130,58
Section
58. 146.50 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (5).
130,59
Section
59. 146.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (6).
130,60
Section
60. 146.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (7).
130,61
Section
61. 146.50 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (8).
130,62
Section
62. 146.50 (1) (hm) of the statutes is repealed.
130,63
Section
63. 146.50 (1) (hr) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (hr).
130,64
Section
64. 146.50 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (i).
130,65
Section
65. 146.50 (1) (ig) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (ig).
130,66
Section
66. 146.50 (1) (im) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (im).
130,67
Section
67. 146.50 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (11).
130,68
Section
68. 146.50 (1) (k) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (12).
130,69
Section
69. 146.50 (1) (L) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (L).
130,70
Section
70. 146.50 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
130,71
Section
71. 146.50 (1) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (n).
130,72
Section
72. 146.50 (1) (p) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (p).
130,73
Section
73. 146.50 (2) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (2) to (4).
130,74
Section
74. 146.50 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (title).
130,75
Section
75. 146.50 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (a) and amended to read:
256.15 (5) (a) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the department shall license qualified applicants as ambulance service providers or emergency medical technicians. The department shall, from the information on the certification form specified under sub. (6) (c) 2., establish in each ambulance service provider's biennial license the primary service or contract area of the ambulance service provider.
130,76
Section
76. 146.50 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (b) and amended to read:
256.15 (5) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a system and qualifications for issuance of training permits, except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, and specifying the period for which an individual may hold a training permit.
130,77
Section
77. 146.50 (5) (c) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (5) (c) to (f).
130,78
Section
78. 146.50 (5) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (g) and amended to read:
256.15 (5) (g) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, an emergency medical technician license shall be issued to the individual licensed, and the department may not impose a requirement that an individual be affiliated with an ambulance service provider in order to receive an emergency medical technician license or to have an emergency medical technician license renewed.
130,79
Section
79. 146.50 (6) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (title).
130,80
Section
80. 146.50 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
256.15 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, to be eligible for an initial license as an emergency medical technician, an individual shall:
130,81
Section
81. 146.50 (6) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (6) (a) 1. to 4.
130,82
Section
82. 146.50 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (b) 1. and amended to read:
256.15 (6) (b) 1. Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, to be eligible for a renewal of a license as an emergency medical technician, the licensee shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of par. (a) 1., complete the training, education or examination requirements specified in rules promulgated under subd. 2.
130,83
Section
83. 146.50 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (b) 2.
130,84
Section
84. 146.50 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:
256.15 (6) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, to be eligible for a license as an ambulance service provider, an individual shall be 18 years of age or older and have such additional qualifications as may be established in rules promulgated by the department, except that no ambulance service provider may be required to take training or an examination or receive education to qualify for licensure or for renewal of licensure. An ambulance service provider shall, as a condition of licensure, provide medical malpractice insurance sufficient to protect all emergency medical technicians who perform for compensation as employees of the ambulance service provider. For renewal of a biennial license as an ambulance service provider, an applicant shall also provide all of the following:
130,85
Section
85. 146.50 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (c) 1. and amended to read:
256.15 (6) (c) 1. A financial report, on a form developed and provided by the department, of all expenditures made in the 2 previous fiscal years from all funds provided to the ambulance service provider under s. 146.55 256.12 (4).
130,86
Section
86. 146.50 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (c) 2.
130,87
Section
87. 146.50 (6g) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6g) (title).
130,88
Section
88. 146.50 (6g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6g) (a) and amended to read:
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).