AB59: Bill Text

AB59,37,13 256.15 (5) (f) The department may charge a reasonable fee for a license or training permit issued under this subsection, except that no fee may be charged to an individual who is an employee of a public agency and who works for volunteer or paid-on-call ambulance service providers and who is an applicant for a license as an emergency medical technician — basic emergency medical technician or for a training permit, and no fee may be charged to an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.

AB59,119 Section 119. 256.15 (5) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,37,20 256.15 (5) (g) Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, an emergency medical technician services practitioner license shall be issued to the individual licensed, and the department may not impose a requirement that an individual be affiliated with an ambulance service provider in order to receive an emergency medical technician services practitioner license or to have an emergency medical technician services practitioner license renewed.

AB59,120 Section 120. 256.15 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,37,24 256.15 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, to be eligible for an initial license as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, an individual shall:

AB59,121 Section 121. 256.15 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,38,6 256.15 (6) (a) 1. Be 18 years of age or older; be capable of performing the actions authorized in rules promulgated under sub. (13) (c) for an emergency medical technician — basic emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician — intermediate , or an emergency medical technician — paramedic a paramedic, for which licensure is sought; and, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, not have an arrest or conviction record.

AB59,122 Section 122. 256.15 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,38,12 256.15 (6) (b) 1. Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, to be eligible for a renewal of a license as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, the licensee shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of par. (a) 1., complete the training, education, or examination requirements specified in rules promulgated under subd. 2.

AB59,123 Section 123. 256.15 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,38,17 256.15 (6) (b) 2. The department, in conjunction with the technical college system board, shall promulgate rules specifying training, education, or examination requirements, including requirements for training for response to acts of terrorism, for license renewals for emergency medical technicians services practitioners.

AB59,124 Section 124. 256.15 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,39,3 256.15 (6) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, to be eligible for a license as an ambulance service provider, an individual shall be 18 years of age or older and have such additional qualifications as may be established in rules promulgated by the department, except that no ambulance service provider may be required to take training or an examination or receive education to qualify for licensure or for renewal of licensure. An ambulance service provider shall, as a condition of licensure, provide medical malpractice insurance sufficient to protect all emergency medical technicians services practitioners who perform for compensation as employees of the ambulance service provider. For renewal of a biennial license as an ambulance service provider, an applicant shall also provide all of the following:

AB59,125 Section 125. 256.15 (6n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,39,8 256.15 (6n) Authorized actions of emergency medical technicians services practitioners. An emergency medical technician services practitioner may undertake only those actions that are authorized in rules promulgated under sub. (13) (c).

AB59,126 Section 126. 256.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,39,16 256.15 (7) Licensing in other jurisdictions. Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, the department may issue a license as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, without examination, to any individual who holds a current license or certificate as an emergency medical technician services practitioner from another jurisdiction if the department finds that the standards for licensing or issuing certificates in the other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to those in this state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.

AB59,127 Section 127. 256.15 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,39,18 256.15 (8) (title) Certification of first emergency medical responders.

AB59,128 Section 128. 256.15 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,39,21 256.15 (8) (a) Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, the department shall certify qualified applicants as first emergency medical responders.

AB59,129 Section 129. 256.15 (8) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,39,25 256.15 (8) (b) (intro.) To be eligible for initial certification as a first an emergency medical responder, except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, an individual shall meet all of the following requirements:

AB59,130 Section 130. 256.15 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,40,4 256.15 (8) (b) 1. The individual is 18 years of age or older and capable of performing the actions authorized under par. (e), or in rules promulgated under par. (e), for a first an emergency medical responder.

AB59,131 Section 131. 256.15 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,40,16 256.15 (8) (b) 3. The individual satisfactorily completes a first an emergency medical responder course that meets or exceeds the guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 23 CFR 1205.3 (a) (5), that includes training for response to acts of terrorism, and that is approved by the department. Any relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant for initial certification as a first an emergency medical responder obtained in connection with any military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), satisfies the completion of a first an emergency medical responder course, if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience obtained by the applicant is substantially equivalent to the first emergency medical responder course.

AB59,132 Section 132. 256.15 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,40,23 256.15 (8) (c) To be eligible for a renewal of a certificate as a first an emergency medical responder, except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, the holder of the certificate shall satisfactorily complete a first an emergency medical responder refresher course that meets or exceeds the guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 23 CFR 1205.3 (a) (5), that includes training for response to acts of terrorism, and that is approved by the department.

AB59,133 Section 133. 256.15 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,41,17 256.15 (8) (e) A certified first emergency medical responder is authorized to use an automated external defibrillator, as prescribed for first emergency medical responders in rules promulgated by the department. The rules shall set forth authorization for the use of an automated external defibrillator or, for a defibrillator that may be operated in more than one mode, use as an automated external defibrillator only. A certified first emergency medical responder is authorized to administer naloxone or another opioid antagonist if the first emergency medical responder has received training necessary to safely administer naloxone or the other opioid antagonist, as determined by the department. A certified first emergency medical responder is also authorized to employ other techniques, including the administration of nonvisualized advanced airways, and the administration of medications that are specified by the department by rule. In promulgating the rules under this paragraph, the department shall consult with the state medical director for emergency medical services and the emergency medical services board. The rule shall include those techniques that are specified in the most current guidelines issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 23 CFR 1205.3 (a) (5).

AB59,134 Section 134. 256.15 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,42,2 256.15 (8) (f) Except as provided in ss. 256.17 and 256.18, the department may issue a certificate as a first an emergency medical responder, without requiring satisfactory completion of any instruction or training that may be required under par. (b), to any individual who holds a current license or certificate as a first an emergency medical responder from another jurisdiction if the department finds that the standards for licensing or issuing certificates in the other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to the standards for issuance of certificates for first emergency medical responders in this state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.

AB59,135 Section 135. 256.15 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,42,6 256.15 (8) (g) The department may not impose a requirement that an individual be affiliated with an ambulance service provider in order to receive a first an emergency medical responder certificate.

AB59,136 Section 136. 256.15 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,42,19 256.15 (9) Training. The department may arrange for or approve courses of or instructional programs in or outside this state to meet the education and training requirements of this section, including training required for license or certificate renewal. If the department determines that an area or community need exists, the courses shall be offered at technical colleges in the area or community. Initial priority shall be given to the training of emergency medical technicians — basic emergency medical technicians serving the rural areas of the state. If an emergency medical technician — basic emergency medical technician completes a course approved by the department on treatment of anaphylactic shock, the emergency medical technician — basic emergency medical technician acts within the scope of the license if he or she performs injections or other treatment for anaphylactic shock under the direction of a physician.

AB59,137 Section 137. 256.15 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,43,5 256.15 (9m) Defibrillation training. The department shall promulgate rules requiring emergency medical technicians, first services practitioners, emergency medical responders, and individuals who provide instruction to emergency medical technicians or first services practitioners or emergency medical responders to successfully complete training on the use of an automated external defibrillator. The rules shall specify the content of the training, qualifications for providers of the training, and the frequency with which emergency medical technicians, first services practitioners, emergency medical responders, and individuals who provide instruction to emergency medical technicians or first services practitioners or emergency medical responders must complete the training.

AB59,138 Section 138. 256.15 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,43,8 256.15 (11) (c) To restrain or prevent action as an emergency medical technician services practitioner by an individual in violation of sub. (2) (a).

AB59,139 Section 139. 256.15 (11) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,43,12 256.15 (11) (d) To restrain or prevent action by an emergency medical technician services practitioner in violation of this section or a rule promulgated under this section.

AB59,140 Section 140. 256.15 (11) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,43,15 256.15 (11) (f) To restrain or prevent action by a first an emergency medical responder in violation of this section or a rule promulgated under this section.

AB59,141 Section 141. 256.15 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,43,25 256.15 (12) (a) All records made by an ambulance service provider, an emergency medical technician services practitioner, or a first an emergency medical responder in administering emergency care procedures to and handling and transporting sick, disabled, or injured individuals shall be maintained as confidential patient health care records subject to s. 252.15 (3m), (6), (8) and (9), if applicable. Nothing in this paragraph or ss. 146.81 to 146.84 permits disclosure to an ambulance service provider, an emergency medical technician services practitioner, or a first an emergency medical responder under s. 252.15 (3m), except under s. 252.15 (3m) (e).

AB59,142 Section 142. 256.15 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,44,11 256.15 (12) (b) Notwithstanding s. 146.82, an ambulance service provider, who is an authority, as defined in s. 19.32 (1), may make available, to any requester, information contained on a record of an ambulance run which identifies the ambulance service provider and emergency medical technicians services practitioners involved; date of the call; dispatch and response times of the ambulance; reason for the dispatch; location to which the ambulance was dispatched; destination, if any, to which the patient was transported by ambulance; and name, age and gender of the patient. No information disclosed under this paragraph may contain details of the medical history, condition, or emergency treatment of any patient.

AB59,143 Section 143. 256.15 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,44,17 256.15 (13) (c) The department shall promulgate rules that specify actions that emergency medical technicians services practitioners may undertake after December 31, 1995, including rules that specify the required involvement of physicians in actions undertaken by emergency medical technicians services practitioners.

AB59,144 Section 144. 256.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,44,20 256.30 (3) (a) A physician, registered nurse , or emergency medical technician — paramedic paramedic.

AB59,145 Section 145. 256.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,44,25 256.40 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b), the department shall permit all emergency medical technicians services practitioners to administer naloxone or another opioid antagonist to individuals who are undergoing or who are believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose.

AB59,146 Section 146. 256.40 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,4 256.40 (2) (b) The department shall require emergency medical technicians services practitioners to undergo any training necessary to safely and properly administer naloxone or another opioid antagonist as specified under par. (a).

AB59,147 Section 147. 256.40 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,12 256.40 (2) (c) 1. Ensure that every emergency medical technician services practitioner under the ambulance service provider's supervision who has obtained the training necessary to safely and properly administer naloxone or another opioid antagonist has a supply of naloxone or the other opioid antagonist available for administration when he or she is performing his or her duties as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, to the extent that naloxone or the other opioid antagonist is available to the ambulance service provider.

AB59,148 Section 148. 256.40 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,20 256.40 (2) (c) 2. Require each certified first emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician services practitioner under the supervision of the ambulance service provider to, in the manner prescribed by the department, keep a record of each instance in which the certified first emergency medical responder or emergency medical technician services practitioner administers naloxone or another opioid antagonist to an individual who is undergoing or who is believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose.

AB59,149 Section 149. 257.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,45,24 257.01 (2) (a) An individual who is licensed as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), or certified as a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15.

AB59,150 Section 150. 257.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,5 257.01 (2) (b) An individual who was at any time in the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), or certified as a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15, if the individual's license was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

AB59,151 Section 151. 340.01 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,9 340.01 (3) (dm) 2. Used by an emergency medical technician services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15 or an ambulance driver or first emergency medical responder authorized by the chief of an ambulance service or rescue squad.

AB59,152 Section 152. 340.01 (74p) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,13 340.01 (74p) (f) A law enforcement officer, traffic officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), while performing his or her official duties.

AB59,153 Section 153. 341.14 (6r) (f) 48. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,17 341.14 (6r) (f) 48. Emergency medical technicians and first services practitioners, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p).

AB59,154 Section 154. 341.14 (6r) (f) 48m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,46,21 341.14 (6r) (f) 48m. Emergency medical technicians and first services practitioners, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p).

AB59,155 Section 155. 341.14 (6r) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,4 341.14 (6r) (g) 2. If an individual in possession of special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34., 48., or 48m. or of personalized plates under s. 341.145 (1) (c) of the same color and design as special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34., 48., or 48m. suffers an injury in the course of his or her job duties as a fire fighter, rescue squad member, or emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and the injury prevents the individual from subsequently performing such job duties, the individual may retain these special plates.

AB59,156 Section 156. 343.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,8 343.23 (2) (a) 1. The person's employment as a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (c), fire fighter as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (b), or emergency medical technician services practitioner as defined in s. 256.01 (5).

AB59,157 Section 157. 343.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,11 343.23 (2) (a) 3. The licensee's performance of duties as a first an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (9) (4p).

AB59,158 Section 158. 440.9805 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,16 440.9805 (1) “Health care provider" means a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), a person licensed or issued a training permit as an emergency medical technician services practitioner under s. 256.15, or a person certified as a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15 (8) (a).

AB59,159 Section 159. 891.453 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,47,21 891.453 (1) (b) “Emergency medical service provider" means a person employed by the state or by a county or municipality and who is an emergency medical technician services practitioner under s. 256.01 (5) or a first an emergency medical responder under s. 256.01 (9) (4p).

AB59,160 Section 160. 895.35 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,48,2 895.35 (2) (a) 2. “Protective services officer" means an emergency medical technician services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), first an emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (9) (4p), a fire fighter, or a law enforcement or correctional officer.

AB59,161 Section 161. 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,48,14 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical technician services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, first emergency medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who renders voluntary health care to a participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), a public agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if all of the following conditions exist:

AB59,162 Section 162. 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB59,48,20 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. The physician, podiatrist, athletic trainer, chiropractor, dentist, emergency medical technician, first services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), physician assistant, registered nurse, massage therapist or bodywork therapist does not receive compensation for the health care, other than reimbursement for expenses.