Wisconsin Legislature: Drugs

Whitefish Dunes State Park renamed Governor John W. Reynolds Whitefish Dunes State Park - SB668

Bicycle lanes on CTH ``B": DOT required to award grant to Douglas County [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9150 (10x)] - AB75

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9110 (18f)] - AB75

Life and military service commended - AJR66

``Steven Drees Memorial Bridge": DOT to designate and mark USH 41 bridge over the Peshtigo River in the City of Peshtigo - AB362

Ambulance operator safety program: DOT to establish and administer; driver schools, technical colleges, and authorized emergency vehicle exemption from traffic restrictions - AB724

Ambulance operator safety program: DOT to establish and administer; driver schools, technical colleges, and authorized emergency vehicle exemption from traffic restrictions - SB518

Driver education courses required to include hazards posed by railroad grade crossings - AB158

Driver education courses required to include hazards posed by railroad grade crossings - SB157

Driver education grant program: DPI to submit proposal with 2011-13 budget request [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9139 (5x)] - AB75

Driver Education Grant Program for low-income persons created; to be funded from transportation fund [Sec. 295, 1940; original bill only] - AB75

Electronic text message: driving while composing or sending prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, composing or sending email added, exceptions expanded; A.Amdt.5: exceptions expanded; A.Amdt.6: driver education course provision added; S.Amdt.1: forfeiture modified] - AB496

Podiatrists: civil liability immunity for providing aid at certain athletic events, privileged communication with patients, certify to DOT that applicant is fit to teach driving, may diagnose illness or injury for DVA purposes, may submit statement for specialized hunting permit, added to list of enumerated providers of sickness care, insurers to give equal weight to certifications of disability by, added to list of free choice providers for persons eligible for MA; Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board renamed Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board - AB273

Podiatrists: civil liability immunity for providing aid at certain athletic events, privileged communication with patients, certify to DOT that applicant is fit to teach driving, may diagnose illness or injury for DVA purposes, may submit statement for specialized hunting permit, added to list of enumerated providers of sickness care, insurers to give equal weight to certifications of disability by, added to list of free choice providers for persons eligible for MA; Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board renamed Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board [A.Amdt.1: health care provider definition revised] - SB191

Road tests for ``Class D" vehicle operators: DOT may contract with third party testers; private driver training schools and other private institution provisions - AB216

AIDS/HIV drug assistance and insurance premium subsidy programs: funding revisions; pilot program made permanent [Sec. 1360-1363; Enrolled AB-75: funding revision, 327, 327d, 9122 (5v), 9422 (13v)] - AB75

Caregiver or nonclient resident of a child care provider: report requirements for suspected drug activity or child abuse or neglect; sheriff duties, confidentiality, and civil and criminal liability immunity - AB695

Caregiver or nonclient resident of a child care provider: report requirements for suspected drug activity or child abuse or neglect; sheriff duties, confidentiality, and civil and criminal liability immunity - SB500

Child care provider license, certification, or contract: prohibiting a person convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a drug-related felony from showing he or she has been rehabilitated; employment with a child care provider or residing where child care is provided provisions - AB694

Child care provider license, certification, or contract: prohibiting a person convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a drug-related felony from showing he or she has been rehabilitated; employment with a child care provider or residing where child care is provided provisions - SB499

Contact lenses that deliver therapeutic pharmaceutical agent: certain optometrists authorized to dispense - AB591

Contact lenses that deliver therapeutic pharmaceutical agent: certain optometrists authorized to dispense - SB402

Controlled substance or analog: maximum term of imprisonment for distributing or delivering increased if done in the presence of a child; JRCCP report - SB551

``Drug Court Month": May 2009 declared as - AJR46

Drug repository program revisions - AB272

Drug repository program revisions - SB198

Earned release, substance abuse treatment, and Challenge Incarceration Program revisions [Sec. 2700, 2701, 2703-2708, 2710-2712; Enrolled AB-75: reports added, 2702m, 2711m, 9111 (12g)] - AB75

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - AB506

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - SB354

Expedited partner therapy: physician, physician assistant, and certain nurses may prescribe or dispense antimicrobial drug to a patient to be used by a sexual partner for the treatment of specific STDs, pharmacist and civil liability exemption provisions; DHS duties - AB653

Expedited partner therapy: physician, physician assistant, and certain nurses may prescribe or dispense antimicrobial drug to a patient to be used by a sexual partner for the treatment of specific STDs, pharmacist and civil liability exemption provisions; DHS duties - SB460

Federal mandate requiring suspension or revocation of driver's license in all drug or controlled substance violation convictions: the state exercises its option to opt out - AJR15

Federal mandate requiring suspension or revocation of driver's license in all drug or controlled substance violation convictions: the state exercises its option to opt out - SJR6

Injuries based on the use of alcohol or controlled substance: health insurance policies and governmental self-insured health plans prohibited from excluding or denying coverage - AB730

Injuries based on the use of alcohol or controlled substance: health insurance policies and governmental self-insured health plans prohibited from excluding or denying coverage - SB483

Marijuana: medical necessity defense and immunity from arrest and prosecution; DHS to establish a registry for medical users of marijuana and license and regulate compassion centers, fee provision; does not affect federal law; JRCCP report - AB554

Marijuana: medical necessity defense and immunity from arrest and prosecution; DHS to establish a registry for medical users of marijuana and license and regulate compassion centers, fee provision; does not affect federal law; JRCCP report - SB368

Methamphetamine production on property: disclosure on real estate condition report and landlord to disclose to prospective tenant - AB836

Methamphetamine production on property: disclosure on real estate condition report and landlord to disclose to prospective tenant - SB650

Nonprescription drugs: sales and use tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB254

Nonprescription drugs: sales and use tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB176

OWI second or third offense penalty: court may order a therapeutically indicated dose of naltrexone as condition of probation, fines revised; JRCCP report - AB366

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records - AB486

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records [S.Amdt.1: effective date changed re paying support or maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients] - SB347

Pharmacist duty to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices: requirements created, does not abrogate pharmacist's legal and ethical obligations re Wisconsin law; DHS duty re hospital pharmacy complaint [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1419c, 2995nd] - AB75

Pharmacy benefits purchasing program transferred from GIB to DHS [Sec. 344, 347, 357, 359, 803, 2427, 9215 (1), 9422 (3)] - AB75

Postsecondary student convicted of manufacturing, distributing, or delivering a controlled substance or analog is ineligible for state financial assistance from HEAB or U.W. Board of Regents - SB84

Prescription drug advertising prohibited; exceptions provided - AB56

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: changes re program payment rate and DHS report on pharmacy compliance and participation in MA [Sec. 1364, 1366, 1367] - AB75

Prescription drug monitoring program: Pharmacy Examining Board directed to create; DORL to apply for federal grants [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, confidentiality and civil or criminal liability immunity added] - AB227

Prescription drugs exempt from the Unfair Sales Act - AB482

Prescription drugs or devices for incarcerated persons: Corr.Dept and sheriffs required to charge for - AB448

Prescriptive authority: Psychology Examining Board authorized to issue certificates to licensed psychologists; definition, conditions, and nursing provisions - SB180

Program revisions re benefits for low-income residents: BadgerCare Plus, food stamps, Wisconsin Shares, drug testing for public assistance, MPCP, energy assistance, WHEDA and Comm.Dept housing assistance, HEAB, and EITC; Comm.Dept and JSCTE appendix reports - SB708

``Proper Drug Disposal Day" proclaimed June 6, 2009 - AJR27

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder - AB526

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder [S.Amdt.1: health care agent provision and nursing home also required to orally inform the resident, or person acting on resident's behalf, of right to withdraw consent] - SB609

Salvinorin A (from the plant Salvia divinorum): manufacture, distribution, or delivery intended for human consumption prohibited; fine and exception provisions - AB186

School nurse requirements revised re RNs and DPI licensure; additional requirements for administration of drugs to pupils re DPI training and sealed packages from parent or guardian - AB616

School nurse requirements revised re RNs and DPI licensure; additional requirements for administration of drugs to pupils re DPI training and sealed packages from parent or guardian [S.Amdt.1: rule-making authority added and sealed package provision removed] - SB414

Spiritual treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment for children: exemptions removed re county department determination of child abuse or neglect, felony physical abuse of a child, and administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody; Christian Science treatment limited to adult patients - AB590

Substance abuse prevention and treatment block grants: amounts increased [Sec. 889] - AB75

Urine collection for drug testing purposes: restrictions created [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 156n] - AB75

W-2 benefits reduced based on positive drug test: reduction percentage increased; dependent children provision - AB874

Wholesale distribution of prescription drugs: exception created for donation of samples to certain charities - AB651

Wholesale distribution of prescription drugs: exception created for donation of samples to certain charities [S.Amdt.1: ``Cancer and chronic diseases drug repository" changed to ``Drug repository"] - SB455

Commercial quadricycle: definition and possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by passengers permitted; consumption by driver prohibited, penalties provided - AB390

Drunken driving penalties: registration plates surrendered for second and third offense, vehicle is seized and sold for fourth and subsequent offense; JRCCP report - SB130

Ignition interlock device: judge required to order for certain OWI offenses; penalty for tampering with device modified; payment and surcharge provisions; eliminates option to immobilize or seize vehicle - AB283

Ignition interlock device: judge required to order for second OWI and certain prohibited BAC offense; penalty for tampering with device modified; eliminates option to immobilize or seize vehicle - AB17

Intoxicated use of an ATV, snowmobile, or motorboat: laws revised; snowmobile trail use sticker fee increased; JRCCP report - AB841

Intoxication test prior to arrest: law enforcement officer may request of a person involved in an accident causing injury, death, or great bodily harm - AB463

Intoxication test prior to arrest: law enforcement officer may request of a person involved in an accident causing injury, death, or great bodily harm [S.Amdt.1: injury changed to substantial bodily harm] - SB303