Section 7.05. Agreement for participation.

 

(1)  The agreement for participation in the procedure shall at a minimum include:

(a) A statement describing conduct the credential holder agrees occurred relating to participation in the procedure and an agreement that the statement may be used as evidence in any disciplinary proceeding under ch. SPS 2 .

(b) An acknowledgement by the credential holder of the need for treatment for chemical dependency;

(c) An agreement to participate at the credential holder's expense in an approved treatment regimen.

(d) An agreement to submit to random monitored drug screens provided by a drug testing program approved by the department under s. SPS 7.11 at the credential holder's expense, if deemed necessary by the board liaison.

(e) An agreement to submit to practice restrictions at any time during the treatment regimen as deemed necessary by the board liaison.

(f) An agreement to furnish the coordinator with signed consents for release of information from treatment providers and employers authorizing the release of information to the coordinator and board liaison for the purpose of monitoring the credential holder's participation in the procedure.

(g) An agreement to authorize the board liaison or coordinator to release information described in pars. (a) , (c) and (e) , the fact that a credential holder has been dismissed under s. SPS 7.07 (3) (a) or violated terms of the agreement in s. SPS 7.04 (1) (b) to (e) and (h) concerning the credential holder's participation in the procedure to the employer, therapist or treatment facility identified by the credential holder and an agreement to authorize the coordinator to release the results of random monitored drug screens under par. (d) to the therapist identified by the credential holder.

(h) An agreement to participate in the procedure for a period of time as established by the board.

(2)  The board liaison may include additional requirements for an individual credential holder, if the circumstances of the informal complaint or the credential holder's condition warrant additional safeguards.

(3)  The board or board liaison may include a promise of confidentiality that all or certain records shall remain closed and not available for public inspection and copying. Any promise is subject to s. SPS 7.08 and ends upon a referral to the division. Information and records may be made available to staff within the department on an as-needed basis, to be determined by the coordinator.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1991, No. 421 , eff. 2-1-91; am. (1) (a) to (g) and (2), Register, July, 1996, No. 487 , eff. 8-1-96; am. (1) (d), Register, January, 2001, No. 541 , eff. 2-1-011; CR 10-081 : am. (3) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; correction in (1) (a), (d), (g), (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 .