STATE OF WISCONSIN
Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board
IN THE MATTER OF RULEMAKING
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
PODIATRY AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD
PROPOSED ORDER OF THE
PODIATRY AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD
ADOPTING RULES
(CLEARINGHOUSE RULE )
PROPOSED ORDER
An order of the
Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board
to
amen
d Pod 4.03 (2) (b) and create Pod 1.02 (9), 4.04, and
Chapter
8
relating to the duty to obtain informed consent
.
Analysis prepared by the Department of
Safety and Professional Services
.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted:
Statutory authority:
Explanation of agency authority:
Section
15.085 (5) (b)
,
Stats.,
provides that affiliated credentialing boards, such as the Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board, “[s]hall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains. . .” The proposed rule will provide guidance within the profession as to how podiatrists are to inform patients about treatment options.
Section
227.11 (2) (a)
, Stats., provides that “[e]ach agency may promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of any statute enforced or administered by the agency, if the
agency
considers it necessary to effectuate the purpose of the statute, but a rule is not valid if the rule exceeds the bounds of correct interpretation.”
Section
448.675 (4)
, Stats., states that “[t]he affiliated credentialing board may restore a license which has been voluntarily surrendered or revoked under this subchapter on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate.”
Section
448.695 (1) (b)
,
Stats.,
provides that the Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board shall promulgate “rules implementing s.
448.697
”. Section
448.697
,
Stats.,
requires podiatrists to inform patients of their treatment options.
Related statute or rule:
Plain language analysis:
The duty of certain health care professionals, other than physicians, to obtain informed consent from their patients before conducting treatment had not been codified as a statuto
ry duty prior to the passage of
2013 Wisconsin Act 345
. Act 345 sets f
orth the podiatrist
s
’
duty to obtain informed consent from their patients and institutes the reasonable podiatrist standard as the standard for informing patients regarding their treatment options. The reasonable podiatrist standard requires disclosure only of the information that a reasonable podiatrist would know and disclose under the circumstances. The proposed rule will incorporate the new standard into the current rules governing podiatric practice and make any additional changes necessary to create consistency with the newly enacted legislation.
The proposed rule will also provide clarity to the process of renewing a license after 5 years by updating provisions regarding licensure reinstatement.
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation:
Although several federal agencies require investigators to obtain informed consent of human subjects participating in investigative trials, there are no specific federal regulations regarding podiatrists obtaining informed consent from their patients or the reasonable podiatrist standard.
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
Illinois
:
Illinois administrative rules
are silent with regards to podiatrists’
duty to inform patients of their treatment options (68
il
admin 1360)
.
A person seeking to restore a podiatric physician license after it has been expired or placed on inactive status for more than 5 years must interview before the board and submit evidence of either (1) c
ertification of active practice in another jurisdiction and proof of 100 hours continuing education during the 2 years prior to restoration. Such evidence shall include a statement from the appropriate board or licensing authority in the other jurisdiction that the
applicant was authorized to practice during the term of active practice; or
(2) p
roof of successful complet
ion of the PM Lexis examination
within one year before applying for restoration
(68
il
admin 1360.60)
.
Iowa
:
Iowa administrative rules are silent with regards to podiatrists’ duty to inform patients of their treatment options
(645 IAC 220, 222, 223, and 224).
A person seeking to reactivate a podiatry
license
that
has been on inactive status for more than five years, m
ust provide the following: (1) v
erification of the license(s) from every jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed and is or has been practicing during the time period the Iowa license was inactive, sent directly from the juris
diction(s) to the board office, and
(2) v
erification of compl
etion of 80 hours of continuing
education within two years of application
for reactivation
(645 IAC 220.15 (3) (b))
.
A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered must reinstate their license in accordance with the terms and conditions of the order of revocation or suspension, unless the order of revocation provides that the license is permanently revoked. If the order of revocation or suspension did not establish terms and conditions upon which reinstatement might occur, or if the license was voluntarily surrendered, an initial application for reinstatement may not be made until one year has elapsed from the date of the order or the date of the voluntary surrender.
An application for reinstatement shall allege facts which, if established, will be sufficient to enable the board to determine that the basis for the revocation or suspension of the respondent’s license no longer exists and that it will be in the public interest for the license to be reinstated. If the board determines that the license can be reinstated, then the license reactivation process is followed
(645 IAC
220.16, 645 IAC 11.31)
Michigan
:
Michigan administrative rules are silent with regards to podiatrists’ duty to inform patients of their treatment options (
mich
admin code r 338.8101
- 338.8136
).
“Reinstatement” is defined as the granting of a license or registration, with or without limitations or conditions, to a person whose license or registration has been revoked
. “
Relicensure
” or “reregistration” is defined as the granting of a registration or license to a person whose license or registration has lapsed for failure to renew within 60 days after the expiration date
(
Michigan Statutes 339.402
).
An applicant for
relicensure
whose license has lapsed for 3 years or more and who holds a current license as a podiatrist in another state may be relicensed by completing 150 hours of continuing podiatric medical education credit within the 3 year period immediately preceding the date of application and taking and achieving a converted score of not less than 75 on the podiatric jurisprudence examination (
mich
admin code r 338.8111 (1)). An applicant for
relicensure
whose
license
has lapsed for 3 years or more and who does not hold a current license as a podiatrist in another state may be relicensed by taking and
achieving
a score of pass on part III of the examination developed and scored by the NBPME and taking and achie
ving a score of not less than 7
5 on the podiatric jurisprudence examination (
mich
admin code r 338.8111 (2)).
Minnesota:
Minnesota administrative rules are silent with regards to podiatrists’ duty to inform patients of their treatment options (
mn
r 6900.0010 – 6900.0500).
To reinstate a podiatrist license, the applicant must submit: (1)
verification of licensure status from each
state in which the podiatrist has held an active license during the five years preceding application;
(2)
for each year the license has been inactive, evidence of participation in one-half the number of hours of acceptable continuing education required for biennial
renewal
up to five years
, (3)
if the license has been inactive for more than five years, t
he continuing education
must be obtained during the five years im
mediately before application; and (4)
other evidence as the board may reasonably require.
No license that has been suspended or revoked by the board will be reinstated unless the former licensee provides evidence of full rehabilitation from the cause for which the license was suspended or revoked and complies with the other reasonable conditions imposed by the board for the purpose of establishing the extent of rehabilitation. In addition, if the disciplinary action was based in part on failure to meet continuing education requirements, the license will not be reinstated until the former licensee has successfully completed the requirements
(
mn
r 6900
.
0210)
.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies:
N
o factual data or analyt
ical me
thodologies, aside from reviewing adjacent states’ requirements,
were used in drafting the proposed rule due to the
majority of the
proposed rule being prompted by the passage of
2013 WI Act 345
.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business or in preparation of economic impact
analysis
:
The rule
was
posted
for public comment on the economic impact of the proposed rule, including how this proposed rule may affect businesses, local government units, and individuals, for a period of 14 days.
No comments were received.
Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis:
The Fiscal Estimate
and Economic Impact Analysis document is
attached.
Effect on small business
:
These proposed rules
do
not
have
an economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1)
, Stats. The Department’s Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at
Eric.Esser
@wisconsin.gov
, or b
y calling (608) 267-2435
.
Agency contact person
:
Katie
Vieira (
Paff
)
, Administrative Rules Coordinator
, Department of
Safety and Professional Services
, Division of
Policy Development
, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 151, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone 608-
261-4472
; email at
Kathleen.Paff
@wisconsin.gov
.
Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission
:
Comments may be submitted to
Katie Vieira (
Paff
)
, Administrative Rules Coordinator
, Department of
Safety and Professional Services
, Division of
Policy Development
, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 151, P.
O. Box
8366
, Madison, WI 53708-8935, or by email to
Ka
thleen.Vieira
@wisco
ns
in.gov
. Comment
s must be received on or before the public hearing on
November 6, 2015
to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
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TEXT OF RULE
Section
1
.
Pod
1.02 (9) is
created to read:
Pod
1.02 (9)
“Reinstatement” means
the
process b
y which
a licensee
who has
unmet disciplinary requirements and
failed to renew a
license
within 5 years of
the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked
, shall
apply to have the license reinstated.
Section 2
.
Pod 4.03 (2) (b) is amended to read:
Pod 4.03 (2) (b
)
If
the licensee applies for renewal of the license more than 5 years after its expiration, the board shall make an inquiry to determine whether the applicant is competent to practice under the license in this state, and shall impose any reasonable conditions on
reinstatement
the renewal
of the license, including oral examination, as the board deems appropriate. All applicants under this paragraph shall be required to pass the open book examination on statutes and rules, which is the same examination given to initial applicants.
This section does not apply to
licensees
who have unmet disciplinary
requirements or whose license
s have been surrendered or revoked.
Section
3
.
Po
d 4.04 is created to read:
Pod
4.04
License
reinstatement.
A licensee
who has
unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew a license within 5 years of the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked may apply to have their license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
1. Evidence of completion of requirements in
s.
4.03 (2) (b)
if the licensee has not held an active Wisconsin license within the last 5 years.
2. Evidence of completion of disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
3. Evidence of rehabilitation or
a
change in circumstances, warranting reinstatement of
the
license.
Section
4
.
Chapter
Pod 8
is created to read
:
CHAPTER POD 8
INFORMED CONSENT
(2)
Purpose.
The purpose of the rules is to define the obligation of a podiatrist to communicate alternate modes of treatment to a patient.
Pod
8.02
Informed
consent
.
Any podiatrist who treats a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The reasonable podiatrist standard is the standard for informing a patient under this section. The reasonable podiatrist standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable podiatrist would know and disclose under the circumstances.
Pod
8.0
3
Exceptions
to communication of alternate modes of treatment.
The podiatrist's duty to inform the patient under this section does not require disclosure of any of the following:
(1)
Detailed technical information that in all probability a patient would not understand.
(2)
Risks apparent or known to the patient.
(3)
Extremely remote possibilities that might falsely or detrimentally alarm the patient.
(4)
Information in emergencies where failure to provide treatment would be more harmful to the patient than treatment.
(5)
Information in cases where the patient is incapable of consenting.
(6)
Information about alternate modes of treatment for any condition the podiatrist has not included in his or her diagnosis at the time the podiatrist informs the patient.
Pod
8.
04
Recordkeeping
.
A podiatrist’s patient record shall include documentation that alternate modes of treatment have been communicated to the patient and informed consent has been obtained from the patient in keeping with s.
Pod 6.01
.
Section
5
.
EF
FECTIVE DATE.
The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the
Wisconsin
administrative register, pursuant to s.
227.22 (2) (intro.)
, Stats.
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