Wisconsin Legislature: Medicine

Injury to first responder during 2020 public health emergency is presumed to be caused by the individual’s employment for WC purposes [Sec. 33, 34] - SB932

Local levy limit exception for joint EMS district [A.Amdt.1: definition added] - AB472

Local levy limit exception for joint EMS district - SB487

Nursing practice, licensure, and certification changes; advanced practice registered nurses, nurse-midwifery, advanced practice registered nurse prescribers, and Nurse Licensure Compact provisions - AB267

Nursing practice, licensure, and certification changes; advanced practice registered nurses, nurse-midwifery, advanced practice registered nurse prescribers, and Nurse Licensure Compact provisions - SB249

Physical health services reimbursement rates under MA appropriation increased; acupuncture by a certified acupuncturist made reimbursable under MA; DHS duties - AB648

Physical health services reimbursement rates under MA appropriation increased; acupuncture by a certified acupuncturist made reimbursable under MA; DHS duties - SB600

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ratified - AB438

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ratified - SB390

Physical therapy students practice permissions and physical therapist assistant student supervision revisions - AB581

Physical therapy students practice permissions and physical therapist assistant student supervision revisions - SB546

Qualified treatment trainee program grants [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 187m, 1763m] - AB56

Respiratory care: temporary certificate to practice issued by MEB modified - AB558

Respiratory care: temporary certificate to practice issued by MEB modified - SB500

Scope of practice of health care providers and health care providers from other states during public health emergency declared by Executive Order no. 72 - SB928

Service award program re volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: appropriation for state match increased - AB607

Service award program re volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: appropriation for state match increased - SB556

Severe weather incidents in July 2019: commending emergency response personnel, National Guard, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, utility crews, and volunteers for their response and efforts to keep communities safe - AJR78

Severe weather incidents in July 2019: commending emergency response personnel, National Guard, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, utility crews, and volunteers for their response and efforts to keep communities safe - SJR60

Suicide prevention: continuing education requirement for physicians, psychologists, school psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors, and prevention specialists - AB526

Suicide prevention: continuing education requirement for physicians, psychologists, school psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors, and prevention specialists - SB520

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: nonrefundable individual income tax credits created - AB142

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - AB469

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: nonrefundable individual income tax credits created - SB135

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, EMS practitioners, and ambulance drivers: three refundable, individual income tax credits created - AB302

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, EMS practitioners, and ambulance drivers: three refundable, individual income tax credits created - SB287

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: allowing nonprofit agencies providing volunteer health care services to MA recipients who are primarily homeless to participate - AB162

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: allowing nonprofit agencies providing volunteer health care services to MA recipients who are primarily homeless to participate - SB155

Behavioral health crisis management system: onetime grant from DHS to critical access hospital, conditions set - SB618

Child psychiatry consultation program funding increased - AB118

Child psychiatry consultation program funding increased - SB113

Comprehensive mental health consultation program: DHS to convene [Sec. 204, 752] - AB56

Comprehensive mental health consultation program: DHS to convene [Sec. 204, 752] - SB59

Conversion therapy involving a minor: mental health providers prohibited from engaging in; professional discipline provision - AB111

Conversion therapy involving a minor: mental health providers prohibited from engaging in; professional discipline provision - SB107

Crime victim mental health treatment records: procedure for defendant in a criminal case may gain access - AB11

Crime victim mental health treatment records: procedure for defendant in a criminal case may gain access - SB20

Crisis intervention training grants for law enforcement agencies and correctional officers: amount increased and overtime costs allowed - AB510

Crisis intervention training grants for law enforcement agencies and correctional officers: amount increased and overtime costs allowed - SB456

Crisis program enhancement grants from DHS to rural areas [Sec. 203, 484] - AB56

Crisis program enhancement grants from DHS to rural areas [Sec. 203, 484] - SB59

Discrimination on basis of person’s gender identity or gender expression prohibited; adds gender identity or gender expression as a prohibited basis for discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services - AB319

Discrimination on basis of person’s gender identity or gender expression prohibited; adds gender identity or gender expression as a prohibited basis for discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services - SB308

Farmer mental health assistance [Sec. 128, 1098] - AB56

Farmer mental health assistance [Sec. 128, 1098] - SB59

Farmer support for stress and mental illness: authorizing regional agent positions in DATCP to assist farmers; funding for training of mental health professionals and agribusiness professionals - Jr0 AB2

Farmer support for stress and mental illness: authorizing regional agent positions in DATCP to assist farmers; funding for training of mental health professionals and agribusiness professionals - Jr0 SB2

Firearm possession by person convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created, not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect provision; JRCCP may report - AB334

Firearm possession by person convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created, not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect provision; JRCCP may report - SB376

MA reimbursement for mental health consultations for students up to age 21: communication with parent added and sunset eliminated [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, definition added, sunset provision removed] - AB192

MA reimbursement for mental health consultations for students up to age 21: communication with parent added and sunset eliminated - SB177

Mental health clubhouses: DHS grant created; conditions and definition provisions - AB467

Mental health clubhouses: DHS grant created; conditions and definition provisions - SB435

Mental health consultation reimbursement sunset repealed [Sec. 678] - AB56

Mental health consultation reimbursement sunset repealed [Sec. 678] - SB59

``Mental health crisis intervention services" changed to ``crisis intervention services" and adds intellectual disability, substance abuse, and dementia; county contribution provision [Sec. 680, 681, 691; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB56

``Mental health crisis intervention services" changed to ``crisis intervention services" and adds intellectual disability, substance abuse, and dementia; county contribution provision [Sec. 680, 681, 691] - SB59

Mental health crisis intervention teams: funding for DHS grants to local governmental units - AB978

Mental health crisis intervention teams: funding for DHS grants to local governmental units - SB863

Mental health program aids for schools to hire and retain pupil services professionals, mental health and school climate training programs and grants, and bullying prevention grants [Sec. 137, 155, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1429-1437; original bill only] - AB56

Mental health program aids for schools to hire and retain pupil services professionals, mental health and school climate training programs and grants, and bullying prevention grants [Sec. 137, 155, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1429-1437] - SB59

PTSD in law enforcement officers and fire fighters: workers’ compensation claims revisions - AB569

PTSD in law enforcement officers and fire fighters: workers’ compensation claims revisions - SB511

School-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County created; DHS duties and reports required [A.Amdt.1: appropriation provisions revised] - AB644

School-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County created; DHS duties and reports required - SB608

Solitary confinement use restricted for inmates with serious mental illness; DOC required to review status of inmates in solitary - AB825

Solitary confinement use restricted for inmates with serious mental illness; DOC required to review status of inmates in solitary - SB829

``Telehealth" definition expanded; DHS to develop MA reimbursement method for providers [Sec. 677, 9119 (2)] - AB56

``Telehealth" definition expanded; DHS to develop MA reimbursement method for providers [Sec. 677, 9119 (2)] - SB59

Telehealth mental health treatment expanded to certain offenders under community supervision; DOC duties - AB654

Telehealth mental health treatment expanded to certain offenders under community supervision; DOC duties - SB593

Veterans outreach and recovery program continued [Sec. 257, 435] - AB56

Veterans outreach and recovery program continued [Sec. 257, 435] - SB59

Veterans outreach and recovery program re substance abuse and mental health disorders: 2017 WisAct 295 sunset repealed, funding provision - AB131

Veterans outreach and recovery program re substance abuse and mental health disorders: 2017 WisAct 295 sunset repealed, funding provision - SB141

World Mental Health Day: October 10, 2019 recognized as - AR8

Battery by person placed in a facility while awaiting a commitment trial as a sexually violent person: felony crime provision - AB758

Battery by person placed in a facility while awaiting a commitment trial as a sexually violent person: felony crime provision - SB697

Conditional release revoked: time before person may petition court again for conditional release - AB943

Emergency detention without a hearing: exclude time for evaluation and testing from 72-hour time limit - AB716