Chapter SPS 11

Chapter SPS 11

MILITARY MEDICAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM

SPS 11.01   Authorization.

SPS 11.02   Definitions.

SPS 11.03   Program.

SPS 11.04   Expiration.

SPS 11.05   Compliance, reporting, and complaints.

SPS 11.01 SPS 11.01 Authorization. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant s. 440.077 (5), Stats.

SPS 11.01 History History: EmR2309: emerg. cr., eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-038: cr. Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.

SPS 11.02 SPS 11.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

SPS 11.02(1) (1) “Basic patient care” has the meaning given in s. Med 26.02 (4).

SPS 11.02(2) (2) “Department” means the department of safety and professional services.

SPS 11.02(3) (3) “Licensed supervising practitioner” has the meaning given in s. Med 26.02 (7).

SPS 11.02(4) (4) “Military medical personnel program participant” means a military medical personnel who qualifies in the program created under s. 440.077 (2) (a), Stats.

SPS 11.02 History History: EmR2309: emerg. cr., eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-038: cr. Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.

SPS 11.03 SPS 11.03 Program.

SPS 11.03(1) (1) Eligibility. A participant may temporarily perform certain basic patient care under the supervision of a licensed supervising practitioner and as stated under s. Med 26.04. In order to participate in the program, an applicant shall submit to the department all of the following:

SPS 11.03(1)(a) (a) An estimated timeline to obtain licensure from the Medical Examining Board, the Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board, the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, or the Board of Nursing.

SPS 11.03(1)(b) (b) An attestation that a signed Memorandum of Understanding as outlined in s. Med 26.04 has been filed with their employer. This document shall be made available to the department upon request and to any licensed supervising practitioner prior to the participant initiating basic patient care.

SPS 11.03(1)(c) (c) Proof of military service and general or honorable discharge within the 12 months prior to the date the person signed the memorandum of understanding specified in s. Med 26.04 (1).

SPS 11.03(2) (2) Timeline to obtain licensure. A participant shall submit a signed reasonable timeline consistent with s. 440.077 (3) (c), Stats., that describes the actions the military medical personnel intend to take to obtain licensure in the state considering the requirements to obtain the license and any other relevant factors. A reasonable timeline is subject to approval by the Medical Examining Board under s. Med 26.05 (e).

SPS 11.03 History History: EmR2309: emerg. cr., eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-038: cr. Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.

SPS 11.04 SPS 11.04 Expiration. A participant shall become ineligible for this program beginning on the day after the end of the estimated timeline to obtain licensure submitted under s. SPS 11.03 (1) (a). A participant may be granted a one-time extension upon request to the Medical Examining Board as stated in s. 440.077 (3) (d), Stats., and outlined in s. Med 26.06.

SPS 11.04 History History: EmR2309: emerg. cr., eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-038: cr. Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.

SPS 11.05 SPS 11.05 Compliance, reporting, and complaints.

SPS 11.05(1) (1) Pursuant to ch. Med 26, the medical examining board may receive and investigate complaints against participants, and may suspend or terminate a participant’s authority to perform delegated clinical acts.

SPS 11.05(2) (2) Failure to comply with the terms of this chapter and ch. Med 26, may result in disciplinary proceedings against the licensed supervising practitioner who delegated clinical acts to the participant. The board issuing the licensed supervising practitioner’s license shall apply the standards for licensed supervising practitioners who participate in the program outlined in s. Med 26.04 and determine if discipline is warranted under that board’s statutes and rules. Pursuant to ch. Med 26, the Medical Examining Board may also terminate or suspend a military medical personnel program participant’s ability to perform delegated clinical acts.

SPS 11.05 History History: EmR2309: emerg. cr., eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-038: cr. Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2024 No. 819.