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WI SB258
Bill
Status
5/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Testin
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AI Summary
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Creates a new licensure system for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) with four specialty designations: certified nurse-midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse practitioner
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Allows APRNs to practice independently after completing 3,840 hours of professional nursing in clinical settings plus 3,840 hours of advanced practice nursing while collaborating with a physician or dentist
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Grants APRNs authority to issue prescription orders (eliminating the separate certificate requirement), with exceptions for those who were practicing in a recognized role on January 1, 2026 but did not hold a prescribing certificate
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Requires all APRNs to maintain malpractice liability insurance in amounts specified for physicians and nurse anesthetists, and requires independently practicing APRNs outside collaborative relationships to participate in the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund
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Repeals separate nurse-midwife licensure provisions and integrates nurse-midwifery as an APRN specialty designation, requiring certified nurse-midwives delivering babies outside hospitals to file care transition plans with the Board of Nursing
Legislative Description
Advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Last Action
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
11/4/2025