First, under s.
Phar 4.02 (1) and
(3), an applicant is required to take and pass the Multi-State Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) and the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). Both of these examinations test competencies that relate to subject areas that are also tested in the practical examination. As a result, applicants are required to take an additional examination, and pay an additional examination fee. In some instances, this step may also result in a delay in the processing of applications for licensure.
Second, in reference to the shortage of pharmacists in Wisconsin, the board has found that populations in rural areas and in certain city neighborhoods are underserved. The board believes that, because of its practical examination requirement, potential applicants from other states are declining to seek licensure in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of only four states that require a practical examination. None of the states that border Wisconsin have a practical examination requirement.
Agency Contact Person
Pamela Haack, Paralegal, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Legal Counsel, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 152, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone 608-266-0495; email at pamela.haack@ wisconsin.gov.
Text of Emergency Rule
SECTION 1. Phar 4.02 (2) is repealed.
This emergency rule shall take effect on February 28, 2009.
Notice of Hearing
Pharmacy Examining Board
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to authority vested in the Pharmacy Examining Board in ss.
15.08 (5) (b),
227.11 (2) and
450.02 (3) (d), Stats., the Pharmacy Examining Board will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider permanent rules to repeal s.
Phar 4.02 (2), relating to the practical examination.
Hearing Information
Date: April 8, 2009
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 1400 East Washington Avenue
(Enter at 55 North Dickinson Street)
Room 121A
Madison, Wisconsin
Appearances at the Hearing and Submission of Written Comments
Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to the Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Legal Counsel, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. Written comments must be received by April 13, 2009, to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
Copies of Proposed Rule
Copies of this proposed rule are available upon request to Pamela Haack, Paralegal, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Legal Counsel, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or by email at
pamela.haack@wisconsin.gov.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Statutes interpreted
Statutory authority
Explanation of agency authority
The board is authorized under s.
450.02 (3) (d), Stats., to promulgate rules necessary for the administration of ch.
450, Stats., which includes approving examinations to determine whether an applicant is competent to engage in the practice of pharmacy. Refer also to s.
450.04 (1), Stats.
Related statute or rule
Ch.
Phar 4 sets forth the board's procedures for administering, scoring, handling claims of examination error and responding to requests to retake the examination.
Plain language analysis
SECTION 1. In this proposed rule-making order, the board proposes to repeal s.
Phar 4.02 (2), which relates to the practical examination required for licensure of pharmacists. Under the current rule, the board administers a practical examination to determine an applicant's competence in compounding and dispensing medications, which includes consultation of patients. The board has determined that this examination is no longer needed because the competencies tested in the examination are also tested in two other national examinations that applicants are required to take in order to obtain a license in Wisconsin.
Comparison with federal regulations
Federal Medicaid law requires a patient consultation on new prescriptions.
Comparison with rules in adjacent states
Iowa:
Iowa does not have a separate patient consultation examination requirement.
Illinois:
Illinois does not have a separate patient consultation examination requirement.
Michigan:
Michigan does not have a separate patient consultation examination requirement.
Minnesota:
Minnesota does not have a separate patient consultation examination requirement.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies
It was the board's custom over time to review examination performance at each full board meeting for the examination that occurred the day before its meetings. As a result of apparent trends that emerged from these post-examination reviews, the board undertook an analysis of aggregate examination pass rates as it discussed the ongoing need for a practical consultation examination and found rates to be significantly higher for graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison than for other pharmacy schools. The board also reviewed experience in other states and found that Wisconsin is one of only four states in the nation that continues to require a practical consultation examination. One of the implications suggested by the board as a result of its review is that the examination creates a barrier to licensure in Wisconsin, and that the benefits of the examination do not justify its costs.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business
It is anticipated that elimination of the examination will have a positive impact on small business by yielding an enlarged pool of licensed pharmacists available for hire.
Section
227.137, Stats., requires an “agency" to prepare an economic impact report before submitting the proposed rule-making order to the Wisconsin Legislative Council. The Department of Regulation and Licensing is not included as an “agency" in this section.
Small Business Impact
These proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats.
Fiscal Estimate
The department finds that this rule has no significant fiscal effect on the private sector.
Agency Contact Person
Pamela Haack, Paralegal, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Legal Counsel, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 152, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone 608-266-0495; email at
pamela.haack@wisconsin.gov.
Text of Proposed Rule
SECTION 1. Phar 4.02 (2) is repealed.
Notice of Hearing
Public Instruction
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That pursuant to ss.
115.43 (2) (c) and
227.11 (2) (a), Stats., the Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing to consider proposed permanent rules amending Chapter
PI 22, relating to precollege scholarships.
Hearing Information
March 30, 2009 Madison
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. GEF 3 Building
125 South Webster St.
Room 041
The hearing site is fully accessible to people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please contact Kevin Ingram, Director, Educational Opportunity Programs and Urban Education, at
kevin.ingram@dpi.wi.gov, (414) 227-4413, or leave a message with the Teletypewriter (TTY) at (608) 267-2427 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Copies of Proposed Rule
Lori Slauson
Administrative Rules and Federal Grants Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Submission of Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rules received by Ms. Slauson at the above mail or email address no later than April 6, 2009, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.
Analysis Prepared by Department of Public Instruction
Statute interpreted
Statutory authority
Explanation of agency authority
Section
115.43 (2) (c), Stats., gives the department the authority, in consultation with postsecondary educational institutions, to promulgate rules establishing criteria for the review and approval of applications for scholarships under the precollege scholarship program.
Related statute or rule
N/A.
Plain language analysis
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, the biennial budget bill, modified the Minority Group Pupil Precollege Scholarship Program under ss.
115.28 (23) and
115.43, Stats., to change the eligibility criteria from being a minority pupil to being an economically disadvantaged pupil.
The corresponding rules under ch.
PI 22, Wis. Adm. Code, are being modified to reflect the statutory language and current administration of the program. In addition, the proposed rules clarify:
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That precollege scholarships are awarded to economically disadvantaged pupils but paid to the postsecondary educational institution providing the precollege program in which the pupil is enrolled.
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That the precollege program provided by the postsecondary educational institution must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible under the program.
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That pupils do not have to apply to the department for a precollege scholarship, but must apply to a postsecondary educational institution offering a precollege program.
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That pupils may receive three scholarship awards per year and are no longer limited to receiving only one scholarship per semester or summer.
Comparison with federal regulations
N/A
