AB575,21,18 (b) “Deliver" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (5).

AB575,21,19 (c) “Dispense" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (7).

AB575,21,20 (d) “Opioid antagonist" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (13v).

AB575,21,21 (e) “Opioid-related drug overdose" has the meaning given in s. 256.40 (1) (d).

AB575,21,22 (f) “Standing order" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (21p).

AB575,21,23 (2) (a) A physician assistant may do any of the following:

AB575,22,4 1. Prescribe an opioid antagonist to a person in a position to assist an individual at risk of undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose and may deliver the opioid antagonist to that person. A prescription order under this subdivision need not specify the name and address of the individual to whom the opioid antagonist will be administered, but shall instead specify the name of the person to whom the opioid antagonist is prescribed.

AB575,22,6 2. Issue a standing order to one or more persons authorizing the dispensing of an opioid antagonist.

AB575,22,13 (b) A physician assistant who prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist under par. (a) 1. shall ensure that the person to whom the opioid antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge and training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers the opioid antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training.

AB575,22,19 (3) A physician assistant who, acting in good faith, prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist in accordance with sub. (2) or who, acting in good faith, otherwise lawfully prescribes or dispenses an opioid antagonist shall be immune from criminal or civil liability and may not be subject to professional discipline under s. 461.30 for any outcomes resulting from prescribing, delivering, or dispensing the opioid antagonist.

AB575,22,21 461.05 Powers and duties of board. (1) (a) The board shall promulgate rules implementing s. 461.40.

AB575,22,23 (b) The board shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for physician assistants.

AB575,22,25 (c) The board may promulgate other rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including any of the following:

AB575,23,2 1. Rules defining what constitutes unprofessional conduct for physician assistants for purposes of s. 461.30 (2) (d).

AB575,23,3 2. Rules under s. 461.12 (2).

AB575,23,7 (2) The board shall include in the register the board maintains under s. 440.035 (1m) (d) the names of all persons whose licenses issued under this chapter were suspended or revoked within the past 2 years. The register shall be available for purchase at cost.

AB575,23,11 461.07 License; renewal. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the board shall grant an initial license to practice as a physician assistant to any applicant who is found qualified by three-fourths of the members of the board and satisfies all of the following requirements, as determined by the board:

AB575,23,14 1. The applicant submits an application on a form provided by the department and pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB575,23,15 2. The applicant is at least 18 years of age.

AB575,23,16 3. The applicant provides evidence of one of the following:

AB575,23,21 a. That the applicant has successfully completed an educational program for physician assistants or physician associates that is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its successor or, prior to 2001, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

AB575,23,25 b. If the applicant does not satisfy subd. 3. a., that the applicant, prior to January 1, 1986, successfully passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

AB575,24,2 4. The applicant passes the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants examination or an equivalent national examination adopted by the board.

AB575,24,4 5. The applicant provides a listing with all employers, practice settings, internships, residencies, fellowships, and other employment for the past 7 years.

AB575,24,6 6. Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record.

AB575,24,13 (b) Paragraph (a) 3. does not apply to an applicant if the applicant provides evidence that he or she is licensed as a physician assistant or physician associate in another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and the board determines that the requirements for obtaining the license in that state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under par. (a).

AB575,24,16 (2) (a) The renewal date for a license issued under this chapter is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of a license is subject to par. (b).

AB575,24,21 (b) An applicant for the renewal of a license under this chapter shall submit with his or her application for renewal proof of having satisfied the continuing education requirements imposed by the board under s. 461.05 (1) (b). This paragraph does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license.

AB575,24,25 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), an individual who, on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], was licensed by the medical examining board as a physician assistant under subch. II of ch. 448, 2017 stats., shall be considered to have been licensed under sub. (1) for purposes of this chapter.