AB43,2944 20Section 2944 . 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1529,421 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
22permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery under
23subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or
24nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice
25dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental

1auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice as a
2physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under
3any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as
4otherwise provided by statute.
AB43,2945 5Section 2945 . 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB43,1529,157 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
8permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery under
9subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or , practical, or advanced practice
10registered
nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under
11ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded
12function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to
13practice as a physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice acupuncture under ch.
14451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under
15ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute.
AB43,2946 16Section 2946 . 448.03 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1530,417 448.03 (3m) Use of terms representing physicians. Except as otherwise
18provided in this chapter, no person, except a licensed physician, may use or assume
19the following words, letters, or terms in his or her title, advertising, or description
20of services: “physician,” “surgeon,” “osteopathic physician,” “osteopathic surgeon,"
21“medical doctor," “anesthesiologist,” “cardiologist,” “ dermatologist,”
22“endocrinologist,” “gastroenterologist,” “gynecologist,” “hematologist,”
23“laryngologist,” “nephrologist,” “neurologist,” “ obstetrician,” “oncologist,”
24“ophthalmologist,” “orthopedic surgeon,” “orthopedist,” “osteopath,” “otologist,”
25“otolaryngologist,” “otorhinolaryngologist,” “pathologist,” “pediatrician,” “primary

1care physician,” “proctologist,” “psychiatrist,” “radiologist,” “rheumatologist,”
2“rhinologist,” “urologist,” or any other words, letters, or abbreviations, alone or in
3combination with other titles or words, that represent or tend to represent that the
4person is a physician.
AB43,2947 5Section 2947 . 448.035 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2948 6Section 2948 . 448.035 (2) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB43,1530,197 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or
8certified advanced practice nurse prescriber
may provide expedited partner therapy
9if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or
10trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during
11which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been
12transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified advanced
13practice nurse prescriber
shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient's sexual
14partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this
15subsection shall include the name and address of the patient's sexual partner, if
16known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to
17obtain the name of the patient's sexual partner, the prescription order shall include,
18in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy" or the
19letters “EPT."
AB43,1530,23 20(3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall provide
21the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health
22services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information
23sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.
AB43,1531,3 24(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified advanced practice
25nurse prescriber
is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person

1who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed,
2or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as
3specified under this section.
AB43,1531,74 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
5furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified
6advanced practice nurse prescriber
whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton,
7or intentional misconduct.
AB43,2949 8Section 2949. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1531,219 448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall
10register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of
11the license or certificate
with the board on or before his or her renewal date
12determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2)
. Registration shall be completed
13in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall provide,
14except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed by the
15renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before October
161 of each odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every person
17required to register a registration form.
The board shall furnish to each person
18registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person shall display
19the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No person may
20exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate granted by the
21board unless currently registered as required under this subsection.
AB43,2950 22Section 2950 . 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,1531,23 23448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development.
AB43,2951 24Section 2951. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1532,4
1448.13 (1) (a) 1. Continuing education programs or courses of study approved
2for at least 30 hours of credit
required by the board within the 2 calendar years
3preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective
by rule under s.
4448.40 (2)
.
AB43,2952 5Section 2952. 448.13 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1532,96 448.13 (1) (a) 2. Professional development and maintenance of certification or
7performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of
8study required by the board by rule under s. 448.40 (1) and completed within the 2
9calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective.
AB43,2953 10Section 2953 . 448.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1532,1711 448.13 (1m) The board shall, on a random basis, verify the accuracy of proof
12submitted by physicians under sub. (1) (a) and may, at any time during the 2 calendar
13years specified in sub. (1) (a)
, require a physician to submit proof of any continuing
14education, professional development, and maintenance of certification or
15performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of
16study that he or she has attended and completed at that time during the 2 calendar
17years
since he or she last registered under s. 448.07.
AB43,2954 18Section 2954. 448.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1532,2319 448.40 (1) The board may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this
20subchapter, including rules requiring the completion of continuing education,
21professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance
22improvement or continuing medical education programs for renewal of a license to
23practice medicine and surgery.
AB43,2955 24Section 2955. 448.40 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1533,10
1448.40 (2) (e) Establishing continuing education or continuing medical
2education requirements for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery
3under s. 448.13 (1). The board shall require 30 hours of continuing education to be
4completed every 2-year period. The examining board shall establish
the criteria for
5the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to
6the department of health services for some or all of the hours of continuing education
7credits required under s. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. for physicians specializing in psychiatry.
8The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of community
9programs for the certification and recertification of community mental health
10programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services.
AB43,2956 11Section 2956 . 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1533,1812 448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other
13than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), are
14specified
shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal
15applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
16department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
17s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any
18rules promulgated under sub. (3).
AB43,2957 19Section 2957 . 448.56 (1) and (1m) (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB43,1534,920 448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s.
21448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a
22physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist,
23or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2).
24Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to
25children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated

1by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health
2care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the
3patient's plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or
4injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed
5medical condition after informing the individual's physician, naturopathic doctor,
6physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered
7nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The
8examining board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are
9excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection.
AB43,1534,15 10(1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
11requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic
12doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice
13registered nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of
14the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the
15health care practitioner.
AB43,2958 16Section 2958 . 448.62 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1534,2017 448.62 (2m) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to issue
18prescription orders under s. 441.16 and
who is providing nonsurgical patient services
19as directed, supervised, and inspected by a podiatrist who has the power to direct,
20decide, and oversee the implementation of the patient services rendered.
AB43,2959 21Section 2959 . 448.65 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1535,222 448.65 (2) (intro.) The renewal date for a license granted under this subchapter,
23other than a temporary license granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.63 (3),
24is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

1Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
2department and shall be accompanied by all of the following:
AB43,2960 3Section 2960 . 448.665 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1535,14 4448.665 Continuing education. The affiliated credentialing board shall
5promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for licensees to
6complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for
7renewal of a license granted under this subchapter. The rules shall require a licensee
8to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study
9within each per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified
10under s. 440.08 (2) (a)
. The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or part of
11these requirements for the completion of continuing education programs or courses
12of study if the affiliated credentialing board determines that prolonged illness,
13disability or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a licensee from
14completing the requirements.
AB43,2961 15Section 2961 . 448.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1535,2516 448.67 (2) Separate billing required. Except as provided in sub. (4), a licensee
17who renders any podiatric service or assistance, or gives any podiatric advice or any
18similar advice or assistance, to any patient, podiatrist, physician, physician
19assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2),
20partnership, or corporation, or to any other institution or organization, including a
21hospital, for which a charge is made to a patient, shall, except as authorized by
22Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, render an individual statement
23or account of the charge directly to the patient, distinct and separate from any
24statement or account by any other podiatrist, physician, physician assistant,
25advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or other person.
AB43,2962
1Section 2962. 448.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1536,62 448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this subchapter,
3other than temporary certificates granted under s. 448.80, are specified shall be as
4determined by the department
under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall
5be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall
6include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB43,2963 7Section 2963 . 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1536,148 448.9545 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953
9(1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the
10renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a),
complete not less than 30 credit hours
11of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing
12board. The examining board shall promulgate rules to establish the continuing
13education requirements under this section. The rules shall require completion of not
14less than 30 credit hours of continuing education per 2-year period.
AB43,2964 15Section 2964 . 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1536,1816 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) No more than 10 credit hours of the continuing
17education required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be on any of the following
18subject areas or combination of subject areas:
AB43,2965 19Section 2965 . 448.955 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1536,2120 448.955 (1) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are
21specified
shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB43,2966 22Section 2966 . 448.955 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1536,2523 448.955 (2) (a) Completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the
24renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a),
the applicable continuing education
25requirements specified in established under s. 448.9545.
AB43,2967
1Section 2967. 448.955 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1537,52 448.955 (3) (a) A place for the licensee to describe his or her work history,
3including the average number of hours worked each week, for the 2-year period
4immediately preceding the renewal date specified in determined by the department
5under
s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB43,2968 6Section 2968 . 448.956 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1537,87 448.956 (1) (c) A protocol established under par. (a) shall be updated no later
8than 30 days before the licensee's renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 14f.
AB43,2969 9Section 2969 . 448.956 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
10251
, is amended to read:
AB43,1537,1711 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training
12to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic
13training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation
14setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a
15practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter;
16under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09 or from a practitioner who holds a
17compact privilege under subch. XI or XII of ch. 448.
AB43,2970 18Section 2970 . 448.967 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1537,2419 448.967 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are
20specified
shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal
21applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
22department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
23s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a statement attesting compliance with the continuing education
24requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 448.965 (1) (b).
AB43,2971 25Section 2971. 448.9703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1538,6
1448.9703 (3) (a) Successfully completed at least 30 hours of applicable
2continuing education in the prior 2-year period requirements established under this
3paragraph. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require at least 30
4hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The board may provide for an
5exemption from or a reduction of the requirement under this paragraph for new
6licensees, as the board determines is appropriate
.
AB43,2972 7Section 2972. 448.9706 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1538,148 448.9706 (2) Except as provided in s. 448.9705, the renewal dates for licenses
9granted under this subchapter are specified determined by the department under s.
10440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form
11provided by the department, and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08
12(2) (a)
determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance
13with the requirements established by rules promulgated by the board under s.
14448.9703 (3).
AB43,2973 15Section 2973. 448.974 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1538,1916 448.974 (2) (a) The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter is
17specified
shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the
18renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
19(a). Renewal of a license is subject to par. (b).
AB43,2974 20Section 2974 . 448.975 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1538,2221 448.975 (2) (c) 1. The practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene
22within the meaning of ch. 447.
AB43,2975 23Section 2975 . 449.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1539,424 449.06 (1) Persons practicing optometry shall, on or before the applicable
25renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), register

1with
, submit a renewal application to the department, pay the applicable renewal fee
2determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and provide evidence
3satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has complied with the rules
4promulgated under sub. (2m).
AB43,2976 5Section 2976 . 449.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1539,146 449.06 (2m) The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring a person
7who is issued a license to practice optometry to complete, during the 2-year period
8immediately preceding the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a),
satisfy
9continuing education requirements. The rules shall require the completion of
not
10less than 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The rules shall include
11requirements that apply only to optometrists who are allowed to use topical ocular
12diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under s. 449.17 or who are allowed to use
13therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or remove foreign bodies from an eye or from an
14appendage to the eye under s. 449.18.
AB43,2977 15Section 2977 . 450.01 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2978 16Section 2978 . 450.01 (16) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1539,2017 450.01 (16) (h) 2. The patient's advanced practice registered nurse prescriber,
18if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written
19agreement to collaborate with a physician
may issue prescription orders under s.
20441.09 (2)
.
AB43,2979 21Section 2979 . 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1539,2322 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may
23issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2)
.
AB43,2980 24Section 2980 . 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1540,8
1450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
2permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice as a pharmacy
3technician under s. 450.068, to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to
4practice professional or practical nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to
5practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function
6dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to
7practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466,
8or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.
AB43,2981 9Section 2981 . 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB43,1540,1911 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
12permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice as a pharmacy
13technician under s. 450.068, to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to
14practice professional or, practical , or advanced practice registered nursing or
15nurse-midwifery
under ch. 441, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental
16hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice
17medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice
18naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary medicine under ch.
1989, or as otherwise provided by statute.
AB43,2982 20Section 2982. 450.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1540,2421 450.08 (1) The renewal dates for all licenses and registrations granted by the
22board are specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Except as
23provided under sub. (2) (a), only a holder of an unexpired license or registration may
24engage in his or her licensed activity.
AB43,2983 25Section 2983. 450.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1541,8
1450.08 (2) (a) A pharmacist's license may be renewed by complying with
2continuing education requirements under s. 450.085 and paying the applicable fee
3determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable
4renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
5Notwithstanding s. 440.08 (3) (a), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal by that date,
6the board may suspend the pharmacist's license, and the board may require the
7pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore that
8license.
AB43,2984 9Section 2984. 450.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1541,1410 450.08 (2) (b) A pharmacy, pharmacy technician's, manufacturer's,
11distributor's, or home medical oxygen provider's license or registration may be
12renewed by paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03
13(9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the
14department
under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB43,2985 15Section 2985 . 450.085 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1542,216 450.085 (1) An applicant for renewal of a license under s. 450.08 (2) (a) shall
17submit proof that he or she has completed, within the 2-year period immediately
18preceding the date of his or her application,
satisfied the applicable continuing
19education requirements established by the board under this subsection. The board
20shall require the completion of
30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period
21in courses conducted by a provider that is approved by the Accreditation Council for
22Pharmacy Education or in courses approved by the board. Courses specified in s.
23450.035 (1r) and (2) are courses in continuing education for purposes of this
24subsection. This subsection does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license
25that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially

1granted the license
The board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees
2from the requirements under this subsection
.
AB43,2986 3Section 2986 . 450.10 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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