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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 5 - Resident Educational License To Practice Medicine And Surgery › Section Med 5.02 - Applications, credentials, and eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant who has been accepted into a postgraduate
				training program in a facility in this state approved by the board under the
				provisions of s.
				Med
				1.02(3) and accredited by the
				Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic
				Association, or a successor organization may apply to the board for a resident
				educational license to practice medicine and surgery. The applicant shall
				submit to the board all of the following:
(1) A completed and verified application
			 form.
(1m) Documentary evidence
			 that the applicant is a graduate of and possesses a diploma from an allopathic
			 or osteopathic medical school approved by the board.
(2) Documentary evidence that the applicant
			 has been accepted into a postgraduate training program accredited by the
			 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic
			 Association, or a successor organization.
(3) A signed letter from the president or
			 dean or the delegate of the president or dean of the institution sponsoring the
			 postgraduate training program into which the applicant has been accepted
			 confirming that the applicant has been or will be accepted into a postgraduate
			 training program.
(4) A verified
			 statement that the applicant is familiar with the state health laws and rules
			 of the department of health services as related to communicable
			 diseases.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 5 - Resident Educational License To Practice Medicine And Surgery › Section Med 5.04 - Practice limitations

Current through June 24, 2024
The holder of a resident educational license may, under the
				direction of a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state,
				perform services requisite to the postgraduate training program in which the
				licensee is serving. Acting under such direction, the resident educational
				licensee shall also have the right to prescribe drugs and controlled substances
				and to sign any certificates, reports or other papers for the use of public
				authorities which are required of or permitted to persons licensed to practice
				medicine and surgery. The resident educational licensee shall confine the
				training and entire practice to the postgraduate training program in which the
				resident educational licensee is taking the training.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 5 - Resident Educational License To Practice Medicine And Surgery › Section Med 5.05 - Revocation

Current through June 24, 2024
Violation by a resident educational licensee to practice
				medicine and surgery of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any of the
				provisions of the Wisconsin Administrative Code or of ch. 448, Stats., which
				apply to persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery shall be cause for
				the revocation of such resident educational license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 5 - Resident Educational License To Practice Medicine And Surgery › Section Med 5.06 - Expiration and renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
A resident educational license to practice medicine and
				surgery granted under this chapter is valid for one year from the date of
				issuance and may be renewed for additional one-year terms as long as the
				license holder is enrolled in the postgraduate training
				program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 10 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Med 10.01 - Authority and intent

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The definitions of this chapter are
			 adopted by the medical examining board pursuant to the authority delegated by
			 ss.
			 15.08(5)
			 227.11, and 448.40, Stats., for the purposes of ch. 448, Stats.
(2) Physicians act with a high level of
			 independence and responsibility, often in emergencies. Every physician
			 represents the medical profession in the community and must do so in a manner
			 worthy of the trust bestowed upon the physician and the profession. The
			 minimally competent practice of medicine and surgery require that care of the
			 patient is paramount. Physicians must therefore act with honesty, respect for
			 the law, reasonable judgment, competence, and respect for patient
			 boundaries.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 10 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Med 10.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Adequate supervision" means a physician
			 should be competent to perform the delegated medical act, and must have
			 reasonable evidence that the supervised individual is minimally competent to
			 perform the act under the circumstances.
(2) "Board" means the medical examining
			 board.
(2m) "Chaperone" means an
			 individual whom a physician requests to be present during a clinical
			 examination that exposes the breasts, genitals, or rectal area, and who can
			 serve as a witness to the examination taking place should there be any
			 misunderstanding or concern for sexual misconduct.
(3) "Intimate parts" has the meaning given in
			 s. 939.22 (19),
			 Stats.
(4) "License" means any
			 license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the board or by any
			 other credentialing jurisdiction with the authority to grant credentials to
			 practice medicine and surgery, or any other practice authorized within ch. 448,
			 Stats.
(4m) "Observer" means an
			 individual chosen by the patient to be present during an examination or
			 inspection that exposes the breasts, genitals, or rectal area. A patient's
			 adult family member, legal guardian, or legal custodian is presumed to be able
			 to act as an observer if the patient is twelve years of age or under.
(5) "Patient health care records" has the
			 meaning given in s. 146.81 (4),
			 Stats.
(6) "Sexual contact" has the
			 meaning given in s. 948.01 (5),
			 Stats.
(7) "Sexually explicit
			 conduct" has the meaning given in s.
			 948.01 (7),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 10 - Unprofessional Conduct › Section Med 10.03 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through June 24, 2024
"Unprofessional conduct" includes the following, or aiding or
				abetting the same:
(1) DISHONESTY AND
			 CHARACTER.
(a) Violating or attempting to
			 violate ch. 448, Stats., or any provision, condition, or term of a valid rule
			 or order of the board.
(b)
			 Knowingly engaging in fraud or misrepresentation or dishonesty in applying, for
			 or procuring a medical license, by examination for a medical license, or in
			 connection with applying for or procuring periodic renewal of a medical
			 license, or in otherwise maintaining such licensure.
(c) Knowingly giving false, fraudulent, or
			 deceptive testimony while serving as an expert witness.
(d) Employing illegal or unethical business
			 practices.
(e) Knowingly,
			 negligently, or recklessly making any false statement, written or oral, in the
			 practice of medicine and surgery which creates an unacceptable risk of harm to
			 a patient, the public, or both.
(f)
			 Engaging in any act of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, including acts of
			 omission to the board or any person acting on the board's behalf.
(g) Obtaining any fee by fraud, deceit, or
			 misrepresentation.
(h) Directly or
			 indirectly giving or receiving any fee, commission, rebate, or other
			 compensation for professional services not actually and personally rendered,
			 unless allowed by law. This prohibition does not preclude the legal functioning
			 of lawful professional partnerships, corporations, or associations.
(i) Representing or claiming as true the
			 appearance that a physician possesses a medical specialty certification by a
			 board recognized certifying organization, such as the American Board of Medical
			 Specialties, or the American Osteopathic Association, if it is not
			 true.
(j) Engaging in uninvited
			 in-person solicitation of actual or potential patients who, because of their
			 particular circumstances, may be vulnerable to undue influence.
(k) Engaging in false, misleading, or
			 deceptive advertising.
(l) Failure
			 to adequately supervise delegated medical acts performed by licensed or
			 unlicensed personnel.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 11 - Abortions › Section Med 11.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the medical examining
				board pursuant to the authority delegated by ss.
				15.08(5),
				227.11,
				and
				448.40, Stats., and are for
				the professional and ethical guidance of the medical
				profession.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 11 - Abortions › Section Med 11.04 - First 12 weeks of gestation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If an abortion
			 is to be performed by a physician during the first 12 weeks of gestation in a
			 facility other than a hospital approved under subch. II of ch. 50, Stats., in
			 which general surgical procedures are customarily performed, the physician
			 shall:
(a) Provide preoperative instructions
			 and counseling of the patient by appropriately trained individuals.
(b) Provide a receiving facility where the
			 patient may be prepared and may receive necessary preoperative medication and
			 observation.
(c) Perform and record
			 preoperative history and physical examination; verify the existence and
			 duration of pregnancy, and perform appropriate laboratory procedures including,
			 as a minimum, blood typing, Rh factor determination, hemoglobin determination,
			 white blood count, and urinalysis.
(d) Provide for prevention of Rh
			 sensitization.
(e) Provide a
			 physical place where the abortion procedure is carried out, and use techniques
			 and procedures which assure proper sterility, asepsis, and
			 antisepsis.
(f) Provide for
			 appropriate equipment and appropriately trained personnel for operative
			 procedures, anesthesia, and resuscitation.
(g) Have arrangements with a hospital
			 approved under subch. II of ch. 50, Stats., for admission of patients needing
			 hospital care. Such hospital shall be located sufficiently near the facility
			 used so that the patient could be transferred to and arrive at the hospital
			 within 30 minutes of the time when hospitalization appears necessary.
(h) Provide a recovery facility where the
			 patient can be observed until she has sufficiently recovered from the procedure
			 and the anesthesia and can be safely discharged by the physician.
(i) Provide for postoperative instructions
			 and arrangements for follow-up.
(j)
			 Maintain at the facility adequate permanent records relating to all such
			 patients covering the above matters.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 11 - Abortions › Section Med 11.05 - After 12 weeks gestation

Current through June 24, 2024
If an abortion is to be performed after the twelfth week of
				gestation, except in an emergency, it must be performed in a hospital approved
				by the state under subch. II of ch. 50, Stats., in which general surgical
				procedures are customarily performed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 13 - Continuing Medical Education For Physicians › Section Med 13.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the medical examining
				board pursuant to the authority delegated by ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2)
				and
				448.13,
				Stats., and govern the biennial training requirements for physicians as
				provided under s.
				448.13,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 13 - Continuing Medical Education For Physicians › Section Med 13.02 - Continuing medical education required; waiver

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Each physician
			 required to complete the biennial training requirements provided under s.
			 448.13, Stats., shall, in each
			 second year at the time of making application for a certificate of registration
			 as required under s. 448.07, Stats., sign a statement
			 on the application for registration certifying that the physician has completed
			 at least 30 hours of acceptable continuing medical educational programs within
			 the biennial registration period.
(1x)
(a)
			 Except as provided under par. (b), a minimum of 2 of the 30 hours of continuing
			 medical education required under sub. (1) shall be an educational course or
			 program related to prescribing opioids and other controlled
			 substances.
(b) This subsection
			 does not apply to a physician who, at the time of making application for a
			 certificate of registration, does not hold a U.S. drug enforcement
			 administration number to prescribe controlled substances.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 13 - Continuing Medical Education For Physicians › Section Med 13.03 - Acceptable continuing medical educational programs

Current through June 24, 2024
The board shall accept the following in satisfaction of the
				biennial training requirement provided under s.
				448.13, Stats.:
(1)
(a)
Program approval.
Educational courses and programs approved in
			 advance by the board may be used for credit, except that the board may approve
			 for credit completed programs and courses conducted in other
			 countries.
(b)
Physicians.
The board recognizes only those educational
			 programs recognized as approved at the time of the physician's attendance by
			 the council on medical education of the American medical association, or the
			 American osteopathic association, or the accreditation council for continuing
			 medical education or may recognize program providers outside the United States
			 unless any of the foregoing have been previously disapproved by the board. The
			 board will accept attendance at and completion of programs accredited as the
			 American medical association's or the American osteopathic association's
			 "Category I" or an equivalent as fulfilling the requirements of this chapter
			 for continuing medical education. One clock hour of attendance shall be deemed
			 to equal one hour of acceptable continuing medical education.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 13 - Continuing Medical Education For Physicians › Section Med 13.04 - Physician postgraduate training program; length of service

Current through June 24, 2024
The board will accept postgraduate training in a program
				approved by the board under the provisions of s.
				Med
				1.02(3), as fulfilling the
				requirements of this chapter for continuing medical education for physicians.
				Three consecutive months of such postgraduate training shall be deemed to equal
				30 hours of acceptable continuing medical education for the purposes of this
				chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 13 - Continuing Medical Education For Physicians › Section Med 13.05 - Evidence of compliance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PHYSICIANS. The board will accept as
			 evidence of compliance by physicians with the requirements of this chapter, as
			 original electronic or hard copy documents or verified copies thereof, any or
			 all or any combination of the following:
(a)
			 Certification by either the providing institution or organization or the
			 American medical association or the American osteopathic association, or
			 components thereof, of attendance at and completion of continuing medical
			 education programs approved under the provisions of s. Med 13.03 (1)
			 (a).
(b) A "Physician's Recognition
			 Award" of the American medical association or a certificate of continuing
			 medical education from the American academy of family physicians awarded not
			 more than 12 months prior to the beginning of the calendar year for which
			 application for registration is being made.
(c) Certification by a chief of service or
			 head of department or director of medical education of the providing facility
			 of appointment to and satisfactory participation in a postgraduate training
			 program approved under the provisions of s. Med 13.04.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 13 - Continuing Medical Education For Physicians › Section Med 13.06 - Audit

Current through June 24, 2024
The board shall conduct a random audit of licensees on a
				biennial basis for compliance with the continuing education requirement stated
				in s.
				Med
				13.02(1). The board may require any
				physician to submit evidence of compliance with the continuing education
				requirement to the board during the biennium for which 30 hours of credit are
				required for registration to audit compliance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 14 - Biennial Registration › Section Med 14.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the medical examining
				board pursuant to the authority delegated by ss.
				15.08(5),
				227.11,
				and
				448.40, Stats., and govern
				biennial registration of licensees of the board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 14 - Biennial Registration › Section Med 14.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
For the purposes of these rules:
(1) "Board" means the medical examining
			 board.
(2) "License" means any
			 license, permit, or certificate issued by the board.
(3) "Licensee" means any person validly
			 possessing any license, permit, or certificate granted and issued to that
			 person by the board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 14 - Biennial Registration › Section Med 14.03 - Registration required; method of registration

Current through June 24, 2024
Each licensee shall register biennially with the board. Prior
				to the renewal date under s.
				440.08(2),
				Stats., the department shall mail to each licensee at his or her last known
				address as it appears in the records of the board an application form for
				registration. Each licensee shall complete the application form and return it
				with the required fee to the department located at 1400 East Washington Avenue,
				P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 prior to the next succeeding renewal
				date under s.
				440.08(2),
				Stats. The board shall notify the licensee within 30 business days of receipt
				of a completed registration form whether the application for registration is
				approved or denied.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 14 - Biennial Registration › Section Med 14.04 - Initial registration

Current through June 24, 2024
Any licensee who is initially granted and issued a license
				during a given calendar year shall register for that biennium. The board shall
				notify the licensee within 30 business days of receipt of a completed
				registration form whether the application for registration is approved or
				denied.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 14 - Biennial Registration › Section Med 14.05 - Registration prohibited, annulled; reregistration

Current through June 24, 2024
Any physician required to comply with the provisions of s.
				448.13,
				Stats., and of ch. Med 13, and who has not so complied, will not be permitted
				to register. Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked will not be
				permitted to register, and the registration of any such person shall be deemed
				automatically annulled upon receipt by the secretary of the board of a verified
				report of such suspension or revocation, subject to such person's right of
				appeal. A person whose license has been suspended or revoked and subsequently
				restored shall be reregistered by the board upon receipt by the board of both a
				verified report of such restoration and a completed registration
				form.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 14 - Biennial Registration › Section Med 14.06 - Failure to be registered

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Failure for
			 whatever reason of a licensee to be registered as required under this chapter
			 thereby makes such licensee subject to the effect of s.
			 448.07(1)
			 (a), Stats., which states, interalia,
No person may exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any
			 license or certificate granted by the board unless currently registered as
			 required . . .".
(2)
			 Failure to renew a license by the renewal date under s.
			 440.08(2),
			 Stats., shall cause the license to lapse. A licensee who allows the license to
			 lapse may apply to the board for reinstatement of the license as follows:
(a) If the licensee applies for renewal of
			 the license less than 5 years after its expiration, the license shall be
			 renewed upon payment of the renewal fee and fulfillment of the continuing
			 education requirements.
(b) If the
			 licensee applies for renewal of the license more than 5 years after its
			 expiration, the board shall make such inquiry as it finds necessary to
			 determine whether the applicant is competent to practice under the license in
			 this state, and shall impose any reasonable conditions on reinstatement of the
			 license, including oral examination, as the board deems appropriate. All
			 applicants under this paragraph shall be required to pass the open book
			 examination on statutes and rules, which is the same examination given to
			 initial applicants.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 15 - Practice of medicine and surgery defined: exclusion of tattooing and body piercing › Section Med 15.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the medical examining
				board pursuant to the authority delegated by ss.
				15.08(5),
				227.11
				and
				448.40, Stats., and further
				define the practice of medicine and surgery.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 17 - Standards for dispensing and prescribing drugs › Section Med 17.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The rules in this chapter are adopted
			 pursuant to authority in ss.
			 15.08(5)
			 (b),
			 227.11
			 and ch. 448, Stats.
(2) The rules
			 in this chapter are adopted to specify standards practitioners shall follow in
			 dispensing prescription drugs for the protection of the public.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 17 - Standards for dispensing and prescribing drugs › Section Med 17.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning
			 under s.
			 961.01(4),
			 Stats.
(2) "Practitioner" means a
			 person holding a license to practice medicine and surgery.
(3) "Prescription drug" has the meaning under
			 s.
			 450.01(20),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 17 - Standards for dispensing and prescribing drugs › Section Med 17.03 - Packaging

Current through June 24, 2024
A prescription drug dispensed by a practitioner shall be
				dispensed in a child-resistant container if it is a substance requiring special
				packaging under
				16 CFR
				1700.14 (1982) of the federal poison
				prevention packaging act.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 17 - Standards for dispensing and prescribing drugs › Section Med 17.04 - Labeling

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A prescription drug dispensed by a
			 practitioner shall contain a legible label affixed to the immediate container
			 disclosing:
(a) The name and address of the
			 facility from which the prescribed drug is dispensed;
(b) The date on which the prescription is
			 dispensed;
(c) The name of the
			 practitioner who prescribed the drug or device;
(d) The full name of the patient;
(e) The generic name and strength of the
			 prescription drug dispensed unless the prescribing practitioner requests
			 omission of the name and strength of the drug dispensed; and,
(f) Directions for use of the prescribed drug
			 and cautionary statements, if any, contained in the prescription or required by
			 law.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 17 - Standards for dispensing and prescribing drugs › Section Med 17.05 - Recordkeeping

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) A practitioner shall maintain complete
			 and accurate records of each prescription drug received, dispensed or disposed
			 of in any other manner.
(b) All
			 prescription drugs dispensed by a practitioner shall be recorded in the patient
			 record.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 17 - Standards for dispensing and prescribing drugs › Section Med 17.06 - Prescription orders by nurses and ancillary health care personnel

Current through June 24, 2024
Prescription orders prepared by professional nurses and
				ancillary health care personnel, as delegated and supervised by a practitioner
				under s.
				448.03(2)
				(e), Stats., shall contain in addition to
				other information required by this chapter, the name, address and telephone
				number of the delegating practitioner and the name, address and signature of
				the person preparing the prescription order.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 18 - Informed Consent › Section Med 18.01 - Authority, purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORITY. The
			 rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to authority in ss.
			 15.08(5)
			 (b),
			 227.11,
			 and
			 448.40, Stats.
(2) PURPOSE. The purpose of the rules is to
			 define the obligation of a physician to communicate alternate modes of
			 treatment to a patient.
(3) SCOPE.
			 The scope of the rules pertain to medical and surgical procedures which may be
			 prescribed and performed only by a physician, as defined in s.
			 448.01(5),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 18 - Informed Consent › Section Med 18.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Emergency" means a circumstance in which
			 there is an immediate risk to a patient's life, body part or function which
			 demands prompt action by a physician.
(2) "Experimental treatment" means a mode of
			 treatment which has not been generally adopted by the medical
			 profession.
(3) "Modes of
			 treatment" means treatment, including diagnostic procedures, generally
			 considered by the medical profession to be within the scope of current,
			 acceptable standards of care.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 18 - Informed Consent › Section Med 18.03 - Informed consent

Current through June 24, 2024
Any physician who treats a patient shall inform the patient
				about the availability of reasonable alternate medical modes of treatment and
				about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The reasonable physician
				standard is the standard for informing a patient. The reasonable physician
				standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable physician in
				the same or a similar medical specialty would know and disclose under the
				circumstances.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 18 - Informed Consent › Section Med 18.04 - Exceptions to communication of alternate modes of treatment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A physician
			 is not required to explain each procedural or prescriptive alternative inherent
			 to a particular mode of treatment.
(2) In an emergency, a physician is not
			 required to communicate alternate modes of treatment to a patient if failure to
			 provide immediate treatment would be more harmful to a patient than immediate
			 treatment.
(3) A physician is not
			 required to communicate any mode of treatment which is not a reasonable
			 alternate mode of treatment or which is experimental.
(4) A physician may not be held responsible
			 for failure to inform a patient of a possible complication or benefit not
			 generally known to reasonably well-qualified physicians in a similar medical
			 classification.
(5) A physician may
			 simplify or omit communication of reasonable alternate modes of treatment if
			 the communication would unduly confuse or frighten a patient or if a patient
			 refuses to receive the communication.
(6) A physician is not required to
			 communicate information about alternate medical modes of treatment for any
			 condition the physician has not included in his or her diagnosis at the time
			 the physician informs the patient.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the medical examining
				board under the authority of ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2),
				and
				448.40(1),
				Stats., to govern the certification and regulation of respiratory care
				practitioners.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Board" means the medical examining board.
(2) "Council" means the respiratory care
			 practitioners examining council.
(3) "CRT" means certified respiratory
			 therapist.
(4) "RRT" means
			 registered respiratory therapist.
(5) "TMC" means the Therapist Multiple Choice
			 Examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
"CRT" and "RRT" are registered trademarks of the National
				  Board for Respiratory Care.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.03 - Applications and credentials

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every applicant
			 for initial certification as a respiratory care practitioner shall submit all
			 of the following:
(a) A completed application
			 on a form provided by the board.
(b) The fee specified in s.
			 440.05,
			 Stats.
(d) Evidence the applicant
			 has passed the examinations required under s.
			 Med
			 20.04.
(f)
			 Evidence the applicant is a graduate of a school with a course of instruction
			 in respiratory care approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory
			 Care or the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Care.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.04 - Examinations; panel review of applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant for
			 certification as a respiratory care practitioner shall pass the TMC. The
			 passing score for the TMC is 88 on the 2-digit scale.
(2) An applicant for certification as a
			 respiratory care practitioner shall pass a state board statutes and rules
			 examination conducted by the council as evidenced by documents submitted
			 directly to the council by the department's office of examinations. The passing
			 score for the examination under this subsection is 85 percent.
(4) An applicant may be required to complete
			 an oral examination if the applicant:
(a) Has
			 a medical condition which in any way impairs or limits the applicant's ability
			 to practice respiratory care with reasonable skill and safety.
(b) Uses chemical substances so as to impair
			 in any way the applicant's ability to practice respiratory care with reasonable
			 skill and safety.
(c) Has been
			 disciplined or had licensure denied by a licensing or regulatory authority in
			 Wisconsin or another jurisdiction.
(d) Has been convicted of a crime the
			 circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of respiratory
			 care.
(e) Has practiced respiratory
			 care for 1,200 hours or less during the last 3 years.
(f) Has practiced respiratory care over 1,200
			 hours in the last 3 years, but practice was limited.
(g) Has been found negligent in the practice
			 of respiratory care or has been a party in a lawsuit in which it was alleged
			 that the applicant has been negligent in the practice of respiratory
			 care.
(h) Has been diagnosed as
			 suffering from pedophilia, exhibitionism or voyeurism.
(i) Has within the past 2 years engaged in
			 the illegal use of controlled substances.
(j) Has been subject to adverse formal action
			 during the course of respiratory care education, postgraduate training,
			 hospital practice, or other respiratory care employment.
(k) Has been graduated from a respiratory
			 care school not approved by the board.
(L) Has violated s.
			 Med
			 20.06(5m).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.055 - Temporary certificates for certified practitioners

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant for
			 certification who is certified to practice respiratory care in another state
			 may apply to the board for a temporary certificate to practice respiratory care
			 if the applicant submits all of the following:
(a) A completed application on a form
			 provided by the board.
(b) The fee
			 specified in s.
			 440.05(1)
			 (a), Stats.
(c) Evidence the applicant has passed the
			 TMC.
(d) Evidence satisfactory to
			 the board that the applicant meets the requirements of s.
			 448.05(5r),
			 Stats.
(e) Evidence satisfactory to
			 the board that the applicant is certified to practice respiratory care in
			 another state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.06 - Examination review by applicant

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant who
			 fails the oral or statutes and rules examination may request a review of that
			 examination by filing a written request and required fee with the board within
			 30 days of the date on which examination results were received by the
			 applicant.
(2) Examination reviews
			 shall be by appointment only.
(3)
			 An applicant may not review the statutes and rules examination for more than
			 one hour.
(4) An applicant may not
			 review the oral examination for more than 2 hours.
(5) An applicant shall review an examination
			 in the presence of a board-assigned proctor. No other person may accompany an
			 applicant during a review.
(5m)
(a) An applicant may not use any device
			 capable of recording audio, photographic, or video content, or capable of
			 viewing or playing back such content, during a review. A violation of this
			 subsection shall void the applicant's application and require the applicant to
			 reapply for licensure .
(b) A
			 violation of this subsection constitutes knowingly engaging in fraud,
			 misrepresentation, or dishonesty in applying for or procuring a
			 license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 20 - Respiratory care practitioners › Section Med 20.07 - Board review of examination error claim

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
			 claiming examination error shall file a written request for board review in the
			 board office within 30 days of the date the examination was reviewed. The
			 request shall include all of the following:
(a) The applicant's name and
			 address.
(b) The type of license
			 for which the applicant applied.
(c) A description of the mistakes the
			 applicant believes were made in the examination content, procedures, or
			 scoring, including the specific questions or procedures claimed to be in
			 error.
(d) The facts which the
			 applicant intends to prove, including reference text citations or other
			 supporting evidence for the applicant's claim.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 21 - Patient health care records › Section Med 21.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the board under the
				authority of ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2)
				and
				448.40(1),
				Stats., to govern the practice of physicians and physician assistants in the
				preparation and retention of patient health care records.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 21 - Patient health care records › Section Med 21.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the medical examining
			 board.
(2) "Patient" means a person
			 who receives health care services from a physician or physician
			 assistant.
(3) "Patient health care
			 record" has the meaning given in s.
			 146.81(4),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 21 - Patient health care records › Section Med 21.03 - Minimum standards for patient health care records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A physician or
			 physician assistant shall maintain patient health care records on every patient
			 administered to for a period of not less than 5 years after the date of the
			 last entry, or for such longer period as may be otherwise required by
			 law.
(2) A patient health care
			 record prepared by a physician or physician assistant shall contain the
			 following clinical health care information which applies to the patient's
			 medical condition:
(a) Pertinent patient
			 history.
(b) Pertinent objective
			 findings related to examination and test results.
(c) Assessment or diagnosis.
(d) Plan of treatment for the
			 patient.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the medical examining
				board under the authority of ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2),
				448.02,
				448.04,
				448.05,
				448.13,
				and
				448.40,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Board" means the medical examining board.
(2) "Council" means the perfusionists
			 examining council.
(3) "Perfusion"
			 has the meaning given in s.
			 448.015(1m),
			 Stats.
(4) "Perfusionist" has the
			 meaning given in s.
			 448.015(1s),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.03 - Applications and credentials

Current through June 24, 2024
Every applicant for initial licensure as a perfusionist shall
				submit all of the following:
(1) A
			 completed application on a form provided by the board.
(2) The fee specified in s.
			 440.05,
			 Stats.
(3) Satisfactory evidence
			 that the applicant has successfully completed an educational program in
			 perfusion recognized by the board and accredited by the Accreditation Committee
			 for Perfusion Education of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
			 Educational Programs.
(4) Evidence
			 the applicant has passed the examinations required under s.
			 Med
			 22.04.
Application forms are available from the department of safety
				  and professional services at (608) 266-2112 or from the department's website at
www.dsps.wi.gov
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.04 - Examinations; panel review of applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(3) An applicant
			 for licensure as a perfusionist shall pass both the Perfusion Basic Science
			 Examination and the Clinical Applications in Perfusion Examination of the
			 American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion. The board adopts the passing scores
			 of the examination provider.
(4) An
			 applicant for licensure as a perfusionist shall pass a state board statutes and
			 rules examination conducted by the council. The passing score for the
			 examination under this subsection is 85 percent.
(5) The council may require an applicant to
			 complete an oral examination if any of the following circumstances apply:
(a) The applicant has a medical condition
			 which impairs or limits the applicant's ability to practice perfusion with
			 reasonable skill and safety.
(b)
			 The applicant uses chemical substances so as to impair the applicant's ability
			 to practice perfusion with reasonable skill and safety.
(c) The applicant has been disciplined or had
			 licensure denied by a licensing or regulatory authority in this state or
			 another jurisdiction.
(d) The
			 applicant has been convicted of a crime the circumstances of which
			 substantially relate to the practice of perfusion.
(e) The applicant has practiced perfusion for
			 1,200 hours or less during the 3-year period preceding the date of
			 application.
(f) The applicant has
			 practiced perfusion for more than 1,200 hours during the 3-year period
			 preceding the date of application, but practice was limited.
(g) The applicant has been found negligent in
			 the practice of perfusion or has been a party in a lawsuit in which it was
			 alleged that the applicant has been negligent in the practice of
			 perfusion.
(h) The applicant has
			 been diagnosed as suffering from pedophilia, exhibitionism, or
			 voyeurism.
(i) The applicant has,
			 within the past 2 years, engaged in the illegal use of controlled
			 substances.
(j) The applicant has
			 been subject to adverse formal action during the course of perfusion education,
			 postgraduate training, hospital practice, or other perfusion
			 employment.
(k) The applicant has
			 violated s.
			 Med
			 22.07(5m).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.05 - Temporary licenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant for licensure may apply to
			 the board for a temporary license to practice perfusion prior to licensure if
			 the applicant submits all of the following:
(a) A completed application on a form
			 provided by the board.
(b) The fee
			 specified in s.
			 440.05,
			 Stats.
(c) Evidence the applicant
			 has successfully completed an educational program under s.
			 Med
			 22.03(3).
(e) Evidence the applicant has passed the
			 examination under s.
			 Med
			 22.04(4).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.06 - Locum tenens license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant who holds certification in
			 clinical perfusion granted by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
			 may apply to the board for a temporary locum tenens license.
(2) An applicant for a locum tenens license
			 shall submit all of the following:
(a) A
			 completed application on a form provided by the board.
(b) A letter from a physician licensed to
			 practice medicine and surgery in this state or a perfusionist licensed to
			 practice perfusion in this state requesting the applicant's services.
(c) Verified evidence of certification in
			 clinical perfusion granted by the American Board of Cardiovascular
			 Perfusion.
(d) A verified statement
			 by the applicant that the applicant is familiar with the health laws of this
			 state and rules of the department of health services related to communicable
			 diseases.
(e) The fees required
			 under s.
			 440.05,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.07 - Examination review by applicant

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
			 who fails the oral or statutes and rules examination may make a request to
			 review that examination by filing a written request and required fee with the
			 board within 30 days of the date on which examination results were received by
			 the applicant.
(2) Examination
			 reviews shall be by appointment only.
(3) An applicant may not review the statutes
			 and rules examination for more than one hour.
(4) An applicant may not review the oral
			 examination for more than 2 hours.
(5) An applicant shall review an examination
			 in the presence of a board-assigned proctor. No other person may accompany an
			 applicant during a review.
(5m)
(a) An applicant may not use any device
			 capable of recording audio, photographic, or video content, or capable of
			 viewing or playing back such content, during a review. A violation of this
			 subsection shall void the applicant's application and require the applicant to
			 reapply for licensure.
(b) A
			 violation of this subsection constitutes knowingly engaging in fraud,
			 misrepresentation, or dishonesty in applying for or procuring a
			 license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.08 - Board review of examination error claim

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
			 claiming examination error shall file a written request for board review in the
			 board office within 30 days of the date the examination was received. The
			 request shall include all of the following:
(a) The applicant's name and
			 address.
(b) The type of license
			 for which the applicant applied.
(c) A description of the mistakes the
			 applicant believes were made in the examination content, procedures, or
			 scoring, including the specific questions or procedures claimed to be in
			 error.
(d) The facts the applicant
			 intends to prove, including reference text citations or other supporting
			 evidence for the applicant's claim.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.09 - Scope of practice

Current through June 24, 2024
The scope of practice of perfusion includes the following
				functions:
(1) The use of
			 extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary membrane oxygenation, and
			 associated therapeutic and diagnostic techniques.
(2) Counterpulsation, ventricular assistance,
			 autotransfusion, blood conservation, management and processing techniques,
			 myocardial and organ preservation, isolated limb perfusion, and surgical
			 assistance.
(3) The administration
			 of pharmacological and therapeutic agents, and blood products or anesthetic
			 agents, through the extracorporeal circuit or through an intravenous line in
			 conjunction with extracorporeal support.
(4) The performance and use of
			 anticoagulation monitoring and analysis, physiologic monitoring and analysis,
			 blood gas and chemistry monitoring and analysis, hematologic monitoring and
			 analysis, induction and hypothermia and hyperthermia with reversal,
			 hemoconcentration and hemodilution, and hemodialysis.
(5) The observation of signs and symptoms
			 related to perfusion services, the determination of whether the signs and
			 symptoms exhibit abnormal characteristics, and the implementation of
			 appropriate reporting, perfusion protocols or changes in or the initiation of
			 emergency procedures.
(6) Evaluation
			 and selection of equipment to perform the functions set forth in subs. (1) to
			 (5).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Medical Examining Board › Chapter Med 22 - Perfusionists › Section Med 22.10 - Continuing education

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "ABCP" means the American Board of
			 Cardiovascular Perfusion.
(am)
			 "AC-PE" means the Accreditation Committee-Perfusion Education.
(b) "Contact hour" means not less than 50
			 minutes spent by a licensee in actual attendance at and completion of an
			 approved continuing education activity.
(c) "Continuing education" means planned,
			 organized learning activities designed to maintain, improve, or expand a
			 licensee's knowledge and skills relevant to the practice of
			 perfusion.
(d) "Continuing
			 education unit" means one contact hour of continuing education.
(e) "Licensee" means a person licensed to
			 practice perfusion in this state.