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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter IV - Temporary Permits › Section N 2.32 - Title

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A registered nurse applicant for
				licensure by exam who is granted a temporary permit may use the title "graduate
				nurse" or the letters "G.N."
(2) A
				practical nurse applicant for licensure by exam who is granted a temporary
				permit may use the title "graduate practical nurse" or the letters
				"G.P.N."
(3) A registered nurse or
				practical nurse for licensure by endorsement who is granted a temporary permit
				may use the title "registered nurse" or "licensed practical nurse."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter IV - Temporary Permits › Section N 2.33 - Supervision

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the
				holder of a temporary permit shall practice only under the direct supervision
				of a registered nurse.
(2) A holder
				of a temporary permit who is currently licensed as a registered nurse or
				practical nurse in another jurisdiction may practice without the direct
				supervision of a registered nurse.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter IV - Temporary Permits › Section N 2.34 - Duration

Current through June 24, 2024
The temporary permit is valid for a period of 3 months or
				  until the holder receives notification of failing the NCLEX, whichever occurs
				  first. Practice under temporary permits, including renewals under s.
				  N
				  2.35, may not exceed 6 months total
				  duration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter IV - Temporary Permits › Section N 2.35 - Renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A temporary permit for a registered nurse
				or practical nurse may be renewed once by completing an application and paying
				applicable fees.
(2) Subsequent
				renewals may be granted in hardship cases including illness, family illness or
				death, accident, natural disaster or delay of verification from another state.
				The board shall consider each application for renewal under this subsection
				individually on its merits, and the board may grant a renewal as deemed
				appropriate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter IV - Temporary Permits › Section N 2.36 - Denial or revocation

Current through June 24, 2024
A temporary permit may be denied or revoked for the
				  following:
(1) Providing fraudulent
				information on an application for licensure.
(2) Misrepresentation of being an R.N., G.N.,
				L.P.N. or G.P.N. without holding a valid temporary permit.
(3) Violation of any of the rules of conduct
				set forth in ch. N 7.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter V - Renewal › Section N 2.40 - Renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. A person with an expired
				credential may not reapply for a credential using the initial application
				process.
(2) RENEWAL WITHIN 5
				YEARS. A person renewing the credential within 5 years shall do all of the
				following:
(a) Pay the renewal fee as
				determined by the department under s.
				440.03(9)
				(a), Stats., and any applicable late renewal
				fee.
(b) Pay a nursing workforce
				survey fee.
(c) Complete the
				nursing workforce survey to the satisfaction of the board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 2 - Licensure › Subchapter V - Renewal › Section N 2.41 - Reinstatement

Current through June 24, 2024
A credential holder who has unmet disciplinary requirements
				  and failed to renew the credential within 5 years or whose credential has been
				  surrendered or revoked may apply to have the credential reinstated in
				  accordance with all of the following:
(1) Evidence of completion of the
				requirements in s.
				N
				2.40(3) if the license has not been
				active within 5 years.
(2) Evidence
				of completion of the disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
(3) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in
				circumstances warranting reinstatement.
(4) A revoked license may not be reinstated
				earlier than one year following revocation. This subsection does not apply to a
				license that is revoked under s.
				440.12,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 3 - Examining Councils › Section N 3.02 - Appointment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The board shall send to nursing related
			 organizations, schools, and others a call for nominations for open council
			 appointments prior to the expiration of a term.
(2) Nominations for council appointments
			 shall be filed with the department. Consent of the person nominated shall be
			 included. Self-nominations are allowed.
(3) The board shall appoint nominees from
			 submitted nominations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 3 - Examining Councils › Section N 3.03 - Registered nurses council

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COMPOSITION.
			 The registered nurses council shall consist of 4 registered nurses.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS. Qualifications for
			 appointment to the registered nurse council are a current Wisconsin license to
			 practice professional nursing and experience in nursing practice or nursing
			 education within 3 years immediately preceding the appointment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 3 - Examining Councils › Section N 3.04 - Practical nurses council

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COMPOSITION. The practical nurses council
			 shall consist of one registered nurse, 3 licensed practical nurses, and one
			 registered nurse who is a faculty member of an approved school for practical
			 nurses. No member may be a member of the examining council on registered
			 nurses.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS. The
			 qualifications for appointment to the practical nurses council are as follows:
(a) The 2 registered nurse members of the
			 council shall have a current Wisconsin license to practice professional
			 nursing. One registered nurse member shall have experience as a supervisor of
			 practical nurses within 3 years immediately preceding the appointment. One
			 registered nurse member shall be a faculty member of an approved school for
			 practical nurses.
(b) The practical
			 nurse members of the council shall have a current Wisconsin license to practice
			 as a licensed practical nurse and experience in practical nursing within 3
			 years immediately preceding the appointment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.01 - Authority and intent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The rules in this chapter are adopted
			 pursuant to authority of ss.
			 15.08(5)
			 (b) and
			 441.15(3)
			 (c), Stats., and interpret s.
			 441.15,
			 Stats.
(2) The intent of the board
			 of nursing in adopting rules in this chapter is to specify all of the
			 following:
(a) Requirements for licensure as a
			 nurse-midwife and renewal of a license to practice nurse-midwifery.
(b) The scope of practice of
			 nurse-midwifery.
(c) Requirements
			 for health care facilities where the practice of nurse-midwifery may
			 occur.
(d) Malpractice insurance
			 requirements for nurse-midwives.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means board of nursing.
(2m) "Collaboration" has the meaning given in
			 s.
			 441.15(1)
			 (a), Stats.
(4) "Complications" means conditions
			 specified in a written agreement under s. N 4.06(2) that jeopardize the health
			 or life of a patient and deviate from normal.
(5) "Direct supervision" means immediate
			 availability to continually coordinate, direct and inspect at first hand the
			 practice of another.
(5e)
			 "Hardship" includes the inability to take or complete a scheduled examination
			 because of illness, family illness or death, accident, or natural
			 disaster.
(5m) "Nurse-midwife"
			 means a nurse-midwife licensed by the board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.025 - Licensure and exceptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided under subs. (2) and (3), unless licensed under this chapter, no person
			 may practice or attempt to practice nurse-midwifery or use the title or letters
			 "Certified Nurse-Midwife", "C.N.M.", "Nurse-Midwife", "N.M.", or any other
			 title or letters to indicate that person is a nurse-midwife.
(2) Any person lawfully practicing
			 professional nursing within the scope of a license granted under ch. 441,
			 Stats., is not required to be licensed under this chapter.
(3) The holder of a valid temporary permit
			 under s. N 4.05 may use the title "graduate nurse-midwife" or the letters
			 "G.N.M.".
(4) A license to practice
			 nurse-midwifery shall be issued separately from a license to practice
			 professional nursing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.03 - Qualifications for licensure

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for licensure as a nurse-midwife shall be granted
				licensure by the board, provided that the applicant meets all of the
				following:
(1) Has completed an
			 educational program in nurse-midwifery accredited by the Accreditation
			 Commission for Midwifery Education, or another accrediting body approved by the
			 board.
(2) Holds a certificate
			 issued by the American Midwifery Certification Board, or another national
			 certifying body approved by the board.
(3) Is currently licensed in good standing to
			 practice as a professional nurse in this state, or has been issued a multistate
			 license under the nurse licensure compact, that is current and in good
			 standing, to practice professional nursing by another state that has adopted
			 the nurse licensure compact.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.04 - Application for licensure

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for a license to practice nurse-midwifery shall
				file a completed application on a form provided by the board. The application
				shall include all of the following:
(1m) The signature of the
			 applicant.
(2m) The fee specified
			 under s.
			 440.05(1),
			 Stats.
(3m) Evidence of completion
			 of an educational program in nurse-midwifery approved by the Accreditation
			 Commission for Midwifery Education, or another accrediting body approved by the
			 board.
(4m) Evidence of current
			 licensure in good standing as a professional nurse in this state or of having
			 been issued a multistate license under the nurse licensure compact, that is
			 current and in good standing, to practice professional nursing by another state
			 that has adopted the nurse licensure compact, including the license number and
			 renewal information.
(5) Evidence
			 of certification as a nurse-midwife from the American Midwifery Certification
			 Board, or another national certifying body approved by the board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.043 - License renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
The board shall renew a license to practice nurse-midwifery
				upon the applicant demonstrating completion of each of the following:
(1) Paying the renewal fee as determined by
			 the department under s.
			 440.03(9)
			 (a), Stats., the workforce survey fee, and
			 any applicable late renewal fee.
(2) Completing the nursing workforce survey
			 to the satisfaction of the board.
(3) Providing evidence of current
			 certification as a nurse-midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board,
			 or another national certifying body approved by the board.
(4) If applicable, providing evidence to the
			 board that the applicant maintains in effect malpractice insurance meeting the
			 requirements under s. N 4.10 (1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.05 - Temporary permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION. An applicant for a license
			 to practice nurse-midwifery may be granted a temporary permit to practice
			 nurse-midwifery. An application for a temporary permit to practice
			 nurse-midwifery shall include all of the following:
(a) Verification the applicant has completed
			 an educational program in nurse midwifery accredited by the Accreditation
			 Commission for Midwifery Education, or another accrediting body approved by the
			 board.
(b) Verification the
			 applicant is currently licensed in good standing to practice as a professional
			 nurse in this state, or of having been issued a multistate license under the
			 nurse licensure compact to practice professional nursing, that is current and
			 in good standing, by another state that has adopted the nurse licensure
			 compact.
(c) The fee specified in
			 s.
			 440.05(1),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.06 - Scope of practice

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The scope of practice of nurse-midwifery
			 is the overall management of women's health care, pregnancy, childbirth,
			 postpartum care for newborns, family planning, and gynecological services
			 consistent with the standards of practice of the American College of
			 Nurse-Midwives and the education, training, and experience of the
			 nurse-midwife.
(2) A nurse-midwife
			 shall collaborate with a physician with postgraduate training in obstetrics
			 pursuant to a written agreement with that physician.
(3) A nurse-midwife shall consult with the
			 collaborating physician regarding any complications discovered by the
			 nurse-midwife or refer the patient pursuant to the written agreement under sub.
			 (2).
(4) Upon referral under sub.
			 (3), a nurse-midwife may independently manage that part of the care for a
			 patient that is consistent with the education, training, and experience of the
			 nurse-midwife.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.07 - Limitations on the scope of practice

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A nurse-midwife
			 may not independently manage complications that require referral pursuant to
			 the written agreement under s. N 4.06 (2).
(2) A nurse-midwife may not perform
			 deliveries by forceps or Caesarean section.
(2m) A nurse-midwife may use vacuum
			 extractors only in emergency delivery situations.
(3) A nurse-midwife may not assume any
			 responsibilities that are inconsistent with the education, training, and
			 experience of the nurse-midwife.
(4) Following notification of a physician as
			 required by s.
			 441.15(4),
			 Stats., a nurse-midwife may continue to manage a delivery if emergency measures
			 are required and the physician has not yet arrived.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.09 - Health care facilities where practice shall occur

Current through June 24, 2024
A health care facility where the practice of nurse-midwifery
				may occur is one that has adequate equipment and personnel for conducting and
				monitoring the normal scope of practice and that has available methods for
				referral to or communication with a higher level care facility if the need
				arises.
(2) Deliveries may be arranged
			 for only in a facility which has adequate sanitation, thermal regulation,
			 staffing, communication systems and medical back-up.
(3) The above limitations do not apply to
			 care given in emergency circumstances.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 4 - Licensure of nurse-midwives › Section N 4.10 - Malpractice insurance coverage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A nurse-midwife
			 shall have in effect malpractice insurance evidenced by one of the following:
(a) Personal liability coverage in the
			 amounts specified in s.
			 655.23(4),
			 Stats.
(b) Coverage under a group
			 liability policy providing individual coverage for the nurse-midwife in the
			 amounts set forth in s.
			 655.23(4),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 5 - Renewal Of License (Repealed) › Section N 5.02 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
The bureau and department are located at 1400 East
				  Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin. The mailing address for the bureau and
				  department is P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 6 - Standards Of Practice For Registered Nurses And Licensed Practical Nurses › Section N 6.01 - Authority and intent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This chapter is adopted pursuant to
			 authority of ss.
			 15.08(5)
			 (b),
			 227.11
			 and
			 441.001(3) and
			 (4), Stats., and interprets the statutory
			 definitions of professional and practical nursing.
(2) The intent of the board of nursing in
			 adopting this chapter is to specify minimum practice standards for which R.N.s
			 and L.P.N.s are responsible, and to clarify the scope of practice for R.N.s and
			 L.P.N.s.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 6 - Standards Of Practice For Registered Nurses And Licensed Practical Nurses › Section N 6.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter,
(1) "Advanced practice nurse prescriber"
			 means a registered nurse who holds an advance practice nurse prescriber
			 certificate under s.
			 441.16,
			 Stats.
(1m) "Basic nursing care"
			 means care that can be performed following a defined nursing procedure with
			 minimal modification in which the responses of the patient to the nursing care
			 are predictable.
(2) "Basic patient
			 situation" as determined by an R.N., physician, podiatrist, dentist or
			 optometrist means the following 3 conditions prevail at the same time in a
			 given situation:
(a) The patient's clinical
			 condition is predictable;
(b)
			 Medical or nursing orders are not changing frequently and do not contain
			 complex modifications; and,
(c) The
			 patient's clinical condition requires only basic nursing care.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 6 - Standards Of Practice For Registered Nurses And Licensed Practical Nurses › Section N 6.03 - Standards of practice for registered nurses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL NURSING
			 PROCEDURES. An R.N. shall utilize the nursing process in the execution of
			 general nursing procedures in the maintenance of health, prevention of illness
			 or care of the ill. The nursing process consists of the steps of assessment,
			 planning, intervention and evaluation. This standard is met through performance
			 of each of the following steps of the nursing process:
(a)
Assessment.
Assessment
			 is the systematic and continual collection and analysis of data about the
			 health status of a patient culminating in the formulation of a nursing
			 diagnosis.
(b)
Planning.
Planning is developing a nursing plan of care for a
			 patient which includes goals and priorities derived from the nursing
			 diagnosis.
(c)
Intervention.
Intervention is the nursing action to implement
			 the plan of care by directly administering care or by directing and supervising
			 nursing acts delegated to L.P.N.'s or less skilled assistants.
(d)
Evaluation.
Evaluation
			 is the determination of a patient's progress or lack of progress toward goal
			 achievement which may lead to modification of the nursing diagnosis.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 6 - Standards Of Practice For Registered Nurses And Licensed Practical Nurses › Section N 6.04 - Standards of practice for licensed practical nurses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PERFORMANCE OF
			 ACTS IN BASIC PATIENT SITUATIONS. In the performance of acts in basic patient
			 situations, the L.P.N. shall, under the general supervision of an R.N. or the
			 direction of a provider:
(a) Accept only
			 patient care assignments which the L.P.N. is competent to perform.
(b) Provide basic nursing care.
(c) Record nursing care given and report to
			 the appropriate person changes in the condition of a patient.
(d) Consult with a provider in cases where an
			 L.P.N. knows or should know a delegated act may harm a patient.
(e) Perform the following other acts when
			 applicable:
1. Assist with the collection of
			 data.
2. Assist with the
			 development and revision of a nursing care plan.
3. Reinforce the teaching provided by an R.N.
			 provider and provide basic health care instruction.
4. Participate with other health team members
			 in meeting basic patient needs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 6 - Standards Of Practice For Registered Nurses And Licensed Practical Nurses › Section N 6.05 - Violations of standards

Current through June 24, 2024
A violation of the standards of practice constitutes
				unprofessional conduct or misconduct and may result in the board limiting,
				suspending, revoking or denying renewal of the license or in the board
				reprimanding an R.N. or L.P.N.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 7 - Rules Of Conduct › Section N 7.01 - Authority and intent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The rules in this chapter are adopted
			 pursuant to authority of ss.
			 15.08
			 and
			 227.11,
			 Stats., and interpret s.
			 441.07,
			 Stats.
(2) The intent of the board
			 of nursing in adopting this chapter is to specify grounds for limiting,
			 suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a license or certificate or for
			 reprimanding a licensee or certificate [holder].
The bracketed language was unintentionally omitted in the
				  agency's order promulgating this rule, CR
				  13-097.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 7 - Rules Of Conduct › Section N 7.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means board of nursing.
(1m) "Certificate" means a certificate of an
			 advanced practice nurse prescriber.
(2) "Drug" has the meaning contained in s.
			 450.01(10),
			 Stats.
(3) "License" means a
			 license of a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or
			 nurse-midwife.
(4) "Licensee" means
			 a person licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse under s.
			 441.10,
			 Stats., or nurse-midwife.
(5)
			 "Patient" means any person receiving nursing care for which the nurse is
			 compensated.
The board office is located at 1400 East Washington Avenue,
				  Madison, Wisconsin. The board's mailing address is P.O. Box 8935, Madison,
				  Wisconsin 53708-8935.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 7 - Rules Of Conduct › Section N 7.03 - Grounds for denying or taking disciplinary action

Current through June 24, 2024
The grounds for denying or taking disciplinary action on a
				license or certificate are any of the following:
(1) Noncompliance with federal,
			 jurisdictional, or reporting requirements including any of the following:
(a) Engaging in conduct that violates the
			 security of the licensure examination or the integrity of the examination
			 results.
(b) Having a license to
			 practice nursing or a nurse licensure compact privilege to practice denied,
			 revoked, suspended, limited, or having the credential holder otherwise
			 disciplined in another state, territory, or country. A certified copy of the
			 record of the board is conclusive evidence of the final action.
(c) After a request of the board, failing to
			 cooperate in a timely manner, with the board's investigation of a complaint
			 filed against a license holder. There is a rebuttable presumption that a
			 credential holder who takes longer than 30 days to respond to a request of the
			 board has failed to cooperate in a timely manner.
(d) Practicing without an active
			 license.
(e) Practicing beyond the
			 scope of practice permitted by law.
(f) Failing to inform the board of the
			 advanced practice nurse prescriber's change in certification status with a
			 national certifying body as a nurse anesthetist, nurse-midwife, nurse
			 practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.
(g) Violating any term, provision, or
			 condition of any order of the board.
(h) Failing to notify the board of a felony
			 or misdemeanor in writing within 48 hours after the entry of the judgment of
			 conviction, including the date, place, and nature of the conviction or finding.
			 Notice shall include a copy of the judgment of conviction and a copy of the
			 complaint or other information which describes the nature of the crime in order
			 that the board may determine whether the circumstances of the crime of which
			 the credential holder was convicted are substantially related to the practice
			 of nursing.
(i) Failing to report
			 to the board or institutional supervisory personnel any violation of the rules
			 of this chapter by a licensee. This provision does not require a nurse to
			 report treatment information which would fall within the nurse-patient
			 privilege set forth in s.
			 905.04(1)
			 (b), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.01 - Authority and intent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The rules in this chapter are adopted
			 pursuant to authority of ss.
			 15.08(5)
			 (b),
			 227.11(2)
			 and
			 441.16,
			 Stats., and interpret s.
			 441.16,
			 Stats.
(2) The intent of the board
			 of nursing in adopting rules in this chapter is to specify education, training
			 or experience that a registered nurse must satisfy to call himself or herself
			 an advanced practice nurse; to establish appropriate education, training and
			 examination requirements that an advanced practice nurse must satisfy to
			 qualify for a certificate to issue prescription orders; to define the scope of
			 practice within which an advanced practice nurse prescriber may issue
			 prescription orders; to specify the classes of drugs, individual drugs or
			 devices that may not be prescribed by an advanced practice nurse prescriber; to
			 specify the conditions to be met for a registered nurse to administer a drug
			 prescribed or directed by an advanced practice nurse prescriber; to establish
			 procedures for maintaining a certificate to issue prescription orders,
			 including requirements for continuing education; and to establish the minimum
			 amount of malpractice insurance required of an advanced practice nurse
			 prescriber.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Advanced practice nurse" means a
			 registered nurse who possesses the following qualifications:
(a) The registered nurse has a current
			 license to practice professional nursing in this state, or has a current
			 license to practice professional nursing in another state which has adopted the
			 nurse licensure compact;
(b) The
			 registered nurse is currently certified by a national certifying body approved
			 by the board as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified
			 registered nurse anesthetist or clinical nurse specialist; and,
(c) For applicants who receive national
			 certification as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified
			 registered nurse anesthetist or clinical nurse specialist after July 1, 1998,
			 the registered nurse holds a master's or doctoral degree in nursing or a
			 related health field granted by a college or university accredited by a
			 regional accrediting agency approved by the board of education in the state in
			 which the college or university is located.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.03 - Certification as an advanced practice nurse prescriber

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for initial certification as an advanced practice
				nurse prescriber shall be granted a certificate by the board if the applicant
				complies with all of the following:
(1) Submits an application form and the fee
			 under s.
			 440.05(1),
			 Stats.
(1m) Provides evidence of
			 holding a current license to practice as a professional nurse in this state or
			 has a current license to practice professional nursing in another state which
			 has adopted the nurse licensure compact.
(2) Provides evidence of current
			 certification by a national certifying body approved by the board as a nurse
			 practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist
			 or clinical nurse specialist.
(3)
			 Provides evidence of a master's or doctoral degree in nursing or a related
			 health field granted by a college or university accredited by a regional
			 accrediting organization approved by the Council for Higher Education
			 Accreditation. This subsection does not apply to those who received national
			 certification as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified
			 registered nurse anesthetist or clinical nurse specialist before July 1,
			 1998.
(4) Provides evidence of
			 completion of 45 contact hours in clinical pharmacology or therapeutics within
			 5 years preceding the application for a certificate.
(5) Provides evidence of passing a
			 jurisprudence examination for advanced practice nurse prescribers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.045 - Renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
A person holding an advanced practice nurse prescriber
				certificate may renew the certificate by doing all of the following:
(1) Pay the renewal fee as determined by the
			 department under s.
			 440.03(9)
			 (a), Stats., the workforce survey fee, and
			 any applicable late renewal fee.
(2) Complete the nursing workforce survey to
			 the satisfaction of the board.
(3)
			 Certify completion of the continuing education required under s. N
			 8.05.
(4) Provide evidence of
			 current certification by a national certifying body approved by the board as a
			 nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified registered nurse
			 anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.05 - Continuing education

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every advanced practice nurse prescriber
			 shall complete 16 contact hours per biennium in clinical pharmacology or
			 therapeutics relevant to the advanced practice nurse prescriber's area of
			 practice, including at least 2 contact hours in responsible prescribing of
			 controlled substances.
(3) Every
			 advanced practice nurse prescriber shall retain for a minimum period of 4
			 years, and shall make available to the board or its agent upon request,
			 certificates of attendance issued by the program sponsor for all continuing
			 education programs for which he or she claims credit for purposes of renewal of
			 his or her certificate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.06 - Prescribing limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
The advanced practice nurse prescriber:
(1) May issue only those prescription orders
			 appropriate to the advanced practice nurse prescriber's areas of competence, as
			 established by his or her education, training or experience.
(2) May not issue a prescription order for
			 any schedule I controlled substance.
(3) May not prescribe, dispense or administer
			 any amphetamine, sympathomimetic amine drug or compound designated as a
			 schedule II controlled substance pursuant to the provisions of s.
			 961.16(5),
			 Stats., to or for any person except for any of the following:
(a) Use as an adjunct to opioid analgesic
			 compounds for the treatment of cancer-related pain.
(b) Treatment of narcolepsy.
(c) Treatment of hyperkinesis, including
			 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
(d) Treatment of drug-induced brain
			 dysfunction.
(e) Treatment of
			 epilepsy.
(f) Treatment of
			 depression shown to be refractory to other therapeutic modalities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.07 - Prescription orders

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Prescription orders issued by an advanced
			 practice nurse prescribers shall:
(a) Specify
			 the date of issue.
(b) Specify the
			 name and address of the patient.
(c) Specify the name, address and business
			 telephone number of the advanced practice nurse prescriber.
(d) Specify the name and quantity of the drug
			 product or device prescribed, including directions for use.
(e) Bear the signature of the advanced
			 practice nurse prescriber.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.08 - Malpractice insurance coverage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Advanced
			 practice nurse prescribers who prescribe independently shall maintain in effect
			 malpractice insurance evidenced by one of the following:
(a) Personal liability coverage in the
			 amounts specified in s.
			 655.23(4),
			 Stats.
(b) Coverage under a group
			 liability policy providing individual coverage for the nurse in the amounts set
			 forth in s.
			 655.23(4),
			 Stats. An advanced practice nurse prescriber covered under one or more such
			 group policies shall certify on forms provided by the board that the nurse will
			 independently prescribe only within the limits of the policy's coverage, or
			 shall obtain personal liability coverage for independent prescribing outside
			 the scope of the group liability policy or policies.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.09 - Dispensing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), advanced
			 practice nurse prescribers shall restrict their dispensing of prescription
			 drugs to complimentary samples dispensed in original containers or packaging
			 supplied by a pharmaceutical manufacturer or distributor.
(2) An advanced practice nurse prescriber may
			 dispense drugs to a patient at the treatment facility at which the patient is
			 treated.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 8 - Certification Of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers › Section N 8.10 - Care management and collaboration with other health care professionals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 Advanced practice nurse prescribers shall communicate with patients through the
			 use of modern communication techniques.
(2) Advanced practice nurse prescribers shall
			 facilitate collaboration with other health care professionals, at least 1 of
			 whom shall be a physician or dentist, through the use of modern communication
			 techniques.
(3) Advanced practice
			 nurse prescribers shall facilitate referral of patient health care records to
			 other health care professionals and shall notify patients of their right to
			 have their health care records referred to other health care
			 professionals.
(4) Advanced
			 practice nurse prescribers shall provide a summary of a patient's health care
			 records, including diagnosis, surgeries, allergies and current medications to
			 other health care providers as a means of facilitating care management and
			 improved collaboration.
(5) The
			 board shall promote communication and collaboration among advanced practice
			 nurse prescribers, physicians, dentists and other health care
			 professionals.
(6) The advanced
			 practice nurse prescriber may order treatment, therapeutics, and testing,
			 appropriate to his or her area of competence as established by his or her
			 education, training, or experience, to provide care management.
(7) Advanced practice nurse prescribers shall
			 work in a collaborative relationship with a physician or dentist. The
			 collaborative relationship is a process in which an advanced practice nurse
			 prescriber is working with a physician or dentist, in each other's presence
			 when necessary, to deliver health care services within the scope of the
			 practitioner's training, education, and experience. The advanced practice nurse
			 prescriber shall document this relationship.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 9 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Appendix - RULES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION OF NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS › Section 100 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Commission" means the Interstate
				Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.
(2) "Compact" means the Nurse Licensure
				Compact that became effective on July 20, 2017 and implemented on January 19,
				2018.
(3) "Convert" means to change
				a multistate license to a single-state license if a nurse changes primary state
				of residence by moving from a party state to a non-party state; or to change a
				single-state license to a multistate license once any disqualifying events are
				eliminated.
(4) "Deactivate" means
				to change the status of a multistate license or privilege to
				practice.
(5) "Director" means the
				individual referred to in Article IV of the Interstate Commission of Nurse
				Licensure Compact Administrators Bylaws.
(6) "Disqualifying Event" means an incident,
				which results in a person becoming disqualified or ineligible to retain or
				renew a multistate license. These include but are not limited to the following:
				any adverse action resulting in an encumbrance, current participation in an
				alternative program, a misdemeanor offense related to the practice of nursing
				(which includes, but is not limited to, an agreed disposition), or a felony
				offense (which includes, but is not limited to, an agreed
				disposition).
(7) "Independent
				credentials review agency" means a nongovernmental evaluation agency that
				verifies and certifies that foreign nurse graduates have graduated from nursing
				programs that are academically equivalent to nursing programs in the United
				States.
(8) "Licensure" includes
				the authority to practice nursing granted through the process of examination,
				endorsement, renewal, reinstatement and/or reactivation.
(9) "Prior Compact" means the Nurse Licensure
				Compact that was in effect until January 19, 2018.
(10) "Unencumbered license" means a license
				that authorizes a nurse to engage in the full and unrestricted practice of
				nursing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 9 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Appendix - RULES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION OF NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS › Section 200 - COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM

Current through June 24, 2024
201. UNIFORM
				DATA SET AND LEVELS OF ACCESS
(1) The Compact
				Administrator of each party state shall furnish uniform data to the Coordinated
				Licensure Information System, which shall consist of the following:
(a) the nurse's name;
(b) jurisdiction of licensure;
(c) license expiration date;
(d) licensure classification, license number
				and status;
(e) public emergency
				and final disciplinary actions, as defined by the contributing state
				authority;
(f) a change in the
				status of a disciplinary action or licensure encumbrance;
(g) status of multistate licensure
				privileges;
(h) current
				participation by the nurse in an alternative program;
(i) information that is required to be
				expunged by the laws of a party state;
(j) the applicant or nurse's United States
				social security number;
(k) current
				significant investigative information; and
(1)
				a correction to a licensee's data.
(2) The public shall have access to items (1)
				(a) through (g) and information about a licensee's participation in an
				alternative program to the extent allowed by state law.
(3) In the event a nurse asserts that any
				Coordinated Licen-sure Information System data is inaccurate, the burden of
				proof shall be upon the nurse to provide evidence in a manner determined by the
				party state that substantiates such claim.
(4) A party state shall report the items in
				the uniform data set to the Coordinated Licensure Information System within
				fifteen (15) calendar days of the date on which the action is taken.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 9 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Appendix - RULES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION OF NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS › Section 300 - IMPLEMENTATION

Current through June 24, 2024
301. IMPLEMENTATION DATE
The Compact shall be implemented on January 19, 2018.
302. TRANSITION
(1)
(a) A
				nurse who holds a multistate license on the Compact effective date of July 20,
				2017, and whose multistate license remains unencumbered on the January 19,
				2018, implementation date and who maintains and renews a multistate license is
				not required to meet the new requirements for a multistate license under the
				Compact.
(b) A nurse who retained a
				multistate license pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and subsequently
				incurs a disqualifying event shall have the multistate license revoked or
				deactivated pursuant to the laws of the home state.
(c) A nurse whose multistate license is
				revoked or deactivated may be eligible for a single state license in accordance
				with the laws of the party state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 9 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Appendix - RULES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION OF NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS › Section 400 - LICENSURE

Current through June 24, 2024
401. PARTY STATE RESPONSIBILITIES
(1) On all application forms for multistate
				licensure, a party state shall require, at a minimum:
(a) A declaration of a primary state of
				residence and
(b) Whether the
				applicant is a current participant in an alternative program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Nursing › Chapter N 9 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Appendix - RULES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION OF NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS › Section 500 - ADMINISTRATION

Current through June 24, 2024
501. DUES ASSESSMENT
(1) The Commission shall determine the annual
				assessment to be paid by party states. The assessment formula is a flat fee per
				party state. The Commission shall provide public notice of any proposed
				revision to the annual assessment fee at least ninety (90) calendar days prior
				to the Commission meeting to consider the proposed revision.
(2) The annual assessment shall be due within
				the Commission's first fiscal year after the implementation date and annually
				thereafter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 1 - Definitions Of Terms Used In Chs. UWS 1 To 6 › Section UWS 1.01 - Academic staff

Current through June 24, 2024
"Academic staff" means professional and administrative
				personnel, other than faculty and university staff, with duties and types of
				appointments that are primarily associated with higher education institutions
				or their administration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 1 - Definitions Of Terms Used In Chs. UWS 1 To 6 › Section UWS 1.03 - Department

Current through June 24, 2024
"Department" means a group of faculty members recognized by the
				faculty and chancellor of the institution, and the Board of Regents, as dealing
				with a common field of knowledge or as having a common or closely related
				disciplinary or interdisciplinary interest.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 1 - Definitions Of Terms Used In Chs. UWS 1 To 6 › Section UWS 1.04 - Faculty

Current through June 24, 2024
"Faculty" means persons who hold the rank of professor,
				associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor in an academic
				department or its functional equivalent in an institution. The appointment of a
				member of the academic staff may be converted to a faculty appointment in
				accordance with s.
				UWS 3.01(1)
				(c).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 1 - Definitions Of Terms Used In Chs. UWS 1 To 6 › Section UWS 1.05 - Faculty status

Current through June 24, 2024
By action of the appropriate faculty body and chancellor of an
				institution, members of the academic staff may be designated as having "faculty
				status." "Faculty status" means a right to participate in faculty governance of
				an institution in accordance with the rules of the institution. Faculty status
				does not confer rank or tenure, or convert an academic staff appointment into a
				faculty appointment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 1 - Definitions Of Terms Used In Chs. UWS 1 To 6 › Section UWS 1.08 - Notice periods

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When an act is required by these rules to
			 be done within a specified number of days:
(a)
			 Day shall mean calendar day,
(b)
			 The first day shall be the day after the event, such as receipt of a notice or
			 conclusion of a hearing,
(c) Each
			 day after the first day shall be counted, except that a Sunday or legal holiday
			 shall not be counted if it would be the final day of the period.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 2 - Faculty Rules; Coverage And Delegation › Section UWS 2.01 - Rules

Current through June 24, 2024
Rules in chs.
				UWS 2 and
				3 apply to all faculty appointments
				made on or after the effective date of these rules. Any person who holds a
				tenure appointment under former chs. 36 and 37, 1971 Stats., and related rules
				shall continue to hold tenure as defined under those chapters and related
				rules. Any person who holds a probationary appointment under former chs. 36 and
				37, 1971 Stats., and related rules shall continue to enjoy the contractual
				rights and guarantees as defined under those chapters and related rules. The
				rules in chs.
				UWS
				4 to
				8 apply to all appointments to
				faculty positions regardless of whether the appointment preceded the adoption
				of these rules.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 2 - Faculty Rules; Coverage And Delegation › Section UWS 2.02 - Delegation

Current through June 24, 2024
Rules and procedures developed pursuant to chs.
				UWS
				3,
				4,
				5,
				6,
				7, and
				8 by the faculty of each
				institution shall be forwarded by the chancellor to the president and by the
				president to the board for its approval prior to their taking effect. Such
				policies and procedures, unless disapproved or altered by the regents, shall be
				in force and effect as rules of the regents.