AB132: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 132

March 6, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Wasserman, Hines, Bies, Berceau, Cullen, Gronemus, Hahn, Morris, A. Williams and Seratti. Referred to Committee on Health.

AB132,1,2 An Act to create 146.816 of the statutes; relating to: required type size for laboratory reports.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Beginning on July 1, 2004, or the day after publication of this bill as an act, whichever is earlier, this bill requires that patient health care records that are laboratory test reports of hospitals or certified laboratories be printed with a type size that is no smaller than 14 point.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB132, s. 1 Section 1. 146.816 of the statutes is created to read:

AB132,1,7 146.816 Format of certain patient health care records. A patient health care record that is a report of laboratory test services of a hospital, as defined in s. 50.32 (2), or of a laboratory certified under 42 USC 263a shall be printed with a type size that is no smaller than 14 point.

AB132, s. 2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB132,2,3 (1) This act first applies to laboratory test services performed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB132, s. 3 Section 3. Effective date.

AB132,2,6 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2004, or on the day after publication, whichever is earlier.

AB132,2,7 (End)