SB156,6,513 341.14 (1m) If any licensed driver submits to the department a statement once
14every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
15medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing
16in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
17from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state or from a Christian
18Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal
19certifying that another person who is regularly dependent on the licensed driver for
20transportation is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk,
21the department shall issue and deliver to the licensed driver plates of a special design
22in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the automobile or station
23wagon, or motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck having
24a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross weight of
25not more than 12,000 pounds or motor home, and shall renew the plates. The plates

1shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the
2vehicle is operated by a licensed driver on whom a disabled person is regularly
3dependent and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No
4charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal
5of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
SB156, s. 10 6Section 10. 341.14 (1q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,6,247 341.14 (1q) If any employer who provides an automobile or station wagon, or
8a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a
9gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight
10of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, whether owned or leased by the
11employer, for an employe's use submits to the department a statement once every 4
12years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
13medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing
14in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
15from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state or from a Christian
16Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal
17certifying that the employe is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the
18ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to such employer plates of a
19special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle,
20and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
21enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a disabled person and
22is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition
23to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The
24plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
SB156, s. 11 25Section 11. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,7,21
1343.51 (1) Any person who qualifies for registration plates of a special design
2under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or any other person with a disability that
3limits or impairs the ability to walk may request from the department a special
4identification card that will entitle any motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle,
5parked by, or under the direction of, the person, or a motor vehicle, other than a
6motorcycle, operated by or on behalf of the organization when used to transport such
7a person, to parking privileges under s. 346.50 (2), (2a) and (3). The department shall
8issue the card at a fee to be determined by the department, upon submission by the
9applicant, if the applicant is an individual rather than an organization, of a
10statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an
11advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a physician
12assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed
13to practice chiropractic in any state or from a Christian Science practitioner residing
14in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal that the person is a person
15with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk. The statement shall state
16whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of
17the physician, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, chiropractor or
18practitioner as to the duration of the disability. The department shall issue the card
19upon application by an organization on a form prescribed by the department if the
20department believes that the organization meets the requirements under this
21subsection.
SB156, s. 12 22Section 12. 448.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,7,2523 448.01 (6) "Physician assistant" means an individual certified licensed by the
24board to perform patient services under the provide medical care with physician
25supervision and direction of a licensed physician.
SB156, s. 13
1Section 13. 448.01 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,8,52 448.01 (11) "Unprofessional conduct" means those acts or attempted acts of
3commission or omission defined as unprofessional conduct by the board under the
4authority delegated to the board by s. 15.08 (5) (b) and any act by a physician,
5physician assistant
or podiatrist in violation of ch. 450 or 961.
SB156, s. 14 6Section 14. 448.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,8,97 448.02 (1) License. The board may grant licenses, including various classes
8of temporary licenses, to practice medicine and surgery, to practice as a physician
9assistant
and to practice podiatric medicine and surgery.
SB156, s. 15 10Section 15. 448.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,8,1311 448.02 (2) Certificate. The board may certify physician assistants,
12occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and respiratory care
13practitioners.
SB156, s. 16 14Section 16. 448.03 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 448.03 (1) (a) and
15amended to read:
SB156,8,1816 448.03 (1) (a) No person may practice medicine and surgery, or podiatry, or
17attempt to do so or make a representation as authorized to do so, without a license
18to practice medicine and surgery granted by the board.
SB156, s. 17 19Section 17. 448.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB156,8,2120 448.03 (1) (b) No person may practice as a physician assistant unless he or she
21is licensed by the board as a physician assistant.
SB156, s. 18 22Section 18. 448.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB156,8,2523 448.03 (1) (c) No person may practice podiatry, or attempt to do so or make a
24representation as authorized to do so, without a license to practice podiatry granted
25by the board.
SB156, s. 19
1Section 19. 448.03 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,9,52 448.03 (2) (e) Any person other than a physician assistant who is providing
3patient services as directed, supervised and inspected by a physician or podiatrist
4who has the power to direct, decide and oversee the implementation of the patient
5services rendered.
SB156, s. 20 6Section 20. 448.03 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,9,117 448.03 (3) (e) No person may designate himself or herself as a "physician
8assistant" or use or assume the title "physician assistant" or append to the person's
9name the words or letters "physician assistant" or "P.A." or any other titles, letters
10or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as a physician
11assistant unless certified he or she is licensed as a physician assistant by the board.
SB156, s. 21 12Section 21. 448.04 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,9,1713 448.04 (1) (f) (title) Certificate as physician Physician assistant license. The
14board shall certify license as a physician assistant an individual who meets the
15requirements for certification licensure under s. 448.05 (5). The board may, by rule,
16provide for various classes of temporary certificates licenses to practice as physician
17assistants.
SB156, s. 22 18Section 22. 448.05 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,9,1919 448.05 (5) (title) Certificate as a physician Physician assistant license.
SB156, s. 23 20Section 23. 448.05 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,9,2521 448.05 (5) (a) (intro.) The board shall promulgate rules establishing
22certification licensing standards and practice standards for physician assistants and
23shall certify license persons under those rules. The board may not grant a certificate
24license as a physician assistant to an applicant unless the applicant submits
25evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the following:
SB156, s. 24
1Section 24. 448.05 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,10,52 448.05 (5) (a) 1. That the applicant is certified to assist primary care physicians
3has passed the certifying examination administered by the national commission on
4certification of physician assistants
National Commission on Certification of
5Physician Assistants
.
SB156, s. 25 6Section 25. 448.05 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,10,107 448.05 (5) (a) 2. That the applicant has satisfactorily completed a physician
8assistant or surgeon assistant training program that is certified under par. (b)
9accredited by the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health
10Education and Accreditation or its successor
.
SB156, s. 26 11Section 26. 448.05 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB156, s. 27 12Section 27. 448.05 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,10,1413 448.05 (5) (c) In promulgating rules under pars. par. (a) and (b), the board shall
14recognize the objective under s. 448.20 (4).
SB156, s. 28 15Section 28. 448.05 (5) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 448.03 (2) (k) and
16amended to read:
SB156,10,1917 448.03 (2) (k) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring
18certification under this subsection of other
Any persons other than physician
19assistants
who assist physicians.
SB156, s. 29 20Section 29. 448.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,11,521 448.20 (1) (title) Recommend certification licensing and practice standards.
22Within 3 months after the selection of all its initial members, the The council on
23physician assistants shall develop and recommend to the examining board
24certification licensing and practice standards for physician assistants. In developing
25the standards, the council shall consider the following factors: an individual's

1training, wherever given; experience, however acquired, including experience
2obtained in a hospital, a physician's office, the armed services or the federal health
3service of the United States, or their equivalent as found by the examining board; and
4education, including that offered by a medical school and the technical college system
5board.
SB156, s. 30 6Section 30. 448.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,11,97 448.20 (3) (a) Revising physician assistant certification licensing and practice
8standards and on matters pertaining to the education, training and certification
9licensing of physician assistants.
SB156, s. 31 10Section 31. 448.21 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,11,1211 448.21 (1) Prohibited practices. (intro.) No physician assistant may perform
12patient services
provide medical care, except routine screening, in:
SB156, s. 32 13Section 32. 448.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,11,1914 448.21 (2) Employe status. No physician assistant may be self-employed. The
15employer of a physician assistant shall assume legal responsibility for any patient
16medical care undertaken provided by the physician assistant during the
17employment. The employer of a physician assistant, if other than a licensed
18physician, shall provide for and not interfere with supervision of the physician
19assistant by a licensed physician.
SB156, s. 33 20Section 33. 448.21 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB156,11,2321 448.21 (3) Prescriptive authority. A physician assistant may issue a
22prescription order for a drug or device in accordance with guidelines established by
23a supervising physician and the physician assistant.
SB156, s. 34 24Section 34. 450.10 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,12,3
1450.10 (3) (a) 5. A physician, physician assistant, podiatrist or, physical
2therapist licensed or, occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
3licensed or certified under ch. 448.
SB156, s. 35 4Section 35. 560.184 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,12,65 560.184 (1) (b) "Health care provider" means a physician's physician assistant,
6nurse-midwife or nurse practitioner.
SB156, s. 36 7Section 36. 895.48 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,12,168 895.48 (1m) (intro.) Any physician licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor
9licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical technician
10licensed under s. 146.50, physician assistant certified licensed under ch. 448 or
11registered nurse licensed under ch. 441 who renders voluntary health care to a
12participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as
13defined in s. 46.93 (1m) (c), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a public
14agency, as defined in s. 46.93 (1m) (e), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is
15immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if
16all of the following conditions exist:
SB156, s. 37 17Section 37. 908.03 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,12,2118 908.03 (6m) (a) Definition. In this subsection, "health care provider" means
19a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a physician
20assistant certified licensed under ch. 448 or a health care provider as defined in s.
21655.001 (8).
SB156, s. 38 22Section 38. 961.01 (19) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156,13,323 961.01 (19) (a) A physician, advanced practice nurse, dentist, veterinarian,
24podiatrist, optometrist, scientific investigator or, subject to s. 448.21 (3), a physician
25assistant,
or other person licensed, registered, certified or otherwise permitted to

1distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, administer or use in teaching
2or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or
3research in this state.
SB156, s. 39 4Section 39. Effective date.
SB156,13,65 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 10th month beginning after
6publication.
SB156,13,77 (End)
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