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23(2) Immunity. Subject to sub. (3), any health care professional, health care
24provider, or employee, agent, or contractor of a health care professional or health care
25provider is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to any individual or
1any damages caused by actions or omissions taken in providing services to address
2or in response to a 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak under circumstances that satisfy
3all of the following:
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(a) The action or omission is committed while the professional, provider,
5employee, agent, or contractor is providing services during the state of emergency
6declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, relating to the
72019 novel coronavirus pandemic and for the 60 days following the date that the state
8of emergency terminates.
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(b) The actions or omissions occur during the person's good faith response to
10the emergency described under par. (a) or are substantially consistent with any of
11the following:
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1. Any direction, guidance, recommendation, or other statement made by a
13federal, state, or local official to address or in response to the emergency or disaster
14declared as described under par. (a).
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2. Any guidance published by the department of health services, the federal
16department of health and human services, or any divisions or agencies of the federal
17department of health and human services relied upon in good faith.
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(c) The actions or omissions do not involve reckless or wanton conduct or
19intentional misconduct.
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20(3) Applicability. This section does not apply if s. 257.03, 257.04, 323.41, or
21323.44 applies.
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22Section 99
. 895.51 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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23895.51 (title)
Civil liability exemption: food or emergency household
24products; emergency medical supplies; donation, sale, or distribution.
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25Section 100
. 895.51 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
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1895.51
(1) (bd) “Cost of production” means the cost of inputs, wages, operating
2the manufacturing facility, and transporting the product.
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3Section 101
. 895.51 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
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895.51
(1) (bg) “Emergency medical supplies" means any medical equipment
5or supplies necessary to limit the spread of, or provide treatment for, a disease
6associated with the public health emergency related to the 2019 novel coronavirus
7pandemic, including life support devices, personal protective equipment, cleaning
8supplies, and any other items determined to be necessary by the secretary of health
9services.
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10Section 102
. 895.51 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
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895.51
(1) (dp) “Public health emergency related to the 2019 novel coronavirus
12pandemic” means the period covered by the public health emergency declared under
1342 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal department of health and human
14services on January 31, 2020, in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or the
15national emergency declared by the U.S. president under
50 USC 1621 on March 13,
162020, in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus.
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17Section 103
. 895.51 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
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895.51
(2r) Any person engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, or sale of
19emergency medical supplies, who donates or sells, at a price not to exceed the cost
20of production, emergency medical supplies to a charitable organization or
21governmental unit to respond to the public health emergency related to the 2019
22novel coronavirus pandemic is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury
23to an individual caused by the emergency medical supplies donated or sold by the
24person.
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25Section 104
. 895.51 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
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1895.51
(3r) Any charitable organization that distributes free of charge
2emergency medical supplies received under sub. (2r) is immune from civil liability
3for the death of or injury to an individual caused by the emergency medical supplies
4distributed by the charitable organization.
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5Section 105
.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1)
Enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. If the federal
7government provides an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage during an
8emergency period declared in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
9department of health services may do any of the following during the period to which
10the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage applies in order to satisfy
11criteria to qualify for the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage:
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(a) Suspend the requirement to comply with the premium requirements under
13s. 49.45 (23b) (b) 2. and (c).
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(b) Suspend the requirement to comply with the health risk assessment
15requirement under s. 49.45 (23b) (b) 3.
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(c) Delay implementation of the community engagement requirement under s.
1749.45 (23b) (b) 1. until the date that is 30 days after either the day the federal
18government has approved the community engagement implementation plan or the
19last day of the calendar quarter in which the last day of the emergency period under
2042 USC 1320b-5 (g) (1) that is declared due to the novel coronavirus pandemic
21occurs, whichever is later.
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(d) Notwithstanding any requirement under subch. IV of ch. 49 to disenroll an
23individual to the contrary, maintain continuous enrollment in compliance with
24section 6008 (b) (3) of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L.
25116-127.
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1(2)
Liability insurance for physicians and nurse anesthetists. During the
2public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, all of the
3following apply to a physician or nurse anesthetist for whom this state is not a
4principal place of practice but who is authorized to practice in this state on a
5temporary basis:
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(a) The physician or nurse anesthetist may fulfill the requirements of s. 655.23
7(3) (a) by filing with the commissioner of insurance a certificate of insurance for a
8policy of health care liability insurance issued by an insurer that is authorized in a
9jurisdiction accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
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(b) The physician or nurse anesthetist may elect, in the manner designated by
11the commissioner of insurance by rule under s. 655.004, to be subject to ch. 655.
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(3)
Virtual instruction; reports and guidance.