SB70,2850 Section 2850. 441.001 (3w) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,,7811 441.001 (3w) Prescription order. “Prescription order” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (21).

SB70,2851 Section 2851. 441.001 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,,7813 441.001 (5) Recognized role. “Recognized role” means one of the following roles:

SB70,,7814 (a) Certified nurse-midwife.

SB70,,7815 (b) Certified registered nurse anesthetist.

SB70,,7816 (c) Clinical nurse specialist.

SB70,,7817 (d) Nurse practitioner.

SB70,2852 Section 2852. 441.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,,7819 441.01 (3) The board may promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for schools for professional nurses and, schools for licensed practical nurses, and schools for advanced practice registered nurses, including all related clinical units and facilities, and make and provide periodic surveys and consultations to such schools. It The board may also establish promulgate rules to prevent unauthorized persons from practicing professional nursing. It shall approve all rules for the administration of this chapter in accordance with ch. 227.

SB70,2853 Section 2853. 441.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,,7821 441.01 (4) The board shall direct that those schools that qualify be placed on a list of schools the board has approved for professional nurses or, of schools the board has approved for licensed practical nurses, or of schools the board has approved for advanced practice registered nurses on application and proof of qualifications;, and the board shall make a study of nursing education and initiate promulgate rules and policies to improve it.

SB70,2854 Section 2854. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB70,,7823 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) The board shall require each applicant for the renewal Biennially, each holder of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license issued under this chapter to shall do all of the following as a condition for renewing the license:

SB70,,7824 1. Complete and submit to the department with the application for renewal of the license a nursing workforce survey developed by the department of workforce development under s. 106.30 (2).

SB70,2855 Section 2855. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB70,,7826 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) Biennially, each holder of a registered nurse or, licensed practical nurse, or licensed advanced practice registered nurse license issued under this chapter shall do all of the following:

****Note: This is reconciled s. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1294/P3 and -1910/P2.

SB70,2856 Section 2856. 441.01 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,,7828 441.01 (7) (b) The board may not renew a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license under this chapter unless the renewal applicant has completed the nursing workforce survey to the satisfaction of the board. The board shall establish standards to determine whether the nursing workforce survey has been completed. The board shall, by no later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, submit all completed nursing workforce survey forms to the department of workforce development.

SB70,2857 Section 2857. 441.01 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,,7830 441.01 (7) (c) An applicant who is renewing both a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse license under s. 441.09 (1) (c) is only required to pay a single fee under par. (a) 2.

SB70,2858 Section 2858. 441.06 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB70,,7832 441.06 (title) Registered nurses; civil liability exemption.

SB70,2859 Section 2859. 441.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,,7834 441.06 (3) A registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7) and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SB70,2860 Section 2860. 441.06 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB70,,7836 441.06 (3) A Except as provided in s. 441.09 (1) (c), a registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

****Note: This is reconciled s. 441.06 (3). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1294/P3 and -1910/P2.