AB483, s. 28
18Section
28. 146.185 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 29
19Section
29. 146.185 (1) (a) to (e) of the statutes are renumbered 250.20 (1) (a)
20to (e).
AB483, s. 30
21Section
30. 146.185 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (g).
AB483, s. 31
22Section
31. 146.185 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (h).
AB483, s. 32
23Section
32. 146.185 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (j).
AB483, s. 33
24Section
33. 146.185 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (k).
AB483, s. 34
25Section
34. 146.185 (2) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 250.20 (2) to (4).
AB483, s. 35
1Section
35. 146.19 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 36
2Section
36. 146.19 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (intro.).
AB483, s. 37
3Section
37. 146.19 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (f).
AB483, s. 38
4Section
38. 146.19 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (i).
AB483, s. 39
5Section
39. 146.19 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (L).
AB483, s. 40
6Section
40. 146.19 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (1) (m).
AB483, s. 41
7Section
41. 146.19 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (5).
AB483, s. 42
8Section
42. 146.19 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 250.20 (6) and amended
9to read:
AB483,12,1310
250.20
(6) Limitation; matching funds. A grant awarded under sub.
(2) (5) may
11not exceed 50% of the cost of the cooperative American Indian health project.
12Participants in a funded project, as specified in sub.
(2) (5) (a), may use in-kind
13contributions to provide part or all of the required match.
AB483, s. 43
14Section
43. 146.301 of the statutes is renumbered 256.30.
AB483, s. 44
15Section
44. 146.37 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB483,12,1916
146.37
(1) (a) "Health care provider" includes an ambulance service provider,
17as defined in s.
146.50 (1) (c) 256.01 (3), and an emergency medical technician, as
18defined in s.
146.50 (1) (e) 256.01 (5), and a first responder, as defined in s.
146.50
19(1) (hm) 256.01 (9).
AB483, s. 45
20Section
45. 146.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB483,12,2221
146.37
(1) (b) "Medical director" has the meaning specified in s.
146.50 (1) (j) 22256.01 (11).
AB483, s. 46
23Section
46. 146.37 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB483,13,1324
146.37
(1g) Except as provided in s. 153.85, no person acting in good faith who
25participates in the review or evaluation of the services of health care providers or
1facilities or the charges for such services conducted in connection with any program
2organized and operated to help improve the quality of health care, to avoid improper
3utilization of the services of health care providers or facilities or to determine the
4reasonable charges for such services, or who participates in the obtaining of health
5care information under ch. 153, is liable for any civil damages as a result of any act
6or omission by such person in the course of such review or evaluation. Acts and
7omissions to which this subsection applies include, but are not limited to, acts or
8omissions by peer review committees or hospital governing bodies in censuring,
9reprimanding, limiting or revoking hospital staff privileges or notifying the medical
10examining board or podiatrists affiliated credentialing board under s. 50.36 or taking
11any other disciplinary action against a health care provider or facility and acts or
12omissions by a medical director
, as defined in s. 146.50 (1) (j), in reviewing the
13performance of emergency medical technicians or ambulance service providers.
AB483, s. 47
14Section
47. 146.38 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB483,13,1815
146.38
(1) (b) "Health care provider" includes an ambulance service provider,
16as defined in s.
146.50 (1) (c) 256.01 (3), an emergency medical technician, as defined
17in s.
146.50 (1) (e) 256.01 (5), and a first responder, as defined in s.
146.50 (1) (hm) 18256.01 (9).
AB483, s. 48
19Section
48. 146.38 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB483,13,2120
146.38
(1) (c) "Medical director" has the meaning specified in s.
146.50 (1) (j) 21256.01 (11).
AB483, s. 49
22Section
49. 146.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB483,13,2323
146.38
(5) This section does not apply to s.
146.56 256.25.
AB483, s. 50
24Section
50. 146.50 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (title).
AB483, s. 51
25Section
51. 146.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (intro.).
AB483, s. 52
1Section
52. 146.50 (1) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (ag).
AB483, s. 53
2Section
53. 146.50 (1) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (1).
AB483, s. 54
3Section
54. 146.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (3).
AB483, s. 55
4Section
55. 146.50 (1) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (cr).
AB483, s. 56
5Section
56. 146.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (d).
AB483, s. 57
6Section
57. 146.50 (1) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (dm).
AB483, s. 58
7Section
58. 146.50 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (5).
AB483, s. 59
8Section
59. 146.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (6).
AB483, s. 60
9Section
60. 146.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (7).
AB483, s. 61
10Section
61. 146.50 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (8).
AB483, s. 62
11Section
62. 146.50 (1) (hm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 63
12Section
63. 146.50 (1) (hr) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (hr).
AB483, s. 64
13Section
64. 146.50 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (i).
AB483, s. 65
14Section
65. 146.50 (1) (ig) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (ig).
AB483, s. 66
15Section
66. 146.50 (1) (im) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (im).
AB483, s. 67
16Section
67. 146.50 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (11).
AB483, s. 68
17Section
68. 146.50 (1) (k) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (12).
AB483, s. 69
18Section
69. 146.50 (1) (L) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (L).
AB483, s. 70
19Section
70. 146.50 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 71
20Section
71. 146.50 (1) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (n).
AB483, s. 72
21Section
72. 146.50 (1) (p) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (1) (p).
AB483, s. 73
22Section
73. 146.50 (2) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (2) to (4).
AB483, s. 74
23Section
74. 146.50 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (title).
AB483, s. 75
24Section
75. 146.50 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (a) and
25amended to read:
AB483,15,6
1256.15
(5) (a) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18,
2the department shall license qualified applicants as ambulance service providers or
3emergency medical technicians. The department shall, from the information on the
4certification form specified under sub. (6) (c) 2., establish in each ambulance service
5provider's biennial license the primary service or contract area of the ambulance
6service provider.
AB483, s. 76
7Section
76. 146.50 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (b) and
8amended to read:
AB483,15,129
256.15
(5) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a system
10and qualifications for issuance of training permits, except as provided in ss.
146.51
11and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, and specifying the period for which an individual may
12hold a training permit.
AB483, s. 77
13Section
77. 146.50 (5) (c) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (5) (c)
14to (f).
AB483, s. 78
15Section
78. 146.50 (5) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (5) (g) and
16amended to read:
AB483,15,2117
256.15
(5) (g) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18,
18an emergency medical technician license shall be issued to the individual licensed,
19and the department may not impose a requirement that an individual be affiliated
20with an ambulance service provider in order to receive an emergency medical
21technician license or to have an emergency medical technician license renewed.
AB483, s. 79
22Section
79. 146.50 (6) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (title).
AB483, s. 80
23Section
80. 146.50 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (a)
24(intro.) and amended to read:
AB483,16,3
1256.15
(6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and
2256.18, to be eligible for an initial license as an emergency medical technician, an
3individual shall:
AB483, s. 81
4Section
81. 146.50 (6) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (6) (a)
51. to 4.
AB483, s. 82
6Section
82. 146.50 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (b) 1. and
7amended to read:
AB483,16,128
256.15
(6) (b) 1. Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18,
9to be eligible for a renewal of a license as an emergency medical technician, the
10licensee shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of par. (a) 1., complete the
11training, education or examination requirements specified in rules promulgated
12under subd. 2.
AB483, s. 83
13Section
83. 146.50 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (b) 2.
AB483, s. 84
14Section
84. 146.50 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (c)
15(intro.) and amended to read:
AB483,17,216
256.15
(6) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and
17256.18, to be eligible for a license as an ambulance service provider, an individual
18shall be 18 years of age or older and have such additional qualifications as may be
19established in rules promulgated by the department, except that no ambulance
20service provider may be required to take training or an examination or receive
21education to qualify for licensure or for renewal of licensure. An ambulance service
22provider shall, as a condition of licensure, provide medical malpractice insurance
23sufficient to protect all emergency medical technicians who perform for
24compensation as employees of the ambulance service provider. For renewal of a
1biennial license as an ambulance service provider, an applicant shall also provide all
2of the following:
AB483, s. 85
3Section
85. 146.50 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (c) 1. and
4amended to read:
AB483,17,75
256.15
(6) (c) 1. A financial report, on a form developed and provided by the
6department, of all expenditures made in the 2 previous fiscal years from all funds
7provided to the ambulance service provider under s.
146.55 256.12 (4).
AB483, s. 86
8Section
86. 146.50 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6) (c) 2.
AB483, s. 87
9Section
87. 146.50 (6g) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6g) (title).
AB483, s. 88
10Section
88. 146.50 (6g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6g) (a) and
11amended to read:
AB483,17,1512
256.15
(6g) (a) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18,
13the department shall certify qualified applicants for the performance of
14defibrillation, under certification standards that the department shall promulgate
15as rules.
AB483, s. 89
16Section
89. 146.50 (6g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6g) (b).
AB483, s. 90
17Section
90. 146.50 (6n) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (6n).
AB483, s. 91
18Section
91. 146.50 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (7) and amended
19to read:
AB483,18,220
256.15
(7) Licensing in other jurisdictions. Except as provided in ss.
146.51
21and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the department may issue a license as an emergency
22medical technician, without examination, to any individual who holds a current
23license or certificate as an emergency medical technician from another jurisdiction
24if the department finds that the standards for licensing or issuing certificates in the
1other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to those in this state, and that
2the applicant is otherwise qualified.
AB483, s. 92
3Section
92. 146.50 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (title).
AB483, s. 93
4Section
93. 146.50 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (a) and
5amended to read:
AB483,18,76
256.15
(8) (a) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18,
7the department shall certify qualified applicants as first responders.
AB483, s. 94
8Section
94. 146.50 (8) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (b)
9(intro.) and amended to read:
AB483,18,1210
256.15
(8) (b) (intro.) To be eligible for initial certification as a first responder,
11except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, an individual shall
12meet all of the following requirements:
AB483, s. 95
13Section
95. 146.50 (8) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (8) (b)
141. to 3.
AB483, s. 96
15Section
96. 146.50 (8) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (c) and
16amended to read:
AB483,18,2217
256.15
(8) (c) To be eligible for a renewal of a certificate as a first responder,
18except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18, the holder of the
19certificate shall satisfactorily complete a first responder refresher course that meets
20or exceeds the guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety
21Administration under
23 CFR 1205.3 (a) (5), that includes training for response to
22acts of terrorism, and that is approved by the department.
AB483, s. 97
23Section
97. 146.50 (8) (d) and (e) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (8) (d)
24and (e).