Wisconsin Code § 449.20

Civil immunity
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No optometrist shall be liable for
any civil damages for either of the following:
(1) Reporting in good faith to the department of transportation under s. 146.82 (3) a patient’s name and other information
relevant to the vision of the patient which in the optometrist’s
judgment impairs the patient’s ability to exercise reasonable and
ordinary control over a motor vehicle.
(2) In good faith, not reporting to the department of transportation under s. 146.82 (3) a patient’s name and other information relevant to the vision of the patient which in the optometrist’s
judgment does not impair the patient’s ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.

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