SECTION 5. SPS 182.02 (1) (intro.), (e), and (1m) are amended to read:
SPS 182.02 (1) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO CLIENT. A licensed midwife shall, at an initial consultation with a client, provide a copy of the rules promulgated by the department under subch. XII XIII of ch. 440, Stats., and disclose to the client orally and in writing on a form provided by the department all of the following: (1) (e) The number of babies delivered and the number of clients transferred to a hospital since the time the licensed midwife commenced his or her practice of midwifery.
(1m) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY TEMPORARY PERMIT HOLDER. A temporary permit
holder shall inform a client orally and in writing that the temporary permit holder may not engage in the practice of midwifery unless he or she the temporary permit holder practices under the direct supervision of a licensed midwife.
SECTION 6. SPS 183.01 (1) (intro), (g), (v), and (2), (3), and (4) are amended to read:
SPS 183.01 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), Stats., the department may reprimand a licensed midwife or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license or temporary permit granted under subch. XII XIII of ch. 440, Stats., if the department finds that the applicant, temporary permit holder, or licensed midwife has engaged in misconduct. Misconduct comprises any practice or behavior that violates the minimum standards of the profession necessary for the protection of the health, safety, or welfare of a client or the public. Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) (g) Practicing or attempting to practice while the midwife is impaired as a result of any condition that impairs the midwife's ability to appropriately carry out his or her professional functions in a manner consistent with the safety of clients or the public.
(v) Allowing another person to use a license granted under subch. XII XIII of ch. 440, Stats. Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), Stats., the department shall revoke a license granted under subch. XII XIII of ch. 440, Stats., if the licensed midwife is convicted of any of the offenses specified in s. 440.982 (2), Stats. Subject to s. 440.982, Stats., no person may engage in the practice of midwifery unless he or she the person has been granted a license or a temporary permit to practice midwifery under subch. XII XIII of ch. 440, Stats., or granted a license to practice as a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15, Stats. Subject to s. 440.981, Stats., no person may use the title “licensed midwife" unless he or she the person has been granted a license to practice midwifery under subch. XII XIII of ch. 440, Stats., or granted a license to practice as a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15, Stats. SECTION 7. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (END OF TEXT OF RULE)
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