AB1,38,95 6. A statement indicating whether the person has been, during the 7-year
6period immediately preceding the date of the application, enjoined by a court, either
7temporarily or permanently, from possessing, controlling, or distributing any
8prescription drug, and a description of the circumstances surrounding the
9injunction.
AB1,38,1410 7. A description of any involvement by the person during the past 7 years with
11any business, including investments other than the ownership of stock in a publicly
12traded company or mutual fund, that manufactured, administered, prescribed,
13distributed, or stored pharmaceutical products or drugs, and a list of any lawsuits
14in which such a business was named as a party.
AB1,38,2015 8. A description of any misdemeanor or felony criminal offense of which the
16person was, as an adult, found guilty, whether adjudication of guilt was withheld or
17the person pleaded guilty or no contest. If the person is appealing a criminal
18conviction, the application shall include a copy of the notice of appeal, and the person
19shall submit a copy of the final disposition of the appeal not more than 15 days after
20a final disposition is reached.
AB1,38,2221 9. A photograph of the person taken within the 12-month period immediately
22preceding the date of the application.
AB1,39,223 (k) A statement that each facility used by the applicant for 3rd-party logistics
24provider services has been inspected in the 3-year period immediately preceding the
25date of the application by the board, a pharmacy examining board of another state,

1the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, or another accrediting body
2recognized by the board, with the date of each such inspection.
AB1,39,5 3(3) Licensure. The board shall grant a license to an applicant to act as a
43rd-party logistics provider or an out-of-state 3rd-party logistics provider if all of
5the following apply:
AB1,39,66 (a) The applicant pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
AB1,39,97 (b) The inspections conducted pursuant to sub. (2) (k) satisfy requirements
8adopted by the board for 3rd-party logistics providers or out-of-state 3rd-party
9logistics providers.
AB1,39,1110 (c) All of the following apply to each person identified by the applicant as a
11designated representative:
AB1,39,1212 1. The person is at least 21 years old.
AB1,39,1513 2. The person has been employed full time for at least 3 years in a pharmacy
14or with a wholesale prescription drug distributor in a capacity related to the
15dispensing of and distribution of, and record keeping related to, prescription drugs.
AB1,39,1616 3. The person is employed by the applicant full time in a managerial position.
AB1,39,2217 4. The person is physically present at the 3rd-party logistics provider's or
18out-of-state 3rd-party logistics provider's facility during regular business hours
19and is involved in and aware of the daily operation of the 3rd-party logistics provider
20or the out-of-state 3rd-party logistics provider. This subdivision does not preclude
21the person from taking authorized sick leave and vacation time or from being absent
22from the facility for other authorized business or personal purposes.
AB1,39,2423 5. The person is actively involved in and aware of the daily operation of the
243rd-party logistics provider or the out-of-state 3rd-party logistics provider.
AB1,40,5
16. The person is a designated representative for only one applicant at any given
2time. This subdivision does not apply if more than one 3rd-party logistics provider
3or out-of-state 3rd-party logistics provider is located at the facility and the
43rd-party logistics providers or out-of-state 3rd-party logistics providers located at
5the facility are members of an affiliated group.
AB1,40,76 7. The person has not been convicted of violating any federal, state, or local law
7relating to distribution of a controlled substance.
AB1,40,88 8. The person has not been convicted of a felony.
AB1,40,139 9. The person submits to the department 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a
10complete set of the applicant's fingerprints. The department of justice shall provide
11for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for
12purposes of verifying the identity of the person and obtaining the person's criminal
13arrest and conviction record.
AB1,40,1514 (d) The applicant satisfies any other requirements established by the board by
15rule.
AB1,40,21 16(4) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules implementing this section. The
17rules shall ensure compliance with the federal drug supply chain security act, 21
18USC 360eee
, et seq. The board may not promulgate rules that impose requirements
19more strict than the federal drug supply chain security act, or any regulations passed
20under the federal drug supply chain security act. The board may not promulgate
21rules that require a license under this section.
AB1,40,25 22(5) Access to records. Applications for licensure under this section are not
23subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35, and may not be disclosed to any
24person except as necessary for compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of
25this chapter.
AB1,41,5
1(6) Inspections. A 3rd-party logistics provider or an out-of-state 3rd-party
2logistics provider shall allow the board and authorized federal, state, and local law
3enforcement officials to enter and inspect its facilities and delivery vehicles, to audit
4its records and written operating procedures, and to confiscate prescription drugs
5and records to the extent authorized by law, rule, or regulation.
AB1,41,10 6(7) Applicability. This section does not apply if the board determines that the
7federal food and drug administration has established a licensing program for
83rd-party logistics providers under 21 USC 360eee-3 and that licensing by this state
9of resident 3rd-party logistics providers is not required for a resident 3rd-party
10logistics provider to provide 3rd-party logistics provider services in another state.
AB1,50 11Section 50 . 450.11 (5) (br) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,1412 450.11 (5) (br) 2. d. A pharmacist may not extend a prescription order under
13subd. 1. for a particular patient if a prescription order was previously extended under
14subd. 1. for that patient during the applicable period described in subd. 3.
AB1,51 15Section 51 . 450.11 (5) (br) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 450.11 (5) (br) 3.
16(intro.) and amended to read:
AB1,41,1717 450.11 (5) (br) 3. (intro.) This paragraph applies only during as follows:
AB1,41,20 18a. During the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by
19executive order 72, and for 30 days after the conclusion of that public health
20emergency. During that time,
AB1,41,22 214. While this paragraph applies as specified in subd. 3., it supersedes par. (bm)
22to the extent of any conflict.
AB1,52 23Section 52 . 450.11 (5) (br) 3. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,42,224 450.11 (5) (br) 3. b. During the period beginning on the effective date of this
25subd. 3. b. .... [LRB inserts date], and ending at the conclusion of a national

1emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019
2novel coronavirus or on June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier.
AB1,53 3Section 53 . 609.205 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1,42,94 609.205 (2) (intro.) All of the following apply to a defined network plan or
5preferred provider plan during the state of emergency related to public health
6declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, and for the 60 days
7following the date that the state of emergency terminates
until the conclusion of a
8national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response
9to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier
:
AB1,42,1710 (a) The plan may not require an enrollee to pay, including cost sharing, for a
11service, treatment, or supply provided by a provider that is not a participating
12provider in the plan's network of providers more than the enrollee would pay if the
13service, treatment, or supply is provided by a provider that is a participating
14provider. This subsection applies to any service, treatment, or supply that is related
15to diagnosis or treatment for COVID-19 and to any service, treatment, or supply that
16is provided by a provider that is not a participating provider because a participating
17provider is unavailable due to the public health emergency.
AB1,54 18Section 54 . 609.205 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,219 609.205 (3) (intro.) During the state of emergency related to public health
20declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, and for the 60 days
21following the date that the state of emergency terminates
Until the conclusion of a
22national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response
23to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier
, all of the
24following apply to any health care provider or health care facility that provides a

1service, treatment, or supply to an enrollee of a defined network plan or preferred
2provider plan but is not a participating provider of that plan:
AB1,55 3Section 55 . 609.205 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,43,54 609.205 (3m) This section does not apply to a service, treatment, or supply that
5is a dental service, treatment, or supply.
AB1,56 6Section 56 . 632.895 (14g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,147 632.895 (14g) (b) Before March 13, 2021 Until the conclusion of a national
8emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019
9novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier
, every disability
10insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or of a county, city,
11town, village, or school district, that generally covers vaccination and testing for
12infectious diseases shall provide coverage of testing for COVID-19 and vaccination
13against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
without imposing any copayment or
14coinsurance on the individual covered under the policy or plan.
AB1,57 15Section 57 . 632.895 (16v) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,2416 632.895 (16v) (a) (intro.) During the period covered by the state of emergency
17related to public health declared by the governor on March 12, 2020, by executive
18order 72
Until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president
19under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021,
20whichever is earlier
, an insurer offering a disability insurance policy that covers
21prescription drugs, a self-insured health plan of the state or of a county, city, town,
22village, or school district that covers prescription drugs, or a pharmacy benefit
23manager acting on behalf of a policy or plan may not do any of the following in order
24to maintain coverage of a prescription drug:
AB1,58 25Section 58 . 655.0025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,44,6
1655.0025 Participation during COVID-19 national emergency. Until
2the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC
31621
in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is
4earlier, all of the following apply to a physician or nurse anesthetist for whom this
5state is not a principal place of practice but who is authorized to practice in this state
6on a temporary basis:
AB1,44,10 7(1) The physician or nurse anesthetist may fulfill the requirements of s. 655.23
8(3) (a) by filing with the commissioner a certificate of insurance for a policy of health
9care liability insurance issued by an insurer that is authorized in a jurisdiction
10accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
AB1,44,12 11(2) The physician or nurse anesthetist may elect, in the manner designated by
12the commissioner by rule under s. 655.004, to be subject to this chapter.
AB1,59 13Section 59. 895.476 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,44,15 14895.476 Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus
15SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19.
(1) In this section:
AB1,44,1816 (a) “COVID-19” means the infection caused by the novel coronavirus
17SARS-CoV-2 or by any viral strain originating from SARS-CoV-2, and conditions
18associated with the infection.
AB1,44,2319 (b) “Entity” means a partnership, corporation, association, governmental
20entity, or other legal entity, including a school, institution of higher education, or
21nonprofit organization. “Entity” includes an employer or business owner, employee,
22agent, or independent contractor of the entity, regardless of whether the person is
23paid or an unpaid volunteer.
AB1,45,3 24(2) Beginning March 1, 2020, an entity is immune from civil liability for the
25death of or injury to any individual or damages caused by an act or omission resulting

1in or relating to exposure, directly or indirectly, to the novel coronavirus identified
2as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 in the course of or through the performance or
3provision of the entity's functions or services.
AB1,45,7 4(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the act or omission involves reckless or
5wanton conduct or intentional misconduct. Noncompliance with any national, state,
6or local order requiring entities to close or limit capacity does not constitute reckless
7or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct for purposes of this section.
AB1,45,10 8(4) Immunity under this section is in addition to, not in lieu of, other immunity
9granted by law, and nothing in this section limits immunity granted under any other
10provision of law, including immunity granted under s. 893.80 (4).
AB1,9101 11Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
AB1,45,1212 (1) Loans to municipal utilities.
AB1,45,1313 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB1,45,14 141. “Board” means the board of commissioners of public lands.
AB1,45,15 152. “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.377 (2) (a) 3.
AB1,45,16 163. “Trust funds” has the meaning given in s. 24.60 (5).
AB1,45,1717 (b) Loans.
AB1,45,22 181. The board may loan moneys under its control or belonging to the trust funds
19to a city, village, or town to ensure that a municipal utility under the control of the
20city, village, or town is able to maintain liquidity. The loan shall be for the sum of
21money, for the time, and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the
22board and the borrower.
AB1,45,24 232. Each loan under this subsection shall be considered a state trust fund loan
24for purposes of s. 24.70.
AB1,45,25 253. The board may not award a loan under this subsection after April 15, 2021.
AB1,46,2
14. The legislature finds and determines that the loans authorized under this
2subsection serve a public purpose.
AB1,9106 3Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.
AB1,46,94 (1) Child care and development fund block grant funds. The federal Child
5Care and Development Fund block grant funds received under the federal
6Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-[H.R. 133], shall be credited to the
7appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (mc) and (md). No moneys credited under this
8subsection may be encumbered or expended except as provided under s. 16.54 (2) (a)
92.
AB1,9117 10Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.
AB1,46,1211 (1) Plan for reopening the capitol and state employees return to in-person
12work.
AB1,46,1313 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB1,46,14 141. “Agency” has the meaning given in s. 230.03 (3).
AB1,46,15 152. “State employee” has the meaning given in s. 230.03 (10h).
AB1,46,1716 (b) Capitol building reopened. By January 31, 2021, the governor shall submit
17to the legislature a plan to allow public access to the capitol building.
AB1,46,2218 (c) In-person work. By January 31, 2021, the governor shall submit to the
19legislature a plan for when all state employees holding positions with duties that
20were required to be performed at the offices of their places of employment with an
21agency on March 1, 2020, will return to and perform those duties at the offices with
22that agency.
AB1,9119 23Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
AB1,46,2424 (1) Autopsies and cremation of bodies of persons who died of COVID-19.
AB1,47,2
1(a) Definition. In this subsection, “COVID-19” means an infection caused by
2the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
AB1,47,93 (b) Viewing of a corpse to be cremated following death from COVID-19.
4Notwithstanding s. 979.10 (1) (b), until the conclusion of a national emergency
5declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel
6coronavirus, if any physician, coroner, or medical examiner has signed the death
7certificate of a deceased person and listed COVID-19 as the underlying cause of
8death, a coroner or medical examiner shall issue a cremation permit to cremate the
9corpse of that deceased person without viewing the corpse.
AB1,47,1610 (c) Time for cremation of a person who has died of COVID-19. Notwithstanding
11s. 979.10 (1) (a) (intro.), until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the
12U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, if a
13physician, coroner, or medical examiner has signed the death certificate of a deceased
14person and listed COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death, a coroner or medical
15examiner shall issue, within 48 hours after the time of death, a cremation permit for
16the cremation of a corpse of a deceased person.
AB1,48,217 (d) Examination of the body of an inmate who has died of COVID-19.
18Notwithstanding s. 979.025, until the conclusion of a national emergency declared
19by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus,
20if an individual who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 dies while he or she is in
21the legal custody of the department of corrections and confined to a correctional
22facility located in this state, the coroner or medical examiner may perform a limited
23examination of the deceased individual instead of a full autopsy, which may include
24an external examination of the body of the deceased individual, a review of the

1deceased individual's medical records, or a review of the deceased individual's
2radiographs.
AB1,48,93 (e) Requiring electronic signature on death certificates with 48 hours if death
4is caused by COVID-19.
Notwithstanding s. 69.18 or any other requirements to the
5contrary, until the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S. president
6under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, if the underlying cause
7of a death is determined to be COVID-19, the person required to sign the death
8certificate shall provide an electronic signature on the death certificate within 48
9hours after the death occurs.
AB1,48,1010 (2) Payment for hospitals for nursing facility care.
AB1,48,1411 (a) In this subsection, “public health emergency period” means the period
12ending on June 30, 2021, or the termination of any public health emergency declared
13under 42 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal department of health and human
14services in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, whichever is earlier.
AB1,48,1915 (b) During the public health emergency period, subject to par. (c), the
16department of health services shall provide, under the Medical Assistance program,
17reimbursement at the statewide average per-diem rate paid to nursing facilities or
18a supplemental payment to hospitals for providing nursing-facility-level care when
19all of the following criteria apply:
AB1,48,25 201. The individual for whom the hospital provided nursing-facility-level care
21is enrolled in the Medical Assistance program, has been admitted on an inpatient
22basis to the hospital, is eligible for discharge after receiving care in the hospital,
23requires nursing-facility-level care upon discharge, and due to the hospital being
24unable to locate a nursing facility that accepts the individual for admission, is unable
25to be transferred to a nursing facility.
AB1,49,2
12. The services provided to the individual described under subd. 1 . are custodial
2care for which federal financial participation is approved.
AB1,49,4 33. The hospital notifies the department of health services that it is
4participating as a swing bed hospital under the Medical Assistance program.
AB1,49,125 (c) The department of health services shall use the same standards and criteria
6for determining whether a hospital is eligible for reimbursement or a supplemental
7payment under par. (a) as are used by the federal Medicare program under 42 USC
81395
et seq. for the payment for use of swing beds or, for any hospital that is not a
9critical access hospital, under the terms of a federal waiver approved under section
101135 of the federal social security act. The department shall seek any approval from
11the federal government necessary to implement the reimbursement under this
12subsection.
AB1,49,1313 (3) Reimbursement for outpatient services provided by hospitals.
AB1,49,1914 (a) Until the conclusion of a public health emergency declared under 42 USC
15247d
by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services in
16response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until June 30, 2021, whichever is earlier,
17the department of health services shall provide reimbursement under the Medical
18Assistance program to a hospital for any outpatient service if all of the following
19criteria are satisfied:
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