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These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on June 4, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Wisconsin, we recommend that you visit the Department of Workforce Development's COVID-19 Resources, the Department of Health Services' COVID-19 Response Resources for Wisconsinites or the state’s COVID-19 Resources website.
Description of Program and Relief
Wisconsin Expands Immunity for Health Care Providers and Health Care Manufacturers, Distributors and Sellers Amidst COVID-19
On April 15, 2020, pursuant to 2019 WISCONSIN ACT 185, health care providers providing services in response to the COVID-19 outbreak were granted explicit immunity against negligence lawsuits. The immunity is extended to actions or omissions related to health services provided or not provided in good faith. This immunity does not extend to reckless or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct.
Additionally, any person who is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, or sale of emergency medical supplies, and who donates or sells, at a price not to exceed the cost of production, emergency medical supplies to a charitable organization or governmental unit to respond to this crisis is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual caused by the emergency medical supplies. Charitable organizations that distribute, free of charge, the emergency medical supplies are also immune.
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2019 WISCONSIN ACT 185, Wisconsin’s COVID-19 relief bill
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Starting on April 15, 2020
Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions
For health care providers, the legislation not only insulates health care providers from liability for treatment related to COVID-19, but extends that liability to any treatment rendered for any condition so long as the act or omission (1) occurs between March 12, 2020 and the end of the Wisconsin Emergency Declaration, or in the 60 days following the expiration of the Declaration, and (2) the act or omission relates to health services provided or not provided in good faith or the act or omission is substantially consistent with guidance from a federal, state, or local government to address or respond to the emergency and relied upon by the provider in good faith.
For health care manufacturers, distributors and sellers, under Wis. Stat. Sec. 895.51(2r), any person engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, or sale of emergency medical supplies, who donates or sells, at a price not to exceed the cost of production, emergency medical supplies to a charitable organization or governmental unit to respond to the public health emergency related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual caused by the emergency medical supplies donated or sold by the person.
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