SB866,5,4 48.981 (2) (a) 1m. A naturopathic doctor.

SB866,7 Section 7 . 48.981 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,5,9 48.981 (2m) (b) 1. “Health care provider" means a physician, as defined under s. 448.01 (5), a naturopathic doctor, as defined under s. 466.01 (4), a physician assistant, as defined under s. 448.01 (6), or a nurse holding a license under s. 441.06 (1) or a license under s. 441.10.

SB866,8 Section 8 . 60.23 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,5,15 60.23 (9) Resident physicians, physician assistants and nurses health care providers in certain towns. In a town comprised entirely of one or more islands, annually appropriate money to retain a physician or, if no physician is available, a physician assistant, naturopathic doctor, or nurse practitioner, as a resident within the town.

SB866,9 Section 9 . 69.01 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,5,19 69.01 (6g) “Date of death" means the date that a person is pronounced dead by a physician, naturopathic doctor, coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, deputy medical examiner, or hospice nurse.

SB866,10 Section 10 . 69.18 (1) (cj) of the statutes is created to read:

SB866,5,25 69.18 (1) (cj) 1. For purposes of preparation of the certificate of death and in accordance with accepted medical standards, a naturopathic doctor who is directly involved with the care of a patient who dies may pronounce the date, time, and place of the patient's death if the patient was generally under the care of a naturopathic doctor at the time of death.

SB866,6,2 2. Subdivision 1. may not be construed to authorize a naturopathic doctor to certify under sub. (2) (b) the cause of the patient's death.

SB866,11 Section 11 . 77.54 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,6,5 77.54 (14) (b) Furnished by a licensed physician, naturopathic doctor, surgeon, podiatrist, or dentist to a patient who is a human being for treatment of the patient.

SB866,12 Section 12 . 77.54 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,6,8 77.54 (14) (d) Sold to a licensed physician, naturopathic doctor, surgeon, podiatrist, dentist, or hospital for the treatment of a human being.

SB866,13 Section 13 . 77.54 (14) (f) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB866,6,10 77.54 (14) (f) 1m. A naturopathic doctor.

SB866,14 Section 14 . 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,6,23 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d), or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in this state, who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the physical or mental condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.

SB866,15 Section 15 . 118.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,7,5 118.25 (1) (a) “Practitioner" means a person licensed as a physician, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic medical doctor, naturopathic physician, or as a physician assistant in any state or licensed or certified as an advanced practice nurse prescriber in any state. In this paragraph, “physician” has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).

SB866,16 Section 16 . 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,7,9 118.29 (1) (e) “Practitioner" means any physician, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic medical doctor, naturopathic physician, dentist, optometrist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist licensed in any state.

SB866,17 Section 17. 146.81 (1) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:

SB866,7,11 146.81 (1) (dc) A naturopathic doctor licensed under ch. 466.

SB866,18 Section 18 . 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,7,20 146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, as defined in s. 448.01 (6), or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who treats a patient whose physical or mental condition in the physician's, naturopathic doctor's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse prescriber's judgment affects the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the patient's name and other information relevant to the condition to the department of transportation without the informed consent of the patient.

SB866,19 Section 19 . 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB866,8,2 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, a dentist or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.

SB866,20 Section 20. 146.997 (1) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read: