448.980(24)
(24) Section 24 — Binding effect of compact and other laws. 448.980(24)(a)(a) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact.
448.980(24)(b)
(b) All laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
448.980(24)(c)
(c) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the commission, are binding upon the member states.
448.980(24)(d)
(d) All agreements between the interstate commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.
448.980(24)(e)
(e) In the event any provision of the compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.
Effective date note
NOTE: This section is repealed eff. 12-16-19 by
2015 Wis. Act 116.
448.980 History
History: 2015 a. 116;
2017 a. 364 s.
49;
2017 a. 365 s.
111.
448.981
448.981
Implementation of the interstate medical licensure compact. 448.981(1)(b)
(b) “Compact" means the interstate medical licensure compact entered into under s.
448.980.
448.981(2)
(2) Notwithstanding s.
448.980 and any rules promulgated by the interstate commission under s.
448.980, the board may only disclose information about an individual pursuant to the compact if the information meets all of the following criteria:
448.981(2)(a)1.
1. The individual has a current expedited license granted by the board pursuant to the compact.
448.981(2)(a)2.
2. The individual has a current expedited license granted by another member state or is applying to receive an expedited license in another member state, and Wisconsin is currently designated as his or her state of principal license.
448.981(2)(a)3.
3. The individual is requesting to designate Wisconsin as his or her state of principal license pursuant to the compact.
448.981(2)(a)4.
4. The individual is applying to receive an expedited license to practice in Wisconsin pursuant to the compact.
448.981(2)(b)
(b) The information is provided only to a member board with responsibility for authorizing the practice of medicine in the member state or to the interstate commission.
448.981(2)(c)
(c) If the information pertains to an investigation or discipline, all identifying information of individuals or entities other than the individual being investigated or disciplined is removed.
448.981(2)(d)
(d) The information is not confidential under the laws of this state.
448.981(3)
(3) A subpoena issued pursuant to s.
448.980 (9) (c) shall only be enforceable in this state or against a citizen of this state if all of the following apply:
448.981(3)(a)
(a) The subpoena is issued by a member board with responsibility for authorizing the practice of medicine in the member state.
448.981(3)(b)
(b) The individual being subpoenaed is one of the following:
448.981(3)(b)1.
1. A physician with a current expedited license granted by the board pursuant to the compact.
448.981(3)(b)2.
2. A physician with a current expedited license granted by another member state, and Wisconsin is currently designated as the physician's state of principal license.
448.981(4)
(4) In applying s.
448.980 (9) (e), the board may only undertake such investigation of violations of another state's statute authorizing the practice of medicine if one of the following applies:
448.981(4)(a)
(a) The physician being investigated has a current expedited license that was granted by the board and a current expedited license that was granted by the other state pursuant to the compact.
448.981(4)(b)
(b) The physician being investigated has a current expedited license that was granted by the board pursuant to the compact and the other state is the physician's currently designated state of principal license.
448.981(4)(c)
(c) The physician being investigated has a current expedited license that was granted by the other state pursuant to the compact and Wisconsin is the physician's currently designated state of principal license.
448.981(5)
(5) The board shall, by January 1 of each year, report to the members of the joint committee on finance the number of individuals investigated by the board solely pursuant to s.
448.980 (9) (e) and the expenses incurred by the board undertaking investigations pursued solely pursuant to s.
448.980 (9) (e) and shall also include in the report a copy of all rules promulgated by the interstate commission since the last report under this subsection and all changes made to any rules previously promulgated by the interstate commission since the last report.
448.981(6)
(6) The payment of assessments for the interstate medical licensure compact under s.
448.980 (13) (a) shall be made from the appropriation account under s.
20.165 (1) (hg) using the licensure fees paid by physicians licensed under the compact. No fees from physicians that have not applied for licensure through the compact shall be used to pay Wisconsin's annual assessment pursuant to s.
448.980 (13) (a) without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
Effective date note
NOTE: This section is repealed eff. 12-16-19 by
2015 Wis. Act 116.
448.981 History
History: 2015 a. 116;
2017 a. 366 s.
99.