448.65 Issuance of license; expiration and renewal; duplicate license.
448.655 Malpractice liability insurance.
448.665 Continuing education.
448.67 Practice requirements.
448.675 Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
448.685 Injunctive relief.
448.69 Penalties; appeal.
448.697 Informed consent.
SUBCHAPTER V
DIETITIANS AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD
448.74 Duties of affiliated credentialing board.
448.78 Certification of dietitians.
448.80 Temporary certificate.
448.82 Reciprocal certificate.
448.86 Issuance of certificate; expiration and renewal.
448.87 Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
SUBCHAPTER VI
ATHLETIC TRAINERS AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD
448.9525 Duties of affiliated credentialing board.
448.953 Licensure of athletic trainers.
448.9545 Continuing education.
448.955 Issuance of license; expiration and renewal.
448.956 Practice requirements.
448.957 Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
448.958 Injunctive relief.
SUBCHAPTER VII
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD
448.961 License required.
448.963 Licensure requirements; limited permits.
448.965 Duties and powers of affiliated credentialing board.
448.966 Reciprocal licensure.
448.967 Issuance of license; expiration and renewal.
448.968 Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
448.969 Injunctive relief.
448.970 Penalties; appeal.
Ch. 448 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
440.01.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
448.01
448.01
Definitions. In this chapter:
448.01(2)
(2) "Disease" means any pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental illness or departure from complete health or the proper condition of the human body or any of its parts.
448.01(5)
(5) "Physician" means an individual possessing the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or an equivalent degree as determined by the medical examining board, and holding a license granted by the medical examining board.
448.01(6)
(6) "Physician assistant" means an individual licensed by the medical examining board to provide medical care with physician supervision and direction.
448.01(9)
(9) "Practice of medicine and surgery" means:
448.01(9)(a)
(a) To examine into the fact, condition or cause of human health or disease, or to treat, operate, prescribe or advise for the same, by any means or instrumentality.
448.01(9)(b)
(b) To apply principles or techniques of medical sciences in the diagnosis or prevention of any of the conditions described in
par. (a) and in
sub. (2).
448.01(9)(c)
(c) To penetrate, pierce or sever the tissues of a human being.
448.01(9)(d)
(d) To offer, undertake, attempt or do or hold oneself out in any manner as able to do any of the acts described in this subsection.
448.01(9s)
(9s) "Scene of an emergency" means an area not within the confines of a hospital or other institution which has hospital facilities or the office of a person licensed, certified or holding a limited permit under this chapter.
448.01(10)
(10) "Treat the sick" means to examine into the fact, condition or cause of human health or disease, or to treat, operate, prescribe or advise for the same, or to undertake, offer, advertise, announce or hold out in any manner to do any of the aforementioned acts, for compensation, direct or indirect, or in the expectation thereof.
448.01(12)
(12) "Warn" means to privately apprise the holder of a license or certificate of the unprofessional nature of the holder's conduct and admonish the holder that continued or repeated conduct of such nature may give the medical examining board or an attached affiliated credentialing board cause to reprimand the holder or to limit, suspend or revoke such license or certificate.
448.01 Note
NOTE: Chapter 383, laws of 1975, which repealed and recreated chapter 448 of the statutes contains a statement of legislative policy in section 1.
448.01 Annotation
A physician, subject to certain limitations, may advise a patient whether or not continued chiropractic care is necessary without engaging in the unauthorized practice of chiropractic. 68 Atty. Gen. 316.
MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
Subch. II of ch. 448 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also
Med, Wis. adm. code.
448.015
448.015
Definitions. In this subchapter:
448.015(1b)
(1b) "Anesthesiologist" means a physician who has completed a residency in anesthesiology approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology, holds an unrestricted license, and is actively engaged in clinical practice.
448.015(1c)
(1c) "Anesthesiologist assistant" means an individual licensed by the board to assist an anesthesiologist in the delivery of certain medical care with anesthesiologist supervision.
448.015(1d)
(1d) "Board" means medical examining board.
448.015(1e)
(1e) "Extracorporeal circulation" means the diversion of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or a similar device that assumes the functions of the patient's heart or lungs or both.
448.015(1m)
(1m) "Perfusion" means that branch or system of treating the sick that is limited to the operation and management of extracorporeal circulation to support, temporarily replace, measure, treat, or supplement the cardiopulmonary and circulatory system of a patient, including, when necessary to and part of the management and operation of extracorporeal circulation, the use of blood testing and advanced life support techniques and technologies, autotransfusion, and the administration of blood, blood products, and anesthetic and pharmacological agents.
448.015(1s)
(1s) "Perfusionist" means an individual who practices perfusion.
448.015(2)
(2) "Respiratory care" means that branch or system of treating the sick which is limited to assisting in the prevention, diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of respiratory disorders by various means, including the administration of medical gases, oxygen therapy, ventilation therapy, artificial airway care, bronchial hygiene therapy, aerosolization of pharmacological agents, respiratory rehabilitation therapy and other treatment, testing, evaluation and rehabilitation procedures performed under the direction of a physician, but not including the use of general anesthetic agents.
448.015(3)
(3) "Respiratory care practitioner" means an individual who practices respiratory care.
448.015(4)(am)(am) "Unprofessional conduct" means all of the following:
448.015(4)(am)1.
1. Those acts or attempted acts of commission or omission defined as unprofessional conduct by the board under the authority delegated to the board by
s. 15.08 (5) (b).
448.015(4)(bm)
(bm) "Unprofessional conduct" does not include any of the following:
