AB50: Bill Text

AB50,2800 Section 2800. 448.40 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1368,19 448.40 (2) (e) Establishing continuing education or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery under s. 448.13 (1). The board shall require 30 hours of continuing education to be completed every 2-year period. The examining board shall establish the criteria for the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of health services for some or all of the hours of continuing education credits required under s. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. for physicians specializing in psychiatry. The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services.

AB50,2801 Section 2801. 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1369,4 448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any rules promulgated under sub. (3).

AB50,2802 Section 2802. 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1369,21 448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s. 448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient’s plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individual’s physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection.

AB50,2803 Section 2803. 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1370,5 448.56 (1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care practitioner.

AB50,2804 Section 2804. 448.62 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1370,10 448.62 (2m) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 and who is providing nonsurgical patient services as directed, supervised, and inspected by a podiatrist who has the power to direct, decide, and oversee the implementation of the patient services rendered.

AB50,2805 Section 2805. 448.65 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1370,16 448.65 (2) (intro.) The renewal date for a license granted under this subchapter, other than a temporary license granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.63 (3), is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by all of the following:

AB50,2806 Section 2806. 448.665 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1371,5 448.665 Continuing education. The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for licensees to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal of a license granted under this subchapter. The rules shall require a licensee to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study within each per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or part of these requirements for the completion of continuing education programs or courses of study if the affiliated credentialing board determines that prolonged illness, disability or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a licensee from completing the requirements.

AB50,2807 Section 2807. 448.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1371,16 448.67 (2) Separate billing required. Except as provided in sub. (4), a licensee who renders any podiatric service or assistance, or gives any podiatric advice or any similar advice or assistance, to any patient, podiatrist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), partnership, or corporation, or to any other institution or organization, including a hospital, for which a charge is made to a patient, shall, except as authorized by Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, render an individual statement or account of the charge directly to the patient, distinct and separate from any statement or account by any other podiatrist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or other person.

AB50,2808 Section 2808. 448.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1371,22 448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this subchapter, other than temporary certificates granted under s. 448.80, are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB50,2809 Section 2809. 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1372,7 448.9545 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953 (1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing board. The examining board shall promulgate rules to establish the continuing education requirements under this section. The rules shall require completion of not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education per 2-year period.

AB50,2810 Section 2810. 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1372,11 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) No more than 10 credit hours of the continuing education required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be on any of the following subject areas or combination of subject areas:

AB50,2811 Section 2811. 448.955 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1372,14 448.955 (1) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2812 Section 2812. 448.955 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1372,18 448.955 (2) (a) Completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), the applicable continuing education requirements specified in established under s. 448.9545.

AB50,2813 Section 2813. 448.955 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1372,23 448.955 (3) (a) A place for the licensee to describe his or her work history, including the average number of hours worked each week, for the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2814 Section 2814. 448.956 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1373,3 448.956 (1) (c) A protocol established under par. (a) shall be updated no later than 30 days before the licensee’s renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 14f.

AB50,2815 Section 2815. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1373,11 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter; under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09 or from a practitioner who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI or XII of ch. 448.

AB50,2816 Section 2816. 448.967 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1373,18 448.967 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a statement attesting compliance with the continuing education requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 448.965 (1) (b).

AB50,2817 Section 2817. 448.9703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1374,2 448.9703 (3) (a) Successfully completed at least 30 hours of applicable continuing education in the prior 2-year period requirements established under this paragraph. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require at least 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The board may provide for an exemption from or a reduction of the requirement under this paragraph for new licensees, as the board determines is appropriate.

AB50,2818 Section 2818. 448.9706 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1374,10 448.9706 (2) Except as provided in s. 448.9705, the renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department, and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established by rules promulgated by the board under s. 448.9703 (3).

AB50,2819 Section 2819. 448.974 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1374,15 448.974 (2) (am) 1. The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter is 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). Renewal of a license is subject to subd. 2.

AB50,2820 Section 2820. 448.981 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1374,22 448.981 (6) The payment of assessments for the interstate medical licensure compact under s. 448.980 (13) (a) shall be made from the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (hg) (g) using the licensure fees paid by physicians licensed under the compact. No fees from physicians that have not applied for licensure through the compact shall be used to pay Wisconsin’s annual assessment pursuant to s. 448.980 (13) (a) without the approval of the joint committee on finance.

AB50,2821 Section 2821. 449.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1375,5 449.06 (1) Persons practicing optometry shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), register with, submit a renewal application to the department, pay the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and provide evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has complied with the rules promulgated under sub. (2m).

AB50,2822 Section 2822. 449.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1375,15 449.06 (2m) The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring a person who is issued a license to practice optometry to complete, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), satisfy continuing education requirements. The rules shall require the completion of not less than 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The rules shall include requirements that apply only to optometrists who are allowed to use topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under s. 449.17 or who are allowed to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or remove foreign bodies from an eye or from an appendage to the eye under s. 449.18.

AB50,2823 Section 2823. 450.01 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2824 Section 2824. 450.01 (16) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1375,21 450.01 (16) (h) 2. The patient’s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

AB50,2825 Section 2825. 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1376,2 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

AB50,2826 Section 2826. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1376,12 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice as a pharmacy technician under s. 450.068, to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or, practical, or advanced practice registered nursing or nurse- midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.

AB50,2827 Section 2827. 450.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1376,17 450.08 (1) The renewal dates for all licenses and registrations granted by the board are specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Except as provided under sub. (2) (a), only a holder of an unexpired license or registration may engage in his or her licensed activity.

AB50,2828 Section 2828. 450.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1377,2 450.08 (2) (a) A pharmacist’s license may be renewed by complying with continuing education requirements under s. 450.085 and paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Notwithstanding s. 440.08 (3) (a), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal by that date, the board may suspend the pharmacist’s license, and the board may require the pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore that license.

AB50,2829 Section 2829. 450.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1377,8 450.08 (2) (b) A pharmacy, pharmacy technician’s, manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or home medical oxygen provider’s license or registration may be renewed by paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2830 Section 2830. 450.085 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1377,21 450.085 (1) An applicant for renewal of a license under s. 450.08 (2) (a) shall submit proof that he or she has completed, within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application, satisfied the applicable continuing education requirements established by the board under this subsection. The board shall require the completion of 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period in courses conducted by a provider that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or in courses approved by the board. Courses specified in s. 450.035 (1r) and (2) are courses in continuing education for purposes of this subsection. This subsection does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license The board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this subsection.

AB50,2831 Section 2831. 450.11 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1378,13 450.11 (1g) (b) A pharmacist may, upon the prescription order of a practitioner providing expedited partner therapy, as specified in s. 441.092, 448.035, or 448.9725, that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), dispense an antimicrobial drug as a course of therapy for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis to the practitioner’s patient or a person with whom the patient has had sexual contact for use by the person with whom the patient has had sexual contact. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules promulgated by the board for the dispensing of a prescription to the person to whom the antimicrobial drug is dispensed. A pharmacist providing a consultation under this paragraph shall ask whether the person for whom the antimicrobial drug has been prescribed is allergic to the antimicrobial drug and advise that the person for whom the antimicrobial drug has been prescribed must discontinue use of the antimicrobial drug if the person is allergic to or develops signs of an allergic reaction to the antimicrobial drug.

AB50,2832 Section 2832. 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1379,3 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. A pharmacist may, upon and in accordance with the prescription order of an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 1., of a physician under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 1., or of a physician assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 1. that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), deliver an opioid antagonist to a person specified in the prescription order and may, upon and in accordance with the standing order of an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 2., of a physician under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 2., or of a physician assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 2. that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), deliver an opioid antagonist to an individual in accordance with the order. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules promulgated by the board for the delivery of a prescription to the person to whom the opioid antagonist is delivered.

AB50,2833 Section 2833. 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1379,7 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. b. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber may only deliver or dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with s. 441.18 (2) or in accordance with his or her other legal authority to dispense prescription drugs.

AB50,2834 Section 2834. 450.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1379,12 450.11 (7) (b) Information communicated to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in an effort to procure unlawfully a prescription drug or the administration of a prescription drug is not a privileged communication.

AB50,2835 Section 2835. 450.11 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1379,15 450.11 (8) (e) The board of nursing, insofar as this section applies to advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses.

AB50,2836 Section 2836. 450.13 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1379,20 450.13 (5) (b) The patient’s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

AB50,2837 Section 2837. 450.135 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1380,2 450.135 (7) (b) The patient’s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

AB50,2838 Section 2838. 451.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1380,8 451.04 (4) Expiration and renewal. 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).

AB50,2839 Section 2839. 452.10 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2840 Section 2840. 452.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1380,13 452.12 (1) Expiration. A license granted by the board entitles the holder to act as a broker or salesperson, as the case may be, until the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB50,2841 Section 2841. 452.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1380,21 452.12 (5) (a) Renewal applications for all licenses shall be submitted with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The department shall pay $10 of each renewal fee received under this paragraph to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System for research and educational, public outreach, and grant activities under s. 36.25 (34).

AB50,2842 Section 2842. 452.132 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1381,2 452.132 (2) (c) Before a licensee becomes associated with the firm and at the beginning of each biennial licensure period, ensure that the licensee holds a valid license.

AB50,2843 Section 2843. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1381,7 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, handicap, national origin, ancestry, marital status, lawful source of income, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u).

AB50,2844 Section 2844. 454.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1381,14 454.06 (8) Expiration and renewal. The renewal date for licenses issued under subs. (2) to (6) is 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 examining board may not renew a license issued to a person under subs. (2) to (6) unless the person certifies to the examining board that the person has reviewed the current digest under s. 454.125.

AB50,2845 Section 2845. 454.08 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: