Amendment AA8-ASA1-AB463

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 8, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 463

November 18, 1997 - Offered by Representatives Ladwig, Huebsch, Ainsworth and Lazich.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,2 1. Page 104, line 5: delete "sub. (2m)" and substitute "sub. subs. (2m) and (2r)".

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,3 2. Page 104, line 12: after that line insert:

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,4 " Section 265m. 48.981 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,5 48.981 (2m) (title) Exception to reporting requirement; health care services.

AB463-ASA1-AA8, s. 265r Section 265r. 48.981 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,8 48.981 (2r) Exception to reporting requirement; services for expectant mothers. (a) In this subsection:

AB463-ASA1-AA8,1,11 1. "Alcohol or other drug abuse services" means any services relating to the prevention, education, diagnosis, evaluation, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation or care of a person suffering from an alcohol or other drug abuse impairment.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,7 2. "Alcohol or other drug abuse services provider" means a physician, nurse or other medical professional, a psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, school counselor, alcohol or other drug abuse counselor or other mental health professional, a member of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county department under s. 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 or any other person who is providing alcohol or other drug abuse services.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,8 3. "Health care provider" has the meaning given in sub. (2m) (b) 1.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,10 4. "Health care service" means any medical or surgical services including any health care service described in sub. (2m) (b) 2.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,14 (b) Except as provided under par. (c), the following persons are not required to report as suspected or threatened abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (am), the habitual lack of self control of the expectant mother in the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree:

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,16 1. An alcohol or other drug abuse services provider who provides any alcohol or other drug abuse services to an expectant mother of an unborn child.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,19 2. A person who obtains information about an expectant mother of an unborn child who is receiving or who has received alcohol or other drug abuse services from an alcohol or other drug abuse services provider.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,21 3. A health care provider who provides any health care services to an expectant mother of an unborn child.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,2,24 4. A person who obtains information about an expectant mother of an unborn child who is receiving or who has received health care services from a health care provider.

AB463-ASA1-AA8,3,4 (c) Any person described in par. (b) shall report as required under sub. (2) if the expectant mother is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or if the expectant mother is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in the alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her.".

AB463-ASA1-AA8,3,5 (End)