Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Senate Bill 394
Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Marklein, Stroebel and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Cabral-Guevara, Magnafici, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Macco, Murphy, Petersen, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Snyder, Tauchen, Tittl, Tusler, Wichgers, Riemer, Skowronski and Dittrich.
June 10, 2021 Referred to Committee on Health
July 28, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Pamela Watson-Konrath - WIACNS
· Dr. Mary Beck Metzger - Wisconsin Nurses Association Rock River Community Clinic
· Nurse Practitioner Cathy DeValk-Holl
· Family Nurse Practitioner Jean Roedl - Wisconsin Nurses Association St Croix Tribe APRN Forum Board
· Dr Joanne Archer - WIACNS
· SNM Sarah Tyler-Peterson - Wi Affiliate Of American College of Midwives
· Dr Lisa Hanson - Wisconsin Affiliate Of American College Of Nurse-Midwives
· Owner, OEM Fabricators, Inc. Mark Tyler - OEM Fabricators
· Clinical Nurse Specialust MaryAnn Moon - WIACS Supportive of all 4 APRN roles
· Dr Gina Bryan
· Jenna Palzkill - WIANA
· Professor Jay Gottschalk - Wisconsin Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
· Rep Rachael Cabral-Guevara - Author
· Tim Johnson - WIANA
· Rep Gae Magnafici
· Victoria Fueger - Nursing
· Ms Margaret Schmelzer - Public health nursing
· Dr Jeff Bauer - Self
Appearances Against
· Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society
· Erik Kanter - WI Academy of Family Physicians
· Dr Nicole Hemkes - Physician for Patient Protection
· Dr Jay Mesrobian - WI Anesthesiologist Association
· Dr Kyle Nichols - WI Anesthesiologists
· Dr Joe Strosin - WI Anesthesiologists Assoc
· Dr Elizabeth Yun - WI Anesthesiologists Assoc
Appearances for Information Only
· Barbara Nichols - Wisconsi n center for nursling
· General Counsel Matthew Stanford - Wisconsin Hospital Association
Registrations For
· Nurse practitioner Tammy Francour
· CNS Kristina Strupp - WICNS
· Nurse practitioner Terri Vandenhouten
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Susan Berget
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Therese Moynihan - APRN Modernization Bill 394
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Katie Brown
· Family Nurse Practitioner Kimberly Day - APRN
· Dr. April Garcia
· CNS Inderjit Pooni
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Kathleen Kochanski - APRN Modernization Bill 394
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Allison Wier - Self
· Cristin Phillips
· Kristi Opper
· Kathy Back
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Rebecca McConeghy
· Clinical nurse Specialist Jill Redding
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Anne Putzer - Self
· Clinical nurse specialist TINA Nielsen - Myself
· Nurse practitioner Jaclyn Wirkus
· Rebecca Hogan - WPS Insurance
· Clinical Nurse Specialist Annette Garcia - Self
· Rebecca Hogan - American College of Nurse-Midwives Wisconsin Affiliate
· Steve Lyons - Health Tradition Health Plan
· Steve Lyons - WEA Trust
· Gina Dennik-Champion - Wisconsin Nurses Associat
· Dean Janet Krejci - Marquette University Nursing
· Amy Boyer - UnitedHealthcare
· Dr Richard Schmelzer md - Primary care physicians
· Diane Schadewald - Supporting the Aprn modernization act
· Senator Rob Stafsholt
· Rebecca Hogan - WPS Insurance
· Scott Manley - WMC
· Ms Beth Peterman - Family nurse practitioners
· Dr Susan K Riesch - APRNs
· Ms Elizabeth Giese - APRNs
Registrations Against
· Dr Robert Purtock
· Lillian Golbach Baker
Registrations for Information Only
· Jodi Wiebelhaus
December 06, 2021 Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present: (5) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Testin, seconded by Senator Bradley that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga and Bradley.
Noes: (2) Senators Erpenbach and Carpenter.
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Moved by Senator Testin, seconded by Senator Kooyenga that Senate Bill 394 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (3) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga and Bradley.
Noes: (2) Senators Erpenbach and Carpenter.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
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Heather Smith
Committee Clerk
