SB45,2726 Section 2726. 441.001 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1335,22 441.001 (5) Recognized role. “Recognized role” means one of the following roles:

SB45,1335,23 (a) Certified nurse-midwife.

SB45,1336,1 (b) Certified registered nurse anesthetist.

SB45,1336,2 (c) Clinical nurse specialist.

SB45,1336,3 (d) Nurse practitioner.

SB45,2727 Section 2727. 441.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1336,11 441.01 (3) The board may promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for schools for professional nurses and, schools for licensed practical nurses, and schools for advanced practice registered nurses, including all related clinical units and facilities, and make and provide periodic surveys and consultations to such schools. It The board may also establish promulgate rules to prevent unauthorized persons from practicing professional nursing. It shall approve all rules for the administration of this chapter in accordance with ch. 227.

SB45,2728 Section 2728. 441.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1336,18 441.01 (4) The board shall direct that those schools that qualify be placed on a list of schools the board has approved for professional nurses or, of schools the board has approved for licensed practical nurses, or of schools the board has approved for advanced practice registered nurses on application and proof of qualifications;, and the board shall make a study of nursing education and initiate promulgate rules and policies to improve it.

SB45,2729 Section 2729. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB45,1337,2 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) The board shall require each applicant for the renewal Biennially, each holder of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license issued under this chapter to shall do all of the following as a condition for renewing the license:

SB45,1337,5 1. Complete and submit to the department with the application for renewal of the license a nursing workforce survey developed by the department of workforce development under s. 106.30 (2).

SB45,2730 Section 2730. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB45,1337,10 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) Biennially, each holder of a registered nurse or, licensed practical nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse license issued under this chapter shall do all of the following:

SB45,2731 Section 2731. 441.01 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1337,18 441.01 (7) (b) The board may not renew a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license under this chapter unless the renewal applicant has completed the nursing workforce survey to the satisfaction of the board. The board shall establish standards to determine whether the nursing workforce survey has been completed. The board shall, by no later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, submit all completed nursing workforce survey forms to the department of workforce development.

SB45,2732 Section 2732. 441.01 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1337,22 441.01 (7) (c) An applicant who is renewing both a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse license under s. 441.09 (1) (c) is only required to pay a single fee under par. (a) 2.

SB45,2733 Section 2733. 441.06 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,1338,1 441.06 (title) Registered nurses; civil liability exemption.

SB45,2734 Section 2734. 441.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1338,8 441.06 (3) A registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7) and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SB45,2735 Section 2735. 441.06 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB45,1338,16 441.06 (3) A Except as provided in s. 441.09 (1) (c), a registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SB45,2736 Section 2736. 441.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1339,4 441.06 (4) Except as provided in ss. 257.03 and 440.077, no person may practice or attempt to practice professional nursing, nor use the title, letters, or anything else to indicate that he or she is a registered or professional nurse unless he or she is licensed under this section. Except as provided in ss. 257.03 and 440.077, no person not so licensed may use in connection with his or her nursing employment or vocation any title or anything else to indicate that he or she is a trained, certified or graduate nurse. This subsection does not apply to any registered nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a jurisdiction, other than this state, that has adopted the nurse licensure compact under s. 441.51.

SB45,2737 Section 2737. 441.06 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 441.09 (7) and amended to read:

SB45,1339,9 441.09 (7) Civil liability. No person certified licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s. 441.16 (2) this section is liable for civil damages for any of the following: