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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 848
December 22, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives VINING, C. ANDERSON, J.
ANDERSON, BALDEH, CLANCY, CONSIDINE, DRAKE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, JOERS,
MADISON, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, SHANKLAND, SINICKI and
STUBBS, cosponsored by Senators SPREITZER, SMITH, AGARD, HESSELBEIN,
JACQUE, PFAFF and TAYLOR. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and
Public Safety.
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AN ACT to create 20.435 (1) (ck) and 256.158 of the statutes; relating to:
epinephrine for ambulances and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires that the Department of Health Services reimburse
ambulance service providers for a set of two epinephrine auto-injectors or a set of two
draw-up epinephrine kits for each ambulance operating in the state. Under the bill,
an ambulance service provider means an ambulance service provider that is a public
agency, volunteer fire department, or nonprofit corporation. The bill also requires
that, on an ongoing basis, DHS must, upon request, reimburse ambulance service
providers for replacement sets of epinephrine auto-injectors or draw-up
epinephrine kits. DHS may only reimburse ambulance service providers for
epinephrine if each ambulance for which the ambulance service provider is
reimbursed is staffed with an emergency medical service provider who is qualified
to administer the epinephrine.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.435 (1) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:
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SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 848
20.435 (1) (ck) Epinephrine for ambulances. A sum sufficient for the
department of health services to reimburse ambulance service providers for
epinephrine under s. 256.158.
SECTION 2. 256.158 of the statutes is created to read:
256.158 Epinephrine for ambulances. (1) In this section:
(a) “Ambulance service provider” means an ambulance service provider that is
a public agency, volunteer fire department, or nonprofit corporation.
(b) “Draw-up epinephrine” means epinephrine that is administered
intramuscularly using a needle and syringe and drawn up from a vial or ampule.
(c) “Draw-up epinephrine kit” means a single-use vial or ampule of draw-up
epinephrine and a syringe for administration to a patient.
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (ck), the department shall
reimburse ambulance service providers for a set of 2 epinephrine auto-injectors or
a set of 2 draw-up epinephrine kits for each ambulance operating in the state. On
an ongoing basis, the department shall, upon request from an ambulance service
provider, reimburse the ambulance service provider for a replacement set of 2
epinephrine auto-injectors or a set of 2 draw-up epinephrine kits. The department
shall allow the ambulance service provider to choose between epinephrine
auto-injectors and draw-up epinephrine kits. The department may not reimburse
an ambulance service provider for epinephrine unless each ambulance for which the
ambulance service provider is reimbursed is staffed with an emergency medical
services practitioner who is qualified to administer the provided epinephrine.
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