Amendment AA1-AB863

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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 2007 ASSEMBLY BILL 863

March 4, 2008 - Offered by Representative Newcomer.

AB863-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB863-AA1,1,2 1. Page 6, line 14: delete lines 14 to 24.

AB863-AA1,1,3 2. Page 7, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7.

AB863-AA1,1,4 3. Page 7, line 7: after that line insert:

AB863-AA1,1,5 " Section 18g. 940.295 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB863-AA1,1,7 940.295 (3) (a) 3. Abuses Except as provided in par. (am), abuses, with negligence, or neglects a patient or a resident.

AB863-AA1, s. 18n Section 18n. 940.295 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB863-AA1,1,13 940.295 (3) (am) Paragraph (a) 3. does not apply to a health care provider acting in the scope of his or her practice or employment who commits an act or omission of mere inefficiency, unsatisfactory conduct, or failure in good performance as the result of inability, incapacity, inadvertency, ordinary negligence, or good faith error in judgment or discretion.".

AB863-AA1,2,1 4. Page 7, line 8: delete lines 8 to 23.

AB863-AA1,2,3 5. Page 8, line 2: delete that line and substitute "and 940.295 (3) (a) 3. and (am)".

AB863-AA1,2,4 6. Page 8, line 3: delete "(b) 1g., 3., 4., and 5.".

AB863-AA1,2,5 (End)