Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 9 R · 2 D cosponsors

AB 12 — Relating to: state agency status for certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses who provide services without compensation for local health departments or school districts. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 251.07; to amend 165.25 (6) (c), 251.07 (title), 252.04 (9) and 895.46 (5) (b); to create 251.07 (1) and 252.01 (5) of the statutes;

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The bill extends state agency status to certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses providing volunteer services for local health departments or school districts, and specifies legal protections for them.

  • 251.07 (title)

    Certain health care providers; state agency status. → Certain physicians health care providers; state agency status.

    The title of the section is updated to better reflect its scope.

  • 251.07

    251.07 (1) In this section: (a) “Advanced practice nurse prescriber” means an advanced practice nurse who is certified under s. 441.16 (2) to issue prescription orders. (b) “Physician assistant” means a person licensed under s. 448.974.

    Definitions for 'Advanced practice nurse prescriber' and 'Physician assistant' are added for clarity.

  • 251.07 (2)

    A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who is not an employee of the local health department and who provides services, without compensation, for those programs and services provided by a local health department that require medical oversight is, for the provision of the services he or she provides, a state agent of the department of health services for the purposes of ss. 165.25 (6), 893.82 (3), and 895.46. → A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber who is not an employee of the local health department and who provides services, without compensation, for those programs and services provided by a local health department that require medical oversight is, for the provision of the services he or she provides, a state agent of the department of health services for the purposes of ss. 165.25 (6), 893.82 (3), and 895.46.

    Language clarified but content remains similar; it now explicitly includes advanced practice nurse prescribers.

  • 165.25 (6) (c)

    Physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers under s. 251.07 or 252.04 (9) (b) are covered by this section and shall be considered agents of the department of health services for purposes of determining which agency head may request the attorney general to appear and defend them.

    Physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers are officially recognized as agents for legal protections.

  • 252.04 (9)

    (b) If the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber under par. (a) is not an employee of the county, city, village or school district, receives no compensation for his or her services under par. (a) and acts under par. (a) in accordance with written protocols issued by the department, he or she is a state agent of the department for the purposes of ss. 165.25 (6), 893.82 (3) and 895.46.

    Clarifies that non-employee supervisors of immunization programs are state agents for legal protections.

  • 895.46 (5) (b)

    A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber under s. 251.07 or 252.04 (9) (b).

    Adds specific reference to physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers regarding indemnification provisions.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  4. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  5. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  6. Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. Executive action taken

  9. Fiscal estimate received

  10. Public hearing held

  11. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  13. Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Armstrong, Brill, Goeben, Knodl, Kreibich, Subeck, Wichgers, Callahan, Sinicki and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara

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Not signed on (120)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 12 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 251.07; to amend 165.25 (6) (c), 251.07 (title), 252.04 (9) and 895.46 (5) (b); to create 251.07 (1) and 252.01 (5) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 12?
AB 12 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), and O'Connor, Jerry (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 12?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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