AB768-ASA1,303,21 (b) The department may not disclose any information received under par. (a) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.

AB768-ASA1,303,24 (c) The department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certification or approval specified in par. (a) if the applicant does not provide the information specified in par. (a).

AB768-ASA1,304,4 (d) The department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certification or approval specified in par. (a) or shall revoke a certification or approval if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant for or holder of a certification or approval is liable for delinquent taxes.

AB768-ASA1,304,6 (e) An action taken under par. (c) or (d) is subject to review only as provided under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) and (5).

AB768-ASA1, s. 392 Section 392. 146.40 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,304,23 146.40 (4m) An instructional and competency evaluation program under sub. (3) for which the department has suspended or revoked certification or imposed a plan of correction or a competency evaluation program under sub. (3m) for which the department has suspended or revoked approval or imposed a plan of correction may contest the department's action by sending, within 10 days after receipt of notice of the contested action, a written request for hearing under s. 227.44 to the division of hearings and appeals created under s. 15.103 (1). The administrator of the division may designate a hearing examiner to preside over the case and recommend a decision to the administrator under s. 227.46. The decision of the administrator of the division shall be the final administrative decision. The division shall commence the hearing within 30 days after receipt of the request for hearing and shall issue a final decision within 15 days after the close of the hearing. Proceedings before the division are governed by ch. 227. In any petition for judicial review of a decision by the division, the party, other than the petitioner, who was in the proceeding before the division shall be the named respondent. This subsection does not apply to a revocation of certification under sub. (4d) (d).

AB768-ASA1, s. 393 Section 393. 146.40 (4r) (am) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,305,4 146.40 (4r) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., an entity shall report to the department any allegation of misappropriation of the property of a client or of neglect or abuse of a client by any person employed by or under contract with the entity if the person is under the control of the entity.

AB768-ASA1,305,9 2. An entity shall report to the department of regulation and licensing any allegation of misappropriation of the property of a client or of neglect or abuse of a client by any person employed by or under contract with the entity if that person holds a credential that is related to the person's employment at, or contract with, the entity if the person is under the control of the entity.

AB768-ASA1,305,13 3. An entity that intentionally fails to report an allegation of misappropriation of the property of a client or of neglect or abuse of a client may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 and may be subject to other sanctions specified by the department by rule.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393d Section 393d. 146.50 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,305,21 146.50 (5) (a) Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, the department shall license qualified applicants as ambulance service providers or emergency medical technicians. The department shall, from the information on the certification form specified under sub. (6) (c) 2., establish in each ambulance service provider's biennial license the primary service or contract area of the ambulance service provider.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393e Section 393e. 146.50 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,306,2 146.50 (5) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a system and qualifications for issuance of training permits, except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, and specifying the period for which an individual may hold a training permit.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393f Section 393f. 146.50 (5) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,306,9 146.50 (5) (g) Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, an emergency medical technician license shall be issued to the individual licensed, and the department may not impose a requirement that an individual be affiliated with an ambulance service provider in order to receive an emergency medical technician license or to have an emergency medical technician license renewed.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393g Section 393g. 146.50 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,306,13 146.50 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, to be eligible for an initial license as an emergency medical technician, an individual shall:

AB768-ASA1, s. 393h Section 393h. 146.50 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,306,19 146.50 (6) (b) 1. Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, to be eligible for a renewal of a license as an emergency medical technician, the licensee shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of par. (a) 1., complete the training, education or examination requirements specified in rules promulgated under subd. 2.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393i Section 393i. 146.50 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,307,6 146.50 (6) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, to be eligible for a license as an ambulance service provider, an individual shall be 18 years of age or older and have such additional qualifications as may be established in rules promulgated by the department, except that no ambulance service provider may be required to take training or an examination or receive education to qualify for licensure or for renewal of licensure. An ambulance service provider shall, as a condition of licensure, provide medical malpractice insurance sufficient to protect all emergency medical technicians who perform for compensation as employes of the ambulance service provider. For renewal of a biennial license as an ambulance service provider, an applicant shall also provide all of the following:

AB768-ASA1, s. 393j Section 393j. 146.50 (6g) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,307,11 146.50 (6g) (a) Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, the department shall certify qualified applicants for the performance of defibrillation, under certification standards that the department shall promulgate as rules.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393k Section 393k. 146.50 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,307,20 146.50 (7) Licensing in other jurisdictions. Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, the department may issue a license as an emergency medical technician, without examination, to any individual who holds a current license or certificate as an emergency medical technician from another jurisdiction if the department finds that the standards for licensing or issuing certificates in the other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to those in this state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393L Section 393L. 146.50 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read:

AB768-ASA1,307,24 146.50 (8) (a) Except as provided in s. ss. 146.51 and 146.52, the department shall certify qualified applicants as first responders — defibrillation.

AB768-ASA1, s. 393m Section 393m. 146.50 (8) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 191, is amended to read: