Wisconsin Legislature: Medical malpractice

Pelvic exam on anesthetized or unconscious patient: hospitals required to have informed consent policy, discipline provision - SB127

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Cord Injury Council created in DHS [Sec. 79, 381, 2598, 9119 (16)] [original bill only] - AB68

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Cord Injury Council created in DHS [Sec. 79, 381, 2598, 9119 (16)] - SB111

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Court Injury Council created in DHS - AB873

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Court Injury Council created in DHS - SB1010

medical equipmentMedical equipment, see Medical service

medical examinerMedical examiner, see Coroner

medical examining boardMedical Examining Board

Abortion after detection of fetal heartbeat prohibited; requirements for detecting fetal heartbeat; medical emergency, damages, MEB, and informed consent provisions - AB1065

Abortion after detection of fetal heartbeat prohibited; requirements for detecting fetal heartbeat; medical emergency, damages, MEB, and informed consent provisions - SB923

Discharged military medical personnel who recently served in certain medical positions may temporarily practice certain skilled health services without a license under supervision; conditions specified [A.Amdt.1: emergency rule provision added; A.Amdt.2: facilities expanded] - AB720

Genetic counseling regulations and licensing; Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created; JRCCP may report - AB255

Genetic counseling regulations and licensing; Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created; JRCCP may report - SB259

International medical graduates: changes to qualifications for license to practice as a physician - AB656

International medical graduates: changes to qualifications for license to practice as a physician - SB643

Physician assistants: changes to regulation, licensure, and practice; Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board created, professional discipline provisions; JRCCP may report - AB125

Physician assistants: changes to regulation, licensure, and practice; Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board created, professional discipline provisions; JRCCP may report - SB184

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions - AB595

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions - SB593

Temporary practice by physicians at recreational or educational camps allowed, conditions specified - AB159

Temporary practice by physicians at recreational or educational camps allowed, conditions specified [S.Amdt.1: "foreign country or province" changed to "Canadian province or territory"] - SB168

medical facilityMedical facility, see Hospitals and health care facilities; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority

medical leaveMedical leave, see Family

medical malpracticeMedical malpractice

Insurance law changes, issuance of funding agreements, and OCI duties - AB622

Insurance law changes, issuance of funding agreements, and OCI duties - SB588

Liability insurance for physicians and nurse anesthetists temporarily authorized to practice in Wisconsin re 2019 WisAct 185 - AB1

Liability insurance for physicians and nurse anesthetists temporarily authorized to practice in Wisconsin: 2019 WisAct 185 provision extended - AB31

Liability insurance for physicians and nurse anesthetists temporarily authorized to practice in Wisconsin re 2019 WisAct 185 - SB128

Loss of society and companionship of parent in medical malpractice cases: claim by minor or adult child; disability and dependent provisions - AB923

Loss of society and companionship of parent in medical malpractice cases: claim by minor or adult child; disability and dependent provisions - SB954

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages increased - AB924

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages increased - SB953

medical practice groupMedical practice, Group

Balanced billing for emergency medical services: defined network plans, PP plans, and self-insured governmental plans required to cover, conditions specified - AB1185

Clinician-administered drugs: certain practices prohibited re state’s insurance unfair marketing and trade practices law - AB718

Clinician-administered drugs: certain practices prohibited re state’s insurance unfair marketing and trade practices law - SB753

Emergency medical service and other items and services provided by nonparticipating provider: balance billing provisions created [Sec. 2919] [original bill only] - AB68

Emergency medical service and other items and services provided by nonparticipating provider: balance billing provisions created [Sec. 2919] - SB111

Out-of-network costs related to health coverage: defined network plan prohibited from requiring enrollees to pay more than in-network during nationally declared emergency [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, dentist provision removed; A.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: dentist provision restored] - AB1

Out-of-network costs related to health coverage: defined network plan prohibited from requiring enrollees to pay more than in-network re COVID-19, expires December 31, 2021 - AB31

Out-of-network costs related to health coverage: defined network plan prohibited from requiring enrollees to pay more than in-network during nationally declared emergency - SB129

Preexisting condition discrimination prohibited; requirements and limitations on health insurance coverage in the event the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act no longer preempts state law - AB34

Pregnancy: special enrollment period for health insurance created - AB699

Pregnancy: special enrollment period for health insurance created - SB669

medical recordMedical record, see Medical service

medical serviceMedical service

Ambulance service providers re MA program: assessment, fees, and trust fund; DHS duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation removed] - AB874

Ambulance service providers re MA program: assessment, fees, and trust fund; DHS duties - SB826

Ambulance staffing requirement changes; rural ambulance service provider provisions, DHS duties - AB95

Ambulance staffing requirement changes; rural ambulance service provider provisions, DHS duties - SB90

Balanced billing for emergency medical services: defined network plans, PP plans, and self-insured governmental plans required to cover, conditions specified - AB1185

Complex rehabilitation technology contributing to independent completion of activities and mobility: DHS to reimburse MA recipient in a nursing home for - AB116

Complex rehabilitation technology contributing to independent completion of activities and mobility: DHS to reimburse MA recipient in a nursing home for - SB103

DHS prohibited from certifying a MA provider that is a private entity providing abortion services, federal waiver provision - SB503

DHS prohibited from certifying a MA provider that provides abortion services and is a nonprofit private entity that has applied or received a grant or contract re family planning project under federal law - AB528

DHS to reimburse ambulance service providers for replacement sets of epinephrine auto-injectors or kits under certain conditions; pharmacist may substitute a drug product prescribed to counteract anaphylaxis under set conditions; UW System, TCS, and special education aid funding from certain federal aid - AB740

Direct care in personal care agencies: MA reimbursement rate increased [Sec. 9119 (6); A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Sec. 9119 (6); A.Amdt.9: further revisions] - AB68

Direct care in personal care agencies: MA reimbursement rate increased [Sec. 9119 (6)] - SB111

Emergency medical responder certification applicant: DHS cannot require National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians registration or examination, an ambulance service provider or EMS program may; military service education, training, and experience provisions - AB93

Emergency medical service and other items and services provided by nonparticipating provider: balance billing provisions created [Sec. 2919] [original bill only] - AB68

Emergency medical service and other items and services provided by nonparticipating provider: balance billing provisions created [Sec. 2919] - SB111

Emergency medical services assistance: funding increased - AB96

Emergency medical services assistance: funding increased - SB88

First aid training for law enforcement officers and their vehicles are equipped with automated external defibrillators - AB447

Health care providers ordering or discussing innovative or novel therapies: discrimination or retaliation by health care entities or credentialing boards prohibited, conditions specified - AB1058

Health care providers ordering or discussing innovative or novel therapies: discrimination or retaliation by health care entities or credentialing boards prohibited, conditions specified - SB982

Health insurance policy prohibited from denying coverage for telehealth services, through December 31, 2021 - AB31

Home health agency administrative rules changes [Admin.Code DHS 133.05, 133.07, 133.18, 133.20] - AB729

Home health agency administrative rules changes [Admin.Code DHS 133.05, 133.07, 133.18, 133.20] - SB700

Hospital services provided in a home setting (hospital-associated services): standards and MA reimbursement specified [removed by S.Sub.Amdt.1 and restored by S.Amdt.2 to S.Sub.Amdt.1, expiration set] - AB1

Hospital-associated services provided in a home setting: 2021 WisAct 10 termination date of January 1, 2022 eliminated - AB679

Hospital-associated services provided in a home setting: 2021 WisAct 10 termination date of January 1, 2022 eliminated - SB687

Medical cannabis: DHS to establish registry for specified medical conditions or treatments and issue ID cards; producer, processor, or dispensary to obtain license from DATCP, conditions and fee provisions; discrimination in employment and licensing prohibitions; medical use defense to THC-related prosecutions and forfeiture actions for registered persons; JRCCP may report - AB1063

Milwaukee Trauma Response Teams grant [Sec. 781] [original bill only] - AB68

Milwaukee Trauma Response Teams grant [Sec. 781] - SB111

Naturopathic medicine practice: regulation and licensing provisions created; Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board created; JRCCP may report and JSCTE appendix report [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB529

Naturopathic medicine practice: regulation and licensing provisions created; Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board created; JRCCP may report and JSCTE appendix report - SB532

Nursing home and CBRF billing: acuity-based payment rate system revisions [Sec. 1014, 1015, 9119 (3)] [original bill only] - AB68

Nursing home and CBRF billing: acuity-based payment rate system revisions [Sec. 1014, 1015, 9119 (3)] - SB111

Off-label therapies: access to by terminally ill patients - AB979

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain exemption to review of patient’s records repealed - AB430

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain exemption to review of patient’s records repealed - SB407