Section 1.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Applicant" means any person who applies for a credential from the applicable credentialing authority. "Person" in this subsection includes a business entity.

(1g)  "Breach of examination security" means any of the following:

(a) Removing from the examination room any examination materials without authorization.

(b) Reproducing, or assisting a person in reproducing, any portion of the credentialing examination by any means and without authorization.

(c) Paying a person to take the credentialing examination to discover the content of any portion of the credentialing examination.

(d) Obtaining examination questions or other examination materials, except by specific authorization before, during, or after an examination.

(e) Using, or purporting to use, improperly obtained examination questions or materials to instruct or prepare an applicant for the credentialing examination.

(f) Selling, distributing, buying, receiving or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously administered credentialing examination.

(1r)  "Cheating on an examination" includes:

(a) Communicating with other persons inside or outside of the examination room concerning examination content using any means of communication while the examination is being administered.

(b) Copying the answers of another applicant, or permitting answers to be copied by another applicant.

(c) Substituting another person to write one or more of the examination answers or papers in the place of the applicant.

(d) Referring to "notes," textbooks or other unauthorized information sources inside or outside the examination room while the examination is being administered.

(e) Disclosing the nature or content of any examination question or answer to another person prior to, during, or subsequent to the conclusion of the examination.

(f) Removing or attempting to remove any examination materials, notes or facsimiles of examination content such as photo, audiovisual, or electronic records from the examination room.

(g) Violating rules of conduct of the examination.

(2)  "Credential" means a license, permit, or certificate of certification or registration that is issued under chs. 440 to 480 , Stats.

(3)  "Credentialing authority" means the department or an attached examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board having authority to issue or deny a credential.

(4)  "Denial review proceeding" means a class 1 proceeding as defined in s. 227.01 (3) (a) , Stats., in which a credentialing authority reviews either a decision to deny a completed application for a credential or a determination of cheating on an examination or breach of examination security.

(5)  "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.

(6)  "Division" means the division of legal services and compliance in the department.

(7)  "Office of examinations" means the office of examinations in the department.

Cr. Register, October, 1985, No. 358 , eff. 11-1-85; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, May, 1988, No. 389 ; am. (1), (4), r. (2), renum. (3) to be (5), cr. (2), (3), (6), Register, July, 1996, No. 487 , eff. 8-1-96; CR 05-050 : cr. (1g), (1r) and (7), am. (4) Register January 2006 No. 601 , eff. 2-1-06; correction in (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 ; CR 14-019 : am. (6) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.