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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 4 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section FD 4.04 - Approval of continuing education programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in sub. (8), to obtain approval of a continuing education program, the
			 program provider shall submit an application to the board on a form provided by
			 the board. To be approved by the board, a continuing education program shall
			 meet all of the following criteria:
(a) The
			 program relates to one or more of the following subject content areas:
1. Grief counseling or
			 communication.
2. Professional
			 conduct, business ethics or legal aspects specifically related to practice in
			 the profession.
3. Business
			 management concepts relating specifically to delivery of services to a
			 consumer.
4. Technical or practical
			 aspects of the profession.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 4 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section FD 4.045 - Qualifications for continuing education instructors

Current through June 24, 2024
Instructors for continuing education shall possess one of the
				following minimum qualifications:
(1)
			 Be an instructor of funeral directing who is or has been engaged in the
			 practice of teaching at an accredited institution of higher
			 education.
(2) Be a properly
			 licensed or certified person for the 5 years immediately before becoming a
			 continuing education instructor.
(3) Be a person who, in the judgment of the
			 board, is qualified by experience or education, or both, to supervise a course
			 of study.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 4 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section FD 4.05 - Exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
Any funeral director who holds a certificate in good standing
				granted under s.
				445.06,
				Stats., shall be exempt from meeting the continuing education requirement for
				the duration of the period that the funeral director is not engaged in
				professional practice. A funeral director who holds a certificate shall notify
				the board and shall submit proof of having completed 15 hours of approved
				continuing education programs in the 2-year period immediately preceding
				notification to the board of his or her intent to return to professional
				practice in a licensed funeral establishment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.01 - 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),
				445.125(3m) (b)
				2 b. and (j) 1. and 2., Stats., and govern
				the registration and regulation of agents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Agent" means an authorized representative of a funeral director or an operator
			 of a funeral establishment who sells or solicits the sale of a burial agreement
			 that is funded with the proceeds of a life insurance policy.
(4) "Evidence of attendance" means an
			 official transcript, student grade report, or a written form furnished by a
			 program provider which specifies satisfactory completion of an educational
			 training program.
(5) "Program
			 provider" means an educational institution, governmental agency, professional
			 or trade association or foundation or a private firm or individual whose
			 function is educational training programming.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.03 - Registration requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed
			 funeral director or operator of a funeral establishment shall submit an
			 application with all of the following information:
(a) The identity of any agent authorized by
			 s.
			 445.125(3m),
			 Stats., to sell or solicit the sale of a burial agreement that is funded with
			 the proceeds of a life insurance policy on behalf of the licensed funeral
			 director or operator of a funeral establishment.
(b) The agent's Wisconsin life insurance
			 intermediary's license number and expiration date, and the insurer or insurers
			 whom the agent is listed to represent.
(c) Evidence satisfactory to the board that
			 the agent has successfully completed at least 20 hours of approved educational
			 training as provided in s.
			 FD 6.05. An
			 agent who is a Wisconsin licensed funeral director and a Wisconsin licensed
			 insurance intermediary shall be exempt from having to complete the 20 hours of
			 approved educational training as provided in s.
			 FD
			 6.05.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.05 - Training requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Educational training shall include the
			 following subjects:
(a) The funeral industry
			 practice regulations of the federal trade commission, and any other applicable
			 federal statutes and regulations related to the funeral service industry
			 including, but not limited to, the occupational safety and health
			 act.
(b) The funeral industry
			 practice regulations contained in the Wisconsin statutes and administrative
			 code including, but not limited to, burial agreements and any applicable
			 impoverishment provisions.
(c) The
			 ethics of funeral service marketing.
(d) Funeral service and final disposition
			 options.
(e) Funding mechanisms for
			 burial agreements.
(f) Financial
			 benefits available at the time of death including, but not limited to,
			 veteran's benefits, social security income, pensions, and human services
			 benefits.
(g) Grief communication
			 skills.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.06 - Approval of educational training programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) To obtain
			 approval of an educational training program, the program provider shall submit
			 an application to the board on a form provided by the board which shall include
			 evidence of all of the following:
(a)
			 Information that the program relates to the following subject areas:
1. The funeral industry practice regulations
			 of the federal trade commission, and any other applicable federal statutes and
			 regulations related to the funeral service industry including, but not limited
			 to, the occupational safety and health act.
2. The funeral industry practice regulations
			 contained in the Wisconsin statutes and administrative code including, but not
			 limited to, burial agreements and applicable impoverishment
			 provisions.
3. The ethics of
			 funeral service marketing.
4.
			 Funeral service and final disposition options.
5. Funding mechanisms for burial
			 agreements.
6. Financial benefits
			 available at the time of death including, but not limited to, veteran's
			 benefits, social security income, pensions, and human services
			 benefits.
7. Grief communication
			 skills.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.07 - Standards for burial agreements funded by life insurance proceeds

Current through June 24, 2024
A burial agreement shall be in written form that is clear and
				conspicuous, and shall include all of the following:
(1) The identity of the funeral establishment
			 and the insurer or insurers that the agent represents.
(2) The identity of the funeral establishment
			 that will be used to provide the funeral services or merchandise under the
			 agreement.
(3) The nature and
			 extent of any price guarantees for the funeral merchandise or funeral services,
			 or any other guarantees that exist.
(4) Information that a life insurance policy
			 is involved in or connected to, or is being used to fund, the burial
			 agreement.
(5) The type of
			 insurance instrument that is being used to fund the burial agreement.
(6) The effect on the burial agreement of all
			 of the following:
(a) Changing the life
			 insurance policy, including, but not limited to, changing the assignment of the
			 policy proceeds, changing the beneficiary designation, or changing the use of
			 the proceeds.
(b) Any penalties
			 incurred by the policyholder as a result of failing to make premium
			 payments.
(c) Any penalties
			 incurred or money received as a result of cancellation or surrender of the life
			 insurance policy.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.08 - Contractual standards for agents and operators of funeral establishments

Current through June 24, 2024
A copy of each contract between an agent and an operator of a
				funeral establishment shall be sent to the board along with the agent's
				application for registration as required in s.
				FD
				6.03. A contract between an agent and an operator of a
				funeral establishment shall include all of the following:
(1) A statement that the agent is currently
			 licensed as a life insurance intermediary in Wisconsin and is currently listed
			 with an insurer or insurers who is authorized to sell life insurance used to
			 fund a burial agreement in Wisconsin.
(2) A statement that the agent has received
			 the required training pursuant to s.
			 445.125(3m) (b)
			 2 a., Stats., and will obtain any additional
			 training as required by the board.
(3) A statement that the agent shall
			 immediately notify the operator of the funeral establishment at any time while
			 the contract between the agent and operator of the funeral establishment is in
			 effect if any of the following occur:
(a) The
			 agent's life insurance license is suspended or revoked.
(b) There are any changes to listings with
			 insurers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.09 - Requirements for terminating a burial trust

Current through June 24, 2024
Written notice shall be sent to the board by an agent, licensed
				funeral director or operator of the funeral establishment when a consumer
				terminates a trust as established under s.
				445.125(1),
				Stats. The following information shall be included in the written notice that
				an agent, funeral director, or operator of a funeral establishment gives to a
				consumer and to the board when the consumer terminates a burial trust and
				converts to a burial agreement funded by the proceeds of a life insurance
				policy:
(1) The name of the individual
			 for whom the existing burial trust is intended.
(2) The date on which the original burial
			 trust agreement was made.
(3) The
			 name of the funeral establishment that was designated on the original burial
			 trust agreement.
(4) The name of
			 the bank, trust company, savings and loan association, or savings bank in which
			 the burial trust funds have been held.
(6) The name of the life insurance company
			 issuing the life insurance policy intended to fund the burial agreement.
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(7) The name of the
			 agent who sells the life insurance policy.
(8) The name of the funeral establishment
			 that will be designated on the life insurance policy as the
			 beneficiary.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Funeral Directors Examining Board › Chapter FD 6 - Burial Agreements Funded With Life Insurance › Section FD 6.10 - Solicitation of prospective purchasers of burial agreements funded with the proceeds of a life insurance policy

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTOMATED
			 TELEPHONE CALLS. A funeral director, owner of a funeral establishment, or agent
			 may only initiate a telephone call using an automated telephone dialing system
			 or an artificial or prerecorded voice system for the purpose of selling or
			 soliciting a burial agreement funded by the proceeds of a life insurance policy
			 when calling a residential or business telephone line, provided that the
			 funeral director, owner of a funeral establishment, or agent obtains the prior
			 express written consent of the party to be called.
(2) LIVE-VOICE TELEPHONE CALLS. A funeral
			 director, owner of a funeral establishment, or an agent may initiate a
			 telephone call by live-voice for the purpose of selling or soliciting a burial
			 agreement funded with the proceeds of a life insurance policy only if all of
			 the following apply:
(a) A funeral director,
			 owner of a funeral establishment, or agent sends written notice to the
			 prospective purchaser at least 10 days in advance of the call, advising the
			 prospective purchaser of all of the following:
1. The name of the funeral director, owner of
			 a funeral establishment, or agent who will be calling, the name of the person
			 or entity upon whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or
			 address at which the person or entity may be contacted.
2. That the call will only be made between
			 the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. central time.
3. The specific reason for the call in no
			 less than 12-point type.
4. That a
			 prospective purchaser may call the person or entity upon whose behalf the call
			 is being made to request that no call be made. This statement shall be in no
			 less than 14-point, bold-faced type.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 1 - Authority, Adoption Of Standards, And Definitions › Section Gen Couns 1.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in chs. Gen Couns 1 to 4 are adopted by the board
				pursuant to the authority delegated by ss. 15.085 (5) (b), 448.9703, and
				448.9705 (1), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 1 - Authority, Adoption Of Standards, And Definitions › Section Gen Couns 1.02 - Adoption of standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The
			 National Society of Genetic Counselors code of ethics, issued in April 2017, is
			 incorporated by reference into chs. Gen Couns 1 to 4.
Note:
Copies of the above standards are on file in
				the office of the department and the legislative reference bureau. A copy of
				the National Society of Genetic Counselors code of ethics can be retrieved
				from:
https://nsgc.org
.
(2) Pursuant to s. 448.9707 (2) (h), Stats.,
			 failure to comply with the National Society of Genetic Counselors code of
			 ethics may result in discipline by the board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 1 - Authority, Adoption Of Standards, And Definitions › Section Gen Couns 1.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in chs. Gen Couns 1 to 4:
(1) "Board" means the genetic counselors
			 affiliated credentialing board.
(2)
			 "Consulting services" means services provided to a patient on a temporary basis
			 by an unlicensed person or person who is licensed in another state or country
			 in consultation with a Wisconsin licensed genetic counselor or
			 physician.
(3) "Department" means
			 the department of safety and professional services.
(4) "Genetic counseling" has the meaning
			 given in s. 448.970 (3), Stats.
(5)
			 "Genetic counselor" means an individual who is licensed by the board to
			 practice genetic counseling.
(6)
			 "Temporary basis" means 3 months from the date notification is submitted to the
			 board. After those 3 months, regular licensure is required.
The definition above does not apply to those individuals who
				  hold a temporary license under s. 448.9705,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 2 - License To Practice Genetic Counseling › Section Gen Couns 2.01 - Initial licensure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except
			 as provided in sub. (2), the board shall grant a license as a genetic counselor
			 to an applicant who does all of the following:
(a) Submits a completed application form.
Note:
Instructions for applications are available
				from the department of safety and professional services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
(b) Pays the fee determined by the department
			 under s. 440.05 (1), Stats.
(c)
			 Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., submits evidence
			 satisfactory to the board that the applicant does not have an arrest or
			 conviction record.
(d) Submits
			 evidence satisfactory to the board of one of the following:
1. Successful completion of the academic and
			 clinical requirements of and developed the practice-based competencies required
			 by a degree-granting program in genetic counseling that is accredited by the
			 Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical
			 Genetics and Genomics.
2.
			 Successful completion of a degree-granting program outside of the United States
			 that the board determines is substantially equivalent to a program described in
			 subd. 1.
(e) Submits
			 evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully passed an examination
			 administered by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the genetic
			 counseling examination administered by the American Board of Medical Genetics
			 and Genomics.
(f) Submits evidence
			 of current certification with the American Board of Genetic
			 Counseling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 2 - License To Practice Genetic Counseling › Section Gen Couns 2.02 - Temporary licensure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The
			 board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has completed all of
			 the following:
(a) Submits a completed
			 application for licensure and a completed application for a temporary license.
Note:
Instructions for applications are available
				from the department of safety and professional services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
(b) Pays the fee determined by the department
			 under s. 440.05 (1), Stats.
(c)
			 Submits evidence of completion of the education requirements from s. Gen Couns
			 2.01 (1) (d).
(d) Submits evidence
			 of current active candidate status with the American Board of Genetic
			 Counseling.
(e) Subject to ss.
			 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., submits evidence satisfactory to the
			 board that the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction
			 record.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 2 - License To Practice Genetic Counseling › Section Gen Couns 2.03 - Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses

Current through June 24, 2024
A reciprocal license to practice as a genetic counselor shall
				be granted to a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a
				service member or former service member 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 › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 2 - License To Practice Genetic Counseling › Section Gen Couns 2.04 - Title protection

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may designate themselves as a genetic counselor or
				use or assume the title "genetic associate," "genetic counselor," "licensed
				genetic counselor," or "registered genetic counselor," or append to the
				person's name the letters "G.A.," "G.C.," "L.G.C.," or "R.G.C.," or use any
				insignia or designation that would imply that the individual is licensed or
				certified or registered as a genetic counselor, or claim to render genetic
				counseling services unless the person is licensed by the
				board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 2 - License To Practice Genetic Counseling › Section Gen Couns 2.05 - Exceptions

Current through June 24, 2024
A license to practice genetic counseling is not required for
				any of the following if the person does not claim to be a genetic
				counselor:
(1) Any person who is
			 lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, or
			 certification granted by this state or the federal government.
(2) Any person assisting a genetic counselor
			 in practice under the direct, on-premises supervision of the genetic
			 counselor.
(3) A student of genetic
			 counseling assisting a genetic counselor in the practice of genetic counseling
			 if the assistance is within the scope of the student's education and
			 training.
(4) Pursuant to s.
			 448.9701 (2) (d), Stats., a person who is licensed to practice genetic
			 counseling in another state or country and who is providing consulting services
			 in this state on a temporary basis. The person must notify the board that they
			 will be providing consulting services and the nature and date of those
			 services. The person must receive authorization from the board to provide
			 consulting services on a temporary basis prior to the beginning of the time
			 period they are providing those consulting services.
(5) Pursuant to s. 448.9701 (2) (e), Stats.,
			 a person who is not licensed to practice genetic counseling in another state or
			 country and who is providing consulting services in this state on a temporary
			 basis, if the person satisfies all of the following:
(a) Holds a current certification by the
			 American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics
			 and Genomics.
(b) Submits
			 notification to the board that they will be providing consulting services and
			 the nature and date of those services.
(c) Receives authorization from the board to
			 provide consulting services on a temporary basis prior to the beginning of the
			 time period they are providing those consulting services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 3 - License Renewal And Reinstatement › Section Gen Couns 3.01 - License renewal and continuing education

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A
			 licensee shall complete a renewal application approved by the board and return
			 it with the required fee prior to the date specified by ss. 440.03 (9) (a) and
			 440.08 (2) (a), Stats.
Note:
Instructions for renewal applications can be
				found on the department of safety and professional services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
(2) Except as provided under sub. (4) and
			 specified by s. 440.08 (2) (a), Stats., a licensee shall attest to the
			 completion of the following:
(a) At least 30
			 hours of continuing education approved by the National Society of Genetic
			 Counselors.
(b) Current
			 certification with the American Board of Genetic
			 Counseling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 3 - License Renewal And Reinstatement › Section Gen Couns 3.02 - Reinstatement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensee who fails for any reason to be
			 licensed as required under this chapter may not exercise the rights or
			 privileges conferred by any license granted by the board.
(2) Failure to renew a license as specified
			 in s. Gen Couns 3.01 shall cause the license to lapse. A licensee who allows
			 the license to lapse may apply for reinstatement of the license by the board,
			 subject to s. 440.08 (4), Stats., as follows:
(a) If the licensee applies for renewal of
			 the license less than five years after its expiration, the license shall be
			 renewed upon payment of the renewal fee.
(b) If the licensee applies for renewal of
			 the license five or more years after its expiration, the board shall make an
			 inquiry to determine whether the applicant is competent to practice under the
			 license in this state and shall impose any reasonable conditions on the renewal
			 of the license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 4 - Practice And Supervision › Section Gen Couns 4.01 - Scope of practice

Current through June 24, 2024
"Genetic counseling," as defined in s. 448.970 (3), Stats.,
				means to do any of the following:
(1)
			 Obtain and evaluate individual, family, and medical histories to determine
			 genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, a
			 patient's offspring, and other family members.
(2) Discuss the features, natural history,
			 means of diagnosis, genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk
			 for genetic or medical conditions and diseases.
(3) Identify, coordinate, and order genetic
			 laboratory tests as appropriate for genetic assessment.
(4) Integrate genetic laboratory test results
			 with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate risk factors
			 for genetic or medical conditions and diseases.
(5) Explain the clinical implications of
			 genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies and their
			 results.
(6) Evaluate a patient's
			 or family's response to the condition or risk of recurrence and provide
			 patient-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance.
(7) Provide written documentation of medical,
			 genetic, and counseling information for families and healthcare
			 professionals.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 4 - Practice And Supervision › Section Gen Couns 4.02 - Standards of practice

Current through June 24, 2024
Genetic counselors shall adhere to the minimum standards of
				practice of genetic counseling established in the profession, including the
				following areas:
(1) REFERRALS.
			 Referrals are not required but may be accepted from licensed healthcare
			 professionals. Patients may also self-refer for genetic counseling
			 services.
(2) INFORMED CONSENT.
(a) Any genetic counselor who provides
			 services to a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of
			 reasonable alternatives and about the benefits and risks of these options. The
			 genetic counselor shall obtain consent to perform any services prior to
			 providing them. The reasonable genetic counselor standard is the standard for
			 informing a patient under this section. The reasonable genetic counselor
			 standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable genetic
			 counselor would know and disclose under the circumstances.
(b) The genetic counselor's duty to inform
			 the patient under par. (a) does not require disclosure of any of the following:
1. Detailed technical information that the
			 patient likely would not understand.
2. Risks apparent or known to the
			 patient.
3. Extremely remote
			 possibilities that might falsely or detrimentally alarm the patient.
4. Information in emergencies where failure
			 to provide certain information would be more harmful to the patient than giving
			 the information.
5. Information in
			 cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.
6. Information about reasonable alternatives
			 for any condition the genetic counselor has not included in the genetic
			 counselor's diagnosis at the time the genetic counselor informs the patient of
			 the diagnosis.
(c) A
			 genetic counselor's patient record shall include documentation that reasonable
			 alternatives have been communicated to the patient and informed consent has
			 been obtained from the patient as required under par. (a).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter Gen Couns 4 - Practice And Supervision › Section Gen Couns 4.03 - Supervision

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TEMPORARY LICENSEES. A person with a
			 temporary license authorized in s. Gen Couns 2.02 shall practice under the
			 supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or physician. The supervising
			 licensed genetic counselor or physician shall be available to the temporary
			 licensee either in-person or via electronic contact methods at all times while
			 performing genetic counseling services. Electronic contact methods may include
			 audio, video, or data only communication methods that are not necessarily
			 conducted in real-time.
(2)
			 UNLICENSED ASSISTANTS. An unlicensed person assisting in the practice of a
			 licensed genetic counselor shall perform such assistance under the supervision
			 of that licensed genetic counselor. The supervising licensed genetic counselor
			 or physician shall be available to the unlicensed assistant at all times while
			 assisting in the practice of genetic counseling. Supervisory duties for
			 unlicensed assistants may not be delegated to other staff unless they are also
			 licensed as a genetic counselor or a physician.
(3) GENETIC COUNSELING STUDENTS. A genetic
			 counseling student assisting in the practice of a licensed genetic counselor
			 may perform such assistance under the supervision of a licensed genetic
			 counselor or physician as long as that practice is within the scope that
			 student's genetic counseling education and training. The supervising licensed
			 genetic counselor or physician shall be available to the genetic counseling
			 student either in-person or via immediate virtual supervision methods.
			 Immediate virtual supervision methods include any audio, video, or data
			 communication method conducted in real-time. Genetic counseling students shall
			 be supervised at all times while present in the facility they are practicing
			 in.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Government Accountability Board › Chapter GAB 10 - (No title given. relating to the use of technical college system student identification cards for voting.)

Current through June 24, 2024
Chapter   GAB 10  was created by emergency rule. See EmR1515 for
				the rule text and effective dates. Pursuant to s.
				227.20(1),
				Stats., emergency rules are not published in the Administrative Code. In the
				event that Chapter   GAB 10  is promulgated as a permanent rule, the text of
				Chapter   GAB 10, as contained in the permanent rule, will be inserted in the
				Administrative Code on the effective date of the permanent
				rule.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 1 - Licensure of hearing instrument specialists › Section HAS 1.005 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in chs.
				HAS 1 to
				5 are adopted pursuant to ss.
				15.08(5)
				(b),
				227.11(2)
				and
				459.12(1),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 1 - Licensure of hearing instrument specialists › Section HAS 1.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in chs.
				HAS 1 to
				5, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
(1a) "Board" means the
			 hearing and speech examining board.
(2) "Department" means the department of
			 safety and professional services.
(2a) "Direct supervision" means being
			 physically present at the time the trainee makes ear impressions or
			 measurements of human hearing for the purpose of fitting or selling a hearing
			 instrument or fits or sells a hearing instrument.
(2m) "Full terms of sale" means the
			 conditions of a sale agreed to by a hearing instrument specialist and the
			 purchaser of a hearing instrument.
(2n) "Hearing instrument" means a hearing
			 aid, as defined in s.
			 459.01(2),
			 Stats.
(3) "License" means a
			 license issued by the department under s.
			 459.05,
			 Stats., to hearing instrument specialists.
(5) "Practice" means the practice of fitting
			 and dealing in hearing instruments, as defined in s.
			 459.01(5),
			 Stats.
(5m) "Seller's guarantee"
			 means a promise made by a hearing instrument specialist to a hearing instrument
			 purchaser to provide the minimum product warranty offered by a
			 manufacturer.
(5n) "Sufficient
			 cause" means illness or other hardship.
(6) "Trainee" means the holder of a
			 permit.
(7) "Trainee permit" has
			 the meaning given in s.
			 459.01(7),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 2 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Temporary Trainees › Section HAS 2.01 - Trainees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant for a trainee permit must
			 make application on the form provided by the department. This form must be
			 completed in full, and payment in the amount of the fee specified under s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats., must accompany this application.
Note:
Applications are available on the website at
				dsps.wi.gov or by calling (608) 266 - 2112.
(2) A trainee permit issued by the board
			 entitles the trainee to practice fitting hearing instruments, make ear
			 impressions and make measurements of human hearing, for the purpose of fitting
			 hearing instruments, for a period of one year and only while under the direct
			 supervision of a hearing instrument specialist or an audiologist who holds a
			 license issued under ch. 459, Stats. The licensee is liable for the trainee's
			 negligent acts and omissions in the fitting of hearing instruments.
(3) A trainee permit may be extended for a
			 period of one year if the trainee shows sufficient cause to the board for not
			 having completed the requirements for a permanent license.
(4) No more than 3 trainees at any given time
			 may hold a trainee permit to practice the fitting of hearing instruments under
			 the direct supervision of a given licensee.
(5) A trainee permit will be revoked by the
			 board upon receipt of written notice, signed by the trainee's supervising
			 licensee, stating that the licensee wishes to cease supervising such
			 trainee.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 3 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Examinations › Section HAS 3.01 - Examinations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WRITTEN EXAMINATION. An applicant for a
			 hearing instrument specialist license shall pass the International Licensing
			 Examination for Hearing Healthcare Professionals.
(2) PRACTICAL EXAMINATION. An applicant shall
			 pass a practical examination that shall consist of 2 parts, audiometric and ear
			 mold. The practical examination is designed to test the applicant's proficiency
			 in the techniques and procedures described in s.
			 HAS
			 3.03.
(3)
			 CONTENT. Examinations may include objective questions, practical
			 demonstrations, or a combination of the foregoing, in any of the subject areas
			 in which an applicant is to be examined.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 3 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Examinations › Section HAS 3.03 - Practical examination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Subjects covered in the practical
			 portions of the examination shall include tests of proficiency in the following
			 techniques as they pertain to the fitting of hearing instruments:
(a) Pure tone audiometry, including air
			 conduction testing and bone conduction testing.
(b) Live voice or recorded voice speech
			 audiometry including speech reception threshold testing and most comfortable
			 loudness measurements and measurements of tolerance thresholds.
(c) Masking when indicated.
(d) Recording and evaluation of audiograms
			 and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and adaption of a hearing
			 instrument.
(e) Taking ear mold
			 impressions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 3 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Examinations › Section HAS 3.06 - Rules of conduct

Current through June 24, 2024
The board may deny release of scores or issuance of a hearing
				instrument specialist license if the board determines that an applicant
				violated the rules of conduct of the examination or otherwise acted
				dishonestly.
The rules of conduct of an examination are provided to
				  candidates prior to the administration of an examination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 3 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Examinations › Section HAS 3.08 - Passing grades

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)To pass the written and practical
			 examinations, each applicant shall receive a grade determined by the board to
			 represent minimum competence to practice, based upon the following:
(a) For each part of the practical
			 examination, the board shall determine the passing grade after consultation
			 with subject matter experts who have reviewed a representative sample of the
			 examination questions and available candidate performance statistics.
(b) For the written examination, the board
			 may accept the test provider's recommended passing grade as a representation of
			 minimum competence to practice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 3 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Examinations › Section HAS 3.09 - Failure and review

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)An applicant who fails all or part of the
			 practical examination may review those parts of the practical examination
			 failed according to the following procedures and within the following
			 limitations:
(a) The applicant shall file a
			 written request for review with the board within 30 days from the date that
			 notice of examination results have been sent to the applicant.
(b) At the arranged time at the board office,
			 the applicant shall be provided an opportunity to review those parts of the
			 examination failed.
(c) The
			 applicant may not take notes and may not copy the examination in any
			 manner.
(d) No person other than
			 the applicant and a board representative may be present during review of an
			 examination.
(e) The time for
			 review shall be limited and shall not exceed one hour.
(f) An applicant may not review an
			 examination more than once.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 3 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Examinations › Section HAS 3.10 - Claim of examination error

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)An applicant
			 wishing to claim practical examination error shall file a written request for
			 board review in the board office within 30 days of the date the practical
			 examination was reviewed. The request shall include all of the following:
(a) The applicant's name and
			 address.
(b) The type of license
			 applied for.
(c) A description of
			 the perceived error, including 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 › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 4 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Measurement Of Human Hearing › Section HAS 4.01 - Appropriate procedures for measurement of human hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
The procedures accepted by the board for the measurement of
				human hearing by licensees and trainees comprise:
(1) Pure tone audiometry, including air
			 conduction testing and bone conduction testing.
(2) Speech audiometry by live voice, or
			 recorded voice, including speech reception threshold, speech discrimination
			 testing, and most comfortable loudness measurements and loudness discomfort
			 levels.
(3) Appropriate masking
			 when indicated.
(4) Recording and
			 interpretation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper
			 selection and adaptation of hearing instruments.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 4 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Measurement Of Human Hearing › Section HAS 4.02 - Ear molds

Current through June 24, 2024
Taking impressions for ear molds includes:
(1) Otoscopic observation, pre- and post-
			 impression.
(2) Proper cotton or
			 foam block placement.
(3)
			 Impression material insertion.
(4)
			 Removal of completed impression.
(5) Proper ear mold selection.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 4 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Measurement Of Human Hearing › Section HAS 4.03 - Equipment used to measure hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Pure
			 tone audiometry must be conducted with a pure tone audiometer which conforms to
			 the American National Standards Institute, Standard ANSI S3.6 2018 approved
			 September 20, 2018. Such audiometer shall be capable of generating a minimum of
			 9 discrete frequencies, ranging from 250 Hz through 8 KHz (250, 500, 750, 1000,
			 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000 Hz). Output levels over the frequency range
			 shall conform to standard ANSI S3.6 specified above.
Note:
A copy of Standard ANSI S3.6 may be obtained
				from the American National Standards Institute website at
www.ANSI.org
. A copy of the Standard is on
				file at the Legislative Reference Bureau.
(2) A masking source shall be either
			 available within, or capable of being attached to, the audiometer. The masking
			 source shall have one of the following:
(a)
			 White noise capability.
(b) Speech
			 noise capability.
(c) Narrow band
			 noise and white noise or narrow band noise and speech noise
			 capability.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 4 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Measurement Of Human Hearing › Section HAS 4.04 - Appropriate time frame for hearing tests prior to fitting hearing instruments

Current through June 24, 2024
Appropriate procedures for the measurement of human hearing as
				described in s.
				HAS
				4.01 shall be performed and documented within 6 months
				prior to the selling and fitting of a hearing instrument.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 5 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Unprofessional Conduct › Section HAS 5.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to the
				authority in ss. 15.08 (5) (b),
				227.11,
				459.10 (1) (k),
				459.12 (1), and
				459.34 (2) (h),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 5 - Hearing Instrument Specialists Unprofessional Conduct › Section HAS 5.02 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In this section, "client records"
			 include:
(a) The results of all tests
			 required under ch. HAS 4.
(b)
			 Copies of all contracts, receipts and guarantees involving the sale of hearing
			 instruments.
(c) Documentation of
			 all pertinent client contacts, except those relating to the sale of batteries
			 or product accessories.
(d) Copies
			 of all written statements waiving medical evaluations, as required under
			 21 CFR
			 801.421.
Note:
Hearing instrument specialists must comply
				with the recordkeeping requirements adopted by the U.S. Food and Drug
				Administration (FDA), as set forth in
				21 CFR
				801.421.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 6 - Licensure Of Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists And Temporary Licensees › Subchapter I - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section HAS 6.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted by the hearing and
				  speech examining board under the authority of ss.
				  227.11(2)
				  and
				  459.24 to
				  459.34,
				  Stats., to govern the licensure of speech-language pathologists, audiologists
				  and temporary licensees.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 6 - Licensure Of Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists And Temporary Licensees › Subchapter I - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section HAS 6.015 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The licensure and conduct rules in this chapter and ch. 459,
				  Stats., apply to any person providing services to patients located in this
				  state without regard to whether services are provided in person or via
				  telehealth.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 6 - Licensure Of Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists And Temporary Licensees › Subchapter I - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section HAS 6.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter and in ch. 459, Stats.:
(1) "ASHA" means the American speech-language
				hearing association.
(2)
				"Audiologist" has the meaning given in s.
				459.20 (1),
				Stats.
(3) "Audiology" has the
				meaning given in s. 459.20 (2),
				Stats.
(4) "Board" means the
				hearing and speech examining board.
(4t) "Hearing aid" has the meaning given in
				s. 459.20 (3g),
				Stats.
(6) "Postgraduate clinical
				fellowship" means a program approved by the board consisting of a minimum of 9
				months of supervised clinical practice in speech-language pathology provided in
				the work setting to which an applicant is seeking licensure.
(6a) "Practice of fitting and dealing in
				hearing aids" has the meaning given in s.
				459.20 (3p),
				Stats.
(7) "Speech-language
				pathologist" has the meaning given in s.
				459.20 (4),
				Stats.
(8) "Speech-language
				pathology" has the meaning given in s.
				459.20 (5),
				Stats.
(9) "Supervised clinical
				practicum" means a program required by a college or university for completion
				of a master's degree in speech-language pathology or a doctoral degree in
				audiology.
(9m) "Telehealth" has
				the meaning given in s.
				440.01 (1)
				(hm), Stats.
(10) "Verification of clinical competence"
				means written confirmation submitted directly to the board by ASHA stating that
				an applicant holds a certificate of clinical competence in speech-language
				pathology or audiology.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Hearing and Speech Examining Board › Chapter HAS 6 - Licensure Of Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists And Temporary Licensees › Subchapter I - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section HAS 6.03 - Applications for licensure; speech-language pathologist

Current through June 24, 2024
Every applicant for licensure as a speech-language
				  pathologist shall submit:
(1) An
				application on a form provided by the board.
Note:
Applications are available on the website
				  at dsps.wi.gov or by calling (608) 266 - 2112.
(2) The fee specified in s.
				440.05(1),
				Stats.
(4) Subject to ss.
				111.321,
				111.322,
				and
				111.335,
				Stats., evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant does not have a
				conviction record.
(5) Evidence
				satisfactory to the board that the applicant has satisfied one of the
				following:
(a) Completed a supervised
				clinical practicum and received a master's degree in speech-language pathology
				from a college or university approved by the board.
(b) Completed education or training that the
				board determines is substantially equivalent to the requirements under par.
				(a).