AB50: Bill Text

AB50,1355,4 441.14 Use of terms representing physicians. No person licensed under this chapter, unless the person is also licensed as a physician under subch. II of ch. 448, may use or assume the following words, letters, or terms in his or her title, advertising, or description of services: “physician,” “surgeon,” “osteopathic physician,” “osteopathic surgeon,” “medical doctor,” “anesthesiologist,” “cardiologist,” “dermatologist,” “endocrinologist,” “gastroenterologist,” “gynecologist,” “hematologist,” “laryngologist,” “nephrologist,” “neurologist,” “obstetrician,” “oncologist,” “ophthalmologist,” “orthopedic surgeon,” “orthopedist,” “osteopath,” “otologist,” “otolaryngologist,” “otorhinolaryngologist,” “pathologist,” “pediatrician,” “primary care physician,” “proctologist,” “psychiatrist,” “radiologist,” “rheumatologist,” “rhinologist,” “urologist,” or any other words, letters, or abbreviations, alone or in combination with other titles or words, that represent or tend to represent that the person is a physician.

AB50,2751 Section 2751. 441.15 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB50,2752 Section 2752. 441.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1355,20 441.15 (3) (b) On or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), a person issued a license under par. (a) and practicing nurse-midwifery shall submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving his or her name, residence, and other information that the board requires by rule, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). If applicable, the person shall also submit evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has in effect the malpractice liability insurance required under the rules promulgated under sub. (5) (bm). The board shall grant to a person who pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) for renewal of a license to practice nurse-midwifery and who satisfies the requirements of this paragraph the renewal of his or her license to practice nurse-midwifery and the renewal of his or her license to practice as a registered nurse.

AB50,2753 Section 2753. 441.16 of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2754 Section 2754. 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1356,2 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) An advanced practice registered nurse certified to who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) may do any of the following:

AB50,2755 Section 2755. 441.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1356,10 441.18 (2) (b) An advanced practice registered nurse who prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist under par. (a) 1. shall ensure that the person to whom the opioid antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge and training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers the opioid antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training.

AB50,2756 Section 2756. 441.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1356,17 441.18 (3) An advanced practice registered nurse who, acting in good faith, prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist in accordance with sub. (2), or who, acting in good faith, otherwise lawfully prescribes or dispenses an opioid antagonist, shall be immune from criminal or civil liability and may not be subject to professional discipline under s. 441.07 for any outcomes resulting from prescribing, delivering, or dispensing the opioid antagonist.

AB50,2757 Section 2757. 441.19 of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2758 Section 2758. 442.083 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1357,3 442.083 (1) The renewal dates for licenses issued under this chapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The department may not renew a license issued to a firm unless, at the time of renewal, the firm satisfies the requirements under s. 442.08 (2) and demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the department, that the firm has complied with the requirements under s. 442.087.

AB50,2759 Section 2759. 442.083 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1357,10 442.083 (2) (a) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for renewal of licenses granted to individuals licensed under this chapter. The rules promulgated under this paragraph may not require an individual to complete more than 80 continuing education credits during the per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2760 Section 2760. 443.015 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1357,17 443.015 (1e) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) by the registered interior designer section of the examining board shall require a Wisconsin registered interior designer to complete at least 15 hours of continuing education during the per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). At least 10 of the 15 hours shall be in subjects related to the practice of interior design that safeguard the public’s health, safety, and welfare.

AB50,2761 Section 2761. 443.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1357,21 443.07 (6) The renewal date for permits under this section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such permits is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2762 Section 2762. 443.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1358,3 443.08 (3) (b) The renewal date for certificates of authorization under this section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2763 Section 2763. 443.10 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1358,9 443.10 (2) (e) The renewal date dates for certificates of registration for architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, and Wisconsin registered interior designers is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2764 Section 2764. 443.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1358,16 443.10 (5) Fees; renewals. The professional land surveyor section shall grant a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying to any applicant who has met the applicable requirements of this chapter. The renewal date for the license is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for the license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2765 Section 2765. 445.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1358,20 445.06 (1) The renewal date for a funeral director’s license is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2766 Section 2766. 445.07 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2767 Section 2767. 445.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1359,3 445.07 (2) (a) The examining board may waive the requirement under sub. (1) (a) (3) (b) in cases where the examining board is satisfied that an applicant would be unable to satisfy the requirement prior to the renewal date by which the requirement must be satisfied.

AB50,1359,5 (b) Subsection (1) (a) (3) (b) does not apply to an applicant who was granted a reciprocal license under s. 445.08.

AB50,2768 Section 2768. 445.07 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 445.07 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB50,1359,11 445.07 (3) (a) The examining board shall promulgate rules to implement this section establish continuing education requirements for an applicant licensed under this chapter. The rules shall, except as required in par. (b) and sub. (2), require completion of 15 hours of continuing education per 2-year period.

AB50,2769 Section 2769. 445.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1359,17 445.07 (3) (b) The examining board shall establish separate continuing education requirements for new licensees. The examining board shall specify permitted or required subjects for the continuing education under this paragraph, which shall be subjects that the examining board determines prepare a new licensee for practice as a funeral director.

AB50,2770 Section 2770. 445.095 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1359,21 445.095 (1) (c) A certificate of apprenticeship issued under this section shall be renewable annually upon the payment on January 1 of each year of the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (2o) (b).

AB50,2771 Section 2771. 445.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1360,5 445.105 (3) Applications for funeral establishment permits shall be made on forms provided by the department and filed with the department and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for a funeral establishment permit is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such permit is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2772 Section 2772. 446.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1360,22 446.02 (1) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person meets the requirements of continuing education for license renewal as the examining board may require, which requirements shall include current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. The person shall include the approval number assigned under sub. (5) (b) to each educational program completed by the person to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements from the requirements under this paragraph. Any person who has not engaged in the practice of chiropractic for 2 years or more, while holding a valid license under this chapter, and desiring to engage in such practice, shall be required by the examining board to complete a continuing education course at a school of chiropractic approved by the examining board or pass a practical examination administered by the examining board or both.

AB50,2773 Section 2773. 446.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1361,4 446.02 (4) The renewal date for all licenses granted by the examining board is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2774 Section 2774. 446.025 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.025 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB50,1361,9 446.025 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this section are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2775 Section 2775. 446.025 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1361,12 446.025 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2776 Section 2776. 446.025 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1361,19 446.025 (3) (b) A chiropractic radiological technician shall, at the time that he or she applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 12 continuing educational credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the examining board, which shall require at least 12 credit hours per 2-year period.

AB50,2777 Section 2777. 446.026 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.026 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB50,1361,23 446.026 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this section are specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2778 Section 2778. 446.026 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1362,3 446.026 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2779 Section 2779. 446.026 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1362,9 446.026 (3) (b) A chiropractic technician shall, at the time that he or she applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 6 continuing educational credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the examining board, which shall require at least 6 credit hours per 2-year period.

AB50,2780 Section 2780. 447.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1362,15 447.05 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2781 Section 2781. 447.055 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1363,2 447.055 (1) (a) 1. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 12 credit hours of satisfied the applicable continuing education relating to the clinical practice of dental hygiene that is sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional organization. requirements established under subd. 2.

AB50,1363,9 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the The examining board may shall promulgate a rule rules requiring not more than 20 nor less than 12 credit hours of continuing education for eligibility for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene to be taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed per 2-year period. The rules shall require that continuing education be sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional organization in order to qualify under this paragraph.

AB50,2782 Section 2782. 447.055 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1363,13 447.055 (1) (b) 1. Basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not more than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be satisfied by such training.

AB50,2783 Section 2783. 447.055 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1363,16 447.055 (1) (b) 2. Infection control. Not less than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) per 2-year period must be satisfied by such training.

AB50,2784 Section 2784. 447.055 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,1363,19 447.055 (3) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this section.

AB50,2785 Section 2785. 447.056 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1364,11 447.056 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) to and (4), a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice dentistry, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, attended, or otherwise completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 30 credit hours of satisfied the applicable continuing education related to the practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine, including requirements established under this subsection. The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring 30 credit hours of continuing education to be taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed per 2-year period. The rules shall require that not less than 25 credit hours of instruction per 2-year period be in clinical dentistry or clinical medicine. Not The rules may not allow more than 4 of the 30 hours may per 2-year period to be from teaching. Continuing education does not satisfy the requirements under this subsection unless the continuing education is one of the following:

AB50,2786 Section 2786. 447.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,1364,14 447.056 (2) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this section.

AB50,2787 Section 2787. 447.056 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2788 Section 2788. 447.058 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1364,21 447.058 (2) (b) A mobile dentistry program registrant shall submit an application for renewal, and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2789 Section 2789. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1365,8 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery under subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or, practical, or advanced practice registered nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice as a physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute.

AB50,2790 Section 2790. 448.035 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2791 Section 2791. 448.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1365,23 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may provide expedited partner therapy if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient’s sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this subsection shall include the name and address of the patient’s sexual partner, if known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to obtain the name of the patient’s sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy” or the letters “EPT.”

AB50,2792 Section 2792. 448.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1366,4 448.035 (3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.

AB50,2793 Section 2793. 448.035 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1366,10 448.035 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under this section.

AB50,1366,14 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution, furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

AB50,2794 Section 2794. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1367,5 448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of the license or certificate with the board on or before his or her renewal date determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2). Registration shall be completed in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall provide, except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed by the renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every person required to register a registration form. The board shall furnish to each person registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person shall display the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No person may exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate granted by the board unless currently registered as required under this subsection.

AB50,2795 Section 2795. 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,1367,7 448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development.

AB50,2796 Section 2796. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: