AB148,6,2020 3. A dentist licensed under ch. 447.
AB148,6,2221 4. A physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, or respiratory care
22practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
AB148,6,2423 5. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under subch. III
24of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX of ch. 448.
AB148,6,2525 6. A podiatrist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448.
AB148,7,1
17. A dietitian certified under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB148,7,22 8. An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448.
AB148,7,43 9. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under
4subch. VII of ch. 448.
AB148,7,55 10. An optometrist licensed under ch. 449.
AB148,7,66 11. A pharmacist licensed under ch. 450.
AB148,7,77 12. An acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.
AB148,7,88 13. A psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB148,7,119 14. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor
10certified or licensed under ch. 457 or a clinical substance abuse counselor certified
11under s. 440.88.
AB148,7,1312 15. A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch.
13459.
AB148,7,1414 16. A massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460.
AB148,7,22 15(2) Practice by health care providers from other states. (a)
16Notwithstanding ss. 441.06 (4), 441.15 (2), 441.16, 446.02 (1), 447.03 (1) and (2),
17448.03 (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (1m), 448.51 (1), 448.61, 448.76, 448.961 (1) and (2),
18449.02 (1), 450.03 (1), 451.04 (1), 455.02 (1m), 457.04 (4), (5), (6), and (7), 459.02 (1),
19459.24 (1), and 460.02, a health care provider may provide services within the scope
20of the credential that the health care provider holds and the department shall grant
21the health care provider a temporary credential to practice under this section if all
22of the following apply:
AB148,8,223 1. The health care provider applies to the department for a temporary
24credential under this section within 30 days of beginning to provide health care

1services for a health care employer. The health care provider shall include in the
2application an attestation of all of the following:
AB148,8,43 a. The date on which the health care provider first provided health care services
4in this state under this section.
AB148,8,65 b. That the health care provider holds a valid, unexpired credential granted in
6another state.
AB148,8,97 c. The health care provider is not currently under investigation and no
8restrictions or limitations are currently placed on the health care provider's
9credential by the credentialing state or any other jurisdiction.
AB148,8,1510 d. The health care provider has applied for a permanent credential granted by
11the department or an examining board, as applicable, under chs. 440 to 480. This
12subd. 1. d. does not apply to a health care provider who provides health care services
13only during the period covered by a national emergency declared by the U.S.
14president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or during
15the 30 days immediately after the national emergency ends.
AB148,8,2016 2. If the health care provider provides services other than services provided
17through telehealth as described in sub. (3), the health care employer of the health
18care provider attests all of the following to the department within 10 days of the date
19on which the health care provider begins providing health care services in this state
20under this section:
AB148,8,2221 a. The health care employer has confirmed that the health care provider holds
22a valid, unexpired credential granted by another state.
AB148,9,223 b. To the best of the health care employer's knowledge and with a reasonable
24degree of certainty, the health care provider is not currently under investigation and

1no restrictions or limitations are currently placed on the health care provider's
2credential by the credentialing state or any other jurisdiction.
AB148,9,73 (b) A health care provider who practices within the scope of a temporary
4credential granted under this section has all rights and is subject to all
5responsibilities, malpractice insurance requirements, limitations on scope of
6practice, and other provisions that apply under chs. 440 to 480 to the practice of the
7health care provider.
AB148,9,108 (c) 1. A temporary credential granted under this section becomes effective on
9the date identified in the attestation under par. (a) 1. a. that the health care provider
10first provided health care services in this state under this section.
AB148,9,1411 2. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., a temporary credential granted under
12this section expires on the date that the department, or an examining board in the
13department, as applicable, grants or denies the application under par. (a) 1. d. for a
14permanent credential submitted by the health care provider.
AB148,9,1915 b. If a health care provider provides health care services only during the period
16covered by a national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621
17in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or during the 30 days immediately after
18the national emergency ends, a temporary credential granted under this section to
19the health care provider expires 30 days after the national emergency ends.
AB148,9,22 20(3) Telehealth. A health care provider who practices within the scope of a
21temporary credential granted under this section may provide services through
22telehealth to a patient located in this state.
AB148,9119 23Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
AB148,9,2424 (1) Payment for hospitals for nursing facility care.
AB148,10,4
1(a) In this subsection, “public health emergency period” means the period
2ending on January 1, 2022, or the termination of any public health emergency
3declared under 42 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal department of health and
4human services in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, whichever is earlier.
AB148,10,95 (b) During the public health emergency period, subject to par. (c), the
6department of health services shall provide, under the Medical Assistance program,
7reimbursement at the statewide average per-diem rate paid to nursing facilities or
8a supplemental payment to hospitals for providing nursing-facility-level care when
9all of the following criteria apply:
AB148,10,15 101. The individual for whom the hospital provided nursing-facility-level care
11is enrolled in the Medical Assistance program, has been admitted on an inpatient
12basis to the hospital, is eligible for discharge after receiving care in the hospital,
13requires nursing-facility-level care upon discharge, and due to the hospital being
14unable to locate a nursing facility that accepts the individual for admission, is unable
15to be transferred to a nursing facility.
AB148,10,17 162. The services provided to the individual described under subd. 1 . are custodial
17care for which federal financial participation is approved.
AB148,10,19 183. The hospital notifies the department of health services that it is
19participating as a swing bed hospital under the Medical Assistance program.
AB148,11,220 (c) The department of health services shall use the same standards and criteria
21for determining whether a hospital is eligible for reimbursement or a supplemental
22payment under par. (b) as are used by the federal Medicare program under 42 USC
231395
et seq. for the payment for use of swing beds or, for any hospital that is not a
24critical access hospital, under the terms of a federal waiver approved under section
251135 of the federal social security act. The department shall seek any approval from

1the federal government necessary to implement the reimbursement under this
2subsection.
AB148,11,33 (2) Payment for outpatient services provided by hospitals.
AB148,11,94 (a) Until the conclusion of a public health emergency declared under 42 USC
5247d
by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services in
6response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or until January 1, 2022, whichever is earlier,
7the department of health services shall provide reimbursement or a supplemental
8payment under the Medical Assistance program to a hospital for providing any
9outpatient service when all of the following criteria are satisfied:
AB148,11,13 101. The facility at which the outpatient service is performed is operated by the
11hospital and certified under the Medicare program under 42 USC 1395 et seq.,
12including under the terms of a federal waiver approved under section 1135 of the
13federal social security act, for outpatient services.
AB148,11,16 142. The outpatient service is reimbursable when provided in the hospital's
15inpatient facility but is not provided at the inpatient facility due to reasons
16associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.
AB148,11,18 173. The outpatient service is one for which federal financial participation is
18approved.
AB148,11,2019 (b) The department of health services may not include in a reimbursement
20under par. (a) payments under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. or 12. or (59).
AB148,11,2321 (c) The department of health services shall seek any approval from the federal
22department of health and human services that is necessary to provide the
23reimbursement or a supplemental payment in accordance with this subsection.
AB148,11,2424 (End)
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