440.03 (13) (c) 1. i. An applicant for a physician assistant license or compact privilege under s. 448.974 when required pursuant to the PA licensure compact under s. 448.988.
81,20Section 20. 440.094 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 440.094 (1) (c) 4. A physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, or respiratory care practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
81,21Section 21. 440.094 (1) (c) 9m. of the statutes is created to read: 440.094 (1) (c) 9m. A physician assistant licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448.
81,22Section 22. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read: 440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c), 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 448.988 (3) (a) 5., 450.071 (3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., the department or a credentialing board may not require that an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit fingerprints in connection with the department’s or the credentialing board’s credentialing.
81,23Section 23. 448.015 (4) (am) 2m. of the statutes is renumbered 448.978 (1g) (a) and amended to read: 448.978 (1g) (a) A “Unprofessional conduct” includes a determination made by a physician assistant under ch. 154 or 155 if the physician assistant does not have sufficient education, training, and experience to make the determination.
81,24Section 24. 448.971 (1L) of the statutes is created to read: 448.971 (1L) “Compact” means the PA licensure compact under s. 448.988.
81,25Section 25. 448.971 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: 448.971 (1m) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.988 (2) (b), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this state.
81,26Section 26. 448.971 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.971 (2) “Physician assistant” means a person who is licensed under this subchapter or who holds a compact privilege.
81,27Section 27. 448.972 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.972 (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), no person may represent himself or herself as a “PA” or “physician assistant,” use or assume the title “PA” or “physician assistant,” or append to the person’s name the words or letters “physician assistant,” “PA,” “PA-C,” or any other titles, letters, or designation that represents or may tend to represent the person as a physician assistant, unless he or she is licensed by the board under this subchapter or holds a compact privilege.
81,29Section 29. 448.973 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.973 (2) The board shall include in the register the board maintains under s. 440.035 (1m) (d) the names name of all persons each person whose licenses license or compact privilege issued under this subchapter were was suspended or revoked within the past 2 years. The register shall be available for purchase at cost.
81,30Section 30. 448.974 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.974 (title) License; compact privilege; renewal.
81,31Section 31. 448.974 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: 448.974 (1m) The board shall grant a compact privilege to any applicant who satisfies all of the following:
(a) The applicant holds a qualifying license, as defined in s. 448.988 (2) (r), in another state that is a party to the compact and satisfies all other requirements under s. 448.988 (4).
(b) The individual applies for the compact privilege in the manner prescribed by the department.
(c) The individual pays any fee established by the department under s. 448.9885 (2).
81,32Section 32. 448.974 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 448.974 (2) (am) and amended to read: 448.974 (2) (am) 1. The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of a license is subject to par. (b) subd. 2.
2. An applicant for the renewal of a license under this subchapter shall submit with his or her application for renewal proof of having satisfied the continuing education requirements imposed by the board under s. 448.973 (1) (b). This paragraph subdivision does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license.