AB396,54,74 (f) Establishing the minimum amount of malpractice liability insurance
5coverage that an advanced practice registered nurse must at all times have in effect
6for purposes of sub. (5). The board shall promulgate rules under this paragraph in
7consultation with the commissioner of insurance.

AB396,54,9 9441.092 Expedited partner therapy. (1) In this section:

AB396,54,1010 (b) “Antimicrobial drug" has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (b).

AB396,54,1111 (c) “Expedited partner therapy" has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (c).

AB396,54,23 12(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.9785, an advanced practice
13registered nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) may provide
14expedited partner therapy if a patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial
15infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with
16a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or
17trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The
18advanced practice registered nurse shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient's
19sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this
20subsection shall include the name and address of the patient's sexual partner, if
21known. If the advanced practice registered nurse is unable to obtain the name of the
22patient's sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary, bold-faced
23capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy" or the letters “EPT."

AB396,55,2 24(3) The advanced practice registered nurse shall provide the patient with a
25copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under

1s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the
2person with whom the patient had sexual contact.

AB396,55,7 3(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an advanced practice registered nurse is
4immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any
5antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished
6under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under
7this section.

AB396,55,118 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
9furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by an advanced practice
10registered nurse whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional
11misconduct.

AB396,55,2513 441.10 (7) No license is required for practical nursing, but, except as provided
14in s. 257.03, no person without a license may hold himself or herself out as a licensed
15practical nurse or licensed attendant, use the title or letters “Trained Practical
16Nurse" or “T.P.N.", “Licensed Practical Nurse" or “L.P.N.", “ Licensed Attendant" or
17“L.A.", “Trained Attendant" or “T.A.", or otherwise seek to indicate that he or she is
18a licensed practical nurse or licensed attendant. No licensed practical nurse or
19licensed attendant may use the title, or otherwise seek to act as a registered, licensed,
20graduate or professional nurse. Anyone violating this subsection shall be subject to
21the penalties prescribed by s. 441.13. The board shall grant without examination a
22license as a licensed practical nurse to any person who was on July 1, 1949, a licensed
23attendant. This subsection does not apply to any licensed practical nurse who holds
24a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a jurisdiction, other than
25this state, that has adopted the enhanced nurse licensure compact under s. 441.51.

AB396,56,105 441.09 (5m) (a) Licensure exemption. The provisions of s. 448.04 (1) (g) 448.03
6(1) (d) do not apply to a an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this
7section who possesses a certified registered nurse anesthetist specialty designation
8under sub. (1) (b) 1. or to a person who engages in the practice of a nurse anesthetist
9while performing official duties for the armed services or federal health services of
10the United States.

AB396,56,1615 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) An advanced practice registered nurse certified to who
16may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) may do any of the following:

AB396,56,2418 441.18 (2) (b) An advanced practice registered nurse who prescribes or delivers
19an opioid antagonist under par. (a) 1. shall ensure that the person to whom the opioid
20antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge and
21training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual
22undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the
23capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers the opioid
24antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training.

AB396,57,6

1441.18 (3) An advanced practice registered nurse who, acting in good faith,
2prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist in accordance with sub. (2), or who, acting
3in good faith, otherwise lawfully prescribes or dispenses an opioid antagonist, shall
4be immune from criminal or civil liability and may not be subject to professional
5discipline under s. 441.07 for any outcomes resulting from prescribing, delivering,
6or dispensing the opioid antagonist.