AB575,29,4 (b) Coverage under a group liability policy providing individual coverage for the physician assistant in the amounts under s. 655.23 (4).

AB575,29,10 (2) The board may promulgate rules requiring a practicing physician assistant to have in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in amounts greater than those specified in sub. (1) (a) or (b) or (4). If the board promulgates rules under this subsection, no physician assistant may practice as authorized under s. 461.10 unless he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage as required under those rules, except as provided in sub. (3).

AB575,29,14 (3) A physician assistant who is a state, county, or municipal employee, or federal employee or contractor covered under the federal tort claims act, as amended, and who is acting within the scope of his or her employment or contractual duties is not required to maintain in effect malpractice insurance coverage.

AB575,29,18 (4) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), a physician assistant may comply with sub. (1) if the physician assistant's employer has in effect malpractice liability insurance that is at least the minimum amount specified under s. 655.23 (4) and that provides coverage for claims against the physician assistant.

AB575,29,21 461.30 Professional discipline. (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the board may conduct investigations and hearings to determine whether a person has violated this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter.

AB575,29,24 (2) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), if a person who applies for or holds a license issued under s. 461.07 does any of the following, the board may reprimand the person or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the person's license:

AB575,30,2 (a) Makes a material misstatement in an application for a license or an application for renewal of a license under s. 461.07.

AB575,30,5 (b) Violates any law of this state or federal law that substantially relates to the practice of a physician assistant, violates this chapter, or violates a rule promulgated under this chapter.

AB575,30,6 (c) Advertises, practices, or attempts to practice under another person's name.

AB575,30,8 (d) Engages in unprofessional conduct. In this paragraph, “unprofessional conduct" does not include any of the following:

AB575,30,9 1. Providing expedited partner therapy as described in s. 461.035.

AB575,30,11 2. Prescribing or delivering an opioid antagonist in accordance with s. 461.037 (2).

AB575,30,13 (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, is arrested for or convicted of a felony.

AB575,30,15 (f) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, practices as a physician assistant while his or her ability is impaired by alcohol or other drugs.

AB575,30,16 (g) Engages in fraud or deceit in obtaining or using his or her license.

AB575,30,17 (h) Is adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court.

AB575,30,18 (i) Demonstrates gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in practice.

AB575,30,21 (j) Knowingly, recklessly, or negligently divulges a privileged communication or other confidential patient health care information except as required or permitted by state or federal law.

AB575,30,23 (k) Fails to cooperate with the board, or fails to timely respond to a request for information by the board, in connection with an investigation under this section.

AB575,30,25 (L) Prescribes, sells, administers, distributes, orders, or provides a controlled substance for a purpose other than a medical purpose.

AB575,31,2 (m) Demonstrates a lack of physical or mental ability to safely practice as a physician assistant.

AB575,31,4 (n) Engages in any practice that is outside the scope of his or her experience, education, or training.

AB575,31,6 (o) Is disciplined or has been disciplined by another state or jurisdiction based upon acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct prohibited under pars. (a) to (n).

AB575,31,15 461.40 Informed consent. Any physician assistant who treats a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate medical modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The reasonable physician assistant standard is the standard for informing a patient under this section. The reasonable physician assistant standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable physician assistant in the same or a similar medical specialty would know and disclose under the circumstances. The physician assistant's duty to inform the patient under this section does not require disclosure of any of the following:

AB575,31,17 (1) Detailed technical information that in all probability a patient would not understand.

AB575,31,18 (2) Risks apparent or known to the patient.

AB575,31,20 (3) Extremely remote possibilities that might falsely or detrimentally alarm the patient.

AB575,31,22 (4) Information in emergencies where failure to provide treatment would be more harmful to the patient than treatment.

AB575,31,23 (5) Information in cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.