SB70: Bill Text

SB70,1290,17 (15) Enforcement. (a) If the department has reason to believe that a violation of this section or any rule promulgated under this section has occurred, it may do any of the following:

SB70,1291,2 1. Cause written notice to be served upon the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the alleged violation and contain the findings of fact on which the charge of violation is based and may include an order that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time. This order shall become effective unless, no later than 30 days after the date the notice and order are served, the person named in the notice and order requests in writing a hearing before the department. Upon this request and after due notice, the department shall hold a hearing. Instead of an order, the department may require that the alleged violator appear before the department for a hearing at a time and place specified in the notice and answer the charges complained of.

SB70,1291,3 2. Initiate action under sub. (16).

SB70,1291,10 (b) If after the hearing the department finds that a violation has occurred, it shall affirm or modify its order previously issued or issue an appropriate order for the prevention, abatement, or control of the violation or for other corrective action. If the department finds that no violation has occurred, it shall rescind its order. Any order issued as part of a notice or after hearing may prescribe one or more dates by which necessary action shall be taken in preventing, abating, or controlling the violation.

SB70,1291,15 (c) Additional grants under this section to a governmental unit previously awarded a grant under this section may be suspended or terminated if the department finds that a private on-site wastewater treatment system previously funded in the governmental unit is not being or has not been properly rehabilitated, constructed, installed, or maintained.

SB70,1291,19 (16) Penalties. Any person who violates this section or a rule or order promulgated under this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is suspended, stayed, or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.

SB70,2300 Section 2300 . 146.34 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1292,2 146.34 (1) (f) “Parent" means a biological natural parent, a husband who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40 or a parent by adoption. If the minor is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, “parent" includes a person adjudged in a judicial proceeding under ch. 48 to be the biological father of the minor. “Parent" does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.

SB70,2301 Section 2301 . 146.615 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1292,7 146.615 (1) (a) “Advanced practice clinician" means a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse, including a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed under s. 441.09.

SB70,2302 Section 2302. 146.63 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1292,11 146.63 (5) Term of grants. The department may not distribute a grant under sub. (2) (a) to a rural hospital or group of rural hospitals for a term that is more than 3 5 years.

SB70,2303 Section 2303. 146.64 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1292,18 146.64 (2) (c) 1. The department shall distribute funds for grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf). The department may not distribute more than $225,000 $450,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf) to a particular hospital in a given state fiscal year and may not distribute more than $75,000 $150,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf) to fund a given position in a graduate medical training program in a given state fiscal year.

SB70,2304 Section 2304 . 146.81 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1292,20 146.81 (1) (c) A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.

SB70,2305 Section 2305 . 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1293,5 146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, a naturopathic doctor, a limited-scope naturopathic doctor, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09 who treats a patient whose physical or mental condition in the physician's, naturopathic doctor's, limited-scope naturopathic doctor's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice nurse prescriber's registered nurse's judgment affects the patient's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the patient's name and other information relevant to the condition to the department of transportation without the informed consent of the patient.

SB70,2306 Section 2306 . 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1293,12 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under subch. IX of ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.

SB70,2307 Section 2307 . 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB70,1293,21 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under subch. IX of ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.

SB70,2308 Section 2308 . 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. and amended to read:

SB70,1294,3 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. A registered nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d) who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse.

SB70,2309 Section 2309 . 146.89 (1) (r) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1294,10 146.89 (1) (r) 5. An individual who holds a valid, unexpired license, certification, or registration issued by another state or territory that authorizes or qualifies the individual to perform acts that are substantially the same as those acts that an individual who is described in subds. 1. to 4., except a dentist , dental therapist, or dental hygienist, is licensed or certified to perform and who performs acts that are within the scope of that license, certification, or registration.

SB70,2310 Section 2310 . 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,2311 Section 2311 . 146.89 (3) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1294,17 146.89 (3) (b) 8. Dental services, including tooth extractions and other procedures done under local anesthesia only and any necessary suturing related to the extractions, performed by a dentist or dental therapist who is a volunteer health provider; and dental hygiene services, performed by a dental hygienist who is a volunteer health provider.

SB70,2312 Section 2312 . 146.89 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1294,22 146.89 (3m) (intro.) A volunteer health care provider who is a dentist or dental therapist may provide dental services or a volunteer health care provider who is a dental hygienist may provide dental hygiene services, to persons who are recipients of Medical Assistance, if all of the following apply:

SB70,2313 Section 2313 . 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1295,2 146.89 (6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2) is considered to meet the requirements of s. 655.23, if required to comply with s. 655.23.

SB70,1295,5 (b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2) is not required to maintain in effect malpractice insurance.

SB70,2314 Section 2314 . 146.997 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1295,7 146.997 (1) (d) 3. A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.

SB70,2315 Section 2315 . 154.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1295,12 154.01 (1g) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means a nurse an individual licensed under ch. 441 who is currently certified by a national certifying body approved by the board of nursing as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist s. 441.09.

SB70,2316 Section 2316 . 155.01 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB70,1295,15 155.01 (1g) (b) An individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a nurse practitioner specialty designation under s. 441.09.

SB70,2317 Section 2317. 155.01 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 251, is amended to read:

SB70,1296,9 155.01 (7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447, a physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, or genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448, a naturopathic doctor licensed under ch. 466, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455, who is exercising the temporary authorization to practice, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (o), in this state, or who is practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b), a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448, an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII of ch. 448, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited liability company thereof that provides health care services, a cooperative health care association organized under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through salaried employees in its own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49 (1) (a).

SB70,2318 Section 2318 . 157.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1296,17 157.05 Autopsy. Consent for a licensed physician to conduct an autopsy on the body of a deceased person shall be deemed sufficient when given by whichever one of the following assumes custody of the body for purposes of burial: Father, mother, husband, wife parent, spouse, child, guardian, next of kin, domestic partner under ch. 770, or in the absence of any of the foregoing, a friend, or a person charged by law with the responsibility for burial. If 2 or more such persons assume custody of the body, the consent of one of them shall be deemed sufficient.

SB70,2319 Section 2319 . 157.06 (11) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1296,22 157.06 (11) (hm) Unless otherwise required by federal law, a hospital, physician, procurement organization, or other person may not determine the ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift based solely upon a positive test for the use of marijuana by a potential recipient.

SB70,2320 Section 2320 . 157.06 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1296,25 157.06 (11) (i) Except as provided under par. pars. (a) 2. and (hm), nothing in this section affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.

SB70,2321 Section 2321. 160.07 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1297,6 160.07 (4) (f) In recommending an enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, the department of health services may recommend an individual standard for a substance, a standard for a class of substances, a standard for a group of substances, or any combination of individual, class, or group standards for substances or class or group of substances.

SB70,2322 Section 2322. 160.07 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1297,14 160.07 (7) If the department of health services recommends an enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or a group or class of such substances under this section, the department shall apply the standard as an interim enforcement standard for that substance, including through sampling, monitoring, and testing, and any other actions required by rules promulgated by the department, unless emergency or permanent rules that establish an enforcement standard for that substance are in effect.

SB70,2323 Section 2323 . 160.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1297,21 160.15 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if an interim enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance is applied under s. 160.07 (7), the department shall apply an interim preventive action limit for that substance of 20 percent of the concentration established as the interim enforcement standard, unless emergency or permanent rules that establish a preventive action limit for that substance are in effect.

SB70,2324 Section 2324 . 165.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1298,10 165.08 (1) Any civil action prosecuted by the department by direction of any officer, department, board, or commission, or any shall be compromised or discontinued when so directed by such officer, department, board, or commission. Any civil action prosecuted by the department on the initiative of the attorney general, or at the request of any individual may be compromised or discontinued with the approval of an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, by submission of a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance for the approval of the committee. The compromise or discontinuance may occur only if the joint committee on finance approves the proposed plan. No proposed plan may be submitted to the joint committee on finance if the plan concedes the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization the governor.

SB70,2325 Section 2325 . 165.10 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1298,24 165.10 Deposit Limits on expenditure of discretionary settlement funds. The Notwithstanding s. 20.455 (3), before the attorney general shall deposit all may expend settlement funds into the general fund under s. 20.455 (3) (g) that are not committed under the terms of the settlement, the attorney general shall submit to the joint committee on finance a proposed plan for the expenditure of the funds. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the attorney general within 14 working days after the submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds to implement the proposed plan. If, within 14 working days after the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds only to implement the plan as approved by the committee.

SB70,2326 Section 2326. 165.12 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,2327 Section 2327. 165.14 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1299,2 165.14 Tobacco settlement. (1) In this section:

SB70,1299,3 (a) “Department” means the department of justice.

SB70,1299,5 (b) “Tobacco settlement agreement" means the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.

SB70,1299,9 (2) The department may expend moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (hg) for its legal expenses related to participation in arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution processes arising from payments under the tobacco settlement agreement.

SB70,1299,14 (3) Annually, no later than September 1, the department shall submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under s. 13.172 (2) that identifies its expenses that are attributable to participation in arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution processes arising from payments under the tobacco settlement agreement.

SB70,2328 Section 2328 . 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1299,24 165.25 (1) Represent state in appeals and on remand. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (a), 19.49 (2) (a), and 978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party. The joint committee on legislative organization may intervene as permitted under s. 803.09 (2m) at any time. Nothing in this subsection deprives or relieves the attorney general or the department of justice of any authority or duty under this chapter.

SB70,2329 Section 2329 . 165.25 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1300,10 165.25 (1m) Represent state in other matters. If requested by the governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any state department, agency, official, employee or agent, whether required to appear as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state or the people of this state may be interested. The joint committee on legislative organization may intervene as permitted under s. 803.09 (2m) at any time. The public service commission may request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).

SB70,2330 Section 2330. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1300,18 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177, 100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.2091, 100.2092, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.

SB70,2331 Section 2331 . 165.25 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1301,16 165.25 (6) (a) 1. At the request of the head of any department of state government, the attorney general may appear for and defend any state department, or any state officer, employee, or agent of the department in any civil action or other matter brought before a court or an administrative agency which is brought against the state department, or officer, employee, or agent for or on account of any act growing out of or committed in the lawful course of an officer's, employee's, or agent's duties. Witness fees or other expenses determined by the attorney general to be reasonable and necessary to the defense in the action or proceeding shall be paid as provided for in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle the action as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of the state except that, if the action is for injunctive relief or there is a proposed consent decree, the attorney general may not compromise or settle the action without the approval of an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, without first submitting a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 working days after the plan is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may compromise or settle the action only with the approval of the committee. The attorney general may not submit a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance under this subdivision in which the plan concedes the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization.

SB70,2332 Section 2332. 165.25 (11) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,2333 Section 2333 . 165.25 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1301,21 165.25 (11m) False claims. Diligently investigate possible violations of s. 20.9315 and, if the department determines that a person has committed an act that is punishable under s. 20.9315, may bring a civil action against that person.

SB70,2334 Section 2334 . 165.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1302,2 165.63 (3) Requests from courts. In making a determination required under s. 813.124 (7) (a), 813.1285 (7) (a), or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1., a judge or court commissioner shall request information under sub. (2) from the department or from a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer as provided in sub. (4) (d).

SB70,2335 Section 2335 . 165.63 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1302,6 165.63 (4) (d) Aid the court in making a determination required under s. 813.124 (7) (a), 813.1285 (7) (a), or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1. or aid an entity in making a determination required under s. 968.20 (1m) (d) 2.

SB70,2336 Section 2336. 165.68 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1302,8 165.68 (1) (a) 3. Sexual abuse, as defined in s. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6 (1) (gd).

SB70,2337 Section 2337 . 165.73 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1302,11 165.73 Hate crimes reporting. (1) In this section, “hate crime” means an act described under s. 939.645 (1).

SB70,1302,15 (2) The department of justice shall provide a publicly accessible Internet-based reporting system and a telephone hotline for the reporting of hate crimes. The department of justice shall ensure that the reporting system and hotline do all of the following:

SB70,1302,17 (a) Relay a report of a hate crime to the appropriate employee of the department or law enforcement officer for investigation.

SB70,1302,18 (b) Direct individuals to appropriate local support services.

SB70,1302,21 (c) Maintain confidentiality for any personally identifiable information that an individual provides through the reporting system or hotline, except as needed for investigative, legal, or crime victims service purposes.