SB45,1365,823448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,

1permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery
2under subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or, practical, or advanced
3practice registered nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice
4chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene
5or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry
6under ch. 449, to practice as a physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice
7acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice
8naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute.
SB45,27909Section 2790. 448.035 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45,279110Section 2791. 448.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1365,2311448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or
12certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may provide expedited partner
13therapy if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection,
14gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual
15partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may
16have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified
17advanced practice nurse prescriber shall attempt to obtain the name of the patients
18sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this
19subsection shall include the name and address of the patients sexual partner, if
20known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to
21obtain the name of the patients sexual partner, the prescription order shall
22include, in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, expedited partner
23therapy or the letters EPT.
SB45,279224Section 2792. 448.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.035 (3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber
2shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the
3department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient
4give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.
SB45,27935Section 2793. 448.035 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1366,106448.035 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified
7advanced practice nurse prescriber is immune from civil liability for injury to or the
8death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is
9prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner
10therapy is provided as specified under this section.
SB45,1366,1411(b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
12furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified
13advanced practice nurse prescriber whose act or omission involves reckless,
14wanton, or intentional misconduct.
SB45,279415Section 2794. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1367,516448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall
17register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of
18the license or certificate with the board on or before his or her renewal date
19determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2). Registration shall be completed
20in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall
21provide, except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed
22by the renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before
23October 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every

1person required to register a registration form. The board shall furnish to each
2person registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person
3shall display the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No
4person may exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate
5granted by the board unless currently registered as required under this subsection.
SB45,27956Section 2795. 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB45,1367,77448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development.
SB45,27968Section 2796. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1367,129448.13 (1) (a) 1. Continuing education programs or courses of study approved
10for at least 30 hours of credit required by the board within the 2 calendar years
11preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective by rule under s.
12448.40 (2).
SB45,279713Section 2797. 448.13 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1367,1714448.13 (1) (a) 2. Professional development and maintenance of certification or
15performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of
16study required by the board by rule under s. 448.40 (1) and completed within the 2
17calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective.
SB45,279818Section 2798. 448.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1368,219448.13 (1m) The board shall, on a random basis, verify the accuracy of proof
20submitted by physicians under sub. (1) (a) and may, at any time during the 2
21calendar years specified in sub. (1) (a), require a physician to submit proof of any
22continuing education, professional development, and maintenance of certification
23or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses

1of study that he or she has attended and completed at that time during the 2
2calendar years since he or she last registered under s. 448.07.
SB45,27993Section 2799. 448.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1368,84448.40 (1) The board may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this
5subchapter, including rules requiring the completion of continuing education,
6professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance
7improvement or continuing medical education programs for renewal of a license to
8practice medicine and surgery.
SB45,28009Section 2800. 448.40 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1368,1910448.40 (2) (e) Establishing continuing education or continuing medical
11education requirements for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery
12under s. 448.13 (1). The board shall require 30 hours of continuing education to be
13completed every 2-year period. The examining board shall establish the criteria for
14the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to
15the department of health services for some or all of the hours of continuing
16education credits required under s. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. for physicians specializing in
17psychiatry. The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of
18community programs for the certification and recertification of community mental
19health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services.
SB45,280120Section 2801. 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1369,421448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter,
22other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2),
23are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

1Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by
2the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department
3under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in
4any rules promulgated under sub. (3).
SB45,28025Section 2802. 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1369,216448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s.
7448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a
8physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist,
9podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s.
10441.16 (2). Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services
11in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules
12promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a
13home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant
14to the patients plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities,
15conditioning, or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a
16previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individuals physician,
17naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or
18advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who
19made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate rules establishing
20additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this
21subsection.
SB45,280322Section 2803. 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1370,523448.56 (1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the

1requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic
2doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice
3registered nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of
4the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and
5the health care practitioner.