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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.11 - Maintenance reimbursement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The cost of
			 maintenance for the purpose of reimbursement pursuant to s.
			 195.28, Stats., shall be based
			 on a Signal Unit System Method using the following unit designations:
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(2)
			 All railroads operating in Wisconsin shall submit to the office by June 1,
			 1983, a simple drawing delineating the installation with a tabulation and
			 description of the signal units involved for each railroad-highway crossing
			 signal installation in operation in the state on January 1, 1983.
(a) The drawing and tabulation shall contain
			 identification of the crossing including federal AAR-DOT number, Wis. crossing
			 number, county and town or municipality in Wisconsin, and the highway or street
			 involved.
(b) When the component as
			 stated under description functions jointly for more than one crossing or as a
			 part of the railroad block signal system, the appropriate fractional quantity
			 shall be applied to the crossing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.12 - Initial reports

Current through June 24, 2024
Upon occurrence of any accident-incident in Wisconsin involving
				a railroad, resulting in death, substantial damages or significant hazard to
				the public, a report shall be made by the railroad involved to the office as
				soon as practicable but not later than within 24 hours of the occurrence or
				before 4 p.m. of the first business day following the
				occurrence.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.13 - Monthly reports

Current through June 24, 2024
The federal railroad administration in accordance with 49 CFR
				225 Accident/Incident Reporting Standards requires each railroad company to
				submit a monthly report of railroad accidents-incidents. Each railroad company
				operating in Wisconsin shall submit to the office a copy of these applicable to
				its Wisconsin operation on or before the filing date as required by federal
				regulation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.14 - Railroad clearances-general

Current through June 24, 2024
Clearance standards established herein shall apply to each
				railroad operating in Wisconsin and lands adjacent to all railroad tracks with
				respect to new construction or reconstruction of tracks and structures and
				other conditions after the effective date of this chapter. Construction,
				installation and operation of electric power, communication and signal lines
				and equipment shall comply with the Wisconsin State Electrical Code designated
				as ch. PSC 114. The exemptions referred to in this rule are not applicable to
				requirements of the Wisconsin State Electrical Code.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.15 - Clearances

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The horizontal clearance between the
			 centers of adjacent and parallel tracks shall not be less than 14
			 feet.
(2) Except for railroad
			 passenger platforms and railroad freight platforms, no structure shall be
			 constructed or reconstructed on either side of any railroad track less than 8
			 feet 6 inches from the track center line; and a clear and unobstructed working
			 space shall be maintained on both sides of any railroad track, not less than 8
			 feet 6 inches from the track center line.
(3) Platforms at passenger stations used for
			 loading and unloading passengers, baggage, mail, and express may be constructed
			 and maintained as follows:
(a) Such a
			 platform which is not higher than 4 inches above the top of the rail shall be
			 not less than 4 feet 6 inches from the center line of the adjacent
			 track;
(b) Such a platform which is
			 more than 4 inches but not higher than 8 inches above the top of the rail shall
			 be not less than 5 feet 1 inch from the center line of the adjacent
			 track;
(c) Such a platform which is
			 more than 8 inches but not higher than 1 foot 9 inches above the top of the
			 rail shall be not less than 6 feet from the center line of the adjacent
			 track;
(d) Such a platform which is
			 higher than 1 foot 9 inches above the top of the rail of a main track shall be
			 not less than 8 feet from the center line thereof.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.16 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Materials used by a railroad for repair
			 or construction just prior to and during the period such work is in progress,
			 and railroad structures and facilities necessary for the operations of trains
			 for which it is impracticable to provide the minimum clearances, are exempted
			 from the provisions of s.
			 RR 2.15(2) to
			 (5).
(2) Upon written application and after public
			 hearing, the office may grant exemption from the clearances requirements of
			 this chapter upon a finding that the clearances proposed does not imperil life
			 or limb and that public interest requires or permits such clearance. The
			 findings and order granting exemption shall be in writing and shall contain
			 complete provisions and requirements as to the clearances to be
			 maintained.
(3) Wherever any
			 overhead structure or any part thereof is less than 22 feet above the top of
			 the rail, every railroad corporation or industry shall maintain telltales of
			 suitable construction installed over each track at such distances from the
			 obstruction as shall provide adequate security against accident; except that if
			 the office finds that the installation of a telltale at any particular place
			 would be impracticable or would result in any increased hazard to either the
			 public or an employe and that either or both such factors outweigh the safety
			 benefit which would result from the installation of a telltale, the office may
			 enter an order providing an exemption from this subsection. Such exemption
			 shall be ordered by the office only after written application and public
			 hearing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.18 - Rear compartments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A rear compartment may be either a
			 continuation cab or an auxiliary cab.
(2) A continuation cab is a standard crew cab
			 as designed and furnished by the motor vehicle manufacturer or as constructed
			 by a motor vehicle body company which is a continuance of the driver's cab, of
			 equal strength, all welded construction. In this type of cab, no communication
			 system between the rear compartment and the driver is required.
(3) An auxiliary cab is a rear compartment
			 separated from the driver's cab. It shall be of metal construction (including
			 top), welded or riveted, with interior lining, equipped with adequate padded
			 seats and back rests firmly secured in place. It shall be fastened directly to
			 the frame of the motor vehicle and not to the surface of the bed of the
			 vehicle. When necessary, it shall be equipped with steps and hand
			 holds.
(4) A system of
			 communication between an auxiliary cab and the driver shall be provided and
			 said communication system must be kept in good working condition at all
			 times.
(5) Both types of cabs shall
			 be provided with a heating system for cold weather and a ventilation system for
			 hot weather, providing heat and ventilation substantially equal to that
			 provided for the driver. Exhaust systems shall be so designed as to prevent
			 exhaust fumes from entering the rear compartment. Heavy-duty hinge-type doors
			 shall be provided, equipped with automotive-type safety latches. All windows
			 shall be of safety glass, as required by law. Where a compartment is equipped
			 with only one door, at least one window shall be of the "knock-out" type and of
			 sufficient size to provide emergency exit for the employes. All vehicles shall
			 have adequate seating capacity for the number of employes carried.
(6) Canvas-covered truck beds or shelters
			 built of wood, plywood or light-gauge metal on the bed of the truck shall not
			 be considered as a rear compartment. The vehicles shall be especially built or
			 modified for transporting employes in compartments separate from space used to
			 transport tools, material and equipment for the employes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.19 - Safety equipment required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All vehicles
			 used for the transportation of employes shall carry an adequate first-aid kit
			 suitable for the number of employes transported.
(2) Each vehicle used to transport employes
			 shall be equipped with either a 2-pound dry chemical type, or a 4-pound carbon
			 dioxide type fire extinguisher approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
			 These are minimum capacities. Toxic vaporizing liquid type fire extinguishers,
			 such as those containing carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane, will not
			 be permitted.
(3) Racks, boxes,
			 holsters or equivalent means shall be provided and arranged so employes will
			 not be endangered by tools or equipment being transported, loaded or
			 removed.
(4) To prevent materials
			 being transported on flatbed trucks from shifting against cab or rear
			 compartment, a suitable front end gate must be provided.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 2 - Railroads › Section RR 2.20 - Drivers, operation, employe's duties

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Only
			 authorized, experienced, competent, qualified and licensed drivers not less
			 than 18 years of age who satisfy the minimum standards for drivers established
			 by the division of motor vehicles shall be permitted to operate vehicles used
			 to transport employes.
(2) The
			 motor vehicles shall not carry railroad passengers or non-employes, except in
			 an emergency. Persons having a work contact with the railroad or governmental
			 inspection personnel may be carried.
(3) When the driver's compartment is separate
			 from the compartment used to transport employes, the signals adopted for use on
			 the communication system shall be simple and understood by both driver and
			 employes.
(4) No vehicle shall be
			 loaded beyond its safe carrying capacity, or beyond its licensed capacity when
			 in use on public streets or highways. No motor vehicle shall be driven if it is
			 so loaded, or if the load thereon is so distributed or so inadequately secured
			 as to prevent safe operation.
(5)
			 No motor vehicle shall be driven when anything in, on or attached to the
			 vehicle obscures the driver's view ahead or to either side, or interferes with
			 the free movement of his arms or legs, or prevents his free and ready access to
			 his controls and emergency equipment, or prevents the free and ready exit of
			 any person from the vehicle.
(6)
			 All vehicles transporting employes shall observe all motor vehicle laws of the
			 state.
(7) No explosives (except
			 flagging equipment) shall be hauled on any vehicle while it is engaged in
			 transporting employes. This rule shall not prohibit the driver and one
			 qualified powder man from riding in a vehicle in which explosives are being
			 hauled.
(8) Gasoline and other low
			 flash point liquids shall not be hauled in vehicles transporting employes
			 except when in department of industry, labor and human relations approved
			 safety containers or in containers meeting with the current specifications of
			 the United States department of transportation. Such containers shall be
			 carried in a safe, suitable location outside the passenger compartment as far
			 from the compartment as possible, firmly secured to prevent shifting, and where
			 they will not block exit from the vehicle.
(9) Occupants shall not ride with any part of
			 their bodies extending out over the side of the vehicle.
(10) Employes wearing equipment which might
			 injure a fellow employ (spurs, exposed sharp tools, and the like) shall remove
			 such equipment before entering any vehicle in which employes are being
			 transported.
(11) Scuffling or
			 horseplay while riding in any vehicle is prohibited.
(12) Any hazardous condition or defect of a
			 motor vehicle or unsafe practice of the driver or employes riding in vehicles
			 used to transport employes shall be reported in writing to the employer or
			 supervisor as soon as possible by any employe having knowledge of such
			 conditions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 3 - RAILROAD RATEMAKING

Current through June 24, 2024
Chapter TC 5 was renumbered to be chapter OCT 5 effective
				September 1, 1986. Chapter OCT 5 was renumbered chapter
				RR
				3, Register, May, 1996, No. 485, effective June 1,
				1996. Chapter
				RR
				3 was repealed, Register, February, 1999, No. 518,
				eff. 3-1-99.
Note:
The Interstate Commerce Commerce Commission
				Termination Act granted exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of railroad
				economic activity to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). 49 USC sec. 10501.
				The Termination Act preempted state regulation of intrastate railroad rates
				with which Chapter
				RR
				3 was concerned. See also, 61 FR 14849, in which the
				STB stated its conclusion that the Termination Act preempts state regulation in
				this area. The STB took over many of the duties of the Interstate Commerce
				Commission, which the Termination Act abolished. The Board can be reached at:
				Office of Congressional and Public Services, Surface Transportaiton Board, 1925
				K St. N.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001. (202) 565-1594.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 4 - Water Carriers › Section RR 4.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Office" means the office of the
			 commissioner of railroads.
(2)
			 "Water carrier" means a common carrier of passengers or property by water as
			 set forth in s. 195.45, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 4 - Water Carriers › Section RR 4.02 - Water carrier application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION
			 FOR A CERTIFICATE. Application for a certificate of convenience and necessity
			 to operate as a water carrier shall be filed with the office by deposit in the
			 mail or in person upon the forms prescribed for that purpose provided by the
			 office.
Note:
The office can be contacted at the Office of
				the Commissioner of Railroads, Hill Farms State Office Building, 4822 Madison
				Yards Way, Suite S633, P.O. Box 7854, Madison, WI 53707-7854, (608)
				267-0276.
(2) FILING FEE. An
			 application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be
			 accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $40. This fee shall be paid by
			 cash, check or money order made payable to the office of the commissioner of
			 railroads.
(3) PUBLICATION OF
			 NOTICE. Upon an initial determination by the Office that the basic entry
			 requirement set out in s.  RR 4.03  may be satisfied, the applicant shall be
			 furnished with copies of the official notice that application has been made
			 which the applicant shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in each
			 county through or in which the proposed service shall be rendered. Prior to
			 publication, the applicant shall examine the notice and notify the office of
			 applicant's approval of the form and content of the notice or submit a revised
			 notice to the office.
(4) CONTENTS
			 OF NOTICE. The notice shall contain:
(a) The
			 correct legal name of the applicant;
(b) The applicant's address;
(c) An accurate and complete description of
			 the operations and transportation services proposed to be rendered in
			 sufficient detail to give full notice to the public and other water
			 carriers;
(d) A statement to the
			 effect that a certificate to engage in the proposed operations and
			 transportation services may be granted without hearing unless a petition for
			 hearing is made by an interested party and is filed with the office within 20
			 days of publication of the notice provided for in sub. (3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Office of the Commissioner of Railroads › Chapter RR 4 - Water Carriers › Section RR 4.03 - Requirements for a certificate of public convenience and necessity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BASIC ENTRY
			 REQUIREMENTS. In order to obtain a certificate of public convenience and
			 necessity which authorizes service under s.
			 195.45, Stats., the applicant
			 shall prove:
(a) That the proposed operations
			 or transportation services to be performed are in the public
			 interest;
(b) There is a present
			 and future public need for the proposed service;
(c) The applicant has and will have the
			 financial ability to conduct the proposed operations; and
(d) The applicant is otherwise fit to conduct
			 the proposed operation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 1 - Authority And Definitions › Section Opt 1.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in chs.
				Opt
				1 to
				8 are adopted under authority in
				ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2),
				449.01 and
				449.07,
				Stats., to define the scope of practice of optometry in
				Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 1 - Authority And Definitions › Section Opt 1.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in chs. Opt 1 to 8:
(1) "Board" means the optometry examining
			 board.
(1m) "Department" means the
			 department of safety and professional services.
(4) "Minimum eye examination" means
			 performance of all of the following procedures:
(a) Recording a complete case history of the
			 patient.
(b) Measuring far and near
			 visual acuity.
(c) Conducting an
			 internal and external examination of the eye and adnexa.
(d) Measuring corneal curvature.
(e) Obtaining objective measurement of
			 refractive error.
(f) Evaluating
			 convergence and accommodation.
(g)
			 Obtaining far and near refraction.
(h) Evaluating muscle balance.
(i) Measuring intraocular pressure.
(j) Recording spectacle prescription
			 including far and near visual acuity.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 1 - Authority And Definitions › Section Opt 1.03 - Delegation and supervision

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as provided under s.
				Opt 5.03(19) and
				(20), an optometrist may direct an unlicensed
				person working under the optometrist's supervision to perform any act that is
				within the optometrist's scope of practice. The optometrist continues to be
				responsible for interpretation of test findings, as well as the diagnosis and
				management of any condition related to the care of the
				patient.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 3 - Licensure › Section Opt 3.02 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as provided in s. Opt 3.025, an applicant for licensure
				as an optometrist shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application and required fee under s.
			 440.05,
			 Stats.
(2) Official documentation
			 of graduation from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on
			 Optometric Education (ACOE).
(3)
			 Verification of passing parts I, II, including passage of the Treatment and
			 Management of Ocular Disease examination, and III of the National Board of
			 Examiners in Optometry examination.
(4) Verification of passing the examination
			 assessing knowledge of state laws and administrative rules regarding the
			 practice of optometry.
(5) If the
			 applicant has an arrest or conviction record, documentation necessary for the
			 board to determine whether the circumstances substantially relate to the
			 practice of optometry, subject to ss.
			 111.321,
			 111.322,
			 and
			 111.335,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 3 - Licensure › Section Opt 3.025 - Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses

Current through June 24, 2024
A reciprocal license to practice optometry shall be granted to
				a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or
				former service member who meets the definitions under s.
				440.09(1),
				Stats., and who the board determines meets all of the requirements under s.
				440.09(2),
				Stats. Subject to s.
				440.09(2m),
				Stats., the board may request verification necessary to make a determination
				under this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 3 - Licensure › Section Opt 3.07 - Passing scores

Current through June 24, 2024
The passing score on each examination is determined by the
				board to represent minimum competence. The board may adopt the recommended
				passing score of the examination provider.
The passing grades for the state law examinations will be
				  determined by the board after consultation with subject matter experts who have
				  reviewed a representative sample of the examination questions and available
				  candidate performance statistics.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 3 - Licensure › Section Opt 3.12 - Reexamination (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
A list of all current examination fees may be obtained at no
				  charge from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, 1400 East
				  Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708.
Note: The procedures for license denial are covered in ch.
				  SPS 1.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 4 - Licensure By Endorsement › Section Opt 4.01 - Qualifications

Current through June 24, 2024
An optometrist holding a license, in good standing, to
				practice optometry in another state that has substantially similar requirements
				may become licensed and registered in Wisconsin if the applicant submits
				evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she satisfies all of the
				following criteria:
(1) Has graduated
			 from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric
			 Education.
(2) Has passed the
			 examination of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry as required under
			 s.
			 Opt
			 4.03(2).
(3) Has practiced optometry in the other
			 state for at least 5 years.
(4) Has
			 passed the required state law examination administered by the board as required
			 under s.
			 Opt
			 4.03(1).
(5) Has never been disciplined by the
			 licensing authority in any other state, territory of the United States, or
			 another country for any misconduct or violations which evidence lack of
			 competence to practice optometry in Wisconsin as determined by the
			 board.
(6) Does not have any
			 pending complaints against the applicant or investigations of the applicant
			 that relate to the practice of optometry.
(7) Does not have an arrest or a conviction
			 record, subject to ss.
			 111.321,
			 111.322
			 and
			 111.335,
			 Stats.
(8) Pays the fee specified
			 in s.
			 440.05(1),
			 Stats.
(9) Has completed the
			 education and examination requirements to the satisfaction of the board in
			 compliance with ch. Opt 6.
Applicants who engaged in the practice of optometry for at
				  least 5 years prior to 1996 are required to take and pass Parts I and II of the
				  national board examination. Applicants who engaged in the practice of optometry
				  for less than 5 years prior to 1996 and applicants who graduated from an
				  approved college of optometry after December 31, 1995 are required to take and
				  pass Parts I, II and III of the national board examination. It is the
				  responsibility of the applicant to contact the national board to request that
				  verification of the applicant's successful completion of the requisite
				  examination be forwarded to the board. An application will not be considered
				  complete until after the board receives the examination verification and other
				  required information.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 4 - Licensure By Endorsement › Section Opt 4.02 - Application procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant for licensure under this
			 chapter shall file with the board a completed application on a form provided by
			 the board. The application shall include:
(a)
			 The signature of the applicant.
(b)
			 Notice as to whether the applicant has been disciplined in any state in which
			 he or she has held a license.
(c)
			 The fees authorized in s.
			 440.05(1),
			 Stats.
(d) A certified transcript
			 of the coursework completed by the applicant submitted directly to the board
			 from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric
			 Education.
(e) Verification of the
			 applicant's licensure submitted directly to the board by all states in which
			 the applicant has ever held a license.
Note:
Application forms are available on the
				department's website at
https.//dsps.wi.gov
, or by request from the
				Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison,
				Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112. An otherwise qualified applicant with
				a disability shall be provided with reasonable accommodations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 4 - Licensure By Endorsement › Section Opt 4.03 - Examinations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant for a license by endorsement
			 under this chapter shall take and pass the state law examination as set forth
			 in s.
			 Opt
			 3.02(4). Opt 4.03(2)
(2) An applicant for a license by
			 endorsement under this chapter shall successfully complete one of the
			 following:
(a) Parts I and II of the National
			 Board of Examiners in Optometry, if the applicant has engaged in the practice
			 of optometry for at least 5 years prior to January 1, 1996.
(b) Parts I, II, including passage of the
			 Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease examination, and III of the National
			 Board of Examiners in Optometry, if the applicant has engaged in the practice
			 of optometry for less than 5 years prior to January 1, 1996, or if the
			 applicant graduated from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on
			 Optometric Education after December 1, 1995.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.01 - Intent

Current through June 24, 2024
The intent of the board in adopting the rules in this chapter
				is to establish minimum standards of conduct for optometrist and to specify
				reasons the board may reprimand, deny, limit, suspend, or revoke any license or
				certificate of registration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Contact lens prescription" means a
			 prescription order for a contact lens that includes all of the following:
(a) The specifications needed to adequately
			 duplicate a contact lens.
(b) The
			 name, signature and license number of the prescribing optometrist.
(c) The date of the prescription.
(d) The date of expiration.
(e) Provisions for a reasonable number of
			 refills.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.03 - Unprofessional Conduct

Current through June 24, 2024
Unprofessional conduct by an optometrist includes any of the
				following:
(1) Engaging in any practice
			 which constitutes a danger to health, welfare, or safety of a patient or the
			 public.
(2) Engaging in conduct in
			 the practice of optometry which evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to
			 apply professional principles or skills.
(3) Practicing or attempting to practice
			 beyond the scope of practice.
(4)
			 Practicing in a manner which demonstrates the optometrist is grossly
			 incompetent.
(5) Obtaining a
			 license through fraud.
(6)
			 Obtaining or attempting to obtain anything of value by fraudulent
			 representation in the practice of optometry.
(7) Practicing or attempting to practice
			 while the ability to perform services is impaired by physical, mental or
			 emotional disorder, drugs, or alcohol.
(8) Practicing while knowingly having an
			 infectious or contagious disease.
(9) Any conduct of a character likely to
			 deceive or defraud the public.
(10)
			 Loaning of an optometric license or certificate to anyone.
(11) Splitting or dividing any fee for
			 optometric service with any person, except an associate licensed
			 optometrist.
(12) Using the title
			 "Doctor", or the initials "Dr.", in printed form unless the optometrist has
			 been granted the title of doctor of optometry by an optometric college and
			 unless the optometrist indicates in printing in the same communication that he
			 or she is an optometrist.
(13)
			 Failing to notify the board of any change in address or change in location of
			 practice within 30 days.
(14)
			 Failing to furnish to the board upon request information concerning the mode
			 and location of practice.
(15)
			 Failing to permit the board or a board representative to inspect his or her
			 office, equipment and records during regular office hours.
(16) Failing to have in good working order
			 adequate equipment and instruments as are necessary to perform the minimum eye
			 examination procedures specified in s. Opt 1.02 (4).
(17)
(a)
			 Except as provided in par. (b), failing to perform the minimum eye examination
			 at any of the following:
1. The patient's
			 initial examination with the optometrist.
2. Any examination conducted more than one
			 year after a minimum eye examination.
3. A minimum eye examination for the fitting
			 of contact lenses as defined in s. Opt 1.02 (5).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.045 - Informed Consent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any optometrist who treats a patient
			 shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate modes
			 of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The
			 reasonable optometrist standard is the standard for informing a patient under
			 this section. The reasonable optometrist standard requires disclosure only of
			 information that a reasonable optometrist would know and disclose under the
			 circumstances.
(2) The
			 optometrist's duty to inform the patient under this section does not require
			 disclosure of any of the following:
(a)
			 Detailed technical information that in all probability a patient would not
			 understand.
(b) Risks apparent or
			 known to the patient.
(c) Extremely
			 remote possibilities that might falsely or detrimentally alarm the
			 patient.
(d) Information in
			 emergencies where failure to provide treatment would be more harmful to the
			 patient than treatment.
(e)
			 Information in cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.
(f) Information about alternate modes of
			 treatment for any condition the optometrist has not included in his or her
			 diagnosis at the time the optometrist informs the patient.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.10 - Patient records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An optometrist shall record and include
			 in each patient's record all of the following information:
(a) Name and date of birth of the
			 patient.
(b) Date of examination
			 and examination findings, including a clear and legible record of the tests
			 performed, the results obtained, the prescription ordered and the patient's far
			 and near visual acuity obtained with the prescription ordered.
(c) Date of the prescription.
(e) Name, signature and license number of the
			 examining optometrist.
(f)
			 Documentation that alternate modes of treatment have been communicated to the
			 patient and prior informed consent has been obtained from the patient. If the
			 patient is a minor or incompetent, documentation that prior consent for
			 treatment was received from the patient's parent or legal guardian.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.11 - Verification (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
The standard incorporated above as reference may be obtained
				  from the Standards Institute located at 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
				  10036. A copy of the Standard is on file at the board
				  office.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.12 - Delegation and supervision of unlicensed persons

Current through June 24, 2024
It shall be unprofessional conduct for an optometrist to do any
				of the following:
(1) Delegate the
			 prescribing of pharmaceutical agents, or the removal of foreign bodies from an
			 eye or from an appendage to the eye, to an unlicensed person.
(2) Delegate the performance of tasks related
			 to the practice of optometry to an unlicensed person that exceed that person's
			 competence, education, training, or experience.
(3) Fail to exercise supervision over an
			 unlicensed person, as provided under s.
			 Opt
			 1.03.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 5 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Opt 5.13 - Unprofessional advertising

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unprofessional
			 advertising means any false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statement made
			 to the public by an optometrist, including statements that:
(a) Create false, fraudulent or unjustified
			 expectations of favorable results.
(b) Make comparisons with other optometrists
			 which are false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive.
(c) Contain representations that would be
			 likely to cause a reasonable person to misunderstand or be deceived.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 6 - Use Of Diagnostic And Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents And Removal Of Superficial Foreign Bodies From An Eye Or From An Appendage To The Eye › Section Opt 6.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted under authority in ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2),
				449.17,
				449.18,
				and
				961.39,
				Stats.
The rules in this chapter apply only to optometrists
				  licensed by the State of Wisconsin in accordance with ch. Opt 3 or ch. Opt 4,
				  as applicable.
Note:
To determine which pharmaceutical agents
				  may be used by licensed optometrists, refer to ch. SPS 10, relating to the use
				  of pharmaceutical agents by licensed
				  optometrists.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 6 - Use Of Diagnostic And Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents And Removal Of Superficial Foreign Bodies From An Eye Or From An Appendage To The Eye › Section Opt 6.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Adverse drug reaction" means an adverse, physical or psychological reaction
			 experienced by a person resulting from diagnostic or therapeutic pharmaceutical
			 agents administered by an optometrist that occurs within 24 hours after the
			 drug is administered. An "adverse drug reaction" may be indicated by symptoms
			 that include any of the following:
(a) Red
			 eye.
(b) Painful eye.
(c) Decrease in vision.
(d) Pale or red swelling of the periocular or
			 periorbital tissues.
(e)
			 Nausea.
(f) Vomiting.
(g) Fainting.
(h) Mental confusion.
(i) Cessation of respiration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 6 - Use Of Diagnostic And Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents And Removal Of Superficial Foreign Bodies From An Eye Or From An Appendage To The Eye › Section Opt 6.025 - Adverse drug reaction referral plan

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An optometrist
			 who wants to use diagnostic pharmaceutical agents authorized under s.
			 SPS
			 10.02 or therapeutic pharmaceutical agents authorized
			 under s.
			 SPS
			 10.03 shall submit an adverse drug reaction referral
			 plan prior to providing pharmaceutical agents. The plan shall be submitted to
			 the department on an approved form in which the optometrist agrees to do all of
			 the following:
(a) Refer any patient who
			 notifies the optometrist of an adverse drug reaction to appropriate medical
			 specialists or facilities.
(b)
			 Routinely advise all patients to immediately contact the optometrist if the
			 patient experiences adverse reactions.
(c) Place in a patient's permanent record
			 information describing any adverse drug reactions experienced by the patient
			 and the date and time that any referral was made.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 6 - Use Of Diagnostic And Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents And Removal Of Superficial Foreign Bodies From An Eye Or From An Appendage To The Eye › Section Opt 6.03 - Certificate to use diagnostic pharmaceutical agents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed
			 optometrist who has submitted an adverse drug reaction referral plan in
			 accordance with s. Opt 6.025 is authorized to use diagnostic pharmaceutical
			 agents if any of the following applies:
(a)
			 The board initially issued a license to practice optometry to the optometrist
			 on or after August 1, 2006.
(b) The
			 department issued a certificate to the optometrist under s.
			 449.17,
			 2003 Stats.
(c) The board issued a
			 certificate under sub. (2) to an optometrist issued a license to practice
			 optometry before August 1, 2006.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 6 - Use Of Diagnostic And Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents And Removal Of Superficial Foreign Bodies From An Eye Or From An Appendage To The Eye › Section Opt 6.04 - Certificate to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and remove foreign bodies from eyes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed optometrist who has submitted
			 an adverse drug reaction referral plan in accordance with s. Opt 6.025 is
			 authorized to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents and remove foreign bodies
			 from an eye or from an appendage to the eye if any of the following applies:
(a) The board initially issued a license to
			 practice optometry to the optometrist on or after August 1, 2006.
(b) The board issued a certificate to the
			 optometrist under s.
			 449.18,
			 2003 Stats.
(c) The board issued a
			 certificate under sub. (2) to an optometrist issued a license to practice
			 optometry before August 1, 2006.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 6 - Use Of Diagnostic And Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents And Removal Of Superficial Foreign Bodies From An Eye Or From An Appendage To The Eye › Section Opt 6.05 - Prescribing therapeutic pharmaceutical agents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Therapeutic
			 pharmaceutical agents may be prescribed or administered by an optometrist only
			 for the ocular therapeutic purposes for which the drugs are intended. These
			 drugs shall be prescribed or administered in accordance with minimum standards
			 and procedures established in the optometric profession. An optometrist may not
			 prescribe or administer a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent which is not
			 authorized under s.
			 SPS
			 10.03. Approved agents may be used in combination only
			 with other approved agents when appropriate.
(2) Prior to prescribing beta blockers or
			 carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for the treatment of glaucoma, any oral
			 antiviral, or any other therapeutic pharmaceutical agent under s.
			 SPS
			 10.03 that may have significant systemic adverse drug
			 reactions, the optometrist shall inform the patient's primary physician of the
			 treatment plan and document that contact on the patient's chart. If the patient
			 does not identify a primary physician, the patient shall be referred to a
			 physician to determine the presence or absence of any systemic
			 contraindications to the intended therapeutic agent. Following that assessment,
			 and prior to prescribing, the prescribing optometrist shall contact the
			 examining physician, documenting that contact on the patient's chart.
(3) Closed-angle glaucoma shall be considered
			 an emergency in which the treating optometrist shall make immediate referral
			 directly to a physician who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the eye
			 and shall institute any emergency procedures as are directed by that
			 physician.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 7 - Renewal Of Certificate Of Registration › Section Opt 7.03 - Renewal of certificate of registration

Current through June 24, 2024
Persons practicing optometry shall on or before December 15 of
				each odd-numbered year renew their certificates of registration by registering
				with the department, certifying completion of the continuing education hours
				required under s.
				Opt
				8.02 and paying the renewal fee determined by the
				department under s.
				440.03(9)
				(a), Stats. An optometrist who fails to renew
				a certificate of registration in accordance with this section may not practice
				optometry until the certificate is renewed under s.
				Opt
				7.05.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 7 - Renewal Of Certificate Of Registration › Section Opt 7.05 - Late renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RENEWAL WITHIN 5 YEARS. A person may
			 renew his or her certificate of registration by paying the renewal fee
			 determined by the department under s.
			 440.03(9)
			 (a), Stats., pay a late renewal fee under s.
			 440.08(3),
			 Stats., and attesting to completion of the continuing education required under
			 s.
			 Opt
			 8.02.
(2)
			 RENEWAL AFTER 5 YEARS. A person who failed to renew a certificate of
			 registration within 5 years after the renewal date holds an expired license and
			 may not reapply for the license using the initial application process. This
			 subsection does not apply to license holders who have unmet disciplinary
			 requirements or whose license or certificate has been surrendered or revoked. A
			 certificate of registration may be renewed after 5 years by complying with all
			 of the following:
(a) Payment of the renewal
			 fee required under s.
			 440.03(9)
			 (a), Stats., and the late renewal
			 fee.
(b) Evidence of one of the
			 following:
1. Holding an active license in
			 good standing in another state.
2.
			 Verification of all of the following occurring within the last 2 years:
a. Passing parts I, II, including passage of
			 the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease examination, and III of the
			 National Board of Examiners in Optometry examination.
b. Passing the examination assessing
			 knowledge of state laws and administrative rules regarding the practice of
			 optometry.
c. 30 hours of approved
			 continuing education.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 7 - Renewal Of Certificate Of Registration › Section Opt 7.06 - Reinstatement

Current through June 24, 2024
A license holder who has unmet disciplinary requirements and
				failed to renew the certificate of registration within 5 years or whose license
				or certificate has been surrendered or revoked may apply to have the license or
				certificate reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
(1)Evidence of completion of the requirements
			 in s.
			 Opt
			 7.05(2) 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 8 - Continuing Education › Section Opt 8.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Biennium" means a 2-year period
			 beginning December 16 of odd-numbered years.
(2) "COPE" means the council on optometric
			 practitioner education.
(3)
			 "Hardship" means serious illness, as determined by a licensed health care
			 provider, or some other personal adversity, as determined by the
			 board.
(4) " Hour" means a minimum
			 of 50 minutes of lecture.
Sub. (4) is created eff. 12-15-19 by CR
				  18-021.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Optometry Examining Board › Chapter Opt 8 - Continuing Education › Section Opt 8.03 - Continuing education approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The board shall
			 accept the following in satisfaction of continuing education for each biennium:
(a) Any continuing education program approved
			 by COPE or Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing
			 Education.
(b) Any in-person
			 continuing education program relevant to the practice of optometry provided by
			 one of the following organizations:
1.
			 Wisconsin Optometric Association.
2. American Optometric Association.
3. American Academy of Optometry.
4. Optometric Extension Program
			 Foundation.
5. Neuro-Optometric
			 Rehabilitation Association.
6.
			 College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
7. A school or college of optometry
			 accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric
			 Education.