2007 WISCONSIN ACT 54 Relating to: temporary certificates to practice respiratory care.

Date of enactment: February 8, 2008
2007 Assembly Bill 413 Date of publication*: February 22, 2008

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2005-06 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2007 WISCONSIN ACT 54

An Act to renumber and amend 448.04 (1) (i); and to create 448.04 (1) (i) 3. of the statutes; relating to: temporary certificates to practice respiratory care.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 448.04 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 448.04 (1) (i) 1. amended to read:

448.04 (1) (i) 1. The board may certify as a respiratory care practitioner any individual who completes an application, meets the qualifications for certification under s. 448.05 (5r) , and passes the examination required under s. 448.05 (6).

2. The board may, by rule, provide for a temporary certificate to practice respiratory care to be granted to any individual who completes an application and meets the requirements of s. 448.05 (5r) but has not passed the examination required by s. 448.05 (6). Temporary certificates under this subdivision may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and may not be renewed.

Section 2 . 448.04 (1) (i) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

448.04 (1) (i) 3. The board may issue a temporary certificate to practice respiratory care to an individual who submits to the board an application, the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) (a), written verification that the applicant has passed the national board for respiratory care's certified respiratory therapy technician examination, evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the requirements of s. 448.05 (5r), and evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is certified to practice respiratory care in another state. The board may not issue a temporary certificate under this subdivision to an individual who has previously been issued a temporary certificate under this subdivision. If an applicant for a temporary certificate under this subdivision has been subjected to professional discipline as a result of the applicant's practice of respiratory care, the applicant shall submit to the board a description of the circumstances of the discipline. A temporary certificate under this subdivision may be issued for a period not to exceed 3 months and may not be renewed.