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The bill authorizes, in certain situations, health care providers licensed in
another state or territory to provide services for which they are licensed or certified.
Under the bill, a person who satisfies certain requirements and holds a valid,
unexpired credential in another state or territory as any of the following may provide
services in this state: 1) a physician, physician assistant, or perfusionist; 2) a nurse;
3) a dentist; 4) a pharmacist; 5) a psychologist; 6) a social worker, marriage and
family therapist, professional counselor, or clinical substance abuse counselor; 7) a
chiropractor; 8) a physical therapist; 9) a podiatrist; 10) a dietitian; 11) an athletic
trainer; 12) an occupational therapist; 13) an optometrist; 14) an acupuncturist; 15)
a speech-language pathologist or audiologist; or 16) a massage or bodywork
therapist. Generally, these practitioners may practice in this state and DSPS must
grant them a temporary credential if they apply for a temporary credential within
30 days of beginning to practice for a health care employer.
The bill also specifies that a health care provider granted a temporary
credential under the bill may provide services through telehealth to a patient located
in this state.
Current law generally prohibits a person from engaging in certain health
care-related practices without holding a required credential.
Authorizing first- and second-year pharmacy students to administer
vaccines
Current law authorizes pharmacy students who have completed two years of
pharmacy school to administer vaccines under the supervision of a pharmacist. The
bill authorizes pharmacy students in their first or second year of pharmacy school
to administer vaccines under the supervision of a pharmacist. A first- or
second-year pharmacy student must complete 12 hours of training in vaccine
storage, protocols, administration technique, emergency procedures, and record
keeping to administer vaccines under the bill.
Authorizing dentists to administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines
The bill authorizes dentists to administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Under
current law, generally, vaccines may be administered only by physicians, physician
assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and certain pharmacy students.

To administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines under the bill, a dentist must
complete 12 hours of training on vaccine storage, protocols, administration
technique, emergency procedures, and record keeping and must have in effect
liability insurance meeting certain requirements. A dentist may not administer a
COVID-19 or flu vaccine to a child under the age of six unless the vaccine is
administered pursuant to a prescription order and the dentist completes training
that includes administering vaccines to children under the age of six. The bill also
requires a dentist who administers a COVID-19 or flu vaccine to update the
Wisconsin Immunization Registry established by DHS within seven days of
administering the vaccine.
Optional registration of third-party logistics providers
The bill creates an optional license for third-party logistics providers that are
located in the state or are located outside the state but provide third-party logistics
provider services in the state. A third-party logistics provider is defined under
current law as a person that contracts with a prescription drug manufacturer to
provide or coordinate warehousing, distribution, or other services on behalf of the
manufacturer but that does not take title to the manufacturer's prescription drug or
have general responsibility to direct the prescription drug's sale or disposition.
The bill requires an applicant for a third-party logistics provider license to
submit certain information prior to licensure, including proof of a recent facility
inspection, and a personal statement relating to a designated representative of the
facility. The license created by this bill will no longer apply if the federal Food and
Drug Administration establishes a licensing program for third-party logistics
providers under federal law and the Pharmacy Examining Board determines that
state licensure is not required for a resident third-party logistics provider to provide
third-party logistics services in another state.
The bill also directs the Pharmacy Examining Board to promulgate rules that
regulate third-party logistics providers and out-of-state third-party logistics
providers consistent with federal law. The authority of the Pharmacy Examining
Board to promulgate rules is restricted to only rules that are equivalent to
requirements under federal law, and only rules that do not mandate licensing under
state law.
The bill requires the Pharmacy Examining Board to issue interim licenses for
third-party logistics providers and out-of-state third-party logistics providers
between the date of enactment until permanent or emergency rules take effect,
whichever is sooner, if, in the opinion of the board, the applicant is currently in
compliance with federal law relating to third-party logistics providers. An interim
license to act as a third-party logistics provider or out-of-state third-party logistics
provider expires 90 days after the date that emergency rules take effect, or 90 days
after the date that permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. No fee is
required for an interim license to act as a third-party logistics provider or an
out-of-state third-party logistics provider.
Finally, the bill requires third-party logistics providers, whether or not
licensed under the bill, to cooperate with inspections of their facilities and delivery
vehicles.

state and local government
Extension of term or duration of certain approvals
The bill extends the term or duration of certain approvals that are the subject
of administrative or judicial proceedings that may result in the invalidation,
reconsideration, or modification of the approval. The terms or durations are
extended by an amount of time equal to 36 months plus the duration of the
administrative or judicial proceeding to which the covered approval is subject. The
approvals covered under the bill are, with certain exceptions, 1) unexpired permits
or approvals for construction projects issued by DSPS, the Department of Natural
Resources, the Department of Transportation, a political subdivision, or a special
purpose district and 2) plats or certified survey map approvals. The extension is
exercised by the holder of the approval notifying the governmental unit that issued
the approval of the person's decision to exercise the extension not less than 90 days
before the expiration of the unextended term or duration of the approval. In general,
the laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, or other properly adopted requirements that
were in effect at the time the approval was issued continue to apply to the
construction project, plat, or certified survey map during the period of extension.
Legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds
Under current law, with exceptions, the governor is authorized to receive and
direct the expenditure of all federal funds received by the state. The bill increases
the legislature's role in approving the expenditure of federal funds that are received
by the state between the effective date of this bill and June 30, 2021 that relate to
COVID-19 activities. Under the bill, as soon as practical after the receipt of any
federal funds related to COVID-19 that are made available to the state, the governor
must submit to JCF for a 14-day passive review a plan for the expenditure of the
funds.
Plan to reopen state capitol and for state employees to return to in-person
employment
This bill requires the governor to submit to the legislature by January 31, 2021,
a plan to open the state capitol to the public and to have state employees return to
in-person employment.
taxation
Interest and penalties on late property tax payments
Under current law, a late installment payment of property taxes is subject to
interest and penalties, with the interest accruing from February 1 of the year in
which the taxes are due. For property taxes payable in 2020, if an installment
payment due after April 1, 2020, is late, current law allows a municipality to
temporarily waive the interest and penalties in cases of hardship. The entire amount
due must be paid no later than October 1, 2020, and both the county and municipality
must adopt resolutions authorizing the waiver.
The bill allows municipalities to similarly waive interest and penalties on late
installment payments of property taxes payable in 2021. Under the bill, for an
installment payment due after April 1, 2021, that is late, a municipality may waive
the interest and penalties if the municipality makes a general or case-by-case

finding of hardship and the total amount due is paid no later than October 1, 2021.
A municipality may waive the interest and penalties only if the county first adopts
a resolution authorizing the waiver and establishing criteria for determining
hardship and the municipality then adopts a similar resolution. Under the bill,
interest and penalties will accrue from October 1, 2021, for any property taxes
payable in 2021 that are delinquent after that date.
The bill requires a county that adopts a waiver resolution to settle the taxes,
interest, and penalties collected before August 1, 2021, on August 20, 2021, and to
settle the remaining unpaid taxes, interest, and penalties on September 20, 2021.
The August 20, 2021, settlement must be distributed proportionally to the
underlying taxing jurisdictions.
Claims to recover property taxes
Current law allows a person to file a claim to recover the unlawful imposition
of property taxes, a claim for the excessive assessment of property taxes, or a claim
to recover property taxes paid in protest due to an outstanding contested assessment.
However, no person may file a claim unless the person has paid his or her property
taxes on time. Current law provides an exception from this requirement for taxes
due and payable in 2020 if paid by October 1, 2020, or a later applicable installment
date.
The bill creates a similar exception for property taxes due and payable in 2021.
Under the bill, the timely payment requirement does not apply to these taxes if paid
by October 1, 2021, or a later applicable installment date.
This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and
financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1,1 1Section 1 . 13.101 (4d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,18,22 13.101 (4d) During the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020,
3by executive order 72, and for a period of 90 days after termination of the emergency

4Until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president under
550 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or June 30, 2021, whichever
6is earlier
, the committee may transfer under sub. (4) an amount not to exceed

1$75,000,000 $100,000,000 from sum sufficient appropriations, as defined under s.
220.001 (3) (d), to be used for expenditures related to the emergency.
AB1,2 3Section 2 . 40.26 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,18,114 40.26 (5m) During the public health a national emergency declared on March
512, 2020,
by executive order 72 the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response
6to the 2019 novel coronavirus and ending when the national emergency is no longer
7in effect or 60 days after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB enters date],
8whichever is earlier
, sub. (5) does not apply if at least 15 days have elapsed between
9the termination of employment with a participating employer and becoming a
10participating employee if the position for which the participant is hired is a critical
11position, as determined by the secretary of health services under s. 323.19 (3).
AB1,3 12Section 3 . 40.26 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,18,1913 40.26 (6) (intro.) A participant who is hired during the public health a national
14emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72 the U.S. president
15under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus and ending when the
16national emergency is no longer in effect or 60 days after the effective date of this
17subsection .... [LRB enters date], whichever is earlier
, may elect to not suspend his
18or her retirement annuity or disability annuity under sub. (1m) for the duration of
19the state of emergency that period if all of the following conditions are met:
AB1,4 20Section 4 . 49.45 (3) (e) 9m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,18,2221 49.45 (3) (e) 9m. a. In this subdivision, “hospital-associated service” has the
22meaning given in s. 50.33 (2d).
AB1,19,223 b. Any hospital-associated service that is provided by a hospital in accordance
24with s. 50.36 (5m) that is of the type for which payment could be claimed as an
25inpatient hospital service under the federal Medicare program, 42 USC 1395 et seq.,

1shall be included as part of and reimbursed or paid as an inpatient service under this
2section.
AB1,5 3Section 5 . 49.45 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,19,74 49.45 (4r) Utilization data. (a) In this subsection, “health care data
5aggregator” means a data organization or entity that collects, analyzes, and
6disseminates health care information under subch. I of ch. 153 and that requests the
7department to provide data under this subsection.
AB1,19,108 (b) Semiannually, the department shall provide to any health care data
9aggregator all Medical Assistance program fee-for-service and managed care
10encounter claims data and data specifications maintained by the department.
AB1,19,1911 (c) Within 5 business days or a longer period specified by the department, of the
12receipt of data under par. (b), a health care data aggregator shall create a data set
13from the data received that is de-identified health information, as described in 42
14CFR 164.514
(a), and that meets the requirements for de-identification described in
1542 CFR 164.514 (b) and then shall destroy the original data provided by the
16department under par. (b). The health care data aggregator shall make the
17de-identified data set available to the public and may disseminate custom data sets
18and reports if the data sets and reports contain only de-identified health
19information.
AB1,19,2420 (d) Data provided by the department to a health care data aggregator under
21par. (b) is not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35. A health care data
22aggregator shall comply with the requirements under s. 153.50 (3) to ensure
23protection of patient identity with regard to data received and made available or
24disseminated under this subsection.
AB1,6 25Section 6. 49.45 (39n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,20,10
149.45 (39n) Pharmacist reimbursement for vaccines and COVID-19 tests. The
2department shall ensure that any vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and
3any test for COVID-19, which is the infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2
4coronavirus, that are covered under this subchapter and for which reimbursement
5for administration is made to any provider, are covered and reimbursed when the
6vaccine or test is administered by a pharmacist acting under his or her scope of
7practice, including under s. 450.035. As necessary to comply with this subsection,
8the department shall certify pharmacists as providers of Medical Assistance services
9for the purposes of covering and reimbursing pharmacists for administering vaccines
10and tests described in this subsection.
AB1,7 11Section 7 . 50.083 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,20,16 1250.083 Visitation by essential visitor. (1) In this section, “essential visitor”
13means an individual designated by a nursing home resident or assisted living facility
14resident to visit and provide support to the resident in the nursing home or assisted
15living facility or the resident's health care agent under a power of attorney for health
16care.
AB1,20,20 17(2) Each nursing home and assisted living facility shall allow an essential
18visitor, who agrees to comply with any public health policies of the nursing home or
19assisted living facility, to enter the nursing home or assisted living facility to visit the
20resident in compassionate care situations, including any of the following:
AB1,20,2321 (a) The resident has recently been admitted to the nursing home or assisted
22living facility and is experiencing difficulty in adjusting to the change in
23environment and lack of family presence.
AB1,20,2424 (b) The resident is grieving the recent death of a friend or family member.
AB1,21,2
1(c) The resident is experiencing weight loss or dehydration due to lack of
2support from family or caregivers when eating or drinking.
AB1,21,43 (d) The resident is experiencing emotional distress or a decline in ability or
4willingness to communicate.
AB1,21,8 5(3) If the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services issues guidance
6that is more restrictive in allowing visitation than sub. (2), a nursing home or
7assisted living facility may comply with that guidance instead of complying with sub.
8(2).
AB1,21,12 9(4) This section applies at any time the nursing home or assisted living facility
10limits visitors to the nursing home or assisted living facility due to an outbreak or
11epidemic of communicable disease in the community in which the nursing home or
12assisted living facility is located.
AB1,8 13Section 8 . 50.33 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,21,1514 50.33 (2d) “Hospital-associated service” means a health care service that
15meets all of the following conditions:
AB1,21,1716 (a) The service is of the same type as those furnished by a hospital in an
17inpatient or outpatient facility.
AB1,21,1918 (b) The service is of a type for which a payment could be claimed as a hospital
19service under the federal Medicare program, 42 USC 1395 et seq.
AB1,21,2120 (c) The service is provided at a location other than in a facility approved by the
21department under s. 50.35.
AB1,21,2222 (d) The service is provided in a home setting.
AB1,9 23Section 9 . 50.36 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,22,324 50.36 (5m) If the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services has
25approved a hospital to provide any hospital-associated service, the department may

1apply to and enforce upon the hospital as the state standard for the
2hospital-associated service any rule or standard that is required by the centers for
3medicare and medicaid services for the service.
AB1,10 4Section 10 . 50.49 (6m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,22,65 50.49 (6m) (d) A hospital that is providing hospital-associated services in
6accordance with s. 50.36 (5m).
AB1,11 7Section 11 . 70.511 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,22,208 70.511 (2) (a) If the reviewing authority has not made a determination prior
9to the time of the tax levy with respect to a particular objection to the amount,
10valuation or taxability of property, the tax levy on the property or person shall be
11based on the contested assessed value of the property. A tax bill shall be sent to, and
12paid by, the person subject to the tax levy as though there had been no objection filed,
13except that the payment shall be considered to be made under protest. The entire
14tax bill shall be paid when due under s. 74.11, 74.12 or 74.87 even though the
15reviewing authority has reduced the assessment prior to the time for full payment
16of the tax billed. The requirement to pay a tax timely under this paragraph does not
17apply to taxes due and payable in 2020 if paid by October 1, 2020, or by any
18installment date for which taxes are due after October 1, 2020, nor to taxes due and
19payable in 2021 if paid by October 1, 2021, or by any installment date for which taxes
20are due after October 1, 2021
.
AB1,12 21Section 12 . 74.35 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,23,322 74.35 (5) (c) No claim may be filed or maintained under this section unless the
23tax for which the claim is filed, or any authorized installment payment of the tax, is
24timely paid under s. 74.11, 74.12 or 74.87. This paragraph does not apply to taxes
25due and payable in 2020 if paid by October 1, 2020, or by any installment date for

1which taxes are due after October 1, 2020, nor to taxes due and payable in 2021 if paid
2by October 1, 2021, or by any installment date for which taxes are due after October
31, 2021
.
AB1,13 4Section 13 . 74.37 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,23,115 74.37 (4) (b) No claim or action for an excessive assessment may be brought or
6maintained under this section unless the tax for which the claim is filed, or any
7authorized installment of the tax, is timely paid under s. 74.11 or 74.12. This
8paragraph does not apply to taxes due and payable in 2020 if paid by October 1, 2020,
9or by any installment date for which taxes are due after October 1, 2020, nor to taxes
10due and payable in 2021 if paid by October 1, 2021, or by any installment date for
11which taxes are due after October 1, 2021
.
AB1,14 12Section 14. 101.643 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,23,17 13101.643 Occupancy before inspection; permit. (1) A dwelling unit that
14is occupied in accordance with local ordinances before undergoing all inspections for
15compliance with the one- and 2-family dwelling code may be granted an occupancy
16permit if the dwelling unit later passes a final inspection for compliance with the
17one- and 2-family dwelling code.
AB1,23,20 18(2) If an occupancy permit for a dwelling unit is granted after the dwelling unit
19is occupied as described in sub. (1), any missed inspection of the dwelling unit may
20not be listed as a finding on the occupancy permit.
AB1,15 21Section 15 . 103.375 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,24,2 22103.375 Mandatory vaccination for employment prohibited. No
23employer may require an employee or prospective employee to receive a vaccine
24against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or show proof of

1having received such a vaccine, as a condition of an offer of employment or continued
2employment with the employer.
AB1,16 3Section 16 . 108.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,24,84 108.04 (3) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply with respect to benefit years that
5begin after March 12, 2020, and before February 7 March 14, 2021. The department
6shall seek the maximum amount of federal reimbursement for benefits that are,
7during the time period specified in this paragraph, payable for the first week of a
8claimant's benefit year as a result of the application of this paragraph.
AB1,17 9Section 17 . 108.062 (20) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,24,1910 108.062 (20) Suspensions of certain provisions. (intro.) Notwithstanding sub.
11(2), this subsection, and not sub. (2), applies to work-share plans submitted on or
12after April 17, 2020, and before December 31, 2020, and to work-share plans
13submitted during each week that begins while a national emergency declared by the
14U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus remains
15in effect
, subject to sub. (19), except that this subsection does not apply to work-share
16plans submitted on or after July 4, 2021
. During that period those periods, prior to
17implementing a work-share program, an employer shall submit a work-share plan
18for the approval of the department. In its submittal, the employer shall certify that
19its plan is in compliance with all requirements under this section. Each plan shall:
AB1,18 20Section 18 . 108.07 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,24,2521 108.07 (5) (bm) 1. The Subject to subd. 1m., the department shall, when
22processing initial claims for regular benefits, determine whether a claim or plan is
23related to the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive
24order 72. If a claim is so related, the regular benefits for that claim shall, except as
25provided in subd. 2., be paid as provided in subd. 3.
AB1,19
1Section 19. 108.07 (5) (bm) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,25,92 108.07 (5) (bm) 1m. For purposes of this paragraph, the department shall
3presume that an initial claim for benefit years beginning on or after March 15, 2020,
4through March 13, 2021, relates to the public health emergency declared on March
512, 2020, by Executive Order 72 unless the claimant's most recent separation from
6employment is due to a labor dispute, voluntary termination of work, discharge for
7misconduct, or discharge for substantial fault. An employer is not required to submit
8a request for charging relief under this paragraph for initial claims described in this
9subdivision.
AB1,20 10Section 20 . 108.07 (5) (bm) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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