SB515-SSA1,51 16Section 51. 450.01 (15r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB515-SSA1,52 17Section 52 . 450.01 (16) (hm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,29,1918 450.01 (16) (hm) 3. The patient's physician assistant , if the physician assistant
19is under the supervision of the patient's personal attending physician
.
SB515-SSA1,53 20Section 53 . 450.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,30,1121 450.11 (1) Dispensing. Except as provided in sub. (1i) (b) 2., no person may
22dispense any prescribed drug or device except upon the prescription order of a
23practitioner. All prescription orders shall, except as provided in sub. (1a), specify the
24date of issue, the name and address of the practitioner, the name and quantity of the
25drug product or device prescribed, directions for the use of the drug product or device,

1the symptom or purpose for which the drug is being prescribed if required under sub.
2(4) (a) 8., and, if the order is written by the practitioner, the signature of the
3practitioner. Except as provided in ss. 118.2925 (3), 255.07 (2), 441.18 (2) (a) 1.,
4448.035 (2), and 448.037 (2) (a) 1., 448.9725 (2), and 448.9727 (2) (a) 1. and except
5for standing orders issued under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 2. or , 448.037 (2) (a) 2., or 448.9727
6(2) (a) 2.
, all prescription orders shall also specify the name and address of the
7patient. A prescription order issued under s. 118.2925 (3) shall specify the name and
8address of the school. A prescription order issued under s. 255.07 (2) shall specify
9the name and address of the authorized entity or authorized individual. Any oral
10prescription order shall be immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist and
11filed according to sub. (2).
SB515-SSA1,54 12Section 54 . 450.11 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,31,213 450.11 (1g) (b) A pharmacist may, upon the prescription order of a practitioner
14providing expedited partner therapy, as specified in s. 448.035 or 448.9725, that
15complies with the requirements of sub. (1), dispense an antimicrobial drug as a
16course of therapy for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or
17trichomoniasis to the practitioner's patient or a person with whom the patient has
18had sexual contact for use by the person with whom the patient has had sexual
19contact. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules
20promulgated by the board for the dispensing of a prescription to the person to whom
21the antimicrobial drug is dispensed. A pharmacist providing a consultation under
22this paragraph shall ask whether the person for whom the antimicrobial drug has
23been prescribed is allergic to the antimicrobial drug and advise that the person for
24whom the antimicrobial drug has been prescribed must discontinue use of the

1antimicrobial drug if the person is allergic to or develops signs of an allergic reaction
2to the antimicrobial drug.
SB515-SSA1,55 3Section 55 . 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,31,154 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. A pharmacist may, upon and in accordance with the
5prescription order of an advanced practice nurse prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 1.,
6or of a physician or physician assistant under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 1., or of a physician
7assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 1.
that complies with the requirements of sub. (1),
8deliver an opioid antagonist to a person specified in the prescription order and may,
9upon and in accordance with the standing order of an advanced practice nurse
10prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 2., or of a physician or physician assistant under
11s. 448.037 (2) (a) 2., or of a physician assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 2. that
12complies with the requirements of sub. (1), deliver an opioid antagonist to an
13individual in accordance with the order. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation
14in accordance with rules promulgated by the board for the delivery of a prescription
15to the person to whom the opioid antagonist is delivered.
SB515-SSA1,56 16Section 56 . 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,31,1917 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. c. A physician or physician assistant may only deliver or
18dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with s. 448.037 (2) or in accordance with
19his or her other legal authority to dispense prescription drugs.
SB515-SSA1,57 20Section 57 . 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
SB515-SSA1,31,2321 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. cm. A physician assistant may only deliver or dispense an
22opioid antagonist in accordance with s. 448.9727 (2) or in accordance with his or her
23other legal authority to dispense prescription drugs.
SB515-SSA1,58 24Section 58 . 450.11 (1i) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,32,4
1450.11 (1i) (c) 2. Subject to par. (a) 2. and ss. 441.18 (3) and, 448.037 (3), and
2448.9727 (3),
any person who, acting in good faith, delivers or dispenses an opioid
3antagonist to another person shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for any
4outcomes resulting from delivering or dispensing the opioid antagonist.
SB515-SSA1,59 5Section 59. 450.11 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,32,76 450.11 (8) (b) The medical examining board, insofar as this section applies to
7physicians and physician assistants.
SB515-SSA1,60 8Section 60. 450.11 (8) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB515-SSA1,32,109 450.11 (8) (f) The physician assistant affiliated credentialing board, insofar as
10this section applies to physician assistants.
SB515-SSA1,61 11Section 61. 462.02 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,32,1212 462.02 (2) (e) A physician assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f) 448.974.
SB515-SSA1,62 13Section 62. 462.04 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 100, is
14amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,32,23 15462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or
16limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic
17X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by
18prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a dentist licensed
19under s. 447.04 (1), a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed
20under s. 446.02, an advanced practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician
21assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f) 448.974, or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) (a), a
22physical therapist who is licensed under s. 448.53 or who holds a compact privilege
23under subch. IX X of ch. 448.
SB515-SSA1,63 24Section 63. 961.01 (19) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,33,6
1961.01 (19) (a) A physician, advanced practice nurse, dentist, veterinarian,
2podiatrist, optometrist, scientific investigator or, subject to s. 448.21 (3) 448.975 (1)
3(b)
, a physician assistant, or other person licensed, registered, certified or otherwise
4permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, administer, or
5use in teaching or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the course of
6professional practice or research in this state.
SB515-SSA1,64 7Section 64. 971.14 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB515-SSA1,33,198 971.14 (4) (a) The court shall cause copies of the report to be delivered forthwith
9to the district attorney and the defense counsel, or the defendant personally if not
10represented by counsel. Upon the request of the sheriff or jailer charged with care
11and control of the jail in which the defendant is being held pending or during a trial
12or sentencing proceeding, the court shall cause a copy of the report to be delivered
13to the sheriff or jailer. The sheriff or jailer may provide a copy of the report to the
14person who is responsible for maintaining medical records for inmates of the jail, or
15to a nurse licensed under ch. 441, or to a physician or physician assistant licensed
16under subch. II of ch. 448, or to a physician assistant licensed under subch. VIII of
17ch. 448
who is a health care provider for the defendant or who is responsible for
18providing health care services to inmates of the jail. The report shall not be otherwise
19disclosed prior to the hearing under this subsection.
SB515-SSA1,65 20Section 65. 990.01 (27s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB515-SSA1,33,2221 990.01 (27s) Physician assistant. “ Physician assistant” means a person
22licensed as a physician assistant under subch. VIII of ch. 448.
SB515-SSA1,66 23Section 66 . Chapter Med 8 of the administrative code is repealed.
SB515-SSA1,67 24Section 67 . Cross-reference changes. In ss. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. b., 146.81 (1)
25(dg), 146.997 (1) (d) 4., 154.01 (3), 155.01 (7), 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e., 446.01 (1v) (d),

1448.956 (1m) and (4), 450.10 (3) (a) 5., and 451.02 (1), the cross-references to “subch.
2IX of ch. 448” are changed to “subch. X of ch. 448.”
SB515-SSA1,68 3Section 68 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB515-SSA1,34,44 (1) Board; appointments.
SB515-SSA1,34,105 (a) Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the
6physician assistant affiliated credentialing board under s. 15.406 (7), 4 of the initial
7members under s. 15.406 (7) (a) shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2021;
83 of the initial members under s. 15.406 (7) (a) and the initial member under s. 15.406
9(7) (b) shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2022; and the remaining initial
10member under s. 15.406 (7) (a) shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2023.
SB515-SSA1,34,1811 (b) Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1), the governor may provisionally appoint initial
12members of the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board under s. 15.406 (7).
13Those provisional appointments remain in force until withdrawn by the governor or
14acted upon by the senate and if confirmed by the senate, shall continue for the
15remainder of the unexpired term, if any, of the member and until a successor is
16chosen and qualifies. A provisional appointee may exercise all the powers and duties
17of board membership to which the person is appointed during the time in which the
18appointee qualifies.
SB515-SSA1,34,2319 (c) Notwithstanding s. 15.406 (7) (a), for purposes of an initial appointment to
20the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board made before the date specified
21in Section 69 (intro.) of this act, including any provisional appointment made under
22par. (b), the governor may appoint physician assistants licensed under subch. II of
23ch. 448 to the positions on the board specified under s. 15.406 (7) (a).
SB515-SSA1,34,2424 (2) Emergency rules.
SB515-SSA1,35,6
1(a) Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the physician assistant affiliated
2credentialing board may promulgate initial rules under ss. 448.973 (1) and 448.975
3(5) (a) as emergency rules under s. 227.24 to allow for the licensure, discipline, and
4practice of physician assistants. The authority granted under this subsection applies
5only to rules described in this paragraph, and any other emergency rules
6promulgated by the board shall be as provided in, and subject to, s. 227.24.
SB515-SSA1,35,117 (b) Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the physician assistant affiliated
8credentialing board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule
9under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the
10public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of
11emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB515-SSA1,35,1312 (c) Emergency rules promulgated under this subsection may not take effect
13prior to the date specified in Section 69 (intro.) of this act.
SB515-SSA1,35,1614 (d) Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c), emergency rules promulgated under this
15subsection remain in effect for one year, subject to extension under par. (e), or until
16the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
SB515-SSA1,36,317 (e) Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (2) (a), the joint committee for review of
18administrative rules may, at any time prior to the expiration date of the emergency
19rule promulgated under this subsection, extend the effective period of the emergency
20rule at the request of the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board for a
21period specified by the committee not to exceed 180 days. Any number of extensions
22may be granted under this paragraph, but the total period for all extensions may not
23extend beyond the expiration date of the emergency rule's statement of scope under
24s. 227.135 (5). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (2) (b) 1., the physician assistant affiliated
25credentialing board is not required to provide evidence that there is a threat to the

1public peace, health, safety, or welfare that can be avoided only by extension of the
2emergency rule when making a request for an extension under this subsection, but
3s. 227.24 (2) (am) to (c) shall otherwise apply to extensions under this paragraph.
SB515-SSA1,36,64 (f) If the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board promulgates
5emergency rules under this subsection, the board shall submit a single statement of
6scope for both permanent and emergency rules.
SB515-SSA1,36,77 (3) Board; transfers.
SB515-SSA1,36,128 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
9tangible personal property, including records, of the medical examining board that
10the secretary of safety and professional services determines to be primarily related
11to the regulation of physician assistants is transferred to the physician assistant
12affiliated credentialing board.
SB515-SSA1,36,1913 (b) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the medical examining board
14on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the regulation of
15physician assistants, as determined by the secretary of safety and professional
16services, is transferred to the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board. All
17materials submitted to or actions taken by the medical examining board with respect
18to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
19physician assistant affiliated credentialing board.
SB515-SSA1,37,220 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the medical examining board in
21effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the
22regulation of physician assistants, as determined by the secretary of safety and
23professional services, remain in effect and are transferred to the physician assistant
24affiliated credentialing board. The physician assistant affiliated credentialing board
25shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified

1or rescinded by the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board to the extent
2allowed under the contract.
SB515-SSA1,37,73 (d) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
4liabilities of the medical examining board that are primarily related to the regulation
5of physician assistants, as determined by the secretary of safety and professional
6services, become the assets and liabilities of the physician assistant affiliated
7credentialing board.
SB515-SSA1,37,118 (e) Orders. All orders issued by the medical examining board in effect on the
9effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the regulation of
10physician assistants remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
11modified or rescinded by the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board.
SB515-SSA1,69 12Section 69 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th
13month beginning after publication, except as follows:
SB515-SSA1,37,1514 (1) The treatment of s. 15.406 (7) and Section 68 (1) and (2) of this act take effect
15on the day after publication.
SB515-SSA1,37,1816 (2) Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the treatment of ch. Med 8 of the
17administrative code takes effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after
18publication.
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