Chapter 256, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
17 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 256.01 Definitions
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256.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1k) “Advanced emergency medical technician” means an emergency medical services practitioner who has completed intermediate technician training. (1t) “Ambulance” means an emergency vehicle, including any motor vehicle, boat or aircraft, wheth…
Wis. Stat. § 256.04 Emergency medical services board
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256.04 Emergency medical services board. The emergency medical services board shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint an advisory committee of physicians with expertise in the emergency medical services area to advise the department on the criteria for selection of the state m…
Wis. Stat. § 256.08 State emergency medical services activities
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256.08 State emergency medical services activities. (1) STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN. (a) By December 31, 1995, the department shall prepare a state emergency medical services plan. The plan shall include an identification of priorities for changes in the state emergency…
Wis. Stat. § 256.12 Emergency medical services programs
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256.12 Emergency medical services programs. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “public agency” has the meaning given in s. 256.15 (1) (n). (2) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. (a) Any county, city, town, village, hospital, ambulance service provider, or combination thereof may,…
Wis. Stat. § 256.13 Cardiocerebral resuscitation
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256.13 Cardiocerebral resuscitation. Any person who offers certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall provide the written information on cardiocerebral resuscitation that is prepared by the emergency medical services board under s. 256.04 (9) to each individual to whom …
Wis. Stat. § 256.15 Emergency medical services personnel; licensure; certification; training
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256.15 Emergency medical services personnel; licensure; certification; training. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ag) “Act of terrorism” means a felony under ch. 939 to 951 that is committed with intent to terrorize and is committed under any of the following circumstances: 1. …
Wis. Stat. § 256.155 First aid to domestic animals
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256.155 First aid to domestic animals. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “domestic animal” has the meaning given in s. 895.484 (1) (a). (2) RENDERING FIRST AID ALLOWED. An emergency medical services practitioner or emergency medical responder who, in the course of responding to a …
Wis. Stat. § 256.17 Denial, nonrenewal and suspension of license, training permit or certification based on certain delinquency in payment
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256.17 Denial, nonrenewal and suspension of license, training permit or certification based on certain delinquency in payment. (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with the applicant’s social security number, i…
Wis. Stat. § 256.18 Denial, nonrenewal, and revocation of license, certification, or permit based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions
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256.18 Denial, nonrenewal, and revocation of license, certification, or permit based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with his or her social secu…
Wis. Stat. § 256.205 Community paramedics
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256.205 Community paramedics. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “community paramedic” means an individual who has obtained an approval issued under sub. (2). (2) DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL. No person may use the title “community paramedic” unless he or she obtains an approval from the …
Wis. Stat. § 256.21 Community emergency medical services practitioners
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256.21 Community emergency medical services practitioners. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “community emergency medical services practitioner” means an individual who has obtained an approval issued under sub. (2). (2) DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL. No person may use the title “communit…
Wis. Stat. § 256.215 Providers of community emergency medical services
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256.215 Providers of community emergency medical services. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Community emergency medical services provider” means an emergency medical services provider that has approval from the department for its personnel to provide community emergency med…
Wis. Stat. § 256.23 Ambulance service provider fee
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256.23 Ambulance service provider fee. (1) In this section: (a) “Eligible ambulance service provider” means any privately owned ambulance service provider. “Eligible ambulance service provider” does not include any ambulance service provider that is owned by any municipality or g…
Wis. Stat. § 256.25 Statewide trauma care system
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256.25 Statewide trauma care system. (1g) In this section, “performance improvement” means a method of evaluating and improving processes of trauma patient care that emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. (1r) The department shall develop and implement a stat…
Wis. Stat. § 256.30 Refusal or delay of emergency service
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256.30 Refusal or delay of emergency service. (1) In this section “hospital providing emergency services” means a hospital which the department has identified as providing some category of emergency service. (2) No hospital providing emergency services may refuse emergency treatm…
Wis. Stat. § 256.35 Statewide emergency services number
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256.35 Statewide emergency services number. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Automatic location identification” means a system which has the ability to automatically identify the address of the telephone being used by the caller and to provide a display at the central locat…
Wis. Stat. § 256.40 Opioid antagonists
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256.40 Opioid antagonists. (1) In this section: (a) “Fire fighter” means any person employed by the state or any political subdivision as a member or officer of a fire department or a member of a volunteer fire department, including the state fire marshal and deputies. (b) “Law e…