp) (hr), (r), or (s).
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21Section
20. 146.81 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.81
(1) (d) A physician,
physician assistant, perfusionist, or respiratory care
23practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
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24Section
21. 146.81 (1) (hr) of the statutes is created to read:
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146.81
(1) (hr) A physician assistant licensed under ch. 461.
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1Section
22. 146.81 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.81
(1) (i) A partnership of any providers specified under pars. (a) to
(hp) 3(hr).
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4Section
23. 146.81 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.81
(1) (j) A corporation or limited liability company of any providers
6specified under pars. (a) to
(hp) (hr) that provides health care services.
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7Section
24. 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.82
(3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, physician assistant,
as
9defined in s. 448.01 (6), or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s.
10441.16 (2) who treats a patient whose physical or mental condition in the physician's,
11physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse prescriber's judgment affects the
12patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may
13report the patient's name and other information relevant to the condition to the
14department of transportation without the informed consent of the patient.
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15Section
25. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.89
(1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
17hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under
18ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under ch.
448 461, a
19pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV
20of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.
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21Section
26. 146.997 (1) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.997
(1) (d) 5. An occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant,
23physician assistant or respiratory care practitioner
licensed or certified under ch.
24448.
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25Section
27. 146.997 (1) (d) 13m. of the statutes is created to read:
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1146.997
(1) (d) 13m. A physician assistant licensed under ch. 461.
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2Section
28. 155.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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155.01
(7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under
4ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a
5physician,
physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, physical therapist, physical
6therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant
7licensed under ch. 448, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an
8optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a psychologist licensed under ch. 455,
a physician
9assistant licensed under ch. 461, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited
10liability company thereof that provides health care services, a cooperative health
11care association organized under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through
12salaried employees in its own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49
13(1) (a).
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14Section
29. 180.1901 (1m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
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180.1901
(1m) (h) Physician assistant examining board under ch. 461.
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16Section
30. 252.01 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section
31. 252.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.15
(1) (am) “Health care professional" means a physician
or physician
19assistant who is licensed under ch. 448
or, a registered nurse or licensed practical
20nurse
who is licensed under ch. 441
, or a physician assistant licensed under ch. 461.
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21Section
32. 252.15 (1) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.15
(1) (ar) 1. A person or entity that is specified in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hm)
,
23(hr), and (i) to (p).
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24Section
33. 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1255.07
(1) (d) “Health care practitioner" means a physician, a physician
2assistant
licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or an advanced practice nurse who is
3certified to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16.
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4Section
34. 255.07 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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255.07
(7) Health care providers. Nothing in this section prohibits a health
6care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to
(hp) (hr) and (q) to (s), from acting
7within the scope of practice of the health care provider's license, certificate, permit,
8or registration.
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9Section
35. 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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257.01
(5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician
, a physician
11assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed
12practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist under ch. 447,
13licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450,
licensed as a physician assistant under ch.
14461, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89,
15or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.
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16Section
36. 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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257.01
(5) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years,
18but is not currently, licensed as a physician
, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist
19under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or
20nurse-midwife, under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a
21pharmacist under ch. 450,
licensed as a physician assistant under ch. 461 or as a
22physician assistant under ch. 448, 2017 stats., licensed as a veterinarian or certified
23as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner
24under ch. 448, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited,
25suspended, or denied renewal.
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1Section
37. 343.16 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.16
(5) (a) The secretary may require any applicant for a license or any
3licensed operator to submit to a special examination by such persons or agencies as
4the secretary may direct to determine incompetency, physical or mental disability,
5disease, or any other condition that might prevent such applicant or licensed person
6from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. If the
7department requires the applicant to submit to an examination, the applicant shall
8pay for the examination. If the department receives an application for a renewal or
9duplicate license after voluntary surrender under s. 343.265 or receives a report from
10a physician, physician assistant,
as defined in s. 448.01 (6), advanced practice nurse
11prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or optometrist under s. 146.82 (3), or if the
12department has a report of 2 or more arrests within a one-year period for any
13combination of violations of s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a local ordinance in conformity with
14s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band
15in this state in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5), or s. 346.63 (1m), 1985 stats., or
16s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a
17vehicle, the department shall determine, by interview or otherwise, whether the
18operator should submit to an examination under this section. The examination may
19consist of an assessment. If the examination indicates that education or treatment
20for a disability, disease or condition concerning the use of alcohol, a controlled
21substance or a controlled substance analog is appropriate, the department may order
22a driver safety plan in accordance with s. 343.30 (1q). If there is noncompliance with
23assessment or the driver safety plan, the department shall revoke the person's
24operating privilege in the manner specified in s. 343.30 (1q) (d).
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25Section
38. 440.035 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1440.035
(2m) (b) The medical examining board,
the physician assistant
2examining board, the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, the board of nursing,
3the dentistry examining board, or the optometry examining board may issue
4guidelines regarding best practices in prescribing controlled substances for persons
5credentialed by that board who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances.
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6Section 39
. 440.035 (2m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.035
(2m) (c) 1. (intro.) The medical examining board,
the physician
8assistant examining board, the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, the board of
9nursing, the dentistry examining board, and the optometry examining board shall,
10by November 1
, 2018, and annually thereafter
of each year, submit a report to the
11persons specified in subd. 2. that does all of the following:
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12Section
40. 448.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
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13Section
41. 448.015 (4) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.015
(4) (am) 2. Any act by a physician
or physician assistant in violation
15of ch. 450 or 961.
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16Section
42. 448.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.02
(1) License. The board may grant licenses, including various classes
18of temporary licenses, to practice medicine and surgery, to practice as an
19administrative physician, to practice perfusion,
and to practice as an
20anesthesiologist assistant
, and to practice as a physician assistant.
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21Section
43. 448.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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22Section
44. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.03
(2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
24permit, registration, certificate or certification granted to practice midwifery under
25subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or
1nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice
2dentistry or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to
3practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision,
to
4practice as a physician assistant under ch. 461, or as otherwise provided by statute.
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5Section
45. 448.03 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.03
(2) (e) Any person other than
a physician assistant or an
7anesthesiologist assistant who is providing patient services as directed, supervised
8and inspected by a physician who has the power to direct, decide and oversee the
9implementation of the patient services rendered.
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10Section
46. 448.03 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.03
(2) (k) Any persons, other than
physician assistants, anesthesiologist
12assistants
, or perfusionists, who assist physicians.
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13Section
47. 448.03 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
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14Section 48
. 448.03 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.03
(5) (b) No physician
or physician assistant shall be liable for any civil
16damages for either of the following:
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1. Reporting in good faith to the department of transportation under s. 146.82
18(3) a patient's name and other information relevant to a physical or mental condition
19of the patient which in the physician's
or physician assistant's judgment impairs the
20patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.
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2. In good faith, not reporting to the department of transportation under s.
22146.82 (3) a patient's name and other information relevant to a physical or mental
23condition of the patient which in the physician's
or physician assistant's judgment
24does not impair the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over
25a motor vehicle.