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AB50,1349,137(h) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this section may
8delegate a task or order to another clinically trained health care worker if the task
9or order is within the scope of the advanced practice registered nurses practice, the
10advanced practice registered nurse is competent to perform the task or issue the
11order, and the advanced practice registered nurse has reasonable evidence that the
12health care worker is minimally competent to perform the task or issue the order
13under the circumstances.
AB50,1349,2314(i) An advanced practice registered nurse with a certified nurse-midwife
15specialty designation may not offer to deliver babies outside of a hospital setting
16unless the advanced practice registered nurse files with the board, and the board
17approves, a proactive plan for ensuring appropriate care or care transitions
18conforming with professional standards for patients with higher acuity or
19emergency care needs that exceed the advanced practice registered nurses scope of
20practice. An advanced practice registered nurse who offers to deliver babies outside
21of a hospital setting shall file a plan under this paragraph when applying for an
22initial license under this section or a renewal of a license under this section, shall
23keep the plan current with the board, and shall follow the plan.
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1(4) Continuing education. Every advanced practice registered nurse shall
2submit to the board evidence of having completed at least 16 contact hours per
3biennium in clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to the advanced
4practice registered nurses area of practice. The board may promulgate rules
5regarding the continuing education requirements under this subsection.
AB50,1350,146(5) Malpractice liability insurance. Except for a person whose employer
7has in effect malpractice liability insurance that provides coverage for the person in
8the amounts specified under s. 655.23 (4), no person may practice advanced practice
9registered nursing unless he or she at all times has in effect malpractice liability
10insurance coverage that provides coverage of not less than the amounts established
11under s. 655.23 (4). An advanced practice registered nurse shall submit evidence of
12that coverage to the board when applying for an initial license under this section or
13a renewal of a license under this section. An advanced practice registered nurse
14shall also submit such evidence to the board upon request of the board.
AB50,1350,1615(6) Rules. (a) The board shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this
16section, including rules for all of the following:
AB50,1350,21171. Further defining the scope of practice of an advanced practice registered
18nurse, practice of a certified nurse-midwife, practice of a certified registered nurse
19anesthetist, practice of a nurse practitioner, and practice of a clinical nurse
20specialist and defining the scope of practice within which an advanced practice
21registered nurse may issue prescription orders under sub. (2).
AB50,1350,23222. Determining acceptable national certification for purposes of sub. (1) (a) 2.
23a.
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13. Establishing the appropriate education, training, or experience
2requirements that a registered nurse must satisfy in order to be an advanced
3practice registered nurse and to obtain each specialty designation corresponding to
4the recognized roles.
AB50,1351,654. Specifying the classes of drugs, individual drugs, or devices that may not be
6prescribed by an advanced practice registered nurse under sub. (2).
AB50,1351,775. Specifying the conditions to be met for registered nurses to do the following:
AB50,1351,88a. Administer a drug prescribed by an advanced practice registered nurse.
AB50,1351,99b. Administer a drug at the direction of an advanced practice registered nurse.
AB50,1351,11107. Establishing standards of professional conduct for advanced practice
11registered nurses generally and for practicing in each recognized role.
AB50,1351,1312(am) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board may promulgate rules to implement
13sub. (3m) (b).
AB50,1351,1614(b) The board may not promulgate rules that expand the scope of practice of
15an advanced practice registered nurse beyond the practices within advanced
16practice registered nursing.
AB50,274317Section 2743. 441.092 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,1351,1818441.092 Expedited partner therapy. (1) In this section:
AB50,1351,1919(b) Antimicrobial drug has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (b).
AB50,1351,2020(c) Expedited partner therapy has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (c).
AB50,1352,921(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.9785, an advanced practice
22registered nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) may provide
23expedited partner therapy if a patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial

1infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with
2a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or
3trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The
4advanced practice registered nurse shall attempt to obtain the name of the patients
5sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this
6subsection shall include the name and address of the patients sexual partner, if
7known. If the advanced practice registered nurse is unable to obtain the name of
8the patients sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary, bold-
9faced capital letters, the words, expedited partner therapy or the letters EPT.
AB50,1352,1310(3) The advanced practice registered nurse shall provide the patient with a
11copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under
12s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the
13person with whom the patient had sexual contact.
AB50,1352,1814(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an advanced practice registered nurse is
15immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any
16antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished
17under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under
18this section.
AB50,1352,2219(b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
20furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by an advanced practice
21registered nurse whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional
22misconduct.
AB50,274423Section 2744. 441.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1441.10 (6) On or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by
2the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), a licensed practical nurse practicing for
3compensation shall submit to the board, on forms furnished by the department, an
4application for license renewal, together with a statement giving name, residence,
5nature and extent of practice as a licensed practical nurse during the prior year and
6prior unreported years, the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s.
7441.01 (7), and other facts bearing upon current competency that the board
8requires, accompanied by the applicable license renewal fee determined by the
9department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,274510Section 2745. 441.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1354,211441.10 (7) No license is required for practical nursing, but, except as provided
12in s. 257.03, no person without a license may hold himself or herself out as a
13licensed practical nurse or licensed attendant, use the title or letters Trained
14Practical Nurse or T.P.N., Licensed Practical Nurse or L.P.N., Licensed
15Attendant or L.A., Trained Attendant or T.A., or otherwise seek to indicate
16that he or she is a licensed practical nurse or licensed attendant. No licensed
17practical nurse or licensed attendant may use the title, or otherwise seek to act as a
18registered, licensed, graduate or professional nurse. Anyone violating this
19subsection shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by s. 441.13. The board shall
20grant without examination a license as a licensed practical nurse to any person who
21was on July 1, 1949, a licensed attendant. This subsection does not apply to any
22licensed practical nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2)

1(h), issued by a jurisdiction, other than this state, that has adopted the nurse
2licensure compact under s. 441.51.
AB50,27463Section 2746. 441.11 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50,27474Section 2747. 441.11 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50,27485Section 2748. 441.11 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 441.09 (5m) and
6amended to read:
AB50,1354,127441.09 (5m) Licensure exemption. The provisions of s. 448.04 (1) (g) 448.03
8(1) (d) do not apply to a an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this
9section who possesses a certified registered nurse anesthetist specialty designation
10under sub. (1) (b) 1. or to a person who engages in the practice of a nurse anesthetist
11while performing official duties for the armed services or federal health services of
12the United States.
AB50,274913Section 2749. 441.11 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50,275014Section 2750. 441.14 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,1355,415441.14 Use of terms representing physicians. No person licensed under
16this chapter, unless the person is also licensed as a physician under subch. II of ch.
17448, may use or assume the following words, letters, or terms in his or her title,
18advertising, or description of services: physician, surgeon, osteopathic
19physician, osteopathic surgeon, medical doctor, anesthesiologist,
20cardiologist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist,
21gynecologist, hematologist, laryngologist, nephrologist, neurologist,
22obstetrician, oncologist, ophthalmologist, orthopedic surgeon,
23orthopedist, osteopath, otologist, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist,

1pathologist, pediatrician, primary care physician, proctologist,
2psychiatrist, radiologist, rheumatologist, rhinologist, urologist, or any
3other words, letters, or abbreviations, alone or in combination with other titles or
4words, that represent or tend to represent that the person is a physician.
AB50,27515Section 2751. 441.15 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act ....
6(this act), is repealed.
AB50,27527Section 2752. 441.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1355,208441.15 (3) (b) On or before the applicable renewal date specified determined
9by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), a person issued a license under par. (a)
10and practicing nurse-midwifery shall submit to the board on furnished forms a
11statement giving his or her name, residence, and other information that the board
12requires by rule, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department
13under s. 440.03 (9) (a). If applicable, the person shall also submit evidence
14satisfactory to the board that he or she has in effect the malpractice liability
15insurance required under the rules promulgated under sub. (5) (bm). The board
16shall grant to a person who pays the fee determined by the department under s.
17440.03 (9) (a) for renewal of a license to practice nurse-midwifery and who satisfies
18the requirements of this paragraph the renewal of his or her license to practice
19nurse-midwifery and the renewal of his or her license to practice as a registered
20nurse.
AB50,275321Section 2753. 441.16 of the statutes is repealed.
AB50,275422Section 2754. 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1356,223441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) An advanced practice registered nurse certified to who

1may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) may do any of the
2following:
AB50,27553Section 2755. 441.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1356,104441.18 (2) (b) An advanced practice registered nurse who prescribes or
5delivers an opioid antagonist under par. (a) 1. shall ensure that the person to whom
6the opioid antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge
7and training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual
8undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the
9capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers the
10opioid antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training.
AB50,275611Section 2756. 441.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1356,1712441.18 (3) An advanced practice registered nurse who, acting in good faith,
13prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist in accordance with sub. (2), or who,
14acting in good faith, otherwise lawfully prescribes or dispenses an opioid
15antagonist, shall be immune from criminal or civil liability and may not be subject
16to professional discipline under s. 441.07 for any outcomes resulting from
17prescribing, delivering, or dispensing the opioid antagonist.
AB50,275718Section 2757. 441.19 of the statutes is repealed.
AB50,275819Section 2758. 442.083 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1357,320442.083 (1) The renewal dates for licenses issued under this chapter are
21specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the
22renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
23(a). The department may not renew a license issued to a firm unless, at the time of

1renewal, the firm satisfies the requirements under s. 442.08 (2) and demonstrates,
2to the satisfaction of the department, that the firm has complied with the
3requirements under s. 442.087.
AB50,27594Section 2759. 442.083 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1357,105442.083 (2) (a) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing
6continuing education requirements for renewal of licenses granted to individuals
7licensed under this chapter. The rules promulgated under this paragraph may not
8require an individual to complete more than 80 continuing education credits during
9the per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s.
10440.08 (2) (a).
AB50,276011Section 2760. 443.015 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1357,1712443.015 (1e) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) by the registered interior
13designer section of the examining board shall require a Wisconsin registered
14interior designer to complete at least 15 hours of continuing education during the
15per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08
16(2) (a). At least 10 of the 15 hours shall be in subjects related to the practice of
17interior design that safeguard the publics health, safety, and welfare.
AB50,276118Section 2761. 443.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1357,2119443.07 (6) The renewal date for permits under this section is specified shall be
20as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of
21such permits is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,276222Section 2762. 443.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1358,323443.08 (3) (b) The renewal date for certificates of authorization under this

1section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a),
2and the fee for renewal of such certificates is determined by the department under
3s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,27634Section 2763. 443.10 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1358,95443.10 (2) (e) The renewal date dates for certificates of registration for
6architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, and Wisconsin registered
7interior designers is specified shall be as determined by the department under s.
8440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such certificates is determined by the
9department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,276410Section 2764. 443.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1358,1611443.10 (5) Fees; renewals. The professional land surveyor section shall
12grant a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying to any
13applicant who has met the applicable requirements of this chapter. The renewal
14date for the license is specified shall be as determined by the department under s.
15440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for the license is determined by the department
16under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,276517Section 2765. 445.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1358,2018445.06 (1) The renewal date for a funeral directors license is specified shall
19be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for
20such license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,276621Section 2766. 445.07 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50,276722Section 2767. 445.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1359,323445.07 (2) (a) The examining board may waive the requirement under sub. (1)

1(a) (3) (b) in cases where the examining board is satisfied that an applicant would be
2unable to satisfy the requirement prior to the renewal date by which the
3requirement must be satisfied.
AB50,1359,54(b) Subsection (1) (a) (3) (b) does not apply to an applicant who was granted a
5reciprocal license under s. 445.08.
AB50,27686Section 2768. 445.07 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 445.07 (3) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB50,1359,118445.07 (3) (a) The examining board shall promulgate rules to implement this
9section establish continuing education requirements for an applicant licensed
10under this chapter. The rules shall, except as required in par. (b) and sub. (2),
11require completion of 15 hours of continuing education per 2-year period.
AB50,276912Section 2769. 445.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,1359,1713445.07 (3) (b) The examining board shall establish separate continuing
14education requirements for new licensees. The examining board shall specify
15permitted or required subjects for the continuing education under this paragraph,
16which shall be subjects that the examining board determines prepare a new
17licensee for practice as a funeral director.
AB50,277018Section 2770. 445.095 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1359,2119445.095 (1) (c) A certificate of apprenticeship issued under this section shall
20be renewable annually upon the payment on January 1 of each year of the renewal
21fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (2o) (b).
AB50,277122Section 2771. 445.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1360,523445.105 (3) Applications for funeral establishment permits shall be made on

1forms provided by the department and filed with the department and shall be
2accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the department under s.
3440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for a funeral establishment permit is specified
4shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal
5fee for such permit is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,27726Section 2772. 446.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1360,227446.02 (1) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the
8person meets the requirements of continuing education for license renewal as the
9examining board may require, which requirements shall include current proficiency
10in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction
11provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved
12under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. The person shall include the
13approval number assigned under sub. (5) (b) to each educational program completed
14by the person to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. During the time
15between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period The
16examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees shall not be
17required to meet continuing education requirements from the requirements under
18this paragraph. Any person who has not engaged in the practice of chiropractic for
192 years or more, while holding a valid license under this chapter, and desiring to
20engage in such practice, shall be required by the examining board to complete a
21continuing education course at a school of chiropractic approved by the examining
22board or pass a practical examination administered by the examining board or both.
AB50,277323Section 2773. 446.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1446.02 (4) The renewal date for all licenses granted by the examining board is
2specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the
3renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
4(a).
AB50,27745Section 2774. 446.025 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.025 (3) (a) 1.
6and amended to read:
AB50,1361,97446.025 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this
8section are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08
9(2) (a).
AB50,277510Section 2775. 446.025 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,1361,1211446.025 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section
12are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,277613Section 2776. 446.025 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1361,1914446.025 (3) (b) A chiropractic radiological technician shall, at the time that he
15or she applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence
16satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 12
17continuing educational credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated
18by the examining board, which shall require at least 12 credit hours per 2-year
19period.
AB50,277720Section 2777. 446.026 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.026 (3) (a) 1.
21and amended to read:
AB50,1361,2322446.026 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this
23section are specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
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1Section 2778. 446.026 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,1362,32446.026 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section
3are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB50,27794Section 2779. 446.026 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,1362,95446.026 (3) (b) A chiropractic technician shall, at the time that he or she
6applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory to
7the examining board that he or she has completed at least 6 continuing educational
8credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the examining board,
9which shall require at least 6 credit hours per 2-year period.
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