SB762,18 11Section 18. 77.54 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,10,1412 77.54 (14) (b) Furnished by a licensed physician, surgeon, podiatrist, primary
13spinal care practitioner,
or dentist to a patient who is a human being for treatment
14of the patient.
SB762,19 15Section 19. 77.54 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,10,1816 77.54 (14) (c) Furnished by a hospital for treatment of any person pursuant to
17the order of a licensed physician, surgeon, podiatrist, primary spinal care
18practitioner,
or dentist.
SB762,20 19Section 20. 77.54 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,10,2120 77.54 (14) (d) Sold to a licensed physician, surgeon, podiatrist, primary spinal
21care practitioner,
dentist, or hospital for the treatment of a human being.
SB762,21 22Section 21. 77.54 (14) (f) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,10,2323 77.54 (14) (f) 7. A podiatrist who is licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.
SB762,22 24Section 22. 77.54 (14) (f) 7m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB762,11,2
177.54 (14) (f) 7m. A primary spinal care practitioner licensed under subch. VIII
2of ch. 448.
SB762,23 3Section 23. 102.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,11,164 102.13 (1) (a) Except as provided in sub. (4), whenever compensation is claimed
5by an employee, the employee shall, upon the written request of the employee's
6employer or worker's compensation insurer, submit to reasonable examinations by
7physicians, chiropractors, psychologists, dentists, physician assistants, advanced
8practice nurse prescribers, or podiatrists, or primary spinal care practitioners
9provided and paid for by the employer or insurer. No employee who submits to an
10examination under this paragraph is a patient of the examining physician,
11chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse
12prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner for any purpose other
13than for the purpose of bringing an action under ch. 655, unless the employee
14specifically requests treatment from that physician, chiropractor, psychologist,
15dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or
16primary spinal care practitioner
.
SB762,24 17Section 24. 102.13 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,12,718 102.13 (1) (b) (intro.) An employer or insurer who requests that an employee
19submit to reasonable examination under par. (a) or (am) shall tender to the employee,
20before the examination, all necessary expenses including transportation expenses.
21The employee is entitled to have a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
22physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary
23spinal care practitioner
provided by himself or herself present at the examination
24and to receive a copy of all reports of the examination that are prepared by the
25examining physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, primary spinal care

1practitioner,
dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or
2vocational expert immediately upon receipt of those reports by the employer or
3worker's compensation insurer. The employee is also entitled to have a translator
4provided by himself or herself present at the examination if the employee has
5difficulty speaking or understanding the English language. The employer's or
6insurer's written request for examination shall notify the employee of all of the
7following:
SB762,25 8Section 25. 102.13 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,12,129 102.13 (1) (b) 1. The proposed date, time, and place of the examination and the
10identity and area of specialization of the examining physician, chiropractor,
11psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner, physician
12assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or vocational expert.
SB762,26 13Section 26. 102.13 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,12,1614 102.13 (1) (b) 3. The employee's right to have his or her physician, chiropractor,
15psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or
16podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner present at the examination.
SB762,27 17Section 27. 102.13 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,12,2218 102.13 (1) (b) 4. The employee's right to receive a copy of all reports of the
19examination that are prepared by the examining physician, chiropractor,
20psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner, physician
21assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or vocational expert immediately
22upon receipt of these reports by the employer or worker's compensation insurer.
SB762,28 23Section 28. 102.13 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,13,224 102.13 (1) (d) 1. Any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist,
25primary spinal care practitioner, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse

1prescriber, or vocational expert who is present at any examination under par. (a) or
2(am) may be required to testify as to the results of the examination.
SB762,29 3Section 29. 102.13 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
455
, is amended to read:
SB762,13,105 102.13 (1) (d) 2. Any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician
6assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary spinal care
7practitioner
who attended a worker's compensation claimant for any condition or
8complaint reasonably related to the condition for which the claimant claims
9compensation may be required to testify before the division when the division so
10directs.
SB762,30 11Section 30. 102.13 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1255
, is amended to read:
SB762,13,1913 102.13 (1) (d) 3. Notwithstanding any statutory provisions except par. (e), any
14physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced
15practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner attending
16a worker's compensation claimant for any condition or complaint reasonably related
17to the condition for which the claimant claims compensation may furnish to the
18employee, employer, worker's compensation insurer, department, or division
19information and reports relative to a compensation claim.
SB762,31 20Section 31. 102.13 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,13,2521 102.13 (1) (d) 4. The testimony of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist,
22dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or
23primary spinal care practitioner
who is licensed to practice where he or she resides
24or practices in any state and the testimony of any vocational expert may be received
25in evidence in compensation proceedings.
SB762,32
1Section 32. 102.13 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
SB762,14,133 102.13 (2) (a) An employee who reports an injury alleged to be work-related
4or files an application for hearing waives any physician-patient,
5psychologist-patient, or chiropractor-patient privilege with respect to any condition
6or complaint reasonably related to the condition for which the employee claims
7compensation. Notwithstanding ss. 51.30 and 146.82 and any other law, any
8physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, primary spinal care
9practitioner,
physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, hospital, or
10health care provider shall, within a reasonable time after written request by the
11employee, employer, worker's compensation insurer, department, or division, or its
12representative, provide that person with any information or written material
13reasonably related to any injury for which the employee claims compensation.
SB762,33 14Section 33. 102.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,14,2415 102.13 (2) (b) A physician, chiropractor, podiatrist, primary spinal care
16practitioner,
psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse
17prescriber, hospital, or health service provider shall furnish a legible, certified
18duplicate of the written material requested under par. (a) upon payment of the actual
19costs of preparing the certified duplicate, not to exceed the greater of 45 cents per
20page or $7.50 per request, plus the actual costs of postage. Any person who refuses
21to provide certified duplicates of written material in the person's custody that is
22requested under par. (a) shall be liable for reasonable and necessary costs and,
23notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees incurred in enforcing the
24requester's right to the duplicates under par. (a).
SB762,34
1Section 34. 102.13 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
SB762,15,163 102.13 (3) If 2 or more physicians, chiropractors, psychologists, dentists, or
4podiatrists, or primary spinal care practitioners disagree as to the extent of an
5injured employee's temporary disability, the end of an employee's healing period, an
6employee's ability to return to work at suitable available employment or the
7necessity for further treatment or for a particular type of treatment, the department
8or the division may appoint another physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, or
9podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner to examine the employee and render
10an opinion as soon as possible. The department or the division shall promptly notify
11the parties of this appointment. If the employee has not returned to work, payment
12for temporary disability shall continue until the department or the division receives
13the opinion. The employer or its insurance carrier, or both, shall pay for the
14examination and opinion. The employer or insurance carrier, or both, shall receive
15appropriate credit for any overpayment to the employee determined by the
16department or the division after receipt of the opinion.
SB762,35 17Section 35. 102.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,16,218 102.16 (3) No employer subject to this chapter may solicit, receive, or collect
19any money from an employee or any other person or make any deduction from their
20wages, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of discharging any liability under
21this chapter or recovering premiums paid on a contract described under s. 102.31 (1)
22(a) or a policy described under s. 102.315 (3), (4), or (5) (a); nor may any employer
23subject to this chapter sell to an employee or other person, or solicit or require the
24employee or other person to purchase, medical, chiropractic, podiatric, spinal
25medicine, as defined in s. 448.971 (5),
psychological, dental, or hospital tickets or

1contracts for medical, surgical, hospital, or other health care treatment that is
2required to be furnished by that employer.
SB762,36 3Section 36. 102.17 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
455
, is amended to read:
SB762,17,25 102.17 (1) (d) 1. The contents of certified medical and surgical reports by
6physicians, podiatrists, primary spinal care practitioners, surgeons, dentists,
7psychologists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurse prescribers, and
8chiropractors licensed in and practicing in this state, and of certified reports by
9experts concerning loss of earning capacity under s. 102.44 (2) and (3), presented by
10a party for compensation constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained
11in those reports, subject to any rules and limitations the division prescribes.
12Certified reports of physicians, podiatrists, primary spinal care practitioners,
13surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurse
14prescribers, and chiropractors, wherever licensed and practicing, who have
15examined or treated the claimant, and of experts, if the practitioner or expert
16consents to being subjected to cross-examination, also constitute prima facie
17evidence as to the matter contained in those reports. Certified reports of physicians,
18podiatrists, primary spinal care practitioners, surgeons, psychologists, and
19chiropractors are admissible as evidence of the diagnosis, necessity of the treatment,
20and cause and extent of the disability. Certified reports by doctors of dentistry,
21physician assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers are admissible as
22evidence of the diagnosis and necessity of treatment but not of the cause and extent
23of disability. Any physician, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner, surgeon,
24dentist, psychologist, chiropractor, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse

1prescriber, or expert who knowingly makes a false statement of fact or opinion in a
2certified report may be fined or imprisoned, or both, under s. 943.395.
SB762,37 3Section 37. 102.17 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
455
, is amended to read:
SB762,17,135 102.17 (1) (d) 2. The record of a hospital or sanatorium in this state that is
6satisfactory to the division, established by certificate, affidavit, or testimony of the
7supervising officer of the hospital or sanitorium, any other person having charge of
8the record, or a physician, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner, surgeon,
9dentist, psychologist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or
10chiropractor to be the record of the patient in question, and made in the regular
11course of examination or treatment of the patient, constitutes prima facie evidence
12as to the matter contained in the record, to the extent that the record is otherwise
13competent and relevant.
SB762,38 14Section 38. 102.17 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
15is amended to read:
SB762,17,2416 102.17 (1) (e) The division may, with or without notice to any party, cause
17testimony to be taken, an inspection of the premises where the injury occurred to be
18made, or the time books and payrolls of the employer to be examined by any
19examiner, and may direct any employee claiming compensation to be examined by
20a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, or podiatrist, or primary spinal care
21practitioner
. The testimony so taken, and the results of any such inspection or
22examination, shall be reported to the division for its consideration upon final
23hearing. All ex parte testimony taken by the division shall be reduced to writing, and
24any party shall have opportunity to rebut that testimony on final hearing.
SB762,39
1Section 39. 102.17 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
SB762,18,153 102.17 (1) (g) Whenever the testimony presented at any hearing indicates a
4dispute or creates a doubt as to the extent or cause of disability or death, the division
5may direct that the injured employee be examined, that an autopsy be performed,
6or that an opinion be obtained without examination or autopsy, by or from an
7impartial, competent physician, chiropractor, dentist, psychologist or, podiatrist, or
8primary spinal care practitioner
designated by the division who is not under contract
9with or regularly employed by a compensation insurance carrier or self-insured
10employer. The expense of the examination, autopsy, or opinion shall be paid by the
11employer or, if the employee claims compensation under s. 102.81, from the
12uninsured employers fund. The report of the examination, autopsy, or opinion shall
13be transmitted in writing to the division and a copy of the report shall be furnished
14by the division to each party, who shall have an opportunity to rebut the report on
15further hearing.
SB762,40 16Section 40. 102.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,18,2117 102.29 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an employee from taking the
18compensation that the employee may be entitled to under this chapter and also
19maintaining a civil action against any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
20physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary
21spinal care practitioner
for malpractice.
SB762,41 22Section 41. 102.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,19,1923 102.42 (1) Treatment of employee. The employer shall supply such medical,
24surgical, chiropractic, psychological, podiatric, spinal medicine, as defined in s.
25448.971 (5),
dental, and hospital treatment, medicines, medical and surgical

1supplies, crutches, artificial members, appliances, and training in the use of
2artificial members and appliances, or, at the option of the employee, Christian
3Science treatment in lieu of medical treatment, medicines, and medical supplies, as
4may be reasonably required to cure and relieve from the effects of the injury, and to
5attain efficient use of artificial members and appliances, and in case of the
6employer's neglect or refusal seasonably to do so, or in emergency until it is
7practicable for the employee to give notice of injury, the employer shall be liable for
8the reasonable expense incurred by or on behalf of the employee in providing such
9treatment, medicines, supplies, and training. When the employer has knowledge of
10the injury and the necessity for treatment, the employer's failure to tender the
11necessary treatment, medicines, supplies, and training constitutes such neglect or
12refusal. The employer shall also be liable for reasonable expense incurred by the
13employee for necessary treatment to cure and relieve the employee from the effects
14of occupational disease prior to the time that the employee knew or should have
15known the nature of his or her disability and its relation to employment, and as to
16such treatment subs. (2) and (3) shall not apply. The obligation to furnish such
17treatment and appliances shall continue as required to prevent further deterioration
18in the condition of the employee or to maintain the existing status of such condition
19whether or not healing is completed.
SB762,42 20Section 42. 102.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,20,921 102.42 (2) (a) When the employer has notice of an injury and its relationship
22to the employment, the employer shall offer to the injured employee his or her choice
23of any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced
24practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner licensed
25to practice and practicing in this state for treatment of the injury. By mutual

1agreement, the employee may have the choice of any qualified practitioner not
2licensed in this state. In case of emergency, the employer may arrange for treatment
3without tendering a choice. After the emergency has passed the employee shall be
4given his or her choice of attending practitioner at the earliest opportunity. The
5employee has the right to a 2nd choice of attending practitioner on notice to the
6employer or its insurance carrier. Any further choice shall be by mutual agreement.
7Partners and clinics are considered to be one practitioner. Treatment by a
8practitioner on referral from another practitioner is considered to be treatment by
9one practitioner.
SB762,43 10Section 43. 102.61 (1g) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1155
, is amended to read:
SB762,21,512 102.61 (1g) (c) On receiving notice that he or she is eligible to receive vocational
13rehabilitation services under 29 USC 701 to 797a, an employee shall provide the
14employer with a written report from a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, or
15podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner stating the employee's permanent
16work restrictions. Within 60 days after receiving that report, the employer shall
17provide to the employee in writing an offer of suitable employment, a statement that
18the employer has no suitable employment for the employee, or a report from a
19physician, chiropractor, psychologist, or podiatrist , or primary spinal care
20practitioner
showing that the permanent work restrictions provided by the
21employee's practitioner are in dispute and documentation showing that the
22difference in work restrictions would materially affect either the employer's ability
23to provide suitable employment or a vocational rehabilitation counselor's ability to
24recommend a rehabilitative training program. If the employer and employee cannot
25resolve the dispute within 30 days after the employee receives the employer's report

1and documentation, the employer or employee may request a hearing before the
2division to determine the employee's work restrictions. Within 30 days after the
3division determines the employee's work restrictions, the employer shall provide to
4the employee in writing an offer of suitable employment or a statement that the
5employer has no suitable employment for the employee.
SB762,44 6Section 44. 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,21,187 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child
8is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program
9but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or
10abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the
11parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed
12physician, primary spinal care practitioner, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist,
13psychologist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d),
14or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber or Christian Science practitioner
15living and residing in this state, who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as
16sufficient proof of the physical or mental condition of the child. An excuse under this
17paragraph shall be in writing and shall state the time period for which it is valid, not
18to exceed 30 days.
SB762,45 19Section 45. 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,21,2220 118.29 (1) (e) "Practitioner" means any physician, dentist, optometrist,
21physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist, or primary
22spinal care practitioner
licensed in any state.
SB762,46 23Section 46. 146.37 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,22,1424 146.37 (1g) Except as provided in s. 153.76, 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 subch. I of ch. 153, is liable for any civil damages as a result
6of any act or omission by such person in the course of such review or evaluation. Acts
7and omissions to which this subsection applies include, but are not limited to, acts
8or omissions by peer review committees or hospital governing bodies in censuring,
9reprimanding, limiting or revoking hospital staff privileges or notifying the medical
10examining board or podiatry affiliated credentialing board, or spinal medicine
11affiliated credentialing board
under s. 50.36 or taking any other disciplinary action
12against a health care provider or facility and acts or omissions by a medical director
13in reviewing the performance of emergency medical technicians or ambulance
14service providers.
SB762,47 15Section 47. 146.81 (1) (ev) of the statutes is created to read:
SB762,22,1716 146.81 (1) (ev) A primary spinal care practitioner licensed under subch. VIII
17of ch. 448.
SB762,48 18Section 48. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,22,2419 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
20hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under
21ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under ch. 448, a
22pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV
23of ch. 448, a primary spinal care practitioner licensed under subch. VIII of ch. 448,
24or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.
SB762,49 25Section 49. 146.903 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,23,3
1146.903 (1) (b) "Clinic" means a place, other than a residence or a hospital, that
2is used primarily for the provision of nursing, medical, podiatric, spinal medicine, as
3defined in s. 448.971 (5),
dental, chiropractic, or optometric care and treatment.
SB762,50 4Section 50. 146.997 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,23,75 146.997 (1) (d) 4. A physician, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner,
6perfusionist, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant licensed under ch.
7448.
SB762,51 8Section 51. 155.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,23,199 155.01 (7) "Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under
10ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a
11physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, primary spinal care
12practitioner,
physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist,
13or occupational therapy assistant licensed under ch. 448, a person practicing
14Christian Science treatment, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a psychologist
15licensed under ch. 455, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited liability
16company thereof that provides health care services, a cooperative health care
17association organized under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through
18salaried employees in its own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49
19(1) (a).
SB762,52 20Section 52. 180.1901 (1m) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB762,23,2221 180.1901 (1m) (bw) Spinal medicine affiliated credentialing board under
22subch. VIII of ch. 448.
SB762,53 23Section 53. 185.981 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,24,424 185.981 (1) Cooperative associations may be organized under this chapter
25without capital stock, primarily to establish and operate in the state or in any county

1or counties in the state nonprofit plans or programs for health care, including
2hospital care, for their members and their members' dependents through contracts
3with physicians, medical societies, chiropractors, optometrists, dentists, dental
4societies, hospitals, podiatrists, primary spinal care practitioners, and others.
SB762,54 5Section 54. 185.981 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,24,226 185.981 (2) A cooperative association organized under this section shall
7operate only on a cooperative nonprofit basis and for the primary purpose of
8establishing, maintaining, and operating a voluntary nonprofit health, dental, or
9vision care plan or plans, or for constructing, operating, and maintaining nonprofit
10hospitals or other facilities whereby health care, including hospital, dental, or vision
11care, is provided to its members and to other persons or groups of persons who become
12subscribers to the plans, subject to s. 185.982 (2), under contracts that provide access
13to medical, surgical, chiropractic, vision, dental, or hospital care, other health care
14services, appliances, and supplies, by physicians and surgeons licensed and
15registered under ch. 448, podiatrists licensed under ch. 448, primary spinal care
16practitioners licensed under ch. 448,
optometrists licensed under ch. 449,
17chiropractors licensed under ch. 446, dentists licensed under ch. 447, and other
18health care providers in their offices, in hospitals, in other facilities, and in the home.
19Nothing in this subsection precludes a cooperative association organized under this
20section from owning an interest in other entities for enhancing or improving member
21services or for investment or other purposes, as long as the association's primary
22purpose remains as provided in this subsection.
SB762,55 23Section 55. 185.981 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,25,724 185.981 (3) No cooperative association organized primarily for the purposes
25provided in ss. 185.981 to 185.983 shall be prevented from contracting with any

1hospital in this state for the rendition of such hospital care as is included within the
2cooperative association's plans because the hospital participates in a plan of any
3other cooperative association, or in a plan organized and operated under ss. 148.03
4and 613.80. No hospital may discriminate against any physician and surgeon,
5chiropractor, dentist, or podiatrist, or primary spinal care practitioner with respect
6to the use of the hospital's facilities by reason of his or her participation in a health
7care plan of a cooperative.
SB762,56 8Section 56. 185.981 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,25,179 185.981 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no contract by or on behalf of any
10such cooperative association shall provide for the payment of any cash, indemnity,
11or other material benefit by that association to the subscriber or the subscriber's
12estate on account of death, illness, or injury, but any such association may stipulate
13in its plans that it will pay any nonparticipating physician and surgeon, optometrist,
14chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner, hospital, or other
15provider for hospital or other health care rendered to any covered person who is in
16need of a plan's benefits. The plans may prescribe monetary limitations with respect
17to the benefits.
SB762,57 18Section 57. 185.982 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,26,519 185.982 (1) No health care plan or contract issued by a cooperative association
20shall interfere with the manner or mode of the practice of medicine, optometry,
21chiropractic, dentistry, or podiatry, or spinal medicine, as defined in s. 448.971 (5),
22the manner or mode of providing wellness or other services, the relationship of
23physician, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, primary spinal care
24practitioner,
or other provider and patient, nor the responsibility of physician,
25chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, primary spinal care practitioner, or

1other provider to patient. Plans may require persons covered to utilize health care
2providers designated by the cooperative association. The cooperative association
3may provide health care services directly through providers who are employees of the
4cooperative association or through agreements with individual providers or groups
5of providers organized on a group practice or individual practice basis.
SB762,58 6Section 58. 185.982 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,26,147 185.982 (2) Any cooperative association operating voluntary health care plans
8under the provisions of this chapter may pay physicians and surgeons, optometrists,
9chiropractors, dentists, primary spinal care practitioners, or other providers on a
10salary, per person, or fee-for-service basis to provide health care to members of the
11association. Every cooperative association may offer its health care services to
12nonmembers. Any cooperative association that operates a hospital may make the
13hospital's facilities available to nonmembers and to nonparticipating physicians,
14optometrists, dentists, or other providers.
SB762,59 15Section 59. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4r. of the statutes is created to read:
SB762,26,1716 252.14 (1) (ar) 4r. A primary spinal care practitioner licensed under subch. VIII
17of ch. 448.
SB762,60 18Section 60. 254.35 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,26,2119 254.35 (3) (c) For a podiatric, spinal medicine, as defined in 448.971 (5), or
20veterinary site having an ionizing radiation installation, the fee shall be at least $36
21for each site and at least $44 for each X-ray tube.
SB762,61 22Section 61. 254.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB762,27,223 254.39 (1) Nothing in this subchapter may be interpreted as limiting
24intentional exposure of persons to radiation for the purpose of analysis, diagnosis,

1therapy, and medical, spinal medicine, as defined in s. 448.971 (5), chiropractic, or
2dental research as authorized by law.
SB762,62 3Section 62. 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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