Section Med 26.02 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Adequate supervision" means the licensed supervising practitioner is competent and authorized under his or her applicable license or certification to perform the delegated clinical act, and must have reasonable evidence that the supervised individual is minimally competent to perform the act under the circumstances.(2) "Administering facility" means an inpatient health care facility, as defined in s. 50.135 (1), Stats., an outpatient health care location, a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g), Stats., or a residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (6d), Stats., that is a party to the memorandum of understanding specified in s. Med 26.05 (1) and maintains a written policy governing registered military medical personnel specified in s. Med 26.05 (1) (g).(3) "Advanced practice nurse prescriber" means a certified advanced practice nurse prescriber authorized to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2), Stats.(4) "Basic patient care" means care that can be performed following a defined procedure with minimal modification in which the responses of the patient to the care are predictable.(5) "Basic patient situation" as determined by a licensed supervising practitioner means the following 3 conditions prevail at the same time in a given situation: (a) The patient's clinical condition is predictable.(b) Medical or nursing orders are not changing frequently and do not contain complex modifications.(c) The patient's clinical condition requires only basic patient care.(6) "Complex patient situation" as determined by a licensed supervising practitioner means any one or more of the following conditions exist in a given situation: (a) The patient's clinical condition is not predictable.(b) Medical or nursing orders are likely to involve frequent changes or complex modifications.(c) The patient's clinical condition indicates care that is likely to require modification of procedures in which the responses of the patient to the care are not predictable.(7) "Direct supervision" means immediate availability to continually coordinate, direct, and inspect in real time the practice of another.(8) "General supervision" means to continually coordinate, direct, and inspect the practice of another.(9) "Licensed supervising practitioner" means a physician licensed under s. 448.03 (1), Stats., a physician assistant licensed under s. 448.972 (1), Stats., a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63 (1), Stats., a registered nurse licensed under s. 441.06 (1), Stats., or an advanced practice nurse prescriber.(10) "Military medical personnel" means a person who served as an army medic, a navy or coast guard corpsman, or an air force aerospace medical technician in the U.S. armed forces.(11) "Military medical personnel program participant" means a military medical personnel who qualifies to participate in the program created under s. 440.077 (2) (a), Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Medical Examining Board Med 26.02
Adopted by, EmR2308: emerg. cr., eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-037: cr. Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24; corrections in (2) made under ss. 13.92 (4) b. 7. and 35.17, Stats., and correction in (9) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2024 No. 819, eff. 4/1/2024