130,169
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169. 146.997 (1) (d) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
146.997 (1) (d) 14. An emergency medical technician licensed under s. 146.50 256.15 (5) or a first responder.
130,170
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170. 154.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
154.17 (3) "Emergency medical technician" has the meaning given under s. 146.50 (1) (e) 256.01 (5).
130,171
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171. 154.17 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
154.17 (3m) "First responder" has the meaning given under s. 146.53 (1) (d) 256.01 (9).
130,172
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172. 165.25 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.25 (6) (c) Physicians under s. 251.07 or 252.04 (9) (b) are covered by this section and shall be considered agents of the department of health and family services for purposes of determining which agency head may request the attorney general to appear and defend them.
130,173
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173. 165.85 (4) (b) 1d. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
165.85 (4) (b) 1d. e. Training on responding to an act of terrorism, as defined in s. 146.50 256.15 (1) (ag).
130,174
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174. 171.30 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
171.30 (6) "Public agency" has the meaning given in s. 146.50 256.15 (1) (n).
130,175
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175. 196.207 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.207 (3) (a) A public agency emergency system under s. 146.70 256.35.
130,176
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176. 233.04 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
233.04 (10) Operate a poison control center under s. 146.57 255.35. If Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the city of Milwaukee ceases to operate a poison control center under s. 146.57 255.35, the authority shall administer a statewide poison control program.
130,177
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177. 250.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
250.01 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 250 to 255 256, unless the context requires otherwise:
130,178
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178. 250.20 of the statutes is created to read:
250.20 Health disparities reduction or elimination.
(2) Departmental duties; minority health.
(3) Minority health grants.
(4) Public information campaign grant.
130,179
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179. 251.01 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
251.01 (8) "Sanitarian" means a sanitarian, as defined in s. 440.98 (1) (b), who is registered under s. 440.98 (5).
130,180
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180. 251.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
251.05 (1) (a) As a Level I local health department, at least the level of services specified in sub. (2) (a) with a local health officer who at least meets the qualifications specified in s. 251.06 (1) (a) or with a person who meets the qualifications specified in s. 251.06 (1m).
130,181
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181. 251.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
251.05 (1) (b) As a Level II local health department, at least the level of services specified in sub. (2) (b) with a local health officer who at least meets the qualifications specified in s. 251.06 (1) (b) or with a person who meets the qualifications specified in s. 251.06 (1m).
130,182
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182. 251.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
251.05 (1) (c) As a Level III local health department, at least the level of services specified in sub. (2) (c) with a local health officer who at least meets the qualifications specified in s. 251.06 (1) (c) or with a person who meets the qualifications specified in s. 251.06 (1m).
130,183
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183. 251.05 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
251.05 (3) (c) Involve key policymakers and the general public in determining a set of high priority public health services and assure access to these services to every member of the community and developing a community health improvement plan that includes actions to implement the services and functions specified under s. 250.03 (1) (L).
130,184
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184. 251.06 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
130,185
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185. 251.06 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 251.06 (3) (e) (intro.) amended to read:
251.06 (3) (e) (intro.) Appoint all necessary subordinate personnel, assure that they meet appropriate qualifications and have supervisory power over all subordinate personnel. Any public health nurses and sanitarians hired for the local health department shall meet any qualification requirements established in rules promulgated by the department. "Subordinate personnel" under this paragraph may include any of the following:
130,186
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186. 251.06 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
251.06 (3) (e) 1. A public health educator who meets qualifications that the department shall specify by rule.
130,187
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187. 251.06 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
251.06 (3) (e) 2. A public health nutritionist, who is a certified dietitian, as defined in s. 448.70 (1m), is credentialed as a registered dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, and meets qualifications that the department shall specify by rule.
130,188
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188. 251.06 (3) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
251.06 (3) (e) 3. A public health dental hygienist, who is licensed as a dental hygienist under s. 447.04 (2) (a) or (b), and who meets qualifications that the department shall specify by rule.
130,189
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189. 251.07 of the statutes is created to read:
251.07 Certain physicians; state agency status. A physician who is not an employee of the local health department and who provides services, without compensation, for those programs and services provided by a local health department that require medical oversight is, for the provision of the services he or she provides, a state agent of the department of health and family services for the purposes of ss. 165.25 (6), 893.82 (3), and 895.46.
130,190
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190. 252.14 (1) (ar) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.14 (1) (ar) 13. An emergency medical technician licensed under s. 146.50 256.15 (5).
130,191
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191. 252.15 (1) (af) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.15 (1) (af) "Emergency medical technician" has the meaning given in s. 146.50 (1) (e) 256.01 (5).
130,192
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192. 254.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
254.01 (2) "Human health hazard" means a substance, activity or condition that is known to have the potential to cause acute or chronic illness or death if exposure to the substance, activity or condition is not abated, to endanger life, to generate or spread infectious diseases, or otherwise injuriously to affect the health of the public.
130,199
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199. 254.59 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
254.59 (7) Other abatement or removal authority. (a) A county, city, village, or town with a local health department may enact an ordinance concerning abatement or removal of a human health hazard that is at least as restrictive as this section.
(b) An ordinance enacted under par. (a) may be enforced in the county, city, village, or town that enacted it.
(c) This subsection may not be construed to prohibit any agreement under s. 66.0301 between a county and a city, town, or village that has a local health department, concerning enforcement under this section.
130,201
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201. 255.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
255.06 (3) Service coordination. The department shall coordinate the services provided under this section with the services provided under the minority health program under s. 146.185 250.20 (2) to (4), to ensure that disparities in the health of women who are minority group members are adequately addressed.
130,202
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202. Chapter 256 of the statutes is created to read:
chapter 256
emergency medical services
256.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
(10) "Hospital" has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).
130,203
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203. 340.01 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01 (3) (dm) 2. Used by an emergency medical technician licensed under s. 146.50 256.15 or an ambulance driver or first responder authorized by the chief of an ambulance service or rescue squad.
130,204
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204. 343.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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 as defined in s. 146.50 (1) (e)
256.01 (5).
130,205
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205. 343.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.23 (2) (a) 3. The licensee's performance of duties as a first responder, as defined in s. 146.53 (1) (d)
256.01 (9).
130,206
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206. 440.98 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.98 (3) Sanitarians; employment or contractual services. Any agency of the state may employ or contract for the services of sanitarians, registered under this section, who shall enforce the public health statutes under chs. 250 to 255 256 or rules promulgated under those statutes.
130,207
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207. 440.9805 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.9805 (1) "Health care provider" means a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), a person licensed or issued a training permit as an emergency medical technician under s. 146.50 256.15, or a person certified as a first responder under s. 146.50 (8) 256.15 (8) (a).
130,208
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208. 893.82 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
893.82 (2) (d) 1r. A physician under s. 251.07 or 252.04 (9) (b).
130,209
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209. 895.35 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
895.35 (2) (a) 2. "Protective services officer" means an emergency medical technician or, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), first responder under s. 146.50 (1) (e) to (hm), as defined in s. 256.01 (9), a fire fighter, or a law enforcement or correctional officer.
130,210
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210. 895.46 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
895.46 (5) (b) A physician under s. 251.07 or 252.04 (9) (b).
130,211
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211. 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical technician licensed under s. 146.50 256.15, first responder certified under s. 146.50 256.15 (8), physician assistant licensed under ch. 448, registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage therapist or bodyworker issued a certificate 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 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:
130,212
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212. 905.04 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
905.04 (4) (h) Reporting wounds and burn injuries. There is no privilege regarding information contained in a report under s. 146.995 255.40 pertaining to a patient's name and type of wound or burn injury.
130,213
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213. 940.20 (7) (a) 1e. of the statutes is amended to read:
940.20 (7) (a) 1e. "Ambulance" has the meaning given in s. 146.50 (1) (am) 256.01 (1).
130,214
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214. 940.20 (7) (a) 2g. of the statutes is amended to read:
940.20 (7) (a) 2g. "Emergency medical technician" has the meaning given in s. 146.50 (1) (e) 256.01 (5).
130,215
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215. 940.20 (7) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
940.20 (7) (a) 2m. "First responder" has the meaning given in s. 146.53 (1) (d) 256.01 (9).
130,216
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216. 941.20 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
941.20 (1m) (a) 1. "Ambulance" has the meaning given in s. 146.50 (1) (am) 256.01 (1).
