2019 Wisconsin Act 148

  Date of enactment: March 3, 2020
2019 Senate Bill 514   Date of publication*: March 4, 2020

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication."

2019 WISCONSIN ACT 148

An Act to amend 441.11 (2) and 448.03 (2) (b); and to create 441.115 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: practicing as a physician assistant or nurse while performing official duties for the armed services or federal health services.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

148,1 Section 1. 441.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

441.11 (2) The provisions of s. 448.04 (1) (g) do not apply to a nurse anesthetist or person who engages in the practice of a nurse anesthetist while performing official duties for the armed services or federal health services of the United States.

148,2 Section 2. 441.115 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

441.115 (1m) No credential under this chapter is required for a person who engages in the practice of a licensed practical nurse or registered nurse while performing official duties for the armed services or federal health services of the United States.

148,3 Section 3. 448.03 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

448.03 (2) (b) The performance of official duties by a physician, a person who engages in the practice of a physician assistant, or a perfusionist of any of the armed services or federal health services of the United States.