256.15 (6g) (a) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the department shall certify qualified applicants for the performance of defibrillation, under certification standards that the department shall promulgate as rules.
130,89
Section
89. 146.50 (6g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6g) (b).
130,90
Section
90. 146.50 (6n) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6n).
130,91
Section
91. 146.50 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (7) and amended to read:
256.15 (7) Licensing in other jurisdictions. Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the department may issue a license as an emergency medical technician, without examination, to any individual who holds a current license or certificate as an emergency medical technician from another jurisdiction if the department finds that the standards for licensing or issuing certificates in the other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to those in this state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.
130,92
Section
92. 146.50 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (title).
130,93
Section
93. 146.50 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (a) and amended to read:
256.15 (8) (a) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the department shall certify qualified applicants as first responders.
130,94
Section
94. 146.50 (8) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
256.15 (8) (b) (intro.) To be eligible for initial certification as a first responder, except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, an individual shall meet all of the following requirements:
130,95
Section
95. 146.50 (8) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (8) (b) 1. to 3.
130,96
Section
96. 146.50 (8) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (c) and amended to read:
256.15
(8) (c) To be eligible for a renewal of a certificate as a first responder, except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the holder of the certificate shall satisfactorily complete a first responder refresher course that meets or exceeds the guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under
23 CFR 1205.3 (a) (5), that includes training for response to acts of terrorism, and that is approved by the department.
130,97
Section
97. 146.50 (8) (d) and (e) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (8) (d) and (e).
130,98
Section
98. 146.50 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (f) and amended to read:
256.15 (8) (f) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the department may issue a certificate as a first responder, without requiring satisfactory completion of any instruction or training that may be required under par. (b), to any individual who holds a current license or certificate as a first responder from another jurisdiction if the department finds that the standards for licensing or issuing certificates in the other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to the standards for issuance of certificates for first responders in this state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.
130,99
Section
99. 146.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (g).
130,100
Section
100. 146.50 (8m) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8m).
130,101
Section
101. 146.50 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (9).
130,102
Section
102. 146.50 (10) to (11) (d) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (10) to (11) (d).
130,103
Section
103. 146.50 (11) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (11) (e) and amended to read:
256.15 (11) (e) To restrain or prevent the establishment, management or operation of an ambulance service, as defined in s. 146.55 (1) (a), in violation of sub. (4).
130,104
Section
104. 146.50 (11) (f) to (13) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (11) (f) to (13).
130,105
Section
105. 146.51 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (title).
130,106
Section
106. 146.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (intro.).
130,107
Section
107. 146.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (a) and amended to read:
256.17 (1) (a) A license under s. 146.50 256.15 (5) (a).
130,108
Section
108. 146.51 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (b) and amended to read:
256.17 (1) (b) A training permit under s. 146.50 256.15 (5) (b).
130,109
Section
109. 146.51 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (c) and amended to read:
256.17 (1) (c) A certification under s. 146.50 256.15 (6g) (a) or (8) (a).
130,110
Section
110. 146.51 (1m) to (3) of the statutes are renumbered 256.17 (1m) to (3).
130,111
Section
111. 146.52 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (title).
130,112
Section
112. 146.52 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (intro.).
130,113
Section
113. 146.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (a) and amended to read:
256.18 (1) (a) A license under s. 146.50 256.15 (5) (a) or (7).
130,114
Section
114. 146.52 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (b) and amended to read:
256.18 (1) (b) A training permit under s. 146.50 256.15 (5) (b).
130,115
Section
115. 146.52 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (c) and amended to read:
256.18 (1) (c) A certificate under s. 146.50 256.15 (6g) (a) or (8) (a) or (f).
130,116
Section
116. 146.52 (1m) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 256.18 (1m) to (5).
130,117
Section
117. 146.53 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.08 (title).
130,118
Section
118. 146.53 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
130,119
Section
119. 146.53 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
130,120
Section
120. 146.53 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (4).
130,121
Section
121. 146.53 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
130,122
Section
122. 146.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (9) and amended to read:
256.01 (9) "First responder" means a person who is certified by the department as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8) (a) and who, as a condition of employment or as a member of an organization that provides emergency medical care before hospitalization, provides emergency medical care to a sick, disabled or injured individual before the arrival of an ambulance, but who does not provide transportation for a patient.
130,123
Section
123. 146.53 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
130,124
Section
124. 146.53 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
130,125
Section
125. 146.53 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 256.08 (1) and (2).
130,126
Section
126. 146.53 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 256.08 (3) and amended to read:
256.08 (3) Departmental rules; consultation. The department shall consult with the board before promulgating a proposed rule that relates to funding of emergency medical services programs under s. 146.55 256.12 or to regulation of emergency medical services.
130,127
Section
127. 146.53 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 256.08 (4) (intro.) and (a).
130,128
Section
128. 146.53 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.08 (4) (b) and amended to read:
256.08 (4) (b) Implement measures to achieve objectives that are set forth in the state emergency medical services plan under sub. (2) (1).
130,129
Section
129. 146.53 (5) (c) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 256.08 (4) (c) to (k).
130,130
Section
130. 146.55 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (title).
130,131
Section
131. 146.55 (1) (intro.) and (g) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 256.12 (1) and amended to read:
256.12 (1) Definitions
Definition. In this section: (g) "Public, "public agency" has the meaning given in s. 146.50 256.15 (1) (n).
130,132
Section
132. 146.55 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (2) and amended to read:
256.01 (2) "Ambulance service" means the business of transporting sick, disabled, or injured individuals by ambulance, as defined in s. 146.50 (1) (am), to or from facilities or institutions providing health services.
130,133
Section
133. 146.55 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
130,134
Section
134. 146.55 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
130,135
Section
135. 146.55 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
130,136
Section
136. 146.55 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
130,137
Section
137. 146.55 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are renumbered 256.12 (2) and (2m).
130,138
Section
138. 146.55 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (4) (title).
130,139
Section
139. 146.55 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (4) (a) and amended to read:
256.12 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall annually distribute funds for ambulance service vehicles or vehicle equipment, emergency medical services supplies or equipment or emergency medical training for personnel to an ambulance service provider that is a public agency, a volunteer fire department or a nonprofit corporation, under a funding formula consisting of an identical base amount for each ambulance service provider plus a supplemental amount based on the population of the ambulance service provider's primary service or contract area, as established under s. 146.50 256.15 (5).
130,140
Section
140. 146.55 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (4) (b).
130,141
Section
141. 146.55 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (4) (c).
130,142
Section
142. 146.55 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (5) (title).
130,143
Section
143. 146.55 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (5) (a) and amended to read:
256.12 (5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall annually distribute funds to ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 256.15 (6), and to pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 256.15 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1.
130,144
Section
144. 146.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (5) (b).
130,145
Section
145. 146.55 (6) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (6) (title).
130,146
Section
146. 146.55 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (6) (a) and amended to read:
256.12 (6) (a) In this subsection, "person" has the meaning specified in s. 146.50 256.15 (1) (L).
130,147
Section
147. 146.55 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (6) (b).
130,148
Section
148. 146.55 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (7) and amended to read:
256.12 (7) Insurance. A physician who participates in an emergency medical services program under this section or as required under s. 146.50 256.15 shall purchase health care liability insurance in compliance with subch. III of ch. 655, except for those acts or omissions of a physician who, as a medical director, reviews the performance of emergency medical technicians or ambulance service providers, as specified under s. 146.37 (1g).
130,149
Section
149. 146.55 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (8).
130,150
Section
150. 146.56 of the statutes is renumbered 256.25.
130,151
Section
151. 146.57 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 255.35 (title).
130,152
Section
152. 146.57 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 255.35 (1m) (intro.).
130,153
Section
153. 146.57 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 255.35 (1m) (a) (intro.).
130,154
Section
154. 146.57 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 255.35 (1m) (a) 1. and amended to read:
255.35 (1m) (a) 1. Licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic, emergency medical technician - intermediate or emergency medical technician - paramedic under s. 146.50 256.15 (5) (a).
