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TEXT OF RULE
Section 1. Pod 1.02 (9) is created to read:
Pod 1.02 (9) “Reinstatement” means the process by which a licensee who has unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew a license within 5 years of the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked, shall apply to have the license reinstated.
Section 2. Pod 4.03 (2) (b) is amended to read:
Pod 4.03 (2) (b) If the licensee applies for renewal of the license more than 5 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 reinstatement the renewal 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. This section does not apply to licensees who have unmet disciplinary requirements or whose licenses have been surrendered or revoked.
Section 3. Pod 4.04 is created to read:
Pod 4.04 License reinstatement. A licensee who has unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew a license within 5 years of the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked may apply to have their license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
1. Evidence of completion of requirements in s. 4.03 (2) (b) if the licensee has not held an active Wisconsin license within the last 5 years. 2. Evidence of completion of disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
3. Evidence of rehabilitation or a change in circumstances, warranting reinstatement of the license.
Section 4. Chapter Pod 8 is created to read: CHAPTER POD 8
INFORMED CONSENT
(2) Purpose. The purpose of the rules is to define the obligation of a podiatrist to communicate alternate modes of treatment to a patient.
Pod 8.02 Informed consent. Any podiatrist who treats a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The reasonable podiatrist standard is the standard for informing a patient under this section. The reasonable podiatrist standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable podiatrist would know and disclose under the circumstances.
Pod 8.03 Exceptions to communication of alternate modes of treatment. The podiatrist's duty to inform the patient under this section does not require disclosure of any of the following:
(1) Detailed technical information that in all probability a patient 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 treatment would be more harmful to the patient than treatment.
(5) Information in cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.
(6) Information about alternate modes of treatment for any condition the podiatrist has not included in his or her diagnosis at the time the podiatrist informs the patient.
Pod 8.04 Recordkeeping. A podiatrist’s patient record shall include documentation that alternate modes of treatment have been communicated to the patient and informed consent has been obtained from the patient in keeping with s. Pod 6.01. Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin administrative register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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