Wisconsin § 448.977 Malpractice liability insurance.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 448.977 — Malpractice liability insurance.

Wisconsin § 448.977

Ch. 448Medical practices

Subch.subch. IX of ch. 448 SUBCHAPTER IX

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD

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Wis. Stat. § 448.977 (2026).

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448.977 448.977(1) (1) Except as provided in subs.

(2)and (3) , no physician assistant may practice as authorized under s. 448.975 unless he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage evidenced by one of the following: 448.977(1)(a) (a) Personal liability coverage in the amounts specified for health care providers under s. 655.23 (4) . 448.977(1)(b) (b) Coverage under a group liability policy providing individual coverage for the physician assistant in the amounts under s. 655.23 (4) . 448.977(2) (2) The board may promulgate rules requiring a practicing physician assistant to have in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in amounts greater than those specified in sub.

(1)(a) or (b) or (4) . If the board promulgates rules under this subsection, no physician as

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448.977
448.977(1) (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , no physician assistant may practice as authorized under s. 448.975 unless he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage evidenced by one of the following:
448.977(1)(a) (a) Personal liability coverage in the amounts specified for health care providers under s. 655.23 (4) .
448.977(1)(b) (b) Coverage under a group liability policy providing individual coverage for the physician assistant in the amounts under s. 655.23 (4) .
448.977(2) (2) The board may promulgate rules requiring a practicing physician assistant to have in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in amounts greater than those specified in sub. (1) (a) or (b) or (4) . If the board promulgates rules under this subsection, no physician assistant may practice as authorized under s. 448.975 unless he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage as required under those rules, except as provided in sub. (3) .
448.977(3) (3) A physician assistant 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 is not required to maintain in effect malpractice insurance coverage.
448.977(4) (4) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , a physician assistant may comply with sub. (1) if the physician assistant’s employer has in effect malpractice liability insurance that is at least the minimum amount specified under s. 655.23 (4) and that provides coverage for claims against the physician assistant.