AB1078,16,8 4(5) If any part of this chapter is found to be in conflict with federal requirements
5that are a prescribed condition to receipt of federal funds, the conflicting part of this
6chapter is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict with respect to the facility
7directly affected, and such finding or determination does not affect the operation of
8the remainder of the chapter.
AB1078,16,13 9156.25 Immunities for actions in good faith; prohibition against
10reprisals
. (1) No person or health care facility shall be subject to civil or criminal
11liability or professional disciplinary action, including censure, suspension, loss of
12license, loss of privileges, loss of membership, or any other penalty, for engaging in
13good faith compliance with this chapter.
AB1078,16,19 14(2) No provider, health care facility, professional organization, or association
15shall subject a provider to discharge, demotion, censure, discipline, suspension, loss
16of license, loss of privileges, loss of membership, discrimination, or any other penalty
17for providing medical aid in dying in accordance with the medical standard of care
18and in good faith under this chapter, except if a provider acts in violation of a health
19care facility's valid prohibition or prohibitions as set forth under s. 156.23.
AB1078,17,2 20(3) No provider, health care facility, professional organization, or association
21shall subject a provider to discharge, demotion, censure, discipline, suspension, loss
22of license, loss of privileges, loss of membership, discrimination, or any other penalty
23for providing medical aid in dying in accordance with the medical standard of care
24and in good faith under this chapter while engaged in the outside practice of medicine

1and off the facility premises or for providing scientific and accurate information
2about medical aid in dying to an individual when discussing end-of-life care options.
AB1078,17,9 3(4) An individual is not subject to civil or criminal liability or professional
4discipline if, at the request of a qualified individual, the individual is present outside
5the scope of the individual's employment contract and off the facility premises when
6the qualified individual self-administers medication under this chapter or at the
7time of death. An individual who is present may, without civil or criminal liability,
8assist the qualified individual by preparing the medication prescribed under this
9chapter.
AB1078,17,12 10(5) A request by an individual for and the provision of medication under this
11chapter alone does not constitute neglect or elder abuse for any purpose of law, nor
12shall it be the sole basis for appointment of a guardian or conservator.
AB1078,17,14 13(6) This chapter does not limit civil liability for intentional or negligent
14misconduct.
AB1078,17,18 15156.27 Reporting requirements. (1) The department shall create a
16checklist form and a follow up form for attending providers to facilitate collection of
17the information described in this chapter and post these forms to the department's
18Internet site.
AB1078,17,21 19(2) Within 30 calendar days of providing a prescription for medication under
20this chapter, an attending provider shall submit to the department a completed
21checklist form, as provided under sub. (1), with all of the following information:
AB1078,17,2222 (a) The qualified individual's name and date of birth.
AB1078,17,2323 (b) The qualified individual's terminal diagnosis and prognosis.
AB1078,17,2424 (c) Notice that the requirements under this chapter have been completed.
AB1078,17,2525 (d) Notice that medication has been prescribed under this chapter.
AB1078,18,4
1(3) Within 60 calendar days of notification of a qualified individual's death from
2self-administration of medication prescribed under this chapter, the attending
3provider shall submit to the department a follow up form, as provided under sub. (1),
4with all of the following information:
AB1078,18,55 (a) The qualified individual's name and date of birth.
AB1078,18,66 (b) The date of the qualified individual's death.
AB1078,18,87 (c) A notation of whether or not the qualified individual was enrolled in hospice
8services at the time of the qualified individual's death.
AB1078,18,12 9(4) The department shall annually review a sample of records related to
10requests under this chapter to ensure compliance and issue a public statistical report
11of nonidentifying information. The report shall be limited to the following statistical
12information:
AB1078,18,1313 (a) The number of prescriptions for medication written under this chapter.
AB1078,18,1514 (b) The number of providers who wrote prescriptions for medication under this
15chapter.
AB1078,18,1716 (c) The number of qualified individuals who died following self-administration
17of medication prescribed and dispensed under this chapter.
AB1078,18,20 18(5) Except as otherwise required by law, the information collected by the
19department that is related to requests under this chapter is not a public record and
20is not available for public inspection under s. 19.35.
AB1078,18,22 21(6) Willful failure or refusal to timely submit records required under this
22chapter nullifies protections under s. 156.25.
AB1078,19,2 23156.29 Effect on construction of will, contracts, and statutes. (1) No
24provision in a contract, will, or other agreement, whether written or oral, that would

1determine whether an individual may make or rescind a request under this chapter
2is valid.
AB1078,19,4 3(2) No obligation owing under any existing contract may be conditioned or
4affected by an individual's act of making or rescinding a request under this chapter.
AB1078,19,8 5(3) It is unlawful for an insurer to deny or alter health care benefits otherwise
6available to an individual with a terminal disease based on the availability of
7medical aid in dying or to otherwise attempt to coerce an individual with a terminal
8disease to make a request for medical aid-in-dying medication.
AB1078,19,12 9156.31 Insurance or annuity policies. (1) The sale, procurement, or
10issuance of a life, health, or accident insurance policy, or an annuity policy, or the rate
11charged for a policy may not be conditioned upon or affected by an individual's act
12of making or rescinding a request for medication under this chapter.
AB1078,19,15 13(2) A qualified individual's act of self-administering medication under this
14chapter does not invalidate any part of a life, health, or accident insurance policy, or
15an annuity policy.
AB1078,19,21 16(3) An insurance plan, including the Medical Assistance program under subch.
17IV of ch. 49, may not deny or alter benefits to an individual with a terminal disease
18who is a covered beneficiary of an insurance plan based on the availability of medical
19aid in dying, the individual's request for medication under this chapter, or the
20absence of a request for medication under this chapter. Failure to meet this
21requirement shall constitute a violation of the insurance code of this state.
AB1078,19,25 22156.33 Death certificate. (1) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, an
23attending provider or a hospice medical director may sign the death certificate of a
24qualified individual who obtained and self-administered a prescription for
25medication under this chapter.
AB1078,20,2
1(2) When a death has occurred in accordance with this chapter, the death shall
2be attributed to the underlying terminal disease.
AB1078,20,4 3(3) A death following self-administering medication under this chapter does
4not alone constitute grounds for post-mortem inquiry.
AB1078,20,6 5(4) A death in accordance with this chapter may not be designated as suicide
6or homicide.
AB1078,20,8 7(5) A qualified individual's act of self-administering medication prescribed
8under this chapter may not be indicated on the individual's death certificate.
AB1078,20,10 9(6) A coroner may conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether
10an individual received a prescription for medication under this chapter.
AB1078,20,14 11156.35 Liabilities and penalties. (1) Intentionally or knowingly altering
12or forging an individual's request for medication under this chapter or concealing or
13destroying a rescission of a request for medication under this chapter is a Class F
14felony.
AB1078,20,17 15(2) Intentionally or knowingly coercing or exerting undue influence on an
16individual with a terminal disease to request or use medication under this chapter
17is a Class F felony.
AB1078,20,20 18(3) Nothing in this chapter limits civil liability nor damages arising from
19negligent conduct or intentional misconduct, including failure to obtain informed
20consent by any person, provider, or health care facility.
AB1078,20,22 21(4) The penalties specified in this chapter do not preclude criminal penalties
22applicable under other laws for conduct inconsistent with this chapter.
AB1078,20,24 23(5) For purposes of this chapter, “intentionally” and “knowingly” have the
24meaning under s. 939.23.
AB1078,21,5
1156.37 Claims by governmental entity for costs incurred. Any
2governmental entity that incurs costs resulting from self-administration of
3medication prescribed under this chapter in a public place has a claim against the
4estate of the qualified individual to recover those costs and, notwithstanding s.
5814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in enforcing the claim.
AB1078,21,9 6156.39 Construction. (1) Nothing in this chapter authorizes a provider or
7any other person, including a qualified individual, to end the qualified individual's
8life by intravenous or other parenteral injection or infusion, mercy killing, homicide,
9murder, manslaughter, euthanasia, or any other criminal act.
AB1078,21,13 10(2) Actions taken in accordance with this chapter do not, for any purposes,
11constitute suicide, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mercy killing, homicide, murder,
12manslaughter, elder abuse or neglect, or any other civil or criminal violation under
13the law.
AB1078,2 14Section 2 . 979.01 (1j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1078,21,1715 979.01 (1j) Subsection (1) does not apply to a death that results from taking
16medication under a fulfilled request for medication that meets the requirements of
17ch. 156.
AB1078,3 18Section 3. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB1078,21,2119 (1) No later than 45 days after the effective date of this subsection, the
20department of health services shall create the checklist form and the follow up form
21required under s. 156.27 (1).
AB1078,4 22Section 4. Effective date.
AB1078,21,2423 (1) This act takes effect on April 1, 2022, or the first day of the first month
24beginning after publication, whichever is later.
AB1078,21,2525 (End)
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