AB59: Bill Text

AB59,45,4 256.40 (2) (b) The department shall require emergency medical technicians services practitioners to undergo any training necessary to safely and properly administer naloxone or another opioid antagonist as specified under par. (a).

AB59,147 Section 147. 256.40 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,12 256.40 (2) (c) 1. Ensure that every emergency medical technician services practitioner under the ambulance service provider's supervision who has obtained the training necessary to safely and properly administer naloxone or another opioid antagonist has a supply of naloxone or the other opioid antagonist available for administration when he or she is performing his or her duties as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, to the extent that naloxone or the other opioid antagonist is available to the ambulance service provider.

AB59,148 Section 148. 256.40 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,20 256.40 (2) (c) 2. Require each certified first emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician services practitioner under the supervision of the ambulance service provider to, in the manner prescribed by the department, keep a record of each instance in which the certified first emergency medical responder or emergency medical technician services practitioner administers naloxone or another opioid antagonist to an individual who is undergoing or who is believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose.

AB59,149 Section 149. 257.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,24 257.01 (2) (a) An individual who is licensed as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), or certified as a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15.

AB59,150 Section 150. 257.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,5 257.01 (2) (b) An individual who was at any time in the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), or certified as a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15, if the individual's license was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

AB59,151 Section 151. 340.01 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,9 340.01 (3) (dm) 2. Used by an emergency medical technician services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15 or an ambulance driver or first emergency medical responder authorized by the chief of an ambulance service or rescue squad.

AB59,152 Section 152. 340.01 (74p) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,13 340.01 (74p) (f) A law enforcement officer, traffic officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), while performing his or her official duties.

AB59,153 Section 153. 341.14 (6r) (f) 48. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,17 341.14 (6r) (f) 48. Emergency medical technicians and first services practitioners, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p).

AB59,154 Section 154. 341.14 (6r) (f) 48m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,21 341.14 (6r) (f) 48m. Emergency medical technicians and first services practitioners, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p).

AB59,155 Section 155. 341.14 (6r) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,4 341.14 (6r) (g) 2. If an individual in possession of special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34., 48., or 48m. or of personalized plates under s. 341.145 (1) (c) of the same color and design as special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34., 48., or 48m. suffers an injury in the course of his or her job duties as a fire fighter, rescue squad member, or emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and the injury prevents the individual from subsequently performing such job duties, the individual may retain these special plates.

AB59,156 Section 156. 343.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,8 343.23 (2) (a) 1. The person's employment as a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (c), fire fighter as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (b), or emergency medical technician services practitioner as defined in s. 256.01 (5).

AB59,157 Section 157. 343.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,11 343.23 (2) (a) 3. The licensee's performance of duties as a first an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (9) (4p).

AB59,158 Section 158. 440.9805 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,16 440.9805 (1) “Health care provider" means a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), a person licensed or issued a training permit as an emergency medical technician services practitioner under s. 256.15, or a person certified as a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15 (8) (a).

AB59,159 Section 159. 891.453 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,21 891.453 (1) (b) “Emergency medical service provider" means a person employed by the state or by a county or municipality and who is an emergency medical technician services practitioner under s. 256.01 (5) or a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.01 (9) (4p).

AB59,160 Section 160. 895.35 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,48,2 895.35 (2) (a) 2. “Protective services officer" means an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), first an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (9) (4p), a fire fighter, or a law enforcement or correctional officer.

AB59,161 Section 161. 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,48,14 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical technician services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, first emergency medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who renders voluntary health care to a participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), a public agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if all of the following conditions exist:

AB59,162 Section 162. 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,48,20 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. The physician, podiatrist, athletic trainer, chiropractor, dentist, emergency medical technician, first services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), physician assistant, registered nurse, massage therapist or bodywork therapist does not receive compensation for the health care, other than reimbursement for expenses.

AB59,163 Section 163. 895.48 (4) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,49,2 895.48 (4) (am) (intro.) Any of the following, other than an emergency medical technician services practitioner or a first an emergency medical responder — defibrillation, is immune from civil liability for the acts or omissions of a person in rendering in good faith emergency care by use of an automated external defibrillator to an individual who appears to be in cardiac arrest:

AB59,164 Section 164. 895.484 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,49,7 895.484 (2) (d) The actor remained with the person or domestic animal until a law enforcement officer, emergency medical service provider, animal control officer, or other first emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), arrived at the scene.

AB59,165 Section 165. 940.20 (7) (a) 1e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,49,9 940.20 (7) (a) 1e. “Ambulance" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (1) (1t).

AB59,166 Section 166. 940.20 (7) (a) 2g. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,49,12 940.20 (7) (a) 2g. “Emergency medical technician services practitioner" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5).

AB59,167 Section 167. 940.20 (7) (a) 2m. of the statutes is renumbered 940.20 (7) (a) 2d. and amended to read:

AB59,49,16 940.20 (7) (a) 2d. “First Emergency medical responder" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (9) (4p).

AB59,168 Section 168. 940.20 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,49,24 940.20 (7) (b) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to an emergency department worker, an emergency medical technician, a first services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, or an ambulance driver who is acting in an official capacity and who the person knows or has reason to know is an emergency department worker, an emergency medical technician, a first services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, or an ambulance driver, by an act done without the consent of the person so injured, is guilty of a Class H felony.

AB59,169 Section 169. 941.20 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,50,1 941.20 (1m) (a) 1. “Ambulance" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (1) (1t).

AB59,170 Section 170. 941.20 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,50,4 941.20 (1m) (a) 2. “Emergency medical technician services practitioner" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5).

AB59,171 Section 171. 941.20 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 941.20 (1m) (a) 1t. and amended to read:

AB59,50,8 941.20 (1m) (a) 1t. “First Emergency medical responder" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (9) (4p).

AB59,172 Section 172. 941.20 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,50,16 941.20 (1m) (b) Whoever intentionally points a firearm at or towards a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, an ambulance driver, or a commission warden who is acting in an official capacity and who the person knows or has reason to know is a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, an ambulance driver, or a commission warden is guilty of a Class H felony.

AB59,173 Section 173. 941.37 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,50,18 941.37 (1) (a) “Ambulance" has the meaning specified in s. 256.01 (1) (1t).

AB59,174 Section 174. 941.37 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,50,23 941.37 (1) (c) “Emergency medical personnel" means an emergency medical technician services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, first emergency medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), peace officer or fire fighter, or other person operating or staffing an ambulance or an authorized emergency vehicle.

AB59,175 Section 175. 941.375 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,50,25 941.375 (1) (a) “Ambulance" has the meaning specified in s. 256.01 (1) (1t).

AB59,176 Section 176. 941.375 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,51,5 941.375 (1) (b) “Public safety worker" means an emergency medical technician services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, a first an emergency medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), a peace officer, a fire fighter, or a person operating or staffing an ambulance.

AB59,177 Section 177. 946.70 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,51,10 946.70 (1) (c) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an emergency medical technician services practitioner is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB59,178 Section 178. 946.70 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,51,15 946.70 (1) (d) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever impersonates a first an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (9) (4p), with intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually a first an emergency medical responder is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

AB59,179 Section 179. 961.443 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,51,21 961.443 (1) (b) Summons a law enforcement officer, ambulance, emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), or other health care provider, to assist another person if the other person is, or the person believes him or her to be, suffering from an overdose of, or other adverse reaction to, any controlled substance or controlled substance analog.

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