655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f) and who has the authority to provide health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist.
(8) “Health care provider” means a person to whom this chapter applies under s. 655.002 (1) or a person who elects to be subject to this chapter under s. 655.002 (2). (8c) “Insurer” includes a foreign insurer that is a risk retention group that issues health care liability insurance under this chapter. (9) “Nurse anesthetist” means a nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and who is certified as a nurse anesthetist by the American association of nurse anesthetists. NOTE: Sub. (9) is repealed eff. 9-1-26 by 2025 Wis. Act 17.
(10) “Patient” means an individual who received or should have received health care services from a health care provider or from an employee of a health care provider acting within the scope of his or her employment. (10m) “Physician” means a medical or osteopathic physician licensed under ch. 448. (11) “Principal place of practice” means any of the following: (a) The state in which a health care provider furnishes health care services to more than 50 percent of his or her patients in a fiscal year. (b) The state in which a health care provider derives more than 50 percent of his or her income in a fiscal year from the practice of his or her profession. (12) “Representative” means the personal representative, spouse, parent, guardian, attorney or other legal agent of a patient. (13) “Respondent” means the person alleged to have been negligent in a request for mediation filed under s. 655.44 or 655.445. (14) “Self-insurance plan” means a plan approved by the commissioner to self-insure health care providers against medical
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)
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malpractice claims in accordance with this chapter. A “self-insurance plan” may provide coverage to a single health care provider or affiliated health care providers.
the scope of the exemption. For a physician or a nurse anesthetist who is subject to this chapter under this paragraph, this chapter applies only to claims arising out of practice that is outside the scope of the exemption under s.