AB50,1363,1918447.055 (3) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new 19licensees from the requirements under this section. AB50,278520Section 2785. 447.056 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1364,1121447.056 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) to and (4), a person is not 22eligible for renewal of a license to practice dentistry, other than a permit issued 23under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, attended, or otherwise completed,
1during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 2440.08 (2) (a), 30 credit hours of satisfied the applicable continuing education 3related to the practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine, including 4requirements established under this subsection. The examining board shall 5promulgate rules requiring 30 credit hours of continuing education to be taught, 6prepared, attended, or otherwise completed per 2-year period. The rules shall 7require that not less than 25 credit hours of instruction per 2-year period be in 8clinical dentistry or clinical medicine. Not The rules may not allow more than 4 of 9the 30 hours may per 2-year period to be from teaching. Continuing education does 10not satisfy the requirements under this subsection unless the continuing education 11is one of the following: AB50,278612Section 2786. 447.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: AB50,1364,1413447.056 (2) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new 14licensees from the requirements under this section. AB50,278715Section 2787. 447.056 (3) of the statutes is repealed. AB50,278816Section 2788. 447.058 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1364,2117447.058 (2) (b) A mobile dentistry program registrant shall submit an 18application for renewal, and the applicable renewal fee determined by the 19department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), to the department on a form provided by the 20department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the 21department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). AB50,278922Section 2789. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1365,823448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
1permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery 2under subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or, practical, or advanced 3practice registered nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice 4chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene 5or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry 6under ch. 449, to practice as a physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice 7acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice 8naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute. AB50,27909Section 2790. 448.035 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed. AB50,279110Section 2791. 448.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1365,2311448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or 12certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may provide expedited partner 13therapy if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, 14gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual 15partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may 16have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified 17advanced practice nurse prescriber shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient’s 18sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this 19subsection shall include the name and address of the patient’s sexual partner, if 20known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to 21obtain the name of the patient’s sexual partner, the prescription order shall 22include, in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner 23therapy” or the letters “EPT.” AB50,279224Section 2792. 448.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1366,4
1448.035 (3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber 2shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the 3department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient 4give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact. AB50,27935Section 2793. 448.035 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1366,106448.035 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified 7advanced practice nurse prescriber is immune from civil liability for injury to or the 8death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is 9prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner 10therapy is provided as specified under this section. AB50,1366,1411(b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution, 12furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified 13advanced practice nurse prescriber whose act or omission involves reckless, 14wanton, or intentional misconduct. AB50,279415Section 2794. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1367,516448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall 17register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of 18the license or certificate with the board on or before his or her renewal date 19determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2). Registration shall be completed 20in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall 21provide, except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed 22by the renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before 23October 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every
1person required to register a registration form. The board shall furnish to each 2person registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person 3shall display the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No 4person may exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate 5granted by the board unless currently registered as required under this subsection. AB50,27956Section 2795. 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: AB50,1367,77448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development. AB50,27968Section 2796. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1367,129448.13 (1) (a) 1. Continuing education programs or courses of study approved 10for at least 30 hours of credit required by the board within the 2 calendar years 11preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective by rule under s. 12448.40 (2). AB50,279713Section 2797. 448.13 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1367,1714448.13 (1) (a) 2. Professional development and maintenance of certification or 15performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of 16study required by the board by rule under s. 448.40 (1) and completed within the 2 17calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective. AB50,279818Section 2798. 448.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1368,219448.13 (1m) The board shall, on a random basis, verify the accuracy of proof 20submitted by physicians under sub. (1) (a) and may, at any time during the 2 21calendar years specified in sub. (1) (a), require a physician to submit proof of any 22continuing education, professional development, and maintenance of certification 23or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses
1of study that he or she has attended and completed at that time during the 2 2calendar years since he or she last registered under s. 448.07. AB50,27993Section 2799. 448.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1368,84448.40 (1) The board may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this 5subchapter, including rules requiring the completion of continuing education, 6professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance 7improvement or continuing medical education programs for renewal of a license to 8practice medicine and surgery. AB50,28009Section 2800. 448.40 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1368,1910448.40 (2) (e) Establishing continuing education or continuing medical 11education requirements for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery 12under s. 448.13 (1). The board shall require 30 hours of continuing education to be 13completed every 2-year period. The examining board shall establish the criteria for 14the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to 15the department of health services for some or all of the hours of continuing 16education credits required under s. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. for physicians specializing in 17psychiatry. The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of 18community programs for the certification and recertification of community mental 19health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services. AB50,280120Section 2801. 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1369,421448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, 22other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), 23are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
1Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by 2the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department 3under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in 4any rules promulgated under sub. (3). AB50,28025Section 2802. 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1369,216448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s. 7448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a 8physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, 9podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 10441.16 (2). Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services 11in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules 12promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a 13home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant 14to the patient’s plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, 15conditioning, or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a 16previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individual’s physician, 17naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or 18advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who 19made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate rules establishing 20additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this 21subsection. AB50,280322Section 2803. 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1370,523448.56 (1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
1requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic 2doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice 3registered nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of 4the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and 5the health care practitioner. AB50,28046Section 2804. 448.62 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1370,107448.62 (2m) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to issue 8prescription orders under s. 441.16 and who is providing nonsurgical patient 9services as directed, supervised, and inspected by a podiatrist who has the power to 10direct, decide, and oversee the implementation of the patient services rendered. AB50,280511Section 2805. 448.65 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1370,1612448.65 (2) (intro.) The renewal date for a license granted under this 13subchapter, other than a temporary license granted under rules promulgated under 14s. 448.63 (3), is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 15(2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form 16provided by the department and shall be accompanied by all of the following: AB50,280617Section 2806. 448.665 of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1371,518448.665 Continuing education. The affiliated credentialing board shall 19promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for licensees to 20complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for 21renewal of a license granted under this subchapter. The rules shall require a 22licensee to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses 23of study within each per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date
1specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or 2part of these requirements for the completion of continuing education programs or 3courses of study if the affiliated credentialing board determines that prolonged 4illness, disability or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a licensee from 5completing the requirements. AB50,28076Section 2807. 448.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1371,167448.67 (2) Separate billing required. Except as provided in sub. (4), a 8licensee who renders any podiatric service or assistance, or gives any podiatric 9advice or any similar advice or assistance, to any patient, podiatrist, physician, 10physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under 11s. 441.16 (2), partnership, or corporation, or to any other institution or organization, 12including a hospital, for which a charge is made to a patient, shall, except as 13authorized by Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, render an 14individual statement or account of the charge directly to the patient, distinct and 15separate from any statement or account by any other podiatrist, physician, 16physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or other person. AB50,280817Section 2808. 448.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1371,2218448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this subchapter, 19other than temporary certificates granted under s. 448.80, are specified shall be as 20determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall 21be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall 22include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). AB50,280923Section 2809. 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1372,7
1448.9545 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953 2(1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the 3renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 credit hours 4of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing 5board. The examining board shall promulgate rules to establish the continuing 6education requirements under this section. The rules shall require completion of 7not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education per 2-year period. AB50,28108Section 2810. 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1372,119448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) No more than 10 credit hours of the continuing 10education required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be on any of the following 11subject areas or combination of subject areas: AB50,281112Section 2811. 448.955 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1372,1413448.955 (1) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are 14specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). AB50,281215Section 2812. 448.955 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1372,1816448.955 (2) (a) Completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding 17the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), the applicable continuing education 18requirements specified in established under s. 448.9545. AB50,281319Section 2813. 448.955 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1372,2320448.955 (3) (a) A place for the licensee to describe his or her work history, 21including the average number of hours worked each week, for the 2-year period 22immediately preceding the renewal date specified in determined by the department 23under s. 440.08 (2) (a). AB50,2814
1Section 2814. 448.956 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1373,32448.956 (1) (c) A protocol established under par. (a) shall be updated no later 3than 30 days before the licensee’s renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 14f. AB50,28154Section 2815. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1373,115448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to 6an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic 7training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation 8setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a 9practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter; 10under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09 or from a practitioner who holds a 11compact privilege under subch. XI or XII of ch. 448. AB50,281612Section 2816. 448.967 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1373,1813448.967 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are 14specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal 15applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the 16department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under 17s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a statement attesting compliance with the continuing 18education requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 448.965 (1) (b). AB50,281719Section 2817. 448.9703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1374,220448.9703 (3) (a) Successfully completed at least 30 hours of applicable 21continuing education in the prior 2-year period requirements established under this 22paragraph. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require at least 30 23hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The board may provide for an
1exemption from or a reduction of the requirement under this paragraph for new 2licensees, as the board determines is appropriate. AB50,28183Section 2818. 448.9706 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1374,104448.9706 (2) Except as provided in s. 448.9705, the renewal dates for licenses 5granted under this subchapter are specified determined by the department under s. 6440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a 7form provided by the department, and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 8440.08 (2) (a) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of 9compliance with the requirements established by rules promulgated by the board 10under s. 448.9703 (3). AB50,281911Section 2819. 448.974 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1374,1512448.974 (2) (am) 1. The renewal date for a license issued under this 13subchapter is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 14(2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department 15under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of a license is subject to subd. 2. AB50,282016Section 2820. 448.981 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1374,2217448.981 (6) The payment of assessments for the interstate medical licensure 18compact under s. 448.980 (13) (a) shall be made from the appropriation account 19under s. 20.165 (1) (hg) (g) using the licensure fees paid by physicians licensed 20under the compact. No fees from physicians that have not applied for licensure 21through the compact shall be used to pay Wisconsin’s annual assessment pursuant 22to s. 448.980 (13) (a) without the approval of the joint committee on finance. AB50,282123Section 2821. 449.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1375,524449.06 (1) Persons practicing optometry shall, on or before the applicable
1renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 2register with, submit a renewal application to the department, pay the applicable 3renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and provide 4evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has complied with the 5rules promulgated under sub. (2m). AB50,28226Section 2822. 449.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1375,157449.06 (2m) The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring a person 8who is issued a license to practice optometry to complete, during the 2-year period 9immediately preceding the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), satisfy 10continuing education requirements. The rules shall require the completion of not 11less than 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The rules shall 12include requirements that apply only to optometrists who are allowed to use topical 13ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under s. 449.17 or who are allowed to use 14therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or remove foreign bodies from an eye or from an 15appendage to the eye under s. 449.18. AB50,282316Section 2823. 450.01 (1m) of the statutes is repealed. AB50,282417Section 2824. 450.01 (16) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1375,2118450.01 (16) (h) 2. The patient’s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, 19if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written 20agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 21441.09 (2). AB50,282522Section 2825. 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1376,2
1450.01 (16) (hr) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may 2issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2). AB50,28263Section 2826. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1376,124450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, 5permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice as a pharmacy 6technician under s. 450.068, to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to 7practice professional or, practical, or advanced practice registered nursing or nurse-8midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or 9as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice medicine and 10surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice naturopathic 11medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as 12otherwise provided by statute. AB50,282713Section 2827. 450.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1376,1714450.08 (1) The renewal dates for all licenses and registrations granted by the 15board are specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Except as 16provided under sub. (2) (a), only a holder of an unexpired license or registration may 17engage in his or her licensed activity. AB50,282818Section 2828. 450.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1377,219450.08 (2) (a) A pharmacist’s license may be renewed by complying with 20continuing education requirements under s. 450.085 and paying the applicable fee 21determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable 22renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). 23Notwithstanding s. 440.08 (3) (a), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal by that 24date, the board may suspend the pharmacist’s license, and the board may require
1the pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore 2that license. AB50,28293Section 2829. 450.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,1377,84450.08 (2) (b) A pharmacy, pharmacy technician’s, manufacturer’s, 5distributor’s, or home medical oxygen provider’s license or registration may be 6renewed by paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 7(9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the 8department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
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