AB924: Bill Text

AB924, s. 36 Section 36. 456.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB924,11,25 456.07 (6) Except as provided in s. 456.12, only an individual who has qualified as a licensed and registered hospital administrator under this chapter and who holds a valid current registration certificate under this section for the current registration period may use the title "Hospital Administrator" and the abbreviation "H.A." after the person's name. No other person may use or be designated by such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card, or device tending to or intended to indicate that the person is a licensed and registered hospital administrator.

AB924, s. 37 Section 37. 456.072 of the statutes is created to read:

AB924,12,8 456.072 Educational waiver for hospital administrators. (1) If a person takes the examination for licensure as a hospital administrator before the first day of the 60th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], the examining board shall waive the requirement under s. 456.04 (6) if the person submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that, on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], the person was primarily employed as a hospital administrator.

AB924,12,16 (2) The examining board may not renew a hospital administrator license that expires on July 1, 2008, of a person who receives a waiver under sub. (1) unless that person submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board, in addition to the evidence specified in s. 456.07 (2), that the person has received a bachelor's degree in administration of health care facilities or programs or has completed an educational program that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to receiving a bachelor's degree in administration of health care facilities or programs.

AB924, s. 38 Section 38. 456.078 of the statutes is created to read:

AB924,12,21 456.078 Code of ethics. The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of hospital and nursing home administrators. The rules may establish separate codes for hospital and nursing home administrators.

AB924, s. 39 Section 39. 456.08 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,13,2 456.08 Reciprocity. The examining board may grant a hospital or nursing home administrator license under this chapter to a person who holds a hospital or nursing home administrator license issued by the proper authorities of any other state, upon payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) and upon submission of satisfactory evidence of the person's qualifications.

AB924, s. 40 Section 40. 456.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,13,6 456.09 (1) (b) Practice as a hospital or nursing home administrator, under cover of any license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued; or

AB924, s. 41 Section 41. 456.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,13,12 456.09 (1) (c) Practice Except as provided in s. 456.12, practice as a hospital or nursing home administrator or use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that the person is a hospital or nursing home administrator unless duly licensed and registered to so practice under this chapter; or

AB924, s. 42 Section 42. 456.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,13,16 456.09 (1) (d) Practice as a hospital or nursing home administrator during the time his or her license or registration issued under this chapter is suspended or revoked; or

AB924, s. 43 Section 43. 456.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,13,19 456.09 (1) (e) Otherwise violate this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter.

AB924, s. 44 Section 44. 456.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,13,25 456.10 (1) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may, under sub. (2), revoke, limit, or suspend the license or registration of any person practicing or offering to practice hospital or nursing home administration or may reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a licensee under this section if any of the following is applicable:

AB924, s. 45 Section 45. 456.10 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,14,5 456.10 (1) (bm) Proof is submitted that the licensee has wilfully willfully or repeatedly acted in a manner inconsistent with the health and safety of the patients or residents of the hospital or nursing home in which the licensee is the administrator.

AB924, s. 46 Section 46. 456.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,14,8 456.10 (1) (c) Proof is submitted that the licensee is guilty of fraud or deceit in his or her admission to the practice of hospital or nursing home administration.

AB924, s. 47 Section 47. 456.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,14,13 456.10 (1) (d) Proof is submitted that while the licensee was the administrator of a hospital or nursing home, that hospital or nursing home engaged in conduct that constituted a pattern of serious violations of federal or state statutes, rules, or regulations.

AB924, s. 48 Section 48. 456.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,14,21 456.10 (2) The examining board shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges brought under this section against persons licensed and registered as hospital or nursing home administrators or licensed as provisional hospital or nursing home administrators and upon such hearings shall determine such charges upon their merits. If the examining board determines that such person is guilty of the charges, the license or registration may be revoked or suspended or the licensee may be reprimanded, censured, or disciplined.

AB924, s. 49 Section 49. 456.12 of the statutes is created to read:

AB924,14,24 456.12 Exemption. This chapter does not apply to a person employed as a hospital administrator by the federal government.

AB924, s. 50 Section 50 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB924,15,2 (1) Definition. In this section, "board" means the hospital and nursing home administrator examining board.

AB924,15,3 (2) Hospital and nursing home administrator board members.

AB924,15,9 (a) Notwithstanding section 17.07 (3) of the statutes, the governor shall, no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, designate for removal from the board 2 of the nursing home administrator members whose terms otherwise expire on July 1, 2006, and the terms of the 2 members who are so designated shall expire on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB924,15,13 (b) Notwithstanding section 15.405 (7m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the initial hospital administrator members of the board shall be appointed by the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph for the following terms:

AB924,15,14 1. One member for a term expiring on July 1, 2005.

AB924,15,15 2. One member for a term expiring on July 1, 2006.

AB924,15,16 3. One member for a term expiring on July 1, 2007.

AB924,15,22 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.405 (7m) (a) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, an initial hospital administrator member of the board appointed under paragraph (b) is not required to be licensed as a hospital administrator under chapter 456 of the statutes if the individual was, at the time of appointment, primarily employed as a hospital administrator, as defined in section 456.01 (1r) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB924,15,23 (3) Nurse members of board.

AB924,16,3 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.405 (7m) (a), of the statutes, as affected by this act, the term of the nurse member of the board appointed under section 15.405 (7m) of the statutes shall expire on the effective date of this paragraph.

AB924,16,6 (b) Notwithstanding section 15.405 (7m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the nurse members of the board shall be appointed by the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph for the following terms:

AB924,16,7 1. One member for a term expiring on July 1, 2005.

AB924,16,8 2. One member for a term expiring on July 1, 2006.

AB924,16,13 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.08 (1) of the statutes, if the governor appoints as a nurse member of the board under paragraph (b) the same individual whose membership expired under paragraph (a), the expired term and the term specified under par. (b) shall be considered one term for purposes of the prohibition on not serving more than 2 terms that is specified in section 15.08 (1) of the statutes.

AB924, s. 51 Section 51. Initial applicability.

AB924,16,17 (1) The treatment of sections 456.04 (4), (5), and (6) and 456.05 (4) of the statutes first applies to examinations for which an application to take the examination is received on the effective date of this subsection.

AB924, s. 52 Section 52. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication, except as follows:

AB924,16,20 (1) Section 50 of this act takes effect on the day after publication.

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