WI AB12

Physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers who volunteer for local health department programs gain state agent status with the Department of Health Services, providing legal protections including state payment of any judgment damages and costs

School districts and local health departments may now select physician assistants or advanced practice nurse prescribers to supervise immunization programs and issue written orders for vaccine administration

Volunteer supervisors of immunization programs who follow DHS written protocols receive state agent status, entitling them to legal defense by the attorney general if sued for actions within their scope of service

DHS retains authority to disapprove the selection or require removal of any physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber chosen to supervise immunization programs