AB396,29,1512 253.07 (4) (d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in
13communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified
14nurse-midwives
licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or licensed physician
15assistants who are members of a racial minority.
AB396,61 16Section 61 . 253.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB396,29,1917 253.115 (1) (f) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
18advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
19specialty designation under s. 441.09.
AB396,62 20Section 62 . 253.115 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396,29,2521 253.115 (4) Screening required. Except as provided in sub. (6), the physician,
22nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed
23under s. 440.982 who attended the birth shall ensure that the infant is screened for
24hearing loss before being discharged from a hospital, or within 30 days of birth if the
25infant was not born in a hospital.
AB396,63
1Section 63. 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396,30,42 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) The physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15,
3or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who is required to ensure
4that the infant is screened for hearing loss under sub. (4) shall do all of the following:
AB396,64 5Section 64 . 253.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 253.13 (1) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB396,30,137 253.13 (1) (b) The attending physician or nurse licensed under s. 441.15
8nurse-midwife shall cause every infant born in each hospital or maternity home,
9prior to its discharge therefrom, to be subjected to tests for congenital and metabolic
10disorders, as specified in rules promulgated by the department. If the infant is born
11elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, the attending physician, nurse
12licensed under s. 441.15
nurse-midwife, or birth attendant who attended the birth
13shall cause the infant, within one week of birth, to be subjected to these tests.
AB396,65 14Section 65 . 253.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB396,30,1715 253.13 (1) (a) In this subsection, “nurse-midwife" means an individual who is
16licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified
17nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.
AB396,66 18Section 66 . 253.15 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB396,30,2119 253.15 (1) (em) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
20advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
21specialty designation under s. 441.09.
AB396,67 22Section 67 . 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396,31,2023 253.15 (2) Informational materials. The board shall purchase or prepare or
24arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials
25relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include

1information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome
2and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young
3child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a
4person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce
5the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The
6materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a
7significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall
8make those written and audiovisual materials available to all hospitals, maternity
9homes, and nurse-midwives licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or
10make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to
11all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the
12materials to child care providers under sub. (4) (d), and to all school boards and
13nonprofit organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one
14of grades 5 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make
15those written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that
16are providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. and to all providers
17of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45
18(44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection
19to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board's
20Internet site.
AB396,68 21Section 68 . 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.)
22and amended to read:
AB396,31,2423 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) “Nurse practitioner" “Women's health nurse clinician"
24means a any of the following:
AB396,32,5
11. A registered nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate
2license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51
3(2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes
4performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician,
5dentist, or podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse.
AB396,69 6Section 69 . 255.06 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB396,32,77 255.06 (1) (f) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse.
AB396,70 8Section 70 . 255.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396,32,139 255.06 (2) (d) Specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations and
10activities.
Provide not more than $25,000 in each fiscal year as reimbursement for
11the provision of specialized training of nurse practitioners women's health nurse
12clinicians
to perform, in rural areas, colposcopic examinations and follow-up
13activities for the treatment of cervical cancer.
AB396,71 14Section 71 . 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB396,32,1715 255.07 (1) (d) “Health care practitioner" means a physician, a physician
16assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or an advanced practice registered nurse
17who is certified to may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2).
AB396,72 18Section 72 . 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Acts
1923
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB396,32,2220 255.07 (1) (d) “Health care practitioner" means a physician, a physician
21assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse who may issue prescription
22orders under s. 441.09 (2).
AB396,73 23Section 73 . 257.01 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB396,33,424 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician
25assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed

1practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441,
2licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed
3as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as
4a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.
AB396,33,125 (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not
6currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448,
7licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife, advanced
8practice registered nurse
under ch. 441, licensed as a nurse-midwife under ch. 441,
92019 stats.,
licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch.
10450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89,
11or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license
12or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.