AB575,27,6 2. For purposes of sub. (2) (a) 1. b. and c., that the relationship with and access to a collaborating physician or podiatrist by the physician assistant is defined.

AB575,27,8 3. That the requirements and standards of licensure under this chapter are complied with.

AB575,27,13 4. That consultation with and referral to other licensed health care providers with a scope of practice appropriate for a patient's care needs occurs when the patient's care needs exceed the physician assistant's experience, education, or training. A physician assistant shall ensure that he or she has awareness of options for the management of situations that are beyond the physician assistant's expertise.

AB575,27,15 (b) A physician assistant is individually and independently responsible for the quality of the care he or she renders.

AB575,27,20 (4) A physician assistant may delegate a care task or order to another clinically trained health care worker if the physician assistant is competent to perform the delegated task or order and has reasonable evidence that the clinically trained health care worker is minimally competent to perform the task or issue the order under the circumstances.

AB575,27,22 (5) The board shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this section, including rules to do any of the following:

AB575,27,25 (a) Allow for temporary practice, specifically defined and actively monitored by the board, in the event of an interruption of a collaborative relationship under sub. (2) (a) 1. b. or c.

AB575,28,4 (b) Allow a physician assistant, in the absence of an employment or collaborative relationship under sub. (2) (a) 1., to provide medical care at the scene of an emergency, during a declared state of emergency or other disaster, or when volunteering at sporting events or at camps.

AB575,28,10 (6) The practice permissions provided in this section are permissions granted by the state authorizing the licensed practice of physician assistants. Nothing in this section prohibits an employer, hospital, health plan, or other similar entity employing or with a relationship with a licensed physician assistant from establishing additional requirements for a licensed physician assistant as a condition of employment or relationship.

AB575,28,12 461.11 Civil liability. No physician assistant shall be liable for any civil damages for either of the following:

AB575,28,16 (1) Reporting in good faith to the department of transportation under s. 146.82 (3) a patient's name and other information relevant to a physical or mental condition of the patient that in the physician assistant's judgment impairs the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.

AB575,28,20 (2) In good faith, not reporting to the department of transportation under s. 146.82 (3) a patient's name and other information relevant to a physical or mental condition of the patient that in the physician assistant's judgment does not impair the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.

AB575,28,24 461.12 Malpractice liability insurance. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), no physician assistant may practice as authorized under s. 461.10 unless he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage evidenced by one of the following:

AB575,29,2 (a) Personal liability coverage in the amounts specified for health care providers under s. 655.23 (4).

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.