Amendment SA3-AB463

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 3, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 463

April 30, 1998 - Offered by Senators Huelsman and Roessler.

AB463-SA3,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the engrossed bill as follows:

AB463-SA3,1,2 1. Page 112, line 12: delete lines 12 to 25.

AB463-SA3,1,3 2. Page 113, line 1: delete lines 1 to 25.

AB463-SA3,1,4 3. Page 114, line 1: delete lines 1 to 24.

AB463-SA3,1,5 4. Page 115, line 1: delete lines 1 to 9 and substitute:

AB463-SA3,1,6 " Section 265m. 48.981 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB463-SA3,2,14 48.981 (2) Persons required to report. A physician, coroner, medical examiner, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, acupuncturist, other medical or mental health professional, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, public assistance worker, including a financial and employment planner, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (d), school teacher, administrator or counselor, mediator under s. 767.11, child care worker in a day care center or child caring institution, day care provider, alcohol or other drug abuse counselor, member of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county department under s. 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, physical therapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, emergency medical technician or police or law enforcement officer having reasonable cause to suspect that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been abused or neglected or having reason to believe that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur shall, except as provided under sub. (2m), report as provided in sub. (3). Any other person, including an attorney, having reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected or, reason to suspect that an unborn child has been abused, reason to believe that a child has been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur or reason to believe that an unborn child is at substantial risk of abuse may make such a report. No person making a report under this subsection may be discharged from employment for so doing.".

AB463-SA3,2,15 5. Page 119, line 14: delete lines 14 to 19.

AB463-SA3,2,16 6. Page 122, line 17: delete "(a)".

AB463-SA3,2,17 7. Page 123, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5.

AB463-SA3,2,18 8. Page 131, line 13: delete "or expectant mother".

AB463-SA3,2,23 9. Page 131, line 14: delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute "substance analogs in the infant's bodily fluids, the physician shall make a report under s. 46.238. If the results of the test indicate that the expectant mother does have controlled substances or controlled substance analogs in the expectant mother's bodily fluids, the physician may make a report under s. 46.238.".

AB463-SA3,2,24 10. Page 131, line 19: after that line insert:

AB463-SA3,3,2 " Section 311m. 146.0255 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB463-SA3,3,7 146.0255 (3) (b) A statement of explanation that the test results of an infant must, and that the test results of an expectant mother may, be disclosed to a county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, to the county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 in accordance with s. 46.238 if the test results are positive.".

AB463-SA3,3,8 (End)