JurisdictionWisconsinCh. 895Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts
Subch.subch. II of ch. 895 SUBCHAPTER II
EXEMPTIONS FROM, AND LIMITATIONS ON, LIABILITY
This text of Wisconsin § 895.4801 (Immunity for health care providers during COVID-19 emergency.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wisconsin primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
895.4801
895.4801(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:
895.4801(1)(a) (a) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed, registered, or certified by the medical examining board under subch. II of ch. 448 or the board of nursing under ch. 441 .
895.4801(1)(b) (b) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.38 (1) (b) and includes an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) .
895.4801(2) (2) Immunity. Subject to sub.
(3), any health care professional, health care provider, or employee, agent, or contractor of a health care professional or health care provider is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to any individual or any damages caused by actions or omissions that satisfy all of the following:
895.4801(2)(a) (a) The action or omission is committ
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895.4801
895.4801(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:
895.4801(1)(a) (a) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed, registered, or certified by the medical examining board under subch. II of ch. 448 or the board of nursing under ch. 441 .
895.4801(1)(b) (b) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.38 (1) (b) and includes an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) .
895.4801(2) (2) Immunity. Subject to sub. (3) , any health care professional, health care provider, or employee, agent, or contractor of a health care professional or health care provider is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to any individual or any damages caused by actions or omissions that satisfy all of the following:
895.4801(2)(a) (a) The action or omission is committed while the professional, provider, employee, agent, or contractor is providing services during the state of emergency declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, or the 60 days following the date that the state of emergency terminates.
895.4801(2)(b) (b) The actions or omissions relate to health services provided or not provided in good faith or are substantially consistent with any of the following:
895.4801(2)(b)1. 1. Any direction, guidance, recommendation, or other statement made by a federal, state, or local official to address or in response to the emergency or disaster declared as described under par. (a) .
895.4801(2)(b)2. 2. Any guidance published by the department of health services, the federal department of health and human services, or any divisions or agencies of the federal department of health and human services relied upon in good faith.
895.4801(2)(c) (c) The actions or omissions do not involve reckless or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct.
895.4801(3) (3) Applicability. This section does not apply if s. 257.03 , 257.04 , 323.41 , or 323.44 applies.
[Note: 895.4801 Note NOTE: This section was held to be unconstitutional by the court of appeals in Wren v. Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee, Inc. , 2025 WI App 22 . Petition for review granted 6-30-25.]