AB125,39 19Section 39 . 448.03 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB125,15,2120 448.03 (2) (k) Any persons, other than physician assistants, anesthesiologist
21assistants, or perfusionists, who assist physicians.
AB125,40 22Section 40 . 448.03 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB125,41 23Section 41 . 448.03 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB125,15,2524 448.03 (5) (b) No physician or physician assistant shall be liable for any civil
25damages for either of the following:
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11. Reporting in good faith to the department of transportation under s. 146.82
2(3) a patient's name and other information relevant to a physical or mental condition
3of the patient which in the physician's or physician assistant's judgment impairs the
4patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.
AB125,16,95 2. In good faith, not reporting to the department of transportation under s.
6146.82 (3) a patient's name and other information relevant to a physical or mental
7condition of the patient which in the physician's or physician assistant's judgment
8does not impair the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over
9a motor vehicle.
AB125,42 10Section 42 . 448.035 (2) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB125,16,2411 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician,
12physician assistant,
or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may provide
13expedited partner therapy if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial
14infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with
15a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or
16trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The
17physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall
18attempt to obtain the name of the patient's sexual partner. A prescription order for
19an antimicrobial drug prepared under this subsection shall include the name and
20address of the patient's sexual partner, if known. If the physician , physician
21assistant,
or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to obtain the
22name of the patient's sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary
23bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy" or the letters
24“EPT."
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1(3) The physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse
2prescriber shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by
3the department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the
4patient give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual
5contact.
AB125,17,10 6(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician , physician assistant, or
7certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is immune from civil liability for injury
8to or the death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug
9is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner
10therapy is provided as specified under this section.
AB125,17,1411 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
12furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician , physician
13assistant,
or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber whose act or omission
14involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
AB125,43 15Section 43 . 448.037 (2) (a) (intro.) and (b) and (3) of the statutes are amended
16to read:
AB125,17,1817 448.037 (2) (a) (intro.) A physician or physician assistant may do any of the
18following:
AB125,17,2519 (b) A physician or physician assistant who prescribes or delivers an opioid
20antagonist under par. (a) 1. shall ensure that the person to whom the opioid
21antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge and
22training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual
23undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the
24capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers the opioid
25antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training.
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1(3) A physician or physician assistant who, acting in good faith, prescribes or
2delivers an opioid antagonist in accordance with sub. (2), or who, acting in good faith,
3otherwise lawfully prescribes or dispenses an opioid antagonist, shall be immune
4from criminal or civil liability and may not be subject to professional discipline under
5s. 448.02 for any outcomes resulting from prescribing, delivering, or dispensing the
6opioid antagonist.
AB125,44 7Section 44 . 448.04 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB125,45 8Section 45 . 448.05 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB125,46 9Section 46 . 448.20 of the statutes is repealed.
AB125,47 10Section 47 . 448.21 of the statutes is repealed.
AB125,48 11Section 48 . 448.40 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB125,49 12Section 49 . 448.62 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB125,18,1513 448.62 (7) A physician assistant who is acting under the supervision and
14direction of a podiatrist, subject to s. 448.21 (4) 448.975 (2) (a) 2m., or an individual
15to whom the physician assistant delegates a task or order under s. 448.975 (4)
.
AB125,50 16Section 50 . 448.695 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB125,18,1817 448.695 (4) (a) Practice standards for a physician assistant practicing podiatry
18as provided in s. 448.21 (4) 448.975 (2) (a) 2m.
AB125,18,2019 (b) Requirements for a podiatrist who is supervising a physician assistant as
20provided in s. 448.21 (4) 448.975 (2) (a) 2m.
AB125,51 21Section 51 . 448.970 of the statutes is renumbered 448.9695.
AB125,52 22Section 52 . Subchapter VIII of chapter 448 [precedes 448.971] of the statutes
23is created to read:
AB125,18,2424 chapter 448