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2. The applicant is at least 18 years of age.
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3. The applicant provides evidence of one of the following:
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a. That the applicant has successfully completed an educational program for
18physician assistants or physician associates that is accredited by the Accreditation
19Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its successor or,
20prior to 2001, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the
21Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
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b. If the applicant does not satisfy subd. 3. a., that the applicant, prior to
23January 1, 1986, successfully passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying
24Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of
25Physician Assistants.
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14. The applicant passes the National Commission on Certification of Physician
2Assistants examination or an equivalent national examination adopted by the board.
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5. The applicant provides a listing with all employers, practice settings,
4internships, residencies, fellowships, and other employment for the past 7 years.
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6. Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the applicant does not have an
6arrest or conviction record.
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(b) Paragraph (a) 3. does not apply to an applicant if the applicant provides
8evidence that he or she is licensed as a physician assistant or physician associate in
9another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin
10Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United
11States and the board determines that the requirements for obtaining the license in
12that state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under par.
13(a).
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14(2) (a) The renewal date for a license issued under this chapter is specified
15under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the
16department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of a license is subject to par. (b).
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(b) An applicant for the renewal of a license under this chapter shall submit
18with his or her application for renewal proof of having satisfied the continuing
19education requirements imposed by the board under s. 461.05 (1) (b). This paragraph
20does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first
21renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license.
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22(3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), an individual who, on the effective date of this
23subsection .... [LRB inserts date], was licensed by the medical examining board as
24a physician assistant under subch. II of ch. 448, 2017 stats., shall be considered to
25have been licensed under sub. (1) for purposes of this chapter.
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1461.10 Practice and employment. (1) (a) Subject to the limitations and
2requirements under sub. (2); the physician assistant's experience, education, and
3training; and any rules promulgated under sub. (5), a physician assistant may do any
4of the following:
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1. Examine into the fact, condition, or cause of human health or disease, or
6treat, operate, prescribe, or advise for the same, by any means or instrumentality.
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2. Apply principles or techniques of medical sciences in the diagnosis or
8prevention of any of the conditions described in subd. 1. and in s. 461.01 (2).
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3. Penetrate, pierce, or sever the tissues of a human being.
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4. Offer, undertake, attempt, or hold oneself out in any manner as able to do
11any of the acts described in this paragraph.
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(b) Subject to any rules promulgated by the board and consistent with his or
13her experience, education, and training, a physician assistant may order, prescribe,
14procure, dispense, and administer prescription drugs, medical devices, services, and
15supplies.
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(c) A physician assistant may practice in ambulatory care, acute care,
17long-term care, home care, or other settings as a primary, specialty, or surgical care
18provider who may serve as a patient's primary care provider or specialty care
19provider.
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20(2) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3. and sub. (5) (a) or (b), a physician
21assistant who provides care to patients shall maintain and provide to the board upon
22request one of the following:
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a. Evidence that, pursuant to the physician assistant's employment, there is
24a physician who is primarily responsible for the overall direction and management
25of the physician assistant's professional activities and for assuring that the services
1provided by the physician assistant are medically appropriate. In this subd. 1. a.,
2“employment” includes an arrangement between the physician assistant and a 3rd
3party in which the 3rd party receives payment for services provided by the physician
4assistant.
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b. A written collaborative agreement with a physician that describes the
6physician assistant's individual scope of practice and that includes other information
7as required by the board.
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c. If the physician assistant's practice is limited to the practice of podiatry, a
9written collaborative agreement with a podiatrist or physician that describes the
10physician assistant's individual scope of podiatry practice and that includes other
11information as required by the board.
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2. Subdivision 1. does not require the physical presence of a physician or
13podiatrist at the time and place a physician assistant renders a service.
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3. Subdivision 1. does not apply with respect to a physician assistant who is
15employed by the federal government as a civilian or member of the uniformed
16services while performing duties incident to that employment or service.
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(b) A physician assistant shall limit his or her practice to the scope of his or her
18experience, education, and training.
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(c) No physician assistant may provide medical care, except routine screening
20and emergency care, in any of the following:
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1. The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene within the meaning of ch. 447.
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2. The practice of optometry within the meaning of ch. 449.
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3. The practice of chiropractic within the meaning of ch. 446.