655.003 Exemptions for public employees and facilities and volunteers. Except as provided in s. 655.002 (1) (c), this chapter does not apply to a health care provider that is any of the following:
(1) A physician or a nurse anesthetist who is a state, county or municipal employee, or federal employee or contractor covered under the federal tort claims act, as amended, and who is acting within the scope of his or her employment or contractual duties.
(2) A facility that is exempt under s. 50.39 (3) or operated by any governmental agency.
(3) Except for a physician or nurse anesthetist who meets the criteria under s. 146.89 (5) (a), a physician or a nurse anesthetist who provides professional services under the conditions described in s. 146.89, with respect to those professional services provided by the physician or nurse anesthetist for which he or she is covered by s. 165.25 and considered an agent of the department, as provided in s. 165.25 (6) (b).
History: 1989 a. 187, 206; 1991 a. 214; 2013 a. 241.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 655 - Health care liability and injured patients and families compensation.
655.003 - Exemptions for public employees and facilities and volunteers.
655.004 - Rule-making authority.
655.005 - Health care provider employees.
655.009 - Actions against health care providers.
655.015 - Future medical expenses.
655.016 - Claim by minor sibling for loss of society and companionship.
655.017 - Limitation on noneconomic damages.
655.019 - Information needed to set fees.
655.23 - Limitations of liability; proof of financial responsibility.
655.24 - Insurance policy forms.
655.245 - Insurance policy limitations.
655.25 - Availability and effectiveness for health care liability insurance.
655.26 - Reports on claims paid.
655.27 - Injured patients and families compensation fund.
655.275 - Injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council.
655.42 - Establishment of mediation system.
655.43 - Mediation requirement.
655.44 - Request for mediation prior to court action.
655.445 - Request for mediation in conjunction with court action.
655.45 - Reports to licensing bodies.
655.455 - Notice to health care providers and fund.