For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB665, s. 1 1Section 1. 85.21 (3m) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB665,3,52 85.21 (3m) (b) 8. Allow a person to operate a human service vehicle prior to the
3specialized transportation service issuing to the person an identification card
4containing the person's name and photograph and identifying the person as an
5operator.
AB665, s. 2 6Section 2. 346.923 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB665,3,8 7346.923 (title) Human Operation of human service vehicles; minimum
8operator qualifications
and certain other vehicles.
AB665, s. 3 9Section 3. 346.923 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 346.923 (1) (intro.).
AB665, s. 4 10Section 4. 346.923 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 346.923 (1) (a).
AB665, s. 5 11Section 5. 346.923 (1) (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB665,3,1312 346.923 (1) (d) The operator conspicuously displays any identification card
13issued by a specialized transportation service under s. 85.21 (3m) (b) 8.
AB665,3,1614 (e) The name, address, and telephone number of either the person to whom the
15vehicle is registered or the specialized transportation service on behalf of which the
16vehicle is operated is prominently displayed on the vehicle.
AB665, s. 6 17Section 6. 346.923 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
AB665,3,1818 346.923 (2) (a) In this subsection:
AB665,3,2019 1. "Caregiver-related entity" has the meaning given for "entity" in s. 50.065 (1)
20(c).
AB665,4,8
12. "Specialized medical vehicle" means a vehicle used to transport, for hire, a
2person who is confined to a wheelchair or whose condition contraindicates
3transportation by other common motor carriers and whose physician has prescribed
4specialized medical vehicle transportation to a facility at which the person primarily
5receives medical services, but does not include an authorized emergency vehicle, a
6human service vehicle operated by a specialized transportation service under s.
785.21, or a transportation vehicle for elderly persons or persons with disabilities
8under this subsection.
AB665,4,139 3. "Transportation vehicle for elderly persons or persons with disabilities"
10means a vehicle that is owned or operated by a caregiver-related entity, or operated
11by a 3rd-party under contract with a caregiver-related entity, and that meets the
12definition of human service vehicle under s. 340.01 (23g) except that it is not used
13in connection with a transportation assistance program.
AB665,4,1914 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., every caregiver-related entity that owns
15or operates, or contracts for the operation of, any transportation vehicle for elderly
16persons or persons with disabilities shall issue to each operator of the vehicle an
17identification card containing the person's name and photograph and identifying the
18person as an operator providing transportation on behalf of the caregiver-related
19entity.
AB665,4,2420 2. A caregiver-related entity that contracts for the operation of any
21transportation vehicle for elderly persons or persons with disabilities may, under
22such a contract, require the contractor to issue to each operator of the vehicle who
23is an employee or agent of the contractor an identification card containing all of the
24information specified in subd. 1.
AB665,5,5
1(c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., every provider of transportation by
2specialized medical vehicle shall issue to each operator of a specialized medical
3vehicle employed by or under contract with the provider an identification card
4containing the person's name and photograph and identifying the person as a
5specialized medical vehicle operator.
AB665,5,96 2. A provider of transportation by specialized medical vehicle that contracts
7with an operator of a specialized medical vehicle may, under such a contract, require
8the contractor to issue its own identification card containing all of the information
9specified in subd. 1.
AB665,5,1210 (d) No person may operate a transportation vehicle for elderly persons or
11persons with disabilities that is transporting any passenger unless all of the
12following apply:
AB665,5,1413 1. The operator conspicuously displays any identification card issued by a
14caregiver-related entity or its contractor under par. (b).
AB665,5,1715 2. The name, address, and telephone number of either the person to whom the
16vehicle is registered or caregiver-related entity on behalf of which the vehicle is
17operated is prominently displayed on the vehicle.
AB665,5,1918 (e) No person may operate a specialized medical vehicle that is transporting
19any passenger unless all of the following apply:
AB665,5,2120 1. The operator conspicuously displays any identification card issued by a
21provider of specialized medical vehicle transportation or its contractor under par. (c).
AB665,5,2422 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the provider of specialized
23medical vehicle transportation is prominently displayed on the specialized medical
24vehicle.
AB665,6,9
1(3) The department shall establish guidelines for the display of information
2under subs. (1) (e) and (2) (d) 2. and (e) 2. and for the display of identification cards
3under sub. (2) (b) and (c) and s. 85.21 (3m) (b) 8. and that prescribe a standard format
4for the appearance of identification cards required to be issued under sub. (2) (b) and
5(c) and s. 85.21 (3m) (b) 8. In developing these guidelines, the department shall solicit
6input from organizations that advocate for the state's elderly persons, persons with
7disabilities, and persons who rely on transportation by specialized medical vehicles
8and shall take into account that 3rd parties may contract with multiple
9caregiver-related entities.
AB665, s. 7 10Section 7. 346.923 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 346.923 (1) (b).
AB665, s. 8 11Section 8. 346.923 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 346.923 (1) (c).
AB665, s. 9 12Section 9. Effective date.
AB665,6,1413 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
14publication.
AB665,6,1515 (End)
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