Statement of Scope
Medical Examining Board
Relating to: | Sports Physician Licensure Exemption |
Rule Type: | Emergency and Permanent |
1. Finding/nature of emergency (Emergency Rule only):
The Legislature by SECTION 5g of 2017 Wisconsin Act 341 provides an exemption from providing evidence that promulgating this rule as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and an exemption from a finding of emergency for the promulgation of this rule. 2. Detailed description of the objective of the proposed rule:
3. Description of the existing policies relevant to the rule, new policies proposed to be included in the rule, and an analysis of policy alternatives:
Chapters Med 1 to 24 currently contain all rules of the Medical Examining Board relating to the practice of medicine and surgery. As required by 2017 Wisconsin Act 341, new policy is proposed to implement a licensure exemption for sports physicians. The alternative of not updating the rules would be contrary to this statutory requirement. 4. Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule (including the statutory citation and language):
Section 15.08 (5) (b), Stats., provides an examining board “shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains. . .” Section 448.03 (2m) (e), Stats., requires the Medical Examining Board promulgate rules to implement the sports physician licensure exemption under s. 448.03 (2m), Stats. 5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
60 hours
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
Physicians not licensed to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, Stats., who will be providing care to a team participating in a sporting event or an athletic event or competition in Wisconsin 7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
None.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
The proposed rule will have minimal to no economic impact on small businesses and the state’s economy as a whole.
