SB497,29 20Section 29. 102.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,16,821 102.42 (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 registered nurse prescriber, or podiatrist licensed to practice and practicing
25in this state for treatment of the injury. By mutual agreement, the employee may

1have the choice of any qualified practitioner not licensed in this state. In case of
2emergency, the employer may arrange for treatment without tendering a choice.
3After the emergency has passed the employee shall be given his or her choice of
4attending practitioner at the earliest opportunity. The employee has the right to a
52nd choice of attending practitioner on notice to the employer or its insurance carrier.
6Any further choice shall be by mutual agreement. Partners and clinics are
7considered to be one practitioner. Treatment by a practitioner on referral from
8another practitioner is considered to be treatment by one practitioner.
SB497,30 9Section 30. 106.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,16,1410 106.30 (1) Definition. In this section, “nurse" means a registered nurse
11licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse
12licensed or permitted under s. 441.10, or an advanced practice registered nurse
13prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15
14441.09.
SB497,31 15Section 31. 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,17,216 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child
17is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program
18but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or
19abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the
20parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed
21physician, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, physician assistant, or
22nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d), or certified advanced practice
23registered nurse prescriber or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in
24this state, who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the

1physical or mental condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be
2in writing and shall state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.
SB497,32 3Section 32. 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,17,64 118.29 (1) (e) “Practitioner" means any physician, dentist, optometrist,
5physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber with prescribing
6authority
, or podiatrist licensed in any state.
SB497,33 7Section 33. 118.2925 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB497,34 8Section 34. 118.2925 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,17,139 118.2925 (3) Prescriptions for schools. A physician, an advanced practice
10registered nurse prescriber who has prescribing authority under s. 441.09 (2) (c), or
11a physician assistant may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a
12school that has adopted a plan under sub. (2) (a), to be maintained by the school for
13use under sub. (4).
SB497,35 14Section 35. 118.2925 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,18,215 118.2925 (4) (c) Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a pupil or other
16person who the school nurse or designated school personnel in good faith believes is
17experiencing anaphylaxis in accordance with a standing protocol from a physician,
18an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who has prescribing authority
19under s. 441.09 (2) (c)
, or a physician assistant, regardless of whether the pupil or
20other person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector. If the pupil or other
21person does not have a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector, or the person
22who administers the epinephrine auto-injector does not know whether the pupil or
23other person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector, the person who
24administers the epinephrine auto-injector shall, as soon as practicable, report the
25administration by dialing the telephone number “911" or, in an area in which the

1telephone number “911" is not available, the telephone number for an emergency
2medical service provider.
SB497,36 3Section 36. 118.2925 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,18,154 118.2925 (5) Immunity from civil liability; exemption from practice of
5medicine.
A school and its designated school personnel, and a physician, advanced
6practice registered nurse prescriber who has prescribing authority under s. 441.09
7(2) (c)
, or physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing protocol for
8school epinephrine auto-injectors, are not liable for any injury that results from the
9administration or self-administration of an epinephrine auto-injector under this
10section, regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil's parent or
11guardian or by the pupil's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
12registered nurse prescriber, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission that
13constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The immunity from
14liability provided under this subsection is in addition to and not in lieu of that
15provided under s. 895.48.
SB497,37 16Section 37. 146.343 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,18,2017 146.343 (1) (c) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed to engage
18in the practice of nurse-midwifery under s. 441.15 (3) (a)
as an advanced practice
19registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife endorsement under s.
20441.09
.
SB497,38 21Section 38. 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,19,422 146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, physician assistant, as
23defined in s. 448.01 (6), or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified
24under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09 who treats a patient whose physical or
25mental condition in the physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse

1prescriber's
registered nurse's judgment affects the patient's ability to exercise
2reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the patient's name
3and other information relevant to the condition to the department of transportation
4without the informed consent of the patient.
SB497,39 5Section 39. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,19,116 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
7hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife
8advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a
9physician assistant under ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under
10ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch.
11III of ch. 448.
SB497,40 12Section 40. 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB497,41 13Section 41. 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,19,1614 146.89 (1) (r) 8. An advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate
15to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2)
prescribing authority under s. 441.09
16(2) (c)
.
SB497,42 17Section 42. 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,19,2218 146.89 (6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this
19section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue
20prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2)
prescribing authority under s. 441.09 (2) (c)
21is considered to meet the requirements of s. 655.23, if required to comply with s.
22655.23.
SB497,20,223 (b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an
24advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders

1under s. 441.16 (2)
prescribing authority under s. 441.09 (2) (c) is not required to
2maintain in effect malpractice insurance.
SB497,43 3Section 43. 252.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB497,44 4Section 44. 252.07 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,20,85 252.07 (8) (a) 2. The department or local health officer provides to the court a
6written statement from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
7registered nurse prescriber that the individual has infectious tuberculosis or suspect
8tuberculosis.
SB497,45 9Section 45. 252.07 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,20,1610 252.07 (9) (c) If the court orders confinement of an individual under this
11subsection, the individual shall remain confined until the department or local health
12officer, with the concurrence of a treating physician, physician assistant, or advanced
13practice registered nurse prescriber, determines that treatment is complete or that
14the individual is no longer a substantial threat to himself or herself or to the public
15health. If the individual is to be confined for more than 6 months, the court shall
16review the confinement every 6 months.
SB497,46 17Section 46. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,20,2218 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
19shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s.
2020.435 (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries, local
21health departments, physicians, or advanced practice nurse prescribers registered
22nurses who have prescribing authority under s. 441.09 (2) (c)
.
SB497,47 23Section 47. 252.11 (2), (4), (5), (7) and (10) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB497,21,924 252.11 (2) An officer of the department or a local health officer having
25knowledge of any reported or reasonably suspected case or contact of a sexually

1transmitted disease for which no appropriate treatment is being administered, or of
2an actual contact of a reported case or potential contact of a reasonably suspected
3case, shall investigate or cause the case or contact to be investigated as necessary.
4If, following a request of an officer of the department or a local health officer, a person
5reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease refuses
6or neglects examination by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
7registered nurse prescriber or treatment, an officer of the department or a local
8health officer may proceed to have the person committed under sub. (5) to an
9institution or system of care for examination, treatment, or observation.
SB497,21,16 10(4) If a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease ceases or refuses
11treatment before reaching what in a physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced
12practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's opinion is the noncommunicable stage,
13the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber
14shall notify the department. The department shall without delay take the necessary
15steps to have the person committed for treatment or observation under sub. (5), or
16shall notify the local health officer to take these steps.
SB497,22,8 17(5) Any court of record may commit a person infected with a sexually
18transmitted disease to any institution or may require the person to undergo a system
19of care for examination, treatment, or observation if the person ceases or refuses
20examination, treatment, or observation under the supervision of a physician,
21physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. The court
22shall summon the person to appear on a date at least 48 hours, but not more than
2396 hours, after service if an officer of the department or a local health officer petitions
24the court and states the facts authorizing commitment. If the person fails to appear
25or fails to accept commitment without reasonable cause, the court may cite the

1person for contempt. The court may issue a warrant and may direct the sheriff, any
2constable, or any police officer of the county immediately to arrest the person and
3bring the person to court if the court finds that a summons will be ineffectual. The
4court shall hear the matter of commitment summarily. Commitment under this
5subsection continues until the disease is no longer communicable or until other
6provisions are made for treatment that satisfy the department. The certificate of the
7petitioning officer is prima facie evidence that the disease is no longer communicable
8or that satisfactory provisions for treatment have been made.
SB497,22,18 9(7) Reports, examinations and inspections, and all records concerning sexually
10transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and may not
11be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in
12the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5), or as provided under s. 938.296
13(4) or 968.38 (4). If a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered
14nurse prescriber has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the
15department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and
16treatment is not privileged when the patient, physician, physician assistant, or
17advanced practice registered nurse prescriber is called upon to testify to the facts
18before any court of record.
SB497,23,2 19(10) The state laboratory of hygiene shall examine specimens for the diagnosis
20of sexually transmitted diseases for any physician, physician assistant, advanced
21practice registered nurse prescriber, or local health officer in the state, and shall
22report the positive results of the examinations to the local health officer and to the
23department. All laboratories performing tests for sexually transmitted diseases
24shall report all positive results to the local health officer and to the department, with

1the name of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
2prescriber to whom reported.
SB497,48 3Section 48. 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. and 13., (5g) (c), (5m) (d) 2. and (e) 2. and 3.
4and (7m) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB497,23,125 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. The coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant
6is investigating the cause of death of the subject of the HIV test and has contact with
7the body fluid of the subject of the HIV test that constitutes a significant exposure,
8if a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber,
9based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced
10practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the
11coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant has had a contact that constitutes
12a significant exposure and if the certification accompanies the request for disclosure.
SB497,23,1713 13. If the subject of the HIV test has a positive HIV test result and is deceased,
14by the subject's attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
15registered nurse prescriber, to persons, if known to the physician, physician
16assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, with whom the subject
17had sexual contact or shared intravenous drug use paraphernalia.
SB497,24,8 18(5g) (c) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
19prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or
20advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing
21that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure. The
22certification shall accompany the request for HIV testing and disclosure. If the
23person is a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
24prescriber, he or she may not make this determination or certification. The
25information that is provided to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice

1registered nurse prescriber to document the occurrence of the contact that
2constitutes a significant exposure and the physician's, physician assistant's, or
3advanced practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's certification that the person
4has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure, shall be provided on a report
5form that is developed by the department of safety and professional services under
6s. 101.02 (19) (a) or on a report form that the department of safety and professional
7services determines, under s. 101.02 (19) (b), is substantially equivalent to the report
8form that is developed under s. 101.02 (19) (a).
SB497,24,14 9(5m) (d) 2. A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered
10nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician
11assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies
12in writing that the contact under subd. 1. constitutes a significant exposure. A health
13care provider who has a contact under subd. 1. c. may not make the certification
14under this subdivision for himself or herself.
SB497,24,1715 (e) 2. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. b., the attending
16physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of
17the funeral director, coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant.
SB497,24,2018 3. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. c., the physician, physician
19assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who makes the
20certification under par. (d) 2.
SB497,25,4 21(7m) Reporting of persons significantly exposed. (intro.) If a positive,
22validated HIV test result is obtained from a test subject, the test subject's physician,
23physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who maintains
24a record of the HIV test result under sub. (4) (c) may report to the state epidemiologist
25the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced

1practice registered nurse prescriber to have had contact with body fluid of the test
2subject that constitutes a significant exposure, only after the physician, physician
3assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has done all of the
4following:
SB497,25,85 (b) Notified the HIV test subject that the name of any person known to the
6physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to
7have had contact with body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant
8exposure will be reported to the state epidemiologist.
SB497,49 9Section 49. 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,25,1210 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a
11physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice
12registered nurse prescriber of all of the following:
SB497,50 13Section 50. 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,25,1614 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a
15physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice
16registered nurse prescriber of all of the following:
SB497,51 17Section 51. 253.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,25,2118 253.07 (4) (d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in
19communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified
20nurse-midwives
licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or licensed physician
21assistants who are members of a racial minority.
SB497,52 22Section 52. 253.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB497,25,2523 253.115 (1) (f) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
24advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
25endorsement under s. 441.09.
SB497,53
1Section 53. 253.115 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,26,62 253.115 (4) Screening required. Except as provided in sub. (6), the physician,
3nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed
4under s. 440.982 who attended the birth shall ensure that the infant is screened for
5hearing loss before being discharged from a hospital, or within 30 days of birth if the
6infant was not born in a hospital.
SB497,54 7Section 54. 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,26,108 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) The physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15,
9or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who is required to ensure
10that the infant is screened for hearing loss under sub. (4) shall do all of the following:
SB497,55 11Section 55. 253.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 253.13 (1) (b) and
12amended to read:
SB497,26,1913 253.13 (1) (b) The attending physician or nurse licensed under s. 441.15
14nurse-midwife shall cause every infant born in each hospital or maternity home,
15prior to its discharge therefrom, to be subjected to tests for congenital and metabolic
16disorders, as specified in rules promulgated by the department. If the infant is born
17elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, the attending physician, nurse
18licensed under s. 441.15
nurse-midwife, or birth attendant who attended the birth
19shall cause the infant, within one week of birth, to be subjected to these tests.
SB497,56 20Section 56. 253.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB497,26,2321 253.13 (1) (a) In this subsection, “nurse-midwife" means an individual who is
22licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified
23nurse-midwife endorsement under s. 441.09.
SB497,57 24Section 57. 253.15 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB497,27,3
1253.15 (1) (em) “Nurse-midwife" means an individual who is licensed as an
2advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife
3endorsement under s. 441.09.
SB497,58 4Section 58. 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,28,25 253.15 (2) Informational materials. The board shall purchase or prepare or
6arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials
7relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include
8information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome
9and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young
10child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a
11person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce
12the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The
13materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a
14significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall
15make those written and audiovisual materials available to all hospitals, maternity
16homes, and nurse-midwives licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or
17make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to
18all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the
19materials to child care providers under sub. (4) (d), and to all school boards and
20nonprofit organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one
21of grades 5 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make
22those written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that
23are providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. and to all providers
24of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45
25(44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection

1to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board's
2Internet site.
SB497,59 3Section 59. 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
SB497,28,65 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) “Nurse practitioner" “Women's health nurse clinician"
6means a any of the following:
SB497,28,10 71. A registered nurse licensed under ch. 441 or in a party state, as defined in
8s. 441.50 (2) (j), whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes
9performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician,
10dentist, or podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse.
SB497,60 11Section 60. 255.06 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB497,28,1212 255.06 (1) (f) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse.
SB497,61 13Section 61. 255.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,28,1814 255.06 (2) (d) Specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations and
15activities.
Provide not more than $25,000 in each fiscal year as reimbursement for
16the provision of specialized training of nurse practitioners women's health nurse
17clinicians
to perform, in rural areas, colposcopic examinations and follow-up
18activities for the treatment of cervical cancer.
SB497,62 19Section 62. 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,28,2320 255.07 (1) (d) “Health care practitioner" means a physician, a physician
21assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or an advanced practice registered nurse
22who is certified to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 has prescribing authority
23under s. 441.09 (2) (c)
.
SB497,63 24Section 63. 257.01 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB497,29,6
1257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician
2assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed
3practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441,
4licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed
5as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as
6a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.
SB497,29,147 (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not
8currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448,
9licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife, advanced
10practice registered nurse
under ch. 441, licensed as a nurse-midwife under ch. 441,
112015 stats.,
licensed as a dentist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch.
12450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89,
13or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license
14or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.
SB497,64 15Section 64. 341.14 (1a), (1e) (a), (1m) and (1q) of the statutes are amended to
16read:
SB497,30,1017 341.14 (1a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered an
18automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck
19which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a
20gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement
21once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to
22practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed
23to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to
24practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in
25any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor

1licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner
2residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying to the
3department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the
4ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled
5person plates of a special design in lieu of plates which ordinarily would be issued
6for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to
7readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a
8nonveteran disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s.
9346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the
10issuance or renewal of such plates.
SB497,31,5 11(1e) (a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered a
12motorcycle, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the
13department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an
14advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a
15public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician
16assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to
17practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any
18state, from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the
19Christian Science journal, or from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying
20to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs
21the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled
22person a plate of a special design in lieu of the plate which ordinarily would be issued
23for the motorcycle, and shall renew the plate. The statement shall state whether the
24disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician,
25advanced practice registered nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant,

1podiatrist, chiropractor, practitioner, or U.S. department of veterans affairs as to the
2duration of the disability. The plate shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
3enforcement officers of the fact that the motorcycle is owned by a disabled person and
4is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition
5to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plate.
SB497,31,25 6(1m) If any licensed driver submits to the department a statement once every
74 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
8medicine in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in
9any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing
10in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
11from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to
12practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing
13in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that another
14person who is regularly dependent on the licensed driver for transportation is a
15person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department
16shall issue and deliver to the licensed driver plates of a special design in lieu of the
17plates which ordinarily would be issued for the automobile or motor truck, dual
18purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck having a gross weight of not more
19than 8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds
20or motor home, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to
21readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a
22licensed driver on whom a disabled person is regularly dependent and is entitled to
23the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the
24registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates
25shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
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1(1q) If any employer who provides an automobile, or a motor truck, dual
2purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more
3than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
4pounds or a motor home, for an employee's use submits to the department a
5statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician
6licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered
7nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified
8or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified
9to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a
10chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian
11Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal
12certifying that the employee is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the
13ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to such employer plates of a
14special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle,
15and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
16enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a disabled person and
17is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition
18to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The
19plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
SB497,65 20Section 65. 343.16 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB497,33,1921 343.16 (5) (a) The secretary may require any applicant for a license or any
22licensed operator to submit to a special examination by such persons or agencies as
23the secretary may direct to determine incompetency, physical or mental disability,
24disease, or any other condition that might prevent such applicant or licensed person
25from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. If the

1department requires the applicant to submit to an examination, the applicant shall
2pay for the examination. If the department receives an application for a renewal or
3duplicate license after voluntary surrender under s. 343.265 or receives a report from
4a physician, physician assistant, as defined in s. 448.01 (6), advanced practice
5registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09, or
6optometrist under s. 146.82 (3), or if the department has a report of 2 or more arrests
7within a one-year period for any combination of violations of s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or
8a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a law of a federally
9recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63
10(1) or (5), or s. 346.63 (1m), 1985 stats., or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09
11where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, the department shall determine, by
12interview or otherwise, whether the operator should submit to an examination under
13this section. The examination may consist of an assessment. If the examination
14indicates that education or treatment for a disability, disease or condition concerning
15the use of alcohol, a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog is
16appropriate, the department may order a driver safety plan in accordance with s.
17343.30 (1q). If there is noncompliance with assessment or the driver safety plan, the
18department shall revoke the person's operating privilege in the manner specified in
19s. 343.30 (1q) (d).
SB497,66 20Section 66. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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