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AB396-ASA1,55,186 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or
7certified advanced practice nurse prescriber
may provide expedited partner therapy
8if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or
9trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during
10which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been
11transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified advanced
12practice nurse prescriber
shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient's sexual
13partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this
14subsection shall include the name and address of the patient's sexual partner, if
15known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to
16obtain the name of the patient's sexual partner, the prescription order shall include,
17in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy" or the
18letters “EPT."
AB396-ASA1,55,22 19(3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall provide
20the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health
21services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information
22sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.
AB396-ASA1,56,2 23(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified advanced practice
24nurse prescriber
is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person
25who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed,

1or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as
2specified under this section.
AB396-ASA1,56,63 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
4furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified
5advanced practice nurse prescriber
whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton,
6or intentional misconduct.
AB396-ASA1,118 7Section 118 . 448.56 (1) and (1m) (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,56,228 448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s.
9448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a
10physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice
11registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral is not
12required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with
13disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the
14department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care
15agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's
16plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury
17prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical
18condition after informing the individual's physician, physician assistant,
19chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber
20certified under s. 441.16 (2)
who made the diagnosis. The examining board may
21promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written
22referral requirements of this subsection.
AB396-ASA1,57,3 23(1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
24requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, physician
25assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse

1prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of the rules shall be
2to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care
3practitioner.
AB396-ASA1,119 4Section 119 . 448.62 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,57,85 448.62 (2m) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to issue
6prescription orders under s. 441.16 and
who is providing nonsurgical patient services
7as directed, supervised, and inspected by a podiatrist who has the power to direct,
8decide, and oversee the implementation of the patient services rendered.
AB396-ASA1,120 9Section 120 . 448.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,57,1910 448.67 (2) Separate billing required. Except as provided in sub. (4), a licensee
11who renders any podiatric service or assistance, or gives any podiatric advice or any
12similar advice or assistance, to any patient, podiatrist, physician, physician
13assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2),
14partnership, or corporation, or to any other institution or organization, including a
15hospital, for which a charge is made to a patient, shall, except as authorized by
16Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, render an individual statement
17or account of the charge directly to the patient, distinct and separate from any
18statement or account by any other podiatrist, physician, physician assistant,
19advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or other person.
AB396-ASA1,121 20Section 121 . 448.956 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
2123
, is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,58,322 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training
23to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic
24training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation
25setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a

1practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter;
2under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09 or from a practitioner who holds a
3compact privilege under subch. X of ch. 448.
AB396-ASA1,122 4Section 122. 450.01 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB396-ASA1,123 5Section 123 . 450.01 (16) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,58,96 450.01 (16) (h) 2. The patient's advanced practice registered nurse prescriber,
7if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written
8agreement to collaborate with a physician
may issue prescription orders under s.
9441.09 (2)
.
AB396-ASA1,124 10Section 124 . 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,58,1211 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may
12issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
.
AB396-ASA1,125 13Section 125 . 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,58,2014 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
15permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to provide home medical
16oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or , practical, or advanced practice
17registered
nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry or dental
18hygiene under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice
19optometry under ch. 449 or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as
20otherwise provided by statute.
AB396-ASA1,126 21Section 126. 450.11 (1g) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
2223
, is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,59,1123 450.11 (1g) (b) A pharmacist may, upon the prescription order of a practitioner
24providing expedited partner therapy, as specified in s. 441.092, 448.035, or 448.9725,
25that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), dispense an antimicrobial drug as

1a course of therapy for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or
2trichomoniasis to the practitioner's patient or a person with whom the patient has
3had sexual contact for use by the person with whom the patient has had sexual
4contact. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules
5promulgated by the board for the dispensing of a prescription to the person to whom
6the antimicrobial drug is dispensed. A pharmacist providing a consultation under
7this paragraph shall ask whether the person for whom the antimicrobial drug has
8been prescribed is allergic to the antimicrobial drug and advise that the person for
9whom the antimicrobial drug has been prescribed must discontinue use of the
10antimicrobial drug if the person is allergic to or develops signs of an allergic reaction
11to the antimicrobial drug.
AB396-ASA1,127 12Section 127. 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin
13Act 23
, is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,59,2514 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. A pharmacist may, upon and in accordance with the
15prescription order of an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s.
16441.18 (2) (a) 1., of a physician under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 1., or of a physician assistant
17under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 1. that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), deliver
18an opioid antagonist to a person specified in the prescription order and may, upon
19and in accordance with the standing order of an advanced practice registered nurse
20prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 2., of a physician under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 2., or of
21a physician assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 2. that complies with the requirements
22of sub. (1), deliver an opioid antagonist to an individual in accordance with the order.
23The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules promulgated
24by the board for the delivery of a prescription to the person to whom the opioid
25antagonist is delivered.
AB396-ASA1,128
1Section 128. 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,60,42 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. b. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber may only
3deliver or dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with s. 441.18 (2) or in
4accordance with his or her other legal authority to dispense prescription drugs.
AB396-ASA1,129 5Section 129 . 450.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,60,96 450.11 (7) (b) Information communicated to a physician, physician assistant,
7or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in an effort to procure unlawfully
8a prescription drug or the administration of a prescription drug is not a privileged
9communication.
AB396-ASA1,130 10Section 130 . 450.11 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,60,1211 450.11 (8) (e) The board of nursing, insofar as this section applies to advanced
12practice nurse prescribers registered nurses.
AB396-ASA1,131 13Section 131 . 450.13 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,60,1614 450.13 (5) (b) The patient's advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the
15advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written agreement
16to collaborate with a physician
may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).
AB396-ASA1,132 17Section 132 . 450.135 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,60,2118 450.135 (7) (b) The patient's advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if
19the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written
20agreement to collaborate with a physician
may issue prescription orders under s.
21441.09 (2)
.
AB396-ASA1,133 22Section 133 . 462.04 of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 23, is
23amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,61,7 24462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or
25limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic

1X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by
2prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a dentist licensed
3under s. 447.04 (1), a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed
4under s. 446.02, an advanced practice registered nurse certified licensed under s.
5441.16 (2) 441.09, a physician assistant licensed under s. 448.974, or, subject to s.
6448.56 (7) (a), a physical therapist who is licensed under s. 448.53 or who holds a
7compact privilege under subch. X of ch. 448.
AB396-ASA1,134 8Section 134. 655.001 (7t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,61,139 655.001 (7t) “Health care practitioner" means a health care professional, as
10defined in s. 180.1901 (1m), who is an employee of a health care provider described
11in s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f) and who has the authority to provide health care
12services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under
13the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist.
AB396-ASA1,135 14Section 135 . 655.001 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,61,2015 655.001 (9) “Nurse anesthetist" means a nurse an individual who is licensed
16under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued
17in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and who is certified as a nurse
18anesthetist by the American association of nurse anesthetists
as an advanced
19practice registered nurse and possesses a certified registered nurse anesthetist
20specialty designation under s. 441.09
.
AB396-ASA1,136 21Section 136 . 655.005 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,61,2522 655.005 (2) (a) An employee of a health care provider if the employee is a
23physician or a nurse anesthetist or is a health care practitioner who is providing
24health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2)
25(b) or
under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist.
AB396-ASA1,137
1Section 137. 961.01 (19) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
223
, is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,62,83 961.01 (19) (a) A physician, advanced practice registered nurse, dentist,
4veterinarian, podiatrist, optometrist, scientific investigator or, subject to s. 448.975
5(1) (b), a physician assistant, or other person licensed, registered, certified or
6otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to,
7administer or use in teaching or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the
8course of professional practice or research in this state.
AB396-ASA1,138 9Section 138 . 961.395 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396-ASA1,62,13 10961.395 Limitation on advanced practice registered nurses. (1) An
11advanced practice registered nurse who is certified may issue prescription orders
12under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) may prescribe controlled substances only as permitted by
13the rules promulgated under s. 441.16 (3) 441.09 (6) (a) 4.
AB396-ASA1,62,17 14(2) An advanced practice registered nurse certified under s. 441.16 who may
15issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
shall include with each prescription
16order the advanced practice nurse prescriber certification license number issued to
17him or her by the board of nursing.
AB396-ASA1,62,21 18(3) An advanced practice registered nurse certified under s. 441.16 who may
19issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
may dispense a controlled substance
20only by prescribing or administering the controlled substance or as otherwise
21permitted by the rules promulgated under s. 441.16 (3) 441.09 (6) (a) 4.
AB396-ASA1,139 22Section 139 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB396-ASA1,63,923 (1) Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the board of nursing may promulgate
24rules under ch. 441 that are necessary to implement the changes in this act.
25Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the board is not required to provide

1evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is
2necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is
3not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this
4subsection. A rule under this subsection may take effect no later than the date
5specified in Section 140 (intro.) of this act. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2),
6a rule promulgated under this subsection is effective for 2 years after its
7promulgation, or until permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the
8effective period of a rule promulgated under this subsection may not be further
9extended under s. 227.24 (2).
AB396-ASA1,63,1010 (2) (a) In this subsection, the definitions under s. 441.001 apply.
AB396-ASA1,63,1811 (b) Notwithstanding s. 441.09 (3), an individual who, on January 1, 2022, is
12licensed as a registered nurse in this state and is practicing in a recognized role may
13continue to practice advanced practice registered nursing and the corresponding
14recognized role in which he or she is practicing and may continue to use the titles
15corresponding to the recognized roles in which he or she is practicing during the
16period before which the board takes final action on the person's application under s.
17441.09. This paragraph does not apply after the first day of the 13th month
18beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
AB396-ASA1,140 19Section 140 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th
20month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB396-ASA1,63,2121 (1) Section 139 (1 ) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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