Wisconsin Legislature: Medical practice, Group

Graduate medical education costs: DHFS to fund re MA program benefits appropriation [S.Amdt.121 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9124 (12q)] - SB44

Medical residents and fellows exempt from annual health care information assessments - AB670

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1369, 1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] - SB44

Vaccine administration and teaching self-administration technique to a patient: certain persons enrolled in accredited school of pharmacy may perform under supervision of qualified pharmacists - AB894

Vaccine administration and teaching self-administration technique to a patient: certain persons enrolled in accredited school of pharmacy may perform under supervision of qualified pharmacists - SB426

Wisconsin health education loan repayment transfer [S.Sub. Amdt.1: Sec. 9225 (1f)] - SB44

Chelation therapy: physician permitted to practice - AB397

Chelation therapy: physician permitted to practice - SB200

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions] - AB67

Health care professional discipline process duties of DORL, report required; MEB membership, authority re summary suspension of credentials, and forfeiture for unprofessional conduct revised; national practitioner data bank reporting requirements; therapeutic-related deaths reported to DORL - SB227

MEB to make certain information about physicians available to the public; health care providers allowed to correct health care information collected by DHFS - SB226

Cancer drug repository program established by DHFS; civil liability immunity provision [A.Amdt.1: certain supplies added; A.Amdt.6: civil liability provision modified] - AB845

Cancer drug repository program established by DHFS; civil liability immunity provision - SB452

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions] - AB67

General fund receipt of transfers from patient's compensation, local government property insurance, and state life insurance funds [Sec. 9228 (2)-(4); original bill only] - SB44

Health care provider availability and cost control fund created; funds transferred from patient's compensation fund; MA provision [Sec. 299, 454, 464, 829, 837, 841, 1130, 2652-2657, 9228 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: deletes all sections except 454] - SB44

Injured patients and families compensation fund: purpose modified - AB983

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents - AB937

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents - SB187

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents - SB467

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised - SB70

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund - AB487

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund - SB238

Defined network plans: coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices required - SB288

Defined network plans: notice regarding reproductive health care services required in provider directory - AB389

Defined network plans submission of quality assurance plan: requirement revised - SB515

Diabetes treatment: health insurance required to cover prescription medications in addition to insulin, exceptions provided - AB362

Drugs for the treatment of cancer: health care plans required to cover - AB364

Health care plan must allow any provider to participate, conditions set; 30-day period when pharmacists elect to participate for at least one year extended to certain other health care professionals - AB690

Health care plan must allow any provider to participate, conditions set; 30-day period when pharmacists elect to participate for at least one year extended to certain other health care professionals - AB995

Health care provider service rates and insurer health care services reimbursement rates re MA: DHFS to post certain MA information on its website and may post certain information that providers and insurers are required to report - AB895

HMO increased payments from DHFS: plan re savings resulting from rebates; JCF duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9124 (7c)] - SB44

HMO provider assessment to be collected by DHFS, deposit in MA trust fund; moneys distributed to HMOs serving MA and Badger Care recipients [Sec. 469, 867, 1312, 1370, 1418, 9324 (14); original bill only] - SB44

MA fee schedule for services: health care providers required to submit by certain date; DHFS to make available on Web site; insurers' rates of reimbursement statement provision - AB995

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: health insurance coverage requirements modified; consumer price index provision; report required - AB839

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: health insurance coverage requirements modified; consumer price index provision; report required - SB72

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; health insurance coverage requirements modified and consumer price index provision; report required - AB995

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions - AB838

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions - SB71

Smoking cessation treatment and medications: health insurance coverage required - AB708

Competency examination ordered by court: releasing report to sheriff, jailer, and certain health care providers - SB131

Defined network plans: coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices required - SB288

DPI requirements eliminated re coordinating the exchange of teachers and promoting public awareness of, access to, and training of health professionals for rural and underserved urban areas - AB725

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions] - AB67

Employment discrimination because of temporary absence re volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver prohibited; hardship on employer and exemption provisions - AB43

Employment discrimination because of temporary absence re volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver prohibited; hardship on employer and exemption provisions - SB31

Firearm pointed at law enforcement officer and certain emergency personnel and bodily substances thrown or expelled by person in custody or detained by peace officer: prohibitions created [A.Amdt.2: bodily substances provisions revised, in custody or detained condition removed] - AB206

Health care education programs: TCS board grants revised [Sec. 391-393, 942, 943, 944, 945] - SB44

Health care facility: prohibitions re certain activities and preventing passage to and from; definition provided; civil cause of action created - AB186

Health care powers of attorney and declarations to physicians executed in another state and in compliance with that state's laws is enforceable in Wisconsin; immunity provision - AB554

Health care professional discipline process duties of DORL, report required; MEB membership, authority re summary suspension of credentials, and forfeiture for unprofessional conduct revised; national practitioner data bank reporting requirements; therapeutic-related deaths reported to DORL - SB227

Health care providers: state agency status granted in certain cases re public health emergency declared by the Governor - AB919

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; definition and employment discrimination provisions - AB451

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; definition and employment discrimination provisions - SB177

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions - AB405

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions - SB196

Laboratory test reports of hospitals and certified laboratories re patient health care records: printed type size specified - AB132

Litigation expenses for EMS, EMT, first responder, fire fighter, or law enforcement or correctional officers: municipality required to pay, exceptions provided - SB119

Local youth apprenticeship grants increased for health care and technology training - AB987

MA supplemental payments for medical transportation services [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1393c] - SB44

MEB to make certain information about physicians available to the public; health care providers allowed to correct health care information collected by DHFS - SB226

Newborn umbilical cord blood: provisions for donation of created - AB786

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified - AB727

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified - SB372

Patient health care records released without patient consent: requirement revised [original bill only] - AB655

Patient health care records released without patient consent: requirement revised - SB313

Patient health care records transferred from one health care provider to another: notice requirements and fine provision - AB961

Prescription drug or device: label to include retail price - AB891

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1369, 1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] - SB44

Public Health Council created; reimbursement for quarantine costs; intrastate emergency management mutual aid; incident command system requirements and definition; certain exemption from liability; intentionally making a false threat to release a harmful substance prohibited [for further revisions, see entry under ``Public health"] - SB120

Special orders of business for March 9, 2004 established re AB-405 and AB-772 - AR37

Special order of business for March 10, 2004 established re AB-405 or SB-196 - AR38

Specialized medical vehicle: MA-certified provider requirements revised re wheelchair accomodations - AB549

STH 54 designated and marked ``Wisconsin Fire Fighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Highway" and portion of certain bridge on STH 29 as ``Wisconsin Fire Fighters-EMT/Citizen Soldier Bridge" [S.Amdt.1: contributions required] - SB46

Traffic control signals on highways: emergency preemption device installation requirements created - AB594

Traffic control signals on highways: emergency preemption device installation requirements created - SB281

Trauma Advisory Council termination eliminated - AB281

Trauma Advisory Council termination eliminated - SB115