AB973,28 Section 28. 257.01 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB973,9,22 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.

AB973,9,25 (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or nurse-midwife, under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

AB973,29 Section 29. 440.03 (13) (b) 39g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB973,10,7 440.03 (13) (b) 39g. Naturopathic doctor.

AB973,30 Section 30. 440.08 (2) (a) 47g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB973,10,9 440.08 (2) (a) 47g. Naturopathic doctor: January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

AB973,31 Section 31. 446.02 (9) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB973,10,12 446.02 (9) (e) A naturopathic doctor acting within the scope of his or her license under ch. 466.

AB973,32 Section 32. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB973,10,20 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate or certification granted to practice midwifery under subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice dentistry or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute.

AB973,33 Section 33 . 448.035 (2) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB973,11,10 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may provide expedited partner therapy if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient's sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this subsection shall include the name and address of the patient's sexual partner, if known. If the physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to obtain the name of the patient's sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy" or the letters “EPT."

AB973,11,15 (3) The physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.

AB973,11,20 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under this section.

AB973,11,24 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution, furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

AB973,34 Section 34 . 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB973,12,15 448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s. 448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individual's physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection.

AB973,35 Section 35 . 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB973,12,22 448.56 (1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care practitioner.

AB973,36 Section 36. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB973,13,5 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or practical nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.

AB973,37 Section 37. 450.10 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:

AB973,13,7 450.10 (3) (a) 12. A naturopathic doctor licensed under ch. 466.

AB973,38 Section 38 . 450.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB973,13,12 450.11 (7) (b) Information communicated to a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber in an effort to procure unlawfully a prescription drug or the administration of a prescription drug is not a privileged communication.

AB973,39 Section 39. 450.11 (8) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB973,13,15 450.11 (8) (f) The naturopathic medicine examining board, insofar as this section applies to naturopathic doctors.

AB973,40 Section 40. 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read: