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SB70-AA1,328,12
1102.13 (1) (a) Except as provided in sub. (4), whenever compensation is claimed
2by an employee, the employee shall, upon the written request of the employee's
3employer or worker's compensation insurer, submit to reasonable examinations by
4physicians, chiropractors, psychologists, dentists, physician assistants, advanced
5practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, or podiatrists provided and paid for by
6the employer or insurer. No employee who submits to an examination under this
7paragraph is a patient of the examining physician, chiropractor, psychologist,
8dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or
9podiatrist for any purpose other than for the purpose of bringing an action under ch.
10655, unless the employee specifically requests treatment from that physician,
11chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered
12nurse prescriber, or podiatrist.
SB70-AA1,700 13Section 700. 102.13 (1) (b) (intro.), 1., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended
14to read:
SB70-AA1,329,415 102.13 (1) (b) (intro.) An employer or insurer who requests that an employee
16submit to reasonable examination under par. (a) or (am) shall tender to the employee,
17before the examination, all necessary expenses including transportation expenses.
18The employee is entitled to have a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
19physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist
20provided by himself or herself present at the examination and to receive a copy of all
21reports of the examination that are prepared by the examining physician,
22chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced
23practice registered nurse prescriber, or vocational expert immediately upon receipt
24of those reports by the employer or worker's compensation insurer. The employee is
25entitled to have one observer provided by himself or herself present at the

1examination. The employee is also entitled to have a translator provided by himself
2or herself present at the examination if the employee has difficulty speaking or
3understanding the English language. The employer's or insurer's written request
4for examination shall notify the employee of all of the following:
SB70-AA1,329,85 1. The proposed date, time, and place of the examination and the identity and
6area of specialization of the examining physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
7podiatrist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or
8vocational expert.
SB70-AA1,329,119 3. The employee's right to have his or her physician, chiropractor, psychologist,
10dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or
11podiatrist present at the examination.
SB70-AA1,329,1612 4. The employee's right to receive a copy of all reports of the examination that
13are prepared by the examining physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
14podiatrist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or
15vocational expert immediately upon receipt of these reports by the employer or
16worker's compensation insurer.
SB70-AA1,701 17Section 701. 102.13 (1) (d) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70-AA1,329,2118 102.13 (1) (d) 1. Any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist,
19physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or vocational
20expert who is present at any examination under par. (a) or (am) may be required to
21testify as to the results of the examination.
SB70-AA1,330,222 2. Any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant,
23advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist who attended a worker's
24compensation claimant for any condition or complaint reasonably related to the

1condition for which the claimant claims compensation may be required to testify
2before the division when the division so directs.
SB70-AA1,330,93 3. Notwithstanding any statutory provisions except par. (e), any physician,
4chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered
5nurse prescriber, or podiatrist attending a worker's compensation claimant for any
6condition or complaint reasonably related to the condition for which the claimant
7claims compensation may furnish to the employee, employer, worker's compensation
8insurer, department, or division information and reports relative to a compensation
9claim.
SB70-AA1,330,1410 4. The testimony of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
11physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist who
12is licensed to practice where he or she resides or practices in any state and the
13testimony of any vocational expert may be received in evidence in compensation
14proceedings.
SB70-AA1,702 15Section 702. 102.13 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,331,716 102.13 (2) (a) An employee who reports an injury alleged to be work-related
17or files an application for hearing waives any physician-patient,
18psychologist-patient, or chiropractor-patient privilege with respect to any condition
19or complaint reasonably related to the condition for which the employee claims
20compensation. Notwithstanding ss. 51.30 and 146.82 and any other law, any
21physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, physician assistant,
22advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, hospital, or health care provider
23shall, within a reasonable time after written request by the employee, employer,
24worker's compensation insurer, department, or division, or its representative,
25provide that person with any information or written material reasonably related to

1any injury for which the employee claims compensation. If the request is by a
2representative of a worker's compensation insurer for a billing statement, the
3physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, physician assistant,
4advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, hospital, or health care provider
5shall, within 30 days after receiving the request, provide that person with a complete
6copy of an itemized billing statement or a billing statement in a standard billing
7format recognized by the federal government.
SB70-AA1,703 8Section 703. 102.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,331,199 102.13 (2) (b) A physician, chiropractor, podiatrist, psychologist, dentist,
10physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, hospital, or
11health service provider shall furnish a legible, certified duplicate of the written
12material requested under par. (a) in paper format upon payment of the actual costs
13of preparing the certified duplicate, not to exceed the greater of 45 cents per page or
14$7.50 per request, plus the actual costs of postage, or shall furnish a legible, certified
15duplicate of that material in electronic format upon payment of $26 per request. Any
16person who refuses to provide certified duplicates of written material in the person's
17custody that is requested under par. (a) shall be liable for reasonable and necessary
18costs and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees incurred in
19enforcing the requester's right to the duplicates under par. (a).
SB70-AA1,704 20Section 704. 102.17 (1) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70-AA1,332,1621 102.17 (1) (d) 1. The contents of certified medical and surgical reports by
22physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants,
23advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, and chiropractors licensed in
24and practicing in this state, and of certified reports by experts concerning loss of
25earning capacity under s. 102.44 (2) and (3), presented by a party for compensation

1constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports, subject
2to any rules and limitations the division prescribes. Certified reports of physicians,
3podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced
4practice nurse prescribers registered nurses, and chiropractors, wherever licensed
5and practicing, who have examined or treated the claimant, and of experts, if the
6practitioner or expert consents to being subjected to cross-examination, also
7constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports. Certified
8reports of physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, psychologists, and chiropractors are
9admissible as evidence of the diagnosis, necessity of the treatment, and cause and
10extent of the disability. Certified reports by doctors of dentistry, physician
11assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses are
12admissible as evidence of the diagnosis and necessity of treatment but not of the
13cause and extent of disability. Any physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist,
14psychologist, chiropractor, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse
15prescriber, or expert who knowingly makes a false statement of fact or opinion in a
16certified report may be fined or imprisoned, or both, under s. 943.395.
SB70-AA1,332,2417 2. The record of a hospital or sanatorium in this state that is satisfactory to the
18division, established by certificate, affidavit, or testimony of the supervising officer
19of the hospital or sanatorium, any other person having charge of the record, or a
20physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, physician assistant, advanced
21practice registered nurse prescriber, or chiropractor to be the record of the patient
22in question, and made in the regular course of examination or treatment of the
23patient, constitutes prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in the record, to
24the extent that the record is otherwise competent and relevant.
SB70-AA1,705 25Section 705. 102.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,333,5
1102.29 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an employee from taking the
2compensation that the employee may be entitled to under this chapter and also
3maintaining a civil action against any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
4physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist for
5malpractice.
SB70-AA1,706 6Section 706. 102.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,333,197 102.42 (2) (a) When the employer has notice of an injury and its relationship
8to the employment, the employer shall offer to the injured employee his or her choice
9of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced
10practice registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist licensed to practice and practicing
11in this state for treatment of the injury. By mutual agreement, the employee may
12have the choice of any qualified practitioner not licensed in this state. In case of
13emergency, the employer may arrange for treatment without tendering a choice.
14After the emergency has passed the employee shall be given his or her choice of
15attending practitioner at the earliest opportunity. The employee has the right to a
162nd choice of attending practitioner on notice to the employer or its insurance carrier.
17Any further choice shall be by mutual agreement. Partners and clinics are
18considered to be one practitioner. Treatment by a practitioner on referral from
19another practitioner is considered to be treatment by one practitioner.
SB70-AA1,707 20Section 707. 106.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,333,2521 106.30 (1) Definition. In this section, “nurse" means a registered nurse
22licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse
23licensed or permitted under s. 441.10, or an advanced practice registered nurse
24prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15
25441.09.
SB70-AA1,708
1Section 708. 106.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,334,82 106.30 (2) Survey form. Each odd-numbered year Biennially, the department
3of workforce development shall develop and submit to the department of safety and
4professional services a survey form to gather data under s. 441.01 (7) (a) 1. to assist
5the department of workforce development in evaluating the supply of, demand for,
6and turnover among nurses in this state and in determining whether there are any
7regional shortages of nurses, shortages of nurses in any speciality areas, or
8impediments to entering the nursing profession in this state.
SB70-AA1,709 9Section 709. 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,334,2110 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child
11is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program
12but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or
13abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the
14parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed
15physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist,
16physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d), or certified
17advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or registered nurse described under
18s. 255.06 (1) (f) 1.
or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in this state,
19who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the physical or
20mental condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be in writing and
21shall state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.
SB70-AA1,710 22Section 710. 118.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,335,223 118.25 (1) (a) “Practitioner" means a person licensed as a physician,
24naturopathic doctor, or physician assistant in any state or licensed as an advanced
25practice registered nurse
or certified as an advanced practice registered nurse

1prescriber in any state. In this paragraph, “physician” has the meaning given in s.
2448.01 (5).
SB70-AA1,711 3Section 711. 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,335,64 118.29 (1) (e) “Practitioner" means any physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist,
5optometrist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber with
6prescribing authority
, or podiatrist licensed in any state.
SB70-AA1,712 7Section 712. 118.2925 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,713 8Section 713. 118.2925 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,335,139 118.2925 (3) Prescriptions for schools. A physician, an advanced practice
10registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2),
11or a physician assistant may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors or prefilled
12syringes in the name of a school that has adopted a plan under sub. (2) (a), to be
13maintained by the school for use under sub. (4).
SB70-AA1,714 14Section 714. 118.2925 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,336,315 118.2925 (4) (c) Administer an epinephrine auto-injector or prefilled syringe
16to a pupil or other person who the school nurse or designated school personnel in good
17faith believes is experiencing anaphylaxis in accordance with a standing protocol
18from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue
19prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
, or a physician assistant, regardless of
20whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector
21or prefilled syringe. If the pupil or other person does not have a prescription for an
22epinephrine auto-injector or prefilled syringe, or the person who administers the
23epinephrine auto-injector or prefilled syringe does not know whether the pupil or
24other person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector or prefilled syringe,
25the person who administers the epinephrine auto-injector or prefilled syringe shall,

1as soon as practicable, report the administration by dialing the telephone number
2“911" or, in an area in which the telephone number “911" is not available, the
3telephone number for an emergency medical service provider.
SB70-AA1,715 4Section 715. 118.2925 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,336,165 118.2925 (5) Immunity from civil liability; exemption from practice of
6medicine.
A school and its designated school personnel, and a physician, an advanced
7practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s.
8441.09 (2)
, or a physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing protocol
9for school epinephrine auto-injectors or prefilled syringes, are not liable for any
10injury that results from the administration or self-administration of an epinephrine
11auto-injector or prefilled syringe under this section, regardless of whether
12authorization was given by the pupil's parent or guardian or by the pupil's physician,
13physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, unless the
14injury is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful
15or wanton misconduct. The immunity from liability provided under this subsection
16is in addition to and not in lieu of that provided under s. 895.48.
SB70-AA1,716 17Section 716. 146.615 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,336,2118 146.615 (1) (a) “Advanced practice clinician" means a physician assistant or an
19advanced practice registered nurse, including a nurse practitioner, certified
20nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified registered nurse anesthetist

21licensed under s. 441.09.
SB70-AA1,717 22Section 717. 146.81 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,336,2323 146.81 (1) (c) A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.
SB70-AA1,718 24Section 718. 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,337,9
1146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, a naturopathic doctor, a
2limited-scope naturopathic doctor, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice
3registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09 who
4treats a patient whose physical or mental condition in the physician's, naturopathic
5doctor's, limited-scope naturopathic doctor's, physician assistant's, or advanced
6practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's judgment affects the patient's ability
7to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the
8patient's name and other information relevant to the condition to the department of
9transportation without the informed consent of the patient.
SB70-AA1,719 10Section 719. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,337,1611 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, naturopathic doctor
12under ch. 466, a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a
13registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, an optometrist
14under ch. 449, a physician assistant under subch. IX of ch. 448, a pharmacist under
15ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a
16physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.
SB70-AA1,49e 17Section 49e. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,337,2519 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, naturopathic doctor
20under ch. 466, a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a
21registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered
22nurse
under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under
23subch. IX of ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a
24podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch.
25448.
SB70-AA1,720
1Section 720. 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 146.89 (1) (r) 5e.
2and amended to read:
SB70-AA1,338,73 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. A registered nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d)
4who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a party state,
5as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s.
6441.001 (4) includes performance of delegated medical services under the
7supervision of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse
.
SB70-AA1,721 8Section 721. 146.89 (1) (r) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,338,149 146.89 (1) (r) 5. An individual who holds a valid, unexpired license,
10certification, or registration issued by another state or territory that authorizes or
11qualifies the individual to perform acts that are substantially the same as those acts
12that an individual who is described in subds. 1. to 4., except a dentist , dental
13therapist,
or dental hygienist, is licensed or certified to perform and who performs
14acts that are within the scope of that license, certification, or registration.
SB70-AA1,722 15Section 722. 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,723 16Section 723. 146.89 (3) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,338,2117 146.89 (3) (b) 8. Dental services, including tooth extractions and other
18procedures done under local anesthesia only and any necessary suturing related to
19the extractions, performed by a dentist or dental therapist who is a volunteer health
20provider; and dental hygiene services, performed by a dental hygienist who is a
21volunteer health provider.
SB70-AA1,724 22Section 724. 146.89 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,339,223 146.89 (3m) (intro.) A volunteer health care provider who is a dentist or dental
24therapist
may provide dental services or a volunteer health care provider who is a

1dental hygienist may provide dental hygiene services, to persons who are recipients
2of Medical Assistance, if all of the following apply:
SB70-AA1,725 3Section 725. 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,339,74 146.89 (6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this
5section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue
6prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2)
is considered to meet the requirements of s.
7655.23, if required to comply with s. 655.23.
SB70-AA1,339,108 (b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an
9advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders
10under s. 441.16 (2)
is not required to maintain in effect malpractice insurance.
SB70-AA1,726 11Section 726. 146.997 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,339,1212 146.997 (1) (d) 3. A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.
SB70-AA1,727 13Section 727. 154.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,339,1714 154.01 (1g) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means a nurse an individual
15licensed under ch. 441 who is currently certified by a national certifying body
16approved by the board of nursing as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife,
17certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist
s. 441.09.
SB70-AA1,728 18Section 728. 155.01 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-AA1,339,2019 155.01 (1g) (b) An individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered
20nurse and possesses a nurse practitioner specialty designation under s. 441.09.
SB70-AA1,729 21Section 729. 155.01 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 251,
22is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,340,1423 155.01 (7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under
24ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist or dental therapist licensed
25under ch. 447, a physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, physical

1therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, occupational therapy
2assistant, or genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448, a naturopathic doctor licensed
3under ch. 466, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an optometrist
4licensed under ch. 449, a psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455, who is exercising
5the temporary authorization to practice, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (o), in this state,
6or who is practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
7telepsychology, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b), a physical therapist or physical
8therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448, an
9occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who holds a compact
10privilege under subch. XII of ch. 448, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited
11liability company thereof that provides health care services, a cooperative health
12care association organized under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through
13salaried employees in its own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49
14(1) (a).
SB70-AA1,730 15Section 730. 227.01 (13) (zxm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,340,1716 227.01 (13) (zxm) Establishes or adjusts a renewal date or renewal cycle for
17credentials that are subject to periodic renewal under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 1n.
SB70-AA1,731 18Section 731. 251.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-AA1,340,2019 251.01 (1c) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means an individual licensed
20under s. 441.09.
SB70-AA1,732 21Section 732. 252.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,733 22Section 733. 252.07 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,341,223 252.07 (8) (a) 2. The department or local health officer provides to the court a
24written statement from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice

1registered nurse prescriber that the individual has infectious tuberculosis or suspect
2tuberculosis.
SB70-AA1,734 3Section 734. 252.07 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,341,104 252.07 (9) (c) If the court orders confinement of an individual under this
5subsection, the individual shall remain confined until the department or local health
6officer, with the concurrence of a treating physician, physician assistant, or advanced
7practice registered nurse prescriber, determines that treatment is complete or that
8the individual is no longer a substantial threat to himself or herself or to the public
9health. If the individual is to be confined for more than 6 months, the court shall
10review the confinement every 6 months.
SB70-AA1,735 11Section 735. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,341,1612 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
13shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s.
1420.435 (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries, local
15health departments, physicians, or advanced practice nurse prescribers registered
16nurses who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
.
SB70-AA1,736 17Section 736. 252.11 (2), (4), (5) and (7) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70-AA1,342,318 252.11 (2) An officer of the department or a local health officer having
19knowledge of any reported or reasonably suspected case or contact of a sexually
20transmitted disease for which no appropriate treatment is being administered, or of
21an actual contact of a reported case or potential contact of a reasonably suspected
22case, shall investigate or cause the case or contact to be investigated as necessary.
23If, following a request of an officer of the department or a local health officer, a person
24reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease refuses
25or neglects examination by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice

1registered nurse prescriber or treatment, an officer of the department or a local
2health officer may proceed to have the person committed under sub. (5) to an
3institution or system of care for examination, treatment, or observation.
SB70-AA1,342,10 4(4) If a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease ceases or refuses
5treatment before reaching what in a physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced
6practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's opinion is the noncommunicable stage,
7the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber
8shall notify the department. The department shall without delay take the necessary
9steps to have the person committed for treatment or observation under sub. (5), or
10shall notify the local health officer to take these steps.
SB70-AA1,343,2 11(5) Any court of record may commit a person infected with a sexually
12transmitted disease to any institution or may require the person to undergo a system
13of care for examination, treatment, or observation if the person ceases or refuses
14examination, treatment, or observation under the supervision of a physician,
15physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. The court
16shall summon the person to appear on a date at least 48 hours, but not more than
1796 hours, after service if an officer of the department or a local health officer petitions
18the court and states the facts authorizing commitment. If the person fails to appear
19or fails to accept commitment without reasonable cause, the court may cite the
20person for contempt. The court may issue a warrant and may direct the sheriff, any
21constable, or any police officer of the county immediately to arrest the person and
22bring the person to court if the court finds that a summons will be ineffectual. The
23court shall hear the matter of commitment summarily. Commitment under this
24subsection continues until the disease is no longer communicable or until other
25provisions are made for treatment that satisfy the department. The certificate of the

1petitioning officer is prima facie evidence that the disease is no longer communicable
2or that satisfactory provisions for treatment have been made.
SB70-AA1,343,12 3(7) Reports, examinations and inspections, and all records concerning sexually
4transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and may not
5be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in
6the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5), or as provided under s. 938.296
7(4) or 968.38 (4). If a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered
8nurse prescriber has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the
9department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and
10treatment is not privileged when the patient, physician, physician assistant, or
11advanced practice registered nurse prescriber is called upon to testify to the facts
12before any court of record.
SB70-AA1,737 13Section 737. 252.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,343,2214 252.11 (10) The state laboratory of hygiene shall examine specimens for the
15diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases for any physician, naturopathic doctor,
16physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or local health
17officer in the state, and shall report the positive results of the examinations to the
18local health officer and to the department. All laboratories performing tests for
19sexually transmitted diseases shall report all positive results to the local health
20officer and to the department, with the name of the physician, naturopathic doctor,
21physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to whom
22reported.
SB70-AA1,738 23Section 738. 252.14 (1) (ar) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,343,2424 252.14 (1) (ar) 3. A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.
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