Amendment ASA1-AB396

AB396-ASA1,16,11 102.17 (1) (d) 1. The contents of certified medical and surgical reports by physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, and chiropractors licensed in and practicing in this state, and of certified reports by experts concerning loss of earning capacity under s. 102.44 (2) and (3), presented by a party for compensation constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports, subject to any rules and limitations the division prescribes. Certified reports of physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, and chiropractors, wherever licensed and practicing, who have examined or treated the claimant, and of experts, if the practitioner or expert consents to being subjected to cross-examination, also constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports. Certified reports of physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, psychologists, and chiropractors are admissible as evidence of the diagnosis, necessity of the treatment, and cause and extent of the disability. Certified reports by doctors of dentistry, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses are admissible as evidence of the diagnosis and necessity of treatment but not of the cause and extent of disability. Any physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, chiropractor, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or expert who knowingly makes a false statement of fact or opinion in a certified report may be fined or imprisoned, or both, under s. 943.395.

AB396-ASA1,16,19 2. The record of a hospital or sanatorium in this state that is satisfactory to the division, established by certificate, affidavit, or testimony of the supervising officer of the hospital or sanatorium, any other person having charge of the record, or a physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or chiropractor to be the record of the patient in question, and made in the regular course of examination or treatment of the patient, constitutes prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in the record, to the extent that the record is otherwise competent and relevant.

AB396-ASA1,29 Section 29 . 102.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,16,25 102.29 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an employee from taking the compensation that the employee may be entitled to under this chapter and also maintaining a civil action against any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist for malpractice.

AB396-ASA1,30 Section 30. 102.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,17,14 102.42 (2) (a) When the employer has notice of an injury and its relationship to the employment, the employer shall offer to the injured employee his or her choice of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist licensed to practice and practicing in this state for treatment of the injury. By mutual agreement, the employee may have the choice of any qualified practitioner not licensed in this state. In case of emergency, the employer may arrange for treatment without tendering a choice. After the emergency has passed the employee shall be given his or her choice of attending practitioner at the earliest opportunity. The employee has the right to a 2nd choice of attending practitioner on notice to the employer or its insurance carrier. Any further choice shall be by mutual agreement. Partners and clinics are considered to be one practitioner. Treatment by a practitioner on referral from another practitioner is considered to be treatment by one practitioner.

AB396-ASA1,31 Section 31. 106.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,17,20 106.30 (1) Definition. In this section, “nurse" means a registered nurse licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse licensed or permitted under s. 441.10, or an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,32 Section 32 . 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,18,8 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed physician, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d), or certified advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or registered nurse described in s. 255.06 (1) (f) 1. or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in this state, who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the physical or mental condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.

AB396-ASA1,33 Section 33 . 118.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,18,13 118.25 (1) (a) “Practitioner" means a person licensed as a physician or as a physician assistant in any state or licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse or certified as an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in any state. In this paragraph, “physician” has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).

AB396-ASA1,34 Section 34 . 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,18,17 118.29 (1) (e) “Practitioner" means any physician, dentist, optometrist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber with prescribing authority, or podiatrist licensed in any state.

AB396-ASA1,35 Section 35. 118.2925 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB396-ASA1,36 Section 36 . 118.2925 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,18,24 118.2925 (3) Prescriptions for schools. A physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2), or a physician assistant may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a school that has adopted a plan under sub. (2) (a), to be maintained by the school for use under sub. (4).

AB396-ASA1,37 Section 37 . 118.2925 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,19,13 118.2925 (4) (c) Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a pupil or other person who the school nurse or designated school personnel in good faith believes is experiencing anaphylaxis in accordance with a standing protocol from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2), or a physician assistant, regardless of whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector. If the pupil or other person does not have a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector, or the person who administers the epinephrine auto-injector does not know whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector, the person who administers the epinephrine auto-injector shall, as soon as practicable, report the administration by dialing the telephone number “911" or, in an area in which the telephone number “911" is not available, the telephone number for an emergency medical service provider.

AB396-ASA1,38 Section 38 . 118.2925 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,20,2 118.2925 (5) Immunity from civil liability; exemption from practice of medicine. A school and its designated school personnel, and a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2), or a physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing protocol for school epinephrine auto-injectors, are not liable for any injury that results from the administration or self-administration of an epinephrine auto-injector under this section, regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil's parent or guardian or by the pupil's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The immunity from liability provided under this subsection is in addition to and not in lieu of that provided under s. 895.48.

AB396-ASA1,39 Section 39 . 146.343 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,20,7 146.343 (1) (c) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed to engage in the practice of nurse-midwifery under s. 441.15 (3) (a) as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,40 Section 40 . 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 23, is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,20,17 146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09 who treats a patient whose physical or mental condition in the physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's judgment affects the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the patient's name and other information relevant to the condition to the department of transportation without the informed consent of the patient.

AB396-ASA1,41 Section 41 . 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 23, is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,20,25 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under subch. VIII of ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.

AB396-ASA1,42 Section 42. 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. and amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,21,7 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. A registered nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d) who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse.

AB396-ASA1,43 Section 43. 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

AB396-ASA1,44 Section 44 . 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,21,13 146.89 (6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2) is considered to meet the requirements of s. 655.23, if required to comply with s. 655.23.

AB396-ASA1,21,16 (b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2) is not required to maintain in effect malpractice insurance.

AB396-ASA1,45 Section 45 . 154.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,21,21 154.01 (1g) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means a nurse an individual licensed under ch. 441 who is currently certified by a national certifying body approved by the board of nursing as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist s. 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,46 Section 46 . 155.01 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB396-ASA1,21,24 155.01 (1g) (b) An individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a nurse practitioner specialty designation under s. 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,47 Section 47. 252.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB396-ASA1,48 Section 48. 252.07 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,22,5 252.07 (8) (a) 2. The department or local health officer provides to the court a written statement from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber that the individual has infectious tuberculosis or suspect tuberculosis.

AB396-ASA1,49 Section 49 . 252.07 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,22,13 252.07 (9) (c) If the court orders confinement of an individual under this subsection, the individual shall remain confined until the department or local health officer, with the concurrence of a treating physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines that treatment is complete or that the individual is no longer a substantial threat to himself or herself or to the public health. If the individual is to be confined for more than 6 months, the court shall review the confinement every 6 months.

AB396-ASA1,50 Section 50 . 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,22,19 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries, local health departments, physicians, or advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

AB396-ASA1,51 Section 51 . 252.11 (2), (4), (5), (7) and (10) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,23,6 252.11 (2) An officer of the department or a local health officer having knowledge of any reported or reasonably suspected case or contact of a sexually transmitted disease for which no appropriate treatment is being administered, or of an actual contact of a reported case or potential contact of a reasonably suspected case, shall investigate or cause the case or contact to be investigated as necessary. If, following a request of an officer of the department or a local health officer, a person reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease refuses or neglects examination by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber or treatment, an officer of the department or a local health officer may proceed to have the person committed under sub. (5) to an institution or system of care for examination, treatment, or observation.

AB396-ASA1,23,13 (4) If a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease ceases or refuses treatment before reaching what in a physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's opinion is the noncommunicable stage, the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber shall notify the department. The department shall without delay take the necessary steps to have the person committed for treatment or observation under sub. (5), or shall notify the local health officer to take these steps.

AB396-ASA1,24,5 (5) Any court of record may commit a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease to any institution or may require the person to undergo a system of care for examination, treatment, or observation if the person ceases or refuses examination, treatment, or observation under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. The court shall summon the person to appear on a date at least 48 hours, but not more than 96 hours, after service if an officer of the department or a local health officer petitions the court and states the facts authorizing commitment. If the person fails to appear or fails to accept commitment without reasonable cause, the court may cite the person for contempt. The court may issue a warrant and may direct the sheriff, any constable, or any police officer of the county immediately to arrest the person and bring the person to court if the court finds that a summons will be ineffectual. The court shall hear the matter of commitment summarily. Commitment under this subsection continues until the disease is no longer communicable or until other provisions are made for treatment that satisfy the department. The certificate of the petitioning officer is prima facie evidence that the disease is no longer communicable or that satisfactory provisions for treatment have been made.

AB396-ASA1,24,15 (7) Reports, examinations and inspections, and all records concerning sexually transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and may not be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5), or as provided under s. 938.296 (4) or 968.38 (4). If a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and treatment is not privileged when the patient, physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber is called upon to testify to the facts before any court of record.

AB396-ASA1,24,23 (10) The state laboratory of hygiene shall examine specimens for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases for any physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or local health officer in the state, and shall report the positive results of the examinations to the local health officer and to the department. All laboratories performing tests for sexually transmitted diseases shall report all positive results to the local health officer and to the department, with the name of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to whom reported.

AB396-ASA1,52 Section 52 . 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. and 13., (5g) (c), (5m) (d) 2. and (e) 2. and 3. and (7m) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,25,8 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. The coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant is investigating the cause of death of the subject of the HIV test and has contact with the body fluid of the subject of the HIV test that constitutes a significant exposure, if a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant has had a contact that constitutes a significant exposure and if the certification accompanies the request for disclosure.

AB396-ASA1,25,13 13. If the subject of the HIV test has a positive HIV test result and is deceased, by the subject's attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, to persons, if known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, with whom the subject had sexual contact or shared intravenous drug use paraphernalia.

AB396-ASA1,26,4 (5g) (c) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure. The certification shall accompany the request for HIV testing and disclosure. If the person is a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, he or she may not make this determination or certification. The information that is provided to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to document the occurrence of the contact that constitutes a significant exposure and the physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's certification that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure, shall be provided on a report form that is developed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 101.02 (19) (a) or on a report form that the department of safety and professional services determines, under s. 101.02 (19) (b), is substantially equivalent to the report form that is developed under s. 101.02 (19) (a).

AB396-ASA1,26,10 (5m) (d) 2. A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the contact under subd. 1. constitutes a significant exposure. A health care provider who has a contact under subd. 1. c. may not make the certification under this subdivision for himself or herself.

AB396-ASA1,26,13 (e) 2. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. b., the attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of the funeral director, coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant.

AB396-ASA1,26,16 3. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. c., the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who makes the certification under par. (d) 2.

AB396-ASA1,26,25 (7m) Reporting of persons significantly exposed. (intro.) If a positive, validated HIV test result is obtained from a test subject, the test subject's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who maintains a record of the HIV test result under sub. (4) (c) may report to the state epidemiologist the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to have had contact with body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant exposure, only after the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has done all of the following:

AB396-ASA1,27,4 (b) Notified the HIV test subject that the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to have had contact with body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant exposure will be reported to the state epidemiologist.

AB396-ASA1,53 Section 53 . 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,27,8 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of all of the following:

AB396-ASA1,54 Section 54 . 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,27,12 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of all of the following:

AB396-ASA1,55 Section 55 . 253.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,27,17 253.07 (4) (d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nurse-midwives licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or licensed physician assistants who are members of a racial minority.

AB396-ASA1,56 Section 56 . 253.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB396-ASA1,27,21 253.115 (1) (f) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,57 Section 57 . 253.115 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,28,2 253.115 (4) Screening required. Except as provided in sub. (6), the physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who attended the birth shall ensure that the infant is screened for hearing loss before being discharged from a hospital, or within 30 days of birth if the infant was not born in a hospital.

AB396-ASA1,58 Section 58 . 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,28,6 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) The physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who is required to ensure that the infant is screened for hearing loss under sub. (4) shall do all of the following:

AB396-ASA1,59 Section 59 . 253.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 253.13 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,28,15 253.13 (1) (b) The attending physician or nurse licensed under s. 441.15 nurse-midwife shall cause every infant born in each hospital or maternity home, prior to its discharge therefrom, to be subjected to tests for congenital and metabolic disorders, as specified in rules promulgated by the department. If the infant is born elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, the attending physician, nurse licensed under s. 441.15 nurse-midwife, or birth attendant who attended the birth shall cause the infant, within one week of birth, to be subjected to these tests.

AB396-ASA1,60 Section 60 . 253.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB396-ASA1,28,19 253.13 (1) (a) In this subsection, “nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,61 Section 61 . 253.15 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB396-ASA1,28,23 253.15 (1) (em) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

AB396-ASA1,62 Section 62 . 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,29,23 253.15 (2) Informational materials. The board shall purchase or prepare or arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall make those written and audiovisual materials available to all hospitals, maternity homes, and nurse-midwives licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the materials to child care providers under sub. (4) (d), and to all school boards and nonprofit organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one of grades 5 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make those written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that are providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. and to all providers of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45 (44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board's Internet site.

AB396-ASA1,63 Section 63 . 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,30,2 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) “Nurse practitioner" “Women's health nurse clinician" means a any of the following:

AB396-ASA1,30,7 1. A registered nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse.

AB396-ASA1,64 Section 64 . 255.06 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB396-ASA1,30,9 255.06 (1) (f) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse.

AB396-ASA1,65 Section 65 . 255.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,30,15 255.06 (2) (d) Specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations and activities. Provide not more than $25,000 in each fiscal year as reimbursement for the provision of specialized training of nurse practitioners women's health nurse clinicians to perform, in rural areas, colposcopic examinations and follow-up activities for the treatment of cervical cancer.

AB396-ASA1,66 Section 66 . 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 23, is amended to read:

AB396-ASA1,30,20 255.07 (1) (d) “Health care practitioner" means a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2).

AB396-ASA1,67 Section 67 . 257.01 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read: