AB253,11 22Section 11. 440.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB253,6,823 440.14 (3) If the department or a credentialing board requires an individual
24to provide, by telephone or other electronic means, any of the individual's personal
25identifiers in order to apply for a credential or credential renewal or to obtain a

1product or service from the department or a credentialing board, the department or
2the credentialing board shall ask the individual at the time that the individual
3provides the information if the individual wants to declare that the individual's
4personal identifiers obtained by telephone or other electronic means may not be
5disclosed on any list that the department or the credentialing board furnishes to
6another person. This subsection does not apply with respect to an application filed
7with the medical examining board pursuant to the interstate medical licensure
8compact under s. 448.980 (5).
AB253,12 9Section 12. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB253,6,14 10440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under s. ss. 440.03 (13) (c) and
11448.980 (5) (b) 3.
, the department or a credentialing board may not require that an
12applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit
13fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's
14credentialing.
AB253,13 15Section 13. 448.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB253,6,1916 448.01 (5) "Physician" means an individual possessing the degree of doctor of
17medicine or doctor of osteopathy or an equivalent degree as determined by the
18medical examining board, and holding a license granted by the medical examining
19board. This subsection does not apply in s. 448.980.
AB253,14 20Section 14. 448.015 (1dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB253,6,2221 448.015 (1dm) "Compact license" means an expedited license granted by the
22board pursuant to the interstate medical licensure compact under s. 448.980.
AB253,15 23Section 15. 448.04 (1) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
AB253,6,2524 448.04 (1) (ab) Compact license. The board may grant a compact license
25pursuant to the interstate medical licensure compact under s. 448.980.
AB253,16
1Section 16. 448.05 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
2Act 240
, is amended to read:
AB253,7,53 448.05 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (e) (f), an applicant for
4any class of license to practice medicine and surgery must supply evidence
5satisfactory to the board of all of the following:
AB253,17 6Section 17. 448.05 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
7Act 240
, is amended to read:
AB253,7,108 448.05 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (c) to (e) (f), an applicant for
9a license to practice medicine and surgery who is a graduate of a foreign medical
10college must supply evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the following:
AB253,18 11Section 18. 448.05 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB253,7,1312 448.05 (2) (f) The board shall grant a compact license as provided under s.
13448.980.
AB253,19 14Section 19. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB253,8,215 448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall
16register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of
17the license or certificate with the board. Registration shall be completed in such
18manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall provide, except
19that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed by the renewal
20provisions in s. 448.980 (7)
. The secretary of the board, on or before October 1 of each
21odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every person required to
22register a registration form. The board shall furnish to each person registered under
23this section a certificate of registration, and the person shall display the registration
24certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No person may exercise the rights

1or privileges conferred by any license or certificate granted by the board unless
2currently registered as required under this subsection.
AB253,20 3Section 20. 448.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB253,8,134 448.07 (2) Fees. The Except as otherwise provided in s. 448.980, the fees for
5examination and licenses granted under this subchapter are specified in s. 440.05,
6and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s.
7440.03 (9) (a). Compact licenses shall be subject to additional fees and assessments,
8as established by the department, the board, or the interstate medical licensure
9compact commission, to cover any costs incurred by the department or the board for
10this state's participation in the interstate medical licensure compact under s.
11448.980 and costs incurred by the interstate medical licensure compact commission
12for its administration of the renewal process for the interstate medical licensure
13compact under s. 448.980.
AB253,21 14Section 21. Subchapter VIII of chapter 448 [precedes 448.980] of the statutes
15is created to read:
AB253,8,1616 Chapter 448
AB253,8,1717 Subchapter VIII
AB253,8,1818 interstate medical licensure
AB253,8,1919 compact
AB253,8,21 20448.980 Interstate medical licensure compact. The following compact is
21hereby ratified and entered into:
AB253,9,11 22(1) Section 1 — Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in
23recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the
24interstate medical licensure compact have allied in common purpose to develop a
25comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory

1authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined process that allows
2physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the portability
3of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients. The compact creates another
4pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical
5practice act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and
6affirms that the practice of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time
7of the physician-patient encounter, and therefore, requires the physician to be under
8the jurisdiction of the state medical board where the patient is located. State medical
9boards that participate in the compact retain the jurisdiction to impose an adverse
10action against a license to practice medicine in that state issued to a physician
11through the procedures in the compact.
AB253,9,12 12(2) Section 2 — Definitions. In this compact:
AB253,9,1513 (a) "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission
14pursuant to sub. (11) for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions
15and conduct.
AB253,9,1716 (b) "Commissioner" means the voting representative appointed by each
17member board pursuant to sub. (11).
AB253,9,2218 (c) "Conviction" means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a
19criminal offense through adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilt or no contest to the
20charge by the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by
21the court shall be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member
22board.
AB253,9,2523 (d) "Expedited license" means a full and unrestricted medical license granted
24by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the
25compact.
AB253,10,2
1(e) "Interstate commission" means the interstate commission created pursuant
2to sub. (11).
AB253,10,43 (f) "License" means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the
4practice of medicine, which would be unlawful without the authorization.
AB253,10,65 (g) "Medical practice act" means laws and regulations governing the practice
6of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state.
AB253,10,97 (h) "Member board" means a state agency in a member state that acts in the
8sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure,
9regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government.
AB253,10,1010 (i) "Member state" means a state that has enacted the compact.
AB253,10,1311 (j) "Practice of medicine" means the clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment
12of human disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain
13a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state.
AB253,10,1414 (k) "Physician" means any person who:
AB253,10,1815 1. Is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on
16Medical Education, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a
17medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory or its
18equivalent;
AB253,10,2219 2. Passed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination
20(USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination
21(COMLEX-USA) within 3 attempts, or any of its predecessor examinations accepted
22by a state medical board as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;
AB253,10,2523 3. Successfully completed graduate medical education approved by the
24Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic
25Association;
AB253,11,3
14. Holds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate
2recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American
3Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;
AB253,11,54 5. Possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine
5issued by a member board;
AB253,11,86 6. Has never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication,
7community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of
8appropriate jurisdiction;
AB253,11,119 7. Has never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected to
10discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction,
11excluding any action related to non-payment of fees related to a license;
AB253,11,1312 8. Has never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked
13by a state or the united states drug enforcement administration; and
AB253,11,1514 9. Is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement
15authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.
AB253,11,1616 (L) "Offense" means a felony, gross misdemeanor, or crime of moral turpitude.
AB253,11,2217 (m) "Rule" means a written statement by the interstate commission
18promulgated pursuant to sub. (12) that is of general applicability, implements,
19interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational,
20procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission, and has the force
21and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal,
22or suspension of an existing rule.
AB253,11,2423 (n) "State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United
24States.
AB253,12,3
1(o) "State of principal license" means a member state where a physician holds
2a license to practice medicine and which has been designated as such by the
3physician for purposes of registration and participation in the compact.
AB253,12,6 4(3) Section 3 — Eligibility. (a) A physician must meet the eligibility
5requirements as defined in sub. (2) (k) to receive an expedited license under the terms
6and provisions of the compact.
AB253,12,107 (b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of sub. (2) (k) may obtain
8a license to practice medicine in a member state if the individual complies with all
9laws and requirements, other than the compact, relating to the issuance of a license
10to practice medicine in that state.
AB253,12,14 11(4) Section 4 — Designation of state of principal license. (a) A physician shall
12designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration
13for expedited licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and
14unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is:
AB253,12,1515 1. The state of primary residence for the physician; or
AB253,12,1616 2. The state where at least 25% of the practice of medicine occurs, or
AB253,12,1717 3. The location of the physician's employer; or
AB253,12,1918 4. If no state qualifies under subd. 1., 2., or 3., the state designated as state of
19residence for purpose of federal income tax.
AB253,12,2120 (b) A physician may redesignate a member state as state of principal license
21at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements in par. (a).
AB253,12,2322 (c) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate
23redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.
AB253,13,2 24(5) Section 5 — Application and issuance of expedited licensure. (a) A
25physician seeking licensure through the compact shall file an application for an

1expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the
2state of principal license.
AB253,13,63 (b) 1. Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board
4within the state selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the
5physician is eligible for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification,
6verifying or denying the physician's eligibility, to the interstate commission.
AB253,13,117 2. Static qualifications, which include verification of medical education,
8graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examination, and
9other qualifications as determined by the interstate commission through rule, shall
10not be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary
11source verified by the state of principal license.
AB253,13,1712 3. The member board within the state selected as the state of principal license
13shall, in the course of verifying eligibility, perform a criminal background check of
14an applicant, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data
15checks compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation, with
16the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance
17with 5 CFR 731.202.
AB253,13,1918 4. Appeal on the determination of eligibility shall be made to the member state
19where the application was filed and shall be subject to the law of that state.
AB253,13,2320 (c) Upon verification in par. (b), physicians eligible for an expedited license
21shall complete the registration process established by the interstate commission to
22receive a license in a member state selected pursuant to par. (a), including the
23payment of any applicable fees.
AB253,14,324 (d) After receiving verification of eligibility under par. (b) and any fees under
25par. (c), a member board shall issue an expedited license to the physician. This

1license shall authorize the physician to practice medicine in the issuing state
2consistent with the medical practice act and all applicable laws and regulations of
3the issuing member board and member state.
AB253,14,64 (e) An expedited license shall be valid for a period consistent with the licensure
5period in the member state and in the same manner as required for other physicians
6holding a full and unrestricted license within the member state.
AB253,14,97 (f) An expedited license obtained though the compact shall be terminated if a
8physician fails to maintain a license in the state of principal licensure for a
9non-disciplinary reason, without redesignation of a new state of principal licensure.
AB253,14,1210 (g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding the
11application process, including payment of any applicable fees, and the issuance of an
12expedited license.
AB253,14,15 13(6) Section 6 — Fees for expedited licensure. (a) A member state issuing an
14expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee
15for a license issued or renewed through the compact.
AB253,14,1716 (b) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for
17expedited licenses.
AB253,14,20 18(7) Section 7 — Renewal and continued participation. (a) A physician seeking
19to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal
20process with the interstate commission if the physician:
AB253,14,2121 1. Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license;
AB253,14,2422 2. Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication,
23community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of
24appropriate jurisdiction;
AB253,15,3
13. Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to
2discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction,
3excluding any action related to non-payment of fees related to a license; and
AB253,15,54 4. Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked
5by a state or the united states drug enforcement administration.
AB253,15,86 (b) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or
7continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a
8member state.
AB253,15,109 (c) The interstate commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the
10renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.
AB253,15,1211 (d) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in par. (c), a member board shall
12renew the physician's license.
AB253,15,1413 (e) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the
14renewal process will be distributed to all member boards.
AB253,15,1615 (f) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal
16of licenses obtained through the compact.
AB253,15,19 17(8) Section 8 — Coordinated information system. (a) The interstate
18commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied
19for licensure, under sub. (5).
AB253,15,2220 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to
21the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed
22physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the compact.
AB253,15,2423 (c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information
24determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.
AB253,16,2
1(d) Member boards may report any non-public complaint, disciplinary, or
2investigatory information not required by par. (c) to the interstate commission.
AB253,16,43 (e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a
4physician upon request of another member board.
AB253,16,75 (f) All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by
6member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory
7or disciplinary matters.
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