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AB1,51 15Section 51 . 450.11 (5) (br) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 450.11 (5) (br) 3.
16(intro.) and amended to read:
AB1,41,1717 450.11 (5) (br) 3. (intro.) This paragraph applies only during as follows:
AB1,41,20 18a. During the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by
19executive order 72, and for 30 days after the conclusion of that public health
20emergency. During that time,
AB1,41,22 214. While this paragraph applies as specified in subd. 3., it supersedes par. (bm)
22to the extent of any conflict.
AB1,52 23Section 52 . 450.11 (5) (br) 3. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,42,224 450.11 (5) (br) 3. b. During the period beginning on the effective date of this
25subd. 3. b. .... [LRB inserts date], and ending at the conclusion of a national

1emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019
2novel coronavirus or on June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier.
AB1,53 3Section 53 . 609.205 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1,42,94 609.205 (2) (intro.) All of the following apply to a defined network plan or
5preferred provider plan during the state of emergency related to public health
6declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, and for the 60 days
7following the date that the state of emergency terminates
until the conclusion of a
8national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response
9to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier
:
AB1,42,1710 (a) The plan may not require an enrollee to pay, including cost sharing, for a
11service, treatment, or supply provided by a provider that is not a participating
12provider in the plan's network of providers more than the enrollee would pay if the
13service, treatment, or supply is provided by a provider that is a participating
14provider. This subsection applies to any service, treatment, or supply that is related
15to diagnosis or treatment for COVID-19 and to any service, treatment, or supply that
16is provided by a provider that is not a participating provider because a participating
17provider is unavailable due to the public health emergency.
AB1,54 18Section 54 . 609.205 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,219 609.205 (3) (intro.) During the state of emergency related to public health
20declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, and for the 60 days
21following the date that the state of emergency terminates
Until the conclusion of a
22national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response
23to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier
, all of the
24following apply to any health care provider or health care facility that provides a

1service, treatment, or supply to an enrollee of a defined network plan or preferred
2provider plan but is not a participating provider of that plan:
AB1,55 3Section 55 . 609.205 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,43,54 609.205 (3m) This section does not apply to a service, treatment, or supply that
5is a dental service, treatment, or supply.
AB1,56 6Section 56 . 632.895 (14g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,147 632.895 (14g) (b) Before March 13, 2021 Until the conclusion of a national
8emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019
9novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier
, every disability
10insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or of a county, city,
11town, village, or school district, that generally covers vaccination and testing for
12infectious diseases shall provide coverage of testing for COVID-19 and vaccination
13against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
without imposing any copayment or
14coinsurance on the individual covered under the policy or plan.
AB1,57 15Section 57 . 632.895 (16v) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,2416 632.895 (16v) (a) (intro.) During the period covered by the state of emergency
17related to public health declared by the governor on March 12, 2020, by executive
18order 72
Until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president
19under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021,
20whichever is earlier
, an insurer offering a disability insurance policy that covers
21prescription drugs, a self-insured health plan of the state or of a county, city, town,
22village, or school district that covers prescription drugs, or a pharmacy benefit
23manager acting on behalf of a policy or plan may not do any of the following in order
24to maintain coverage of a prescription drug:
AB1,58 25Section 58 . 655.0025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,44,6
1655.0025 Participation during COVID-19 national emergency. Until
2the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC
31621
in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is
4earlier, all of the following apply to a physician or nurse anesthetist for whom this
5state is not a principal place of practice but who is authorized to practice in this state
6on a temporary basis:
AB1,44,10 7(1) The physician or nurse anesthetist may fulfill the requirements of s. 655.23
8(3) (a) by filing with the commissioner a certificate of insurance for a policy of health
9care liability insurance issued by an insurer that is authorized in a jurisdiction
10accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
AB1,44,12 11(2) The physician or nurse anesthetist may elect, in the manner designated by
12the commissioner by rule under s. 655.004, to be subject to this chapter.
AB1,59 13Section 59. 895.476 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,44,15 14895.476 Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus
15SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19.
(1) In this section:
AB1,44,1816 (a) “COVID-19” means the infection caused by the novel coronavirus
17SARS-CoV-2 or by any viral strain originating from SARS-CoV-2, and conditions
18associated with the infection.
AB1,44,2319 (b) “Entity” means a partnership, corporation, association, governmental
20entity, or other legal entity, including a school, institution of higher education, or
21nonprofit organization. “Entity” includes an employer or business owner, employee,
22agent, or independent contractor of the entity, regardless of whether the person is
23paid or an unpaid volunteer.
AB1,45,3 24(2) Beginning March 1, 2020, an entity is immune from civil liability for the
25death of or injury to any individual or damages caused by an act or omission resulting

1in or relating to exposure, directly or indirectly, to the novel coronavirus identified
2as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 in the course of or through the performance or
3provision of the entity's functions or services.
AB1,45,7 4(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the act or omission involves reckless or
5wanton conduct or intentional misconduct. Noncompliance with any national, state,
6or local order requiring entities to close or limit capacity does not constitute reckless
7or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct for purposes of this section.
AB1,45,10 8(4) Immunity under this section is in addition to, not in lieu of, other immunity
9granted by law, and nothing in this section limits immunity granted under any other
10provision of law, including immunity granted under s. 893.80 (4).
AB1,9101 11Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
AB1,45,1212 (1) Loans to municipal utilities.
AB1,45,1313 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB1,45,14 141. “Board” means the board of commissioners of public lands.
AB1,45,15 152. “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.377 (2) (a) 3.
AB1,45,16 163. “Trust funds” has the meaning given in s. 24.60 (5).
AB1,45,1717 (b) Loans.
AB1,45,22 181. The board may loan moneys under its control or belonging to the trust funds
19to a city, village, or town to ensure that a municipal utility under the control of the
20city, village, or town is able to maintain liquidity. The loan shall be for the sum of
21money, for the time, and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the
22board and the borrower.
AB1,45,24 232. Each loan under this subsection shall be considered a state trust fund loan
24for purposes of s. 24.70.
AB1,45,25 253. The board may not award a loan under this subsection after April 15, 2021.
AB1,46,2
14. The legislature finds and determines that the loans authorized under this
2subsection serve a public purpose.
AB1,9106 3Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
AB1,46,94 (1) Child care and development fund block grant funds. The federal Child
5Care and Development Fund block grant funds received under the federal
6Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-[H.R. 133], shall be credited to the
7appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (mc) and (md). No moneys credited under this
8subsection may be encumbered or expended except as provided under s. 16.54 (2) (a)
92.
AB1,9117 10Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.
AB1,46,1211 (1) Plan for reopening the capitol and state employees return to in-person
12work.
AB1,46,1313 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB1,46,14 141. “Agency” has the meaning given in s. 230.03 (3).
AB1,46,15 152. “State employee” has the meaning given in s. 230.03 (10h).
AB1,46,1716 (b) Capitol building reopened. By January 31, 2021, the governor shall submit
17to the legislature a plan to allow public access to the capitol building.
AB1,46,2218 (c) In-person work. By January 31, 2021, the governor shall submit to the
19legislature a plan for when all state employees holding positions with duties that
20were required to be performed at the offices of their places of employment with an
21agency on March 1, 2020, will return to and perform those duties at the offices with
22that agency.
AB1,9119 23Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
AB1,46,2424 (1) Autopsies and cremation of bodies of persons who died of COVID-19.
AB1,47,2
1(a) Definition. In this subsection, “COVID-19” means an infection caused by
2the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
AB1,47,93 (b) Viewing of a corpse to be cremated following death from COVID-19.
4Notwithstanding s. 979.10 (1) (b), until the conclusion of a national emergency
5declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel
6coronavirus, if any physician, coroner, or medical examiner has signed the death
7certificate of a deceased person and listed COVID-19 as the underlying cause of
8death, a coroner or medical examiner shall issue a cremation permit to cremate the
9corpse of that deceased person without viewing the corpse.
AB1,47,1610 (c) Time for cremation of a person who has died of COVID-19. Notwithstanding
11s. 979.10 (1) (a) (intro.), until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the
12U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, if a
13physician, coroner, or medical examiner has signed the death certificate of a deceased
14person and listed COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death, a coroner or medical
15examiner shall issue, within 48 hours after the time of death, a cremation permit for
16the cremation of a corpse of a deceased person.
AB1,48,217 (d) Examination of the body of an inmate who has died of COVID-19.
18Notwithstanding s. 979.025, until the conclusion of a national emergency declared
19by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus,
20if an individual who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 dies while he or she is in
21the legal custody of the department of corrections and confined to a correctional
22facility located in this state, the coroner or medical examiner may perform a limited
23examination of the deceased individual instead of a full autopsy, which may include
24an external examination of the body of the deceased individual, a review of the

1deceased individual's medical records, or a review of the deceased individual's
2radiographs.
AB1,48,93 (e) Requiring electronic signature on death certificates with 48 hours if death
4is caused by COVID-19.
Notwithstanding s. 69.18 or any other requirements to the
5contrary, until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president
6under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, if the underlying cause
7of a death is determined to be COVID-19, the person required to sign the death
8certificate shall provide an electronic signature on the death certificate within 48
9hours after the death occurs.
AB1,48,1010 (2) Payment for hospitals for nursing facility care.
AB1,48,1411 (a) In this subsection, “public health emergency period” means the period
12ending on June 30, 2021, or the termination of any public health emergency declared
13under 42 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal department of health and human
14services in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, whichever is earlier.
AB1,48,1915 (b) During the public health emergency period, subject to par. (c), the
16department of health services shall provide, under the Medical Assistance program,
17reimbursement at the statewide average per-diem rate paid to nursing facilities or
18a supplemental payment to hospitals for providing nursing-facility-level care when
19all of the following criteria apply:
AB1,48,25 201. The individual for whom the hospital provided nursing-facility-level care
21is enrolled in the Medical Assistance program, has been admitted on an inpatient
22basis to the hospital, is eligible for discharge after receiving care in the hospital,
23requires nursing-facility-level care upon discharge, and due to the hospital being
24unable to locate a nursing facility that accepts the individual for admission, is unable
25to be transferred to a nursing facility.
AB1,49,2
12. The services provided to the individual described under subd. 1 . are custodial
2care for which federal financial participation is approved.
AB1,49,4 33. The hospital notifies the department of health services that it is
4participating as a swing bed hospital under the Medical Assistance program.
AB1,49,125 (c) The department of health services shall use the same standards and criteria
6for determining whether a hospital is eligible for reimbursement or a supplemental
7payment under par. (a) as are used by the federal Medicare program under 42 USC
81395
et seq. for the payment for use of swing beds or, for any hospital that is not a
9critical access hospital, under the terms of a federal waiver approved under section
101135 of the federal social security act. The department shall seek any approval from
11the federal government necessary to implement the reimbursement under this
12subsection.
AB1,49,1313 (3) Reimbursement for outpatient services provided by hospitals.
AB1,49,1914 (a) Until the conclusion of a public health emergency declared under 42 USC
15247d
by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services in
16response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier,
17the department of health services shall provide reimbursement under the Medical
18Assistance program to a hospital for any outpatient service if all of the following
19criteria are satisfied:
AB1,49,23 201. The facility at which the outpatient service is performed is operated by the
21hospital and certified under the Medicare program under 42 USC 1395 et seq.,
22including under the terms of a federal waiver approved under section 1135 of the
23federal social security act, for outpatient services.
AB1,50,3
12. The outpatient service is reimbursable when provided in the hospital's
2inpatient facility but is not provided at the inpatient facility due to reasons
3associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.
AB1,50,5 43. The outpatient service is one for which federal financial participation is
5approved.
AB1,50,76 (b) The department of health services may not include in a reimbursement
7under par. (a) payments under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. or 12. or (59).
AB1,50,108 (c) The department of health services shall seek any approval from the federal
9department of health and human services that is necessary to provide the
10reimbursement in accordance with this subsection.
AB1,50,1611 (4) Coverage of vaccinations under SeniorCare. By January 15, 2021, the
12department of health services shall cover and provide reimbursement for
13vaccinations under the program under s. 49.688 in accordance with 2019 Wisconsin
14Act 185
, sections 15 to 17, regardless of whether a waiver related to coverage or
15reimbursement of vaccinations is granted by the federal department of health and
16human services.
AB1,50,1917 (5) Dentist enrollment in covid-19 vaccine program. The department of
18health services shall allow dentists eligible to administer vaccines under s. 447.059
19(1) to participate in the COVID-19 vaccine program, including as a volunteer.
AB1,50,2120 (6) Practice of emergency medical services personnel and providers with
21credentials from outside this state.
AB1,50,2222 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB1,50,23 231. “Ambulance service provider” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (3).
AB1,50,25 242. “Credential” means a license, permit, certification, or registration that
25authorizes or qualifies any of the following:
AB1,51,4
1a. An individual to perform acts that are substantially the same as those acts
2that an individual who holds a certification as an emergency medical responder or
3license as an emergency medical services practitioner in this state is authorized to
4perform.
AB1,51,6 5b. A provider to perform acts that are substantially the same as those acts that
6an ambulance service provider that is licensed in this state is authorized to perform.
AB1,51,7 73. “Emergency medical responder” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (4p).
AB1,51,9 84. “Emergency medical services practitioner” has the meaning given in s.
9256.01 (5).
AB1,51,1610 (b) Practice authorized. Unless the person qualifies for an exemption under s.
11256.15 (2) (b) or (c) or is acting under s. 257.03, any individual with a current, valid
12credential issued by another state may practice under that credential and within the
13scope of that credential in this state without first obtaining a temporary or
14permanent license as an emergency medical services practitioner or certification as
15an emergency medical responder from the department of health services if all of the
16following are satisfied:
AB1,51,18 171. The practice is necessary to ensure the continued and safe delivery of
18emergency medical or health care services.
AB1,51,21 192. The individual is not currently under investigation and does not currently
20have any restrictions or limitations placed on the credential by the state that issued
21the credential or any other jurisdiction.
AB1,51,23 223. The need for emergency medical services reasonably prevented obtaining a
23license or certification in this state in advance of practice.
AB1,52,2 244. The individual practicing under this subsection applies for a license,
25including under s. 256.15 (7), as an emergency medical services practitioner or

1certification, including under s. 256.15 (8) (f), as an emergency medical responder
2within 10 days of first practicing in this state.
AB1,52,5 35. A provider of ambulance services or a health care facility for which the
4individual is providing services in this state notifies the department of health
5services within 5 days of the individual first practicing in this state.
AB1,52,116 (c) Practice authorized. Unless the provider qualifies for an exemption under
7s. 256.15 (2) (b) or (c) or is acting under s. 257.03, any provider of ambulance services
8with a current, valid credential issued by another state may practice under that
9credential and within the scope of that credential in this state without first obtaining
10a temporary or permanent license as an ambulance service provider from the
11department of health services if all of the following are satisfied:
AB1,52,13 121. The provision of services is necessary to ensure the continued and safe
13delivery of emergency medical or health care services.
AB1,52,16 142. The provider is not currently under investigation and does not currently
15have any restrictions or limitations placed on the credential by the state that issued
16the credential or any other jurisdiction.
AB1,52,18 173. The need for emergency medical services reasonably prevented obtaining a
18license in this state in advance of providing services.
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