Agency contact person:
Sharon Henes, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Policy Development, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 151, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone (608) 261-2377; email at Sharon.Henes@wisconsin.gov. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEXT OF RULE
Section 1. PT 1.02 (2) is repealed.
Section 2. PT 1.03 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a) are amended to read:
PT 1.03 Applications and credentials Licensure requirements. (1) Every person applying for any class of license to provide physical therapy services shall make application on forms provided by the board, and shall submit to the board all of the following:
(a) A completed and verified application form provided by the board and the fees specified in s. 440.05 (1), Stats. Section 3. PT 1.03 (1) (e) is created to read:
PT 1.03 (1) (e) Evidence of successful completion of the examinations specified in ch. PT 2. Section 4. PT 1.04 is repealed.
Section 5. PT 2.01 (5) is amended to read:
PT 2.01 (5) The board shall notify each applicant found eligible for examination of the time and place scheduled for that applicant's examination. Failure of an applicant to appear for examination as scheduled will void the applicant's examination application and require the applicant to reapply for examination unless prior scheduling arrangements have been made with the board by the applicant.
Section 6. PT 3.02 is repealed.
Section 7. PT. 8.02 is amended to read:
PT 8.02 Renewal required; method of renewal. Each licensee shall renew his or her license biennially with the department. On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year the department shall mail to each licensee at his or her last known address as it appears in the records of the board an application form for renewal. Each licensee shall complete a renewal application form and return it with the required fee to the department prior to the next succeeding March 1.
Section 8. PT 8.05 is repealed and recreated to read:
PT 8.05 Requirements for late renewal and reinstatement. A license shall expire if it is not renewed by March 1 of each odd-numbered year, except for temporary licenses granted pursuant to ch. PT 3. A licensee who allows their license to expire may apply to the board to renew or reinstate their license by completing one of the following: (1) Renewal before 5 years. If the licensee applies for renewal of the license less than 5 years after its expiration, the license shall be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee and completion of the continuing education requirements specified in ch. PT 9. (2) Renewal after 5 years or more. If the licensee applies for renewal of the license more than 5 years after its expiration, the board shall make inquiry as it finds necessary to determine whether the applicant is competent to practice under the license in this state, and shall impose any reasonable conditions on renewal of the license, including oral examination, as the board deems appropriate. All applicants under this paragraph shall be required to pass the open book examination on statutes and rules, which is the same examination given to initial applicants. This section does not apply to licensees who have unmet disciplinary requirements or whose licenses have been surrendered or revoked.
(3) Reinstatement. A licensee who has unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew within 5 years of the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked, may apply to have the license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
(a) Evidence of the completion of the requirements under s. PT 8.05 (2). (b) Evidence of completion of disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
(c) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting reinstatement of the license.
Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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