Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 13 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 166 — Relating to: temporary practice by registered nurses at camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Last action — Published 5-22-2021

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 16, 2021. Enacted.

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  • 25 sponsors

    25 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (13 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

63 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill AB 166 updates the practice duration for registered nurses from 90 days during the current calendar year (2021) to 90 days in the next calendar year (2023) at recreational camps. This change matters because it allows for better planning and availability of nursing services in camps, ensuring that there are enough qualified health professionals to take care of campers and staff. Overall, the amendment aims to enhance healthcare access in recreational settings over a longer period, promoting health and safety.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBa0385/1 KP:kjf ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 166 April 6, 2021 - Offered by Representative M AGNAFICI.
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-2065/1 KP:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 166 March 16, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives AGNAFIC, EDMING, ARMSTRONG , BROOKS , CABRAL-G UEVARA, C ALLAHAN, D ITTRIC, D OYLE, JAMES , KNODL , M ILRO, M OSES, NEYLON , NOVAK, OLDENBURG , PETRYK, PLUMER , RAMTHUN , ROZAR , KOWRONSKI , SPIRO, TAUCHEN , HIESFELDT, WICHGERS and M URPHY, cosponsored by Senators FELZKOWSKI , BALLWEG, BEWLEY, COWLES , ACQUE , M ARKLEINand N ASS.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Rural Development.
A N A CT to create 441.115 (3) of the statutes;
relating to:
temporary practice by registered nurses at camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill allows a person to practice for up to 90 days a year as a registered nurse for campers and staff at a recreational and educational camp licensed in this state if both of the following are satisfied:
1) the person is licensed in good standing to practice professional nursing by another state or territory or a foreign country or province and the licensure standards in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state;
and 2) the person is not under active investigation by a licensing authority or law enforcement authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.
Before practicing as a registered nurse as allowed under the bill, a person is required to submit a form to the Board of Nursing.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
441.115 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
441.115 (3) (a) Notwithstanding s.
441.06 (4), a person may at a recreational and educational camp licensed under s.
97.67 (1) practice professional nursing to - 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2065/1 KP:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 166 S ECTION 1 provide treatment to campers and staff for not more than 90 days in any year without holding a license granted under this subchapter if all of the following apply:
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The person holds in good standing a license, permit, registration, or certificate granted by another state or territory or by a foreign country or province that authorizes the person to perform acts that are substantially the same as those performed by a person licensed as a registered nurse under this subchapter.
delete “2022," and substitute “2023,".
2.
The requirements for the license, permit, registration, or certificate that the person holds under subd.
1.
are substantially equivalent to the requirements for licensure as a registered nurse under this subchapter.
3.
The person is not under active investigation by a licensing authority or law enforcement authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.
(b) A person shall submit to the board a form provided by the board before practicing under par.
(a).
The board may promulgate rules establishing the form to be submitted under this subsection.
(c) This subsection does not apply to a person 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).
S ECTION 20Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) Using the procedure under s.
227.24, the board of nursing may promulgate rules establishing the form that a person shall submit before practicing under s.
441.115 (3) (a).
Notwithstanding s.
227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the board of nursing is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
Notwithstanding s.
227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection may remain in effect until May 1, 2022, or the date on which LRB-2065/1 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - KP:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 166 SECTION 2 permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the effective period may not be further extended under s.
227.24 (2).
SECTION 3.0Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the 60th day after the day of publication, except as follows:
(1) SECTION 2 (1) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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Action History

  1. Published 5-22-2021

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 5-21-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 46

  3. Presented to the Governor on 5-20-2021

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 5-13-2021

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up

  12. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  13. Received from Assembly

  14. Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Read a third time and passed

  16. Rules suspended

  17. Ordered to a third reading

  18. Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  19. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Read a second time

  21. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  22. Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  23. Referred to committee on Rules

  24. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  25. Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  26. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Magnafici

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Magnafici

  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development

  32. Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Edming, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, James, Knodl, Milroy, Moses, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Ramthun, Rozar, Skowronski, Spiros, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bewley, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein and Nass

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Not signed on (107)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 166?
AB 166 is sponsored by Murphy, David (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Thiesfeldt, Tauchen, Spiros, John (Republican), Skowronski, Rozar, Ramthun, Plumer, Petryk, Oldenburg, Novak, Todd (Republican), Neylon, Adam (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Milroy, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Edming, and Magnafici.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 16, 2021. Enacted.
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