WisconsinOut-of-state providers could register to give Wisconsin patients telehealth care
Out-of-state providers could treat Wisconsin patients remotely after registering, meeting state licensing and insurance rules, and reporting certain license actions.
What it does
Qualified out-of-state providers could register to give Wisconsin patients care by telehealth. They would need similar, active licenses and must meet state requirements; eligible veterans would not owe the fee.
Registered providers would need insurance that covers care for Wisconsin patients. They would also have to report certain license restrictions and disciplinary actions within five business days.
The state would post registered providers’ professional and insurance information online. It could suspend or revoke registration, and would have to revoke it permanently for failure to report required adverse actions.
Argument forWisconsin patients could receive remote care from qualified providers licensed elsewhere, if those providers meet the state’s registration rules.
Argument againstProviders could lose registration permanently if they fail to report required license actions within five business days, even when the failure is an oversight.
More detail
Out-of-state health care providers could register to treat Wisconsin patients by telehealth. The registration route covers providers approved to practice in another state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory who do not hold a Wisconsin credential and treat patients located in Wisconsin. Providers must apply, pay any required fee, hold an active, unrestricted out-of-state approval for similar services, meet the other registration requirements, and follow Wisconsin practice rules. Individuals eligible for the veterans fee waiver program would not owe this registration fee. This section would not apply to providers covered by the telehealth provision in s. 440.094 (3). The text says the act would take effect on the first day of the seventh month beginning after publication; it gives no publication date.
Registered providers would have to keep malpractice insurance and report certain license restrictions and disciplinary actions. These duties apply to providers registered under the proposed telehealth registration section. Insurance must cover care for Wisconsin patients at the amounts specified in state law. Providers must report restrictions and disciplinary actions within five business days after a restriction is placed or disciplinary action is started or taken. The five-business-day reporting period starts when a restriction is placed or disciplinary action is started or taken.
The state would publish information about registered providers online and could discipline them, including by suspending or revoking registration. These provisions apply to providers registered under the proposed section and to the department or relevant credentialing board. The public list would include provider, training, license, disciplinary, insurance, and agent information, as applicable. The state would have to permanently revoke registration if a provider failed to report adverse actions as required. A suspension could include a corrective plan that may lead to reinstatement when completed. Registered providers could not open an office or give in-person care in Wisconsin without a Wisconsin credential; any in-person care would have to stay within that credential’s scope. The text sets no separate schedule for posting information or taking disciplinary action; both would follow the act’s general effective date.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 13Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82Latest
- May 12Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- Mar 20Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 3-20-2026Major
- Mar 18Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026To Governor
- Jan 16Report correctly enrolledMinor
- Jan 16LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)
- Jan 16Received from Assembly concurred inMinor
- Jan 15Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 52, Noes 44, Paired 2Passed House
- Jan 15Rules suspended
- Jan 15Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Jan 15Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to authorMinor
- Jan 15Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44
- Jan 15Decision of the Chair appealed
- Jan 15Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
- Jan 15Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative McGuireMinor
- Jan 15Read a second timeMinor
- Jan 15Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take upMajor
- Jan 13Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 12Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative WichgersMinor
- Jan 12Read first time and referred to committee on RulesMinor
- 2025
- Oct 14Received from SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 14Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 14Read a third time and passedPassed Senate
- Oct 14Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 14Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Oct 14Senate Amendment 2 adoptedMajor
- Oct 14Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15Minor
- Oct 14Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator StafsholtMinor
- Oct 13Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 18Referred to committee on Senate OrganizationMinor
- Jun 18Read a second timeMinor
- Jun 18Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, Pfaff and CarpenterMinor
- Jun 17Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 17Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 16Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 12Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 12Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2Minor
- Jun 12Executive action taken
- Jun 4Public hearing held
- Apr 30Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Apr 16Read first time and referred to Committee on HealthMinor
- Apr 16Introduced by Senators Stafsholt and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Piwowarczyk and WichgersIntroduced
- Oct 14Received from SenateMinor
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