GroundRules
← Search the law
Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 252.01: Definitions.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chs. 250-257, Health
  2. Chapter 252 Communicable Diseases

In this chapter:

(1g) “Emergency medical responder” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (4p).

(1m) “HIV” means any strain of human immunodeficiency virus, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(2) “HIV infection” means the pathological state produced by a human body in response to the presence of HIV.

(2m) “HIV test” means a test for the presence of HIV or an antibody to HIV.

(3) “Municipality” means any city, village or town.

(4) “Peace officer” has the meaning given in s. 939.22 (22).

(5) “Physician assistant” means a person licensed under s. 448.974.

(6) “State epidemiologist” means the individual appointed by the state health officer under s. 250.02 (1) as the state epidemiologist for acute and communicable diseases.

(7) “State patrol officer” means an officer of the state traffic patrol under s. 110.07 (1) (a).

(8) “Validated HIV test result” means a result of an HIV test that meets the validation requirements determined to be necessary by the state epidemiologist.

Collected 2026-09-05T12:01:12Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection