DHS 124.02(2)
(2) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry under
ch. 447, Stats.
DHS 124.02(3)
(3) "Department" means the Wisconsin department of health services.
DHS 124.02(4)
(4) "General hospital" means a hospital providing inpatient medical and surgical care for acute illness, injury or obstetrics.
DHS 124.02(5)
(5) "Health physicist" means a person holding a masters degree or doctorate in an appropriate discipline of radiologic physics or who has equivalent education and experience.
DHS 124.02(6)(a)(a) "Hospital" means any building, structure, institution or place that does all of the following:
DHS 124.02(6)(a)1.
1. Offers inpatient, overnight care on a 24-hour-a-day basis, or on an as-needed basis in the case of a critical access hospital.
DHS 124.02(6)(a)2.
2. Devotes itself primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of, and medical or surgical care for, 3 or more nonrelated individuals, designated "patients" in this chapter, suffering from illness, disease, injury or disability, whether physical or mental, or who are pregnant.
DHS 124.02(6)(a)3.
3. Regularly makes available at least clinical laboratory services, diagnostic x-ray services and treatment facilities for surgery, obstetrical care or other definitive medical treatment, except as otherwise provided for critical access hospitals in this chapter.
DHS 124.02(6)(b)
(b) "Hospital" may include, but is not limited to, related facilities such as outpatient facilities, nurses', interns' and residents' quarters, training facilities and central service facilities operated in connection with the hospital.
DHS 124.02(7)
(7) "House staff" means graduates of recognized schools of medicine and osteopathy who are licensed in accordance with
ch. 448, Stats., and are enrolled in post-graduate training programs in which the hospital participates.
DHS 124.02(8)
(8) "Legally authorized person" means a parent of a minor, a court appointed guardian or a person authorized by the patient in accordance with law to act on the patient's behalf.
DHS 124.02(9)
(9) "Licensed practical nurse" means a person licensed as a trained practical nurse under
ch. 441, Stats.
DHS 124.02(10)
(10) "Medical staff" means the hospital's organized component of physicians, podiatrists and dentists appointed by the governing body of the hospital and granted specific medical privileges for the purpose of providing adequate medical, podiatric and dental care for the patients of the hospital.
DHS 124.02(10m)
(10m) "Medicare" means the health insurance program operated by the U.S. department of health and human services under
42 USC 1395 to
1395 ccc and 42 CFR ch. IV,
subch. B.
DHS 124.02(11)
(11) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under
ch. 448, Stats.
DHS 124.02(12)
(12) "Physician assistant" means a person certified under
ch. 448, Stats., to perform patient services under the supervision and direction of a licensed physician.
DHS 124.02(13)
(13) "Podiatrist" means a person licensed to practice podiatry or podiatric medicine and surgery under
ch. 448, Stats.
DHS 124.02(14)
(14) "Practitioner" means a physician, dentist, podiatrist or other person permitted by Wisconsin law to distribute, dispense and administer medications in the course of professional practice.
DHS 124.02(15)
(15) "Qualified occupational therapist" means a person who meets the standards for registration as an occupational therapist of the American occupational therapy association.
DHS 124.02(16)
(16) "Qualified physical therapist" means a person licensed to practice physical therapy under
ch. 448, Stats.
DHS 124.02(17)
(17) "Qualified respiratory therapist" means a person who meets the standards for registration as a respiratory therapist of the national board for respiratory therapy, inc., or who meets the training and experience requirements necessary for registration and is eligible to take the registry examination.
DHS 124.02(18)
(18) "Qualified speech pathologist" means a person who meets the standards for a certificate of clinical competence granted by the American speech and hearing association or who meets the educational requirements for certification and is in the process of acquiring the supervised experience required for certification.
DHS 124.02(19)
(19) "Registered nurse" means a person who is licensed as a registered nurse under
ch. 441, Stats.
DHS 124.02(20)
(20) "Respiratory therapy technician" means a person who meets the standards for certification as a respiratory therapy technician of the national board for respiratory therapy, inc., or who meets the training and experience requirements necessary for certification and is eligible to take the certification examination.
DHS 124.02(21)
(21) "Special hospital" means a hospital that provides a limited type of medical or surgical care, such as an orthopedic hospital, a children's hospital, a critical access hospital, a psychiatric hospital or a maternity hospital.
DHS 124.02(22)
(22) "Tissue" means a substance consisting of cells and intercellular material that is removed from a patient's body during a surgical procedure.
DHS 124.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-1-88; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register, August, 1996, No. 488; emerg. cr. (1m), am. (6), (12 and (19), r. and recr. (21), eff. 9-12-98; cr. (1m) and (10m), am. (6), (12) and (19) and r. and recr. (21),
Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99; correction in (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register January 2009 No. 637.
DHS 124.03(1)
(1) No hospital may operate in Wisconsin unless it is approved by the department.
DHS 124.03(2)
(2) To be approved by the department, a hospital shall comply with this chapter and with all other applicable state laws and local ordinances, including all state laws and local ordinances relating to fire protection and safety, reporting of communicable disease, cancer reporting and post-mortem examination, and professional staff of the hospital shall be licensed or registered, as appropriate, in accordance with applicable laws.
DHS 124.03(3)
(3) An application for approval shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department.
DHS 124.03 Note
Note: For a copy of the hospital approval application form, write Division of Quality Assurance, P.O. Box 2969, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2969.
DHS 124.03(4)
(4) The department shall review and make a determination on a complete application for approval within 90 working days after receiving the application.
DHS 124.03(5)
(5) Approval by the department applies only to the owner of a hospital who may not transfer or assign the approval to anyone else. When there is a change in the ownership of the hospital, the new owner shall submit a new application to the department.
DHS 124.03(6)
(6) If at any time the department determines that there has been a failure to comply with a requirement of this chapter, it may withhold, suspend or revoke the certificate of approval consistent with s.
50.35, Stats.
DHS 124.03(7)
(7) Every 12 months, on a schedule determined by the department, a hospital shall submit to the department an annual report in the form and containing the information that the department requires, including payment of the fee required under s.
50.135 (2) (a), Stats. If a complete annual report is not timely filed, the department shall issue a warning to the holder of the certificate of approval. If a hospital that has not filed a timely report fails to submit a complete report to the department within 60 days after the date established under the schedule determined by the department, the department may revoke the approval of the hospital.
DHS 124.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-1-88; cr. (7),
Register, August, 2000, No. 536, eff. 9-1-00.
DHS 124.04(1)(a)
(a) "Variance" means an alternative requirement in place of a requirement of this chapter.
DHS 124.04(1)(b)
(b) "Waiver" means an exception from a requirement of this chapter.
DHS 124.04(2)
(2) Requirements for waivers and variances. A hospital may ask the department to grant a waiver or variance. The department may grant the waiver or variance if the department finds that the waiver or variance will not adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of any patient and that:
DHS 124.04(2)(a)
(a) Strict enforcement of a requirement would result in unreasonable hardship on the hospital or on a patient; or
DHS 124.04(2)(b)
(b) An alternative to a rule, which may involve a new concept, method, procedure or technique, new equipment, new personnel qualifications or the conduct of a pilot project, is in the interests of better care or management.
DHS 124.04(3)(a)1.1. All applications for the grant of a waiver or variance shall be made in writing to the department, specifying the following:
DHS 124.04(3)(a)1.c.
c. If the request is for a variance, the specific alternative action which the facility proposes;
DHS 124.04(3)(a)3.
3. The department may require additional information from the hospital prior to acting on the request.
DHS 124.04(3)(b)1.1. The department shall grant or deny each request for waiver or variance in writing. Notice of a denial shall contain the reasons for denial.
DHS 124.04(3)(b)2.
2. The terms of a requested variance may be modified upon agreement between the department and the hospital.
DHS 124.04(3)(b)3.
3. The department may impose whatever conditions on the granting of a waiver or variance it considers necessary.
DHS 124.04(3)(c)1.1. A hospital may contest the department's action on the hospital's application for a waiver or variance by requesting a hearing as provided by
ch. 227, Stats.
DHS 124.04(3)(c)2.
2. The hospital shall sustain the burden of proving that the denial of a waiver or variance is unreasonable.
DHS 124.04(3)(d)
(d) Revocation. The department may revoke a waiver or variance, subject to the hearing requirement in
par. (c), if:
DHS 124.04(3)(d)1.
1. The department determines that the waiver or variance is adversely affecting the health, safety or welfare of the patients;
DHS 124.04(3)(d)2.
2. The hospital has failed to comply with the variance as granted or with a condition of the waiver or variance;
DHS 124.04(3)(d)3.
3. The person who has received the certificate of approval notifies the department in writing that the hospital wishes to relinquish the waiver or variance and be subject to the rule previously waived or varied; or
DHS 124.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-1-88.
DHS 124.05(1)(1)
General requirement. The hospital shall have an effective governing body or a designated person who functions as the governing body which is legally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the hospital.
DHS 124.05(2)(a)(a) By-laws. The governing body shall adopt by-laws. The by-laws shall be in writing and shall be available to all members of the governing body. The by-laws shall:
DHS 124.05(2)(a)1.
1. Stipulate the basis upon which members are selected, their terms of office and their duties and requirements;
DHS 124.05(2)(a)2.
2. Specify to whom responsibilities for operation and maintenance of the hospital, including evaluation of hospital practices, may be delegated, and the methods established by the governing body for holding these individuals responsible;
DHS 124.05(2)(a)3.
3. Provide for the designation of officers, if any, their terms of office and their duties, and for the organization of the governing body into committees;
DHS 124.05(2)(a)6.
6. Provide mechanisms for the formal approval of the organization, by-laws and rules of the medical staff.
DHS 124.05(2)(b)1.1. The governing body shall meet at regular intervals as stated in its by-laws.
DHS 124.05(2)(b)2.
2. Meetings shall be held frequently enough for the governing body to carry on necessary planning for hospital growth and development and to evaluate the performance of the hospital, including the care and utilization of physical and financial assets and the procurement and direction of personnel.
DHS 124.05(2)(b)3.
3. Minutes of meetings shall reflect pertinent business conducted, and shall be distributed to members of the governing body.
DHS 124.05(2)(c)1.1. The governing body shall appoint committees. There shall be an executive committee and others as needed.
DHS 124.05(2)(c)2.
2. The number and types of committees shall be consistent with the size and scope of activities of the hospital.
DHS 124.05(2)(c)3.
3. The executive committee or the governing body as a whole shall establish policies for the activities and general policies of the various hospital services and committees established by the governing body.
