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70. 146.50 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.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).
AB483, s. 98
1Section
98. 146.50 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (f) and
2amended to read:
AB483,19,103
256.15
(8) (f) Except as provided in ss.
146.51 and 146.52 256.17 and 256.18,
4the department may issue a certificate as a first responder, without requiring
5satisfactory completion of any instruction or training that may be required under
6par. (b), to any individual who holds a current license or certificate as a first
7responder from another jurisdiction if the department finds that the standards for
8licensing or issuing certificates in the other jurisdiction are at least substantially
9equivalent to the standards for issuance of certificates for first responders in this
10state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.
AB483, s. 99
11Section
99. 146.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8) (g).
AB483, s. 100
12Section
100. 146.50 (8m) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (8m).
AB483, s. 101
13Section
101. 146.50 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (9).
AB483, s. 102
14Section
102. 146.50 (10) to (11) (d) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (10)
15to (11) (d).
AB483, s. 103
16Section
103. 146.50 (11) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 256.15 (11) (e) and
17amended to read:
AB483,19,2018
256.15
(11) (e) To restrain or prevent the establishment, management or
19operation of an ambulance service
, as defined in s. 146.55 (1) (a), in violation of sub.
20(4).
AB483, s. 104
21Section
104. 146.50 (11) (f) to (13) of the statutes are renumbered 256.15 (11)
22(f) to (13).
AB483, s. 105
23Section
105. 146.51 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (title).
AB483, s. 106
24Section
106. 146.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1)
25(intro.).
AB483, s. 107
1Section
107. 146.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB483,20,33
256.17
(1) (a) A license under s.
146.50 256.15 (5) (a).
AB483, s. 108
4Section
108. 146.51 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (b) and
5amended to read:
AB483,20,66
256.17
(1) (b) A training permit under s.
146.50 256.15 (5) (b).
AB483, s. 109
7Section
109. 146.51 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.17 (1) (c) and
8amended to read:
AB483,20,99
256.17
(1) (c) A certification under s.
146.50 256.15 (6g) (a) or (8) (a).
AB483, s. 110
10Section
110. 146.51 (1m) to (3) of the statutes are renumbered 256.17 (1m) to
11(3).
AB483, s. 111
12Section
111. 146.52 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (title).
AB483, s. 112
13Section
112. 146.52 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1)
14(intro.).
AB483, s. 113
15Section
113. 146.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (a) and
16amended to read:
AB483,20,1717
256.18
(1) (a) A license under s.
146.50 256.15 (5) (a) or (7).
AB483, s. 114
18Section
114. 146.52 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (b) and
19amended to read:
AB483,20,2020
256.18
(1) (b) A training permit under s.
146.50 256.15 (5) (b).
AB483, s. 115
21Section
115. 146.52 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 256.18 (1) (c) and
22amended to read:
AB483,20,2323
256.18
(1) (c) A certificate under s.
146.50 256.15 (6g) (a) or (8) (a) or (f).
AB483, s. 116
24Section
116. 146.52 (1m) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 256.18 (1m) to
25(5).
AB483, s. 117
1Section
117. 146.53 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.08 (title).
AB483, s. 118
2Section
118. 146.53 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 119
3Section
119. 146.53 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 120
4Section
120. 146.53 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (4).
AB483, s. 121
5Section
121. 146.53 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 122
6Section
122. 146.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 256.01 (9) and
7amended to read:
AB483,21,138
256.01
(9) "First responder" means a person
who is certified by the department
9as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8) (a) and who, as a condition of employment or
10as a member of an organization that provides emergency medical care before
11hospitalization, provides emergency medical care to a sick, disabled or injured
12individual before the arrival of an ambulance, but who does not provide
13transportation for a patient.
AB483, s. 123
14Section
123. 146.53 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 124
15Section
124. 146.53 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB483, s. 125
16Section
125. 146.53 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 256.08 (1) and
17(2).
AB483, s. 126
18Section
126. 146.53 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 256.08 (3) and amended
19to read:
AB483,21,2320
256.08
(3) Departmental rules; consultation. The department shall consult
21with the board before promulgating a proposed rule that relates to funding of
22emergency medical services programs under s.
146.55
256.12 or to regulation of
23emergency medical services.
AB483, s. 127
24Section
127. 146.53 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 256.08
25(4) (intro.) and (a).
AB483, s. 128
1Section
128. 146.53 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.08 (4) (b) and
2amended to read:
AB483,22,43
256.08
(4) (b) Implement measures to achieve objectives that are set forth in
4the state emergency medical services plan under sub.
(2) (1).
AB483, s. 129
5Section
129. 146.53 (5) (c) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 256.08 (4) (c)
6to (k).
AB483, s. 130
7Section
130. 146.55 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (title).