Chapter 50, UNIFORM LICENSURE
66 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 50.55 Penalties and remedies
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50.55 Penalties and remedies. (1) FORFEITURES. (a) Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter, except s. 50.54 (2), may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense. Each day of continued violation consti…
Wis. Stat. § 50.56 Applicability
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50.56 Applicability. (1) Any of the following facilities or entities is not required to obtain licensure or a certificate of approval under the following statutes or to pay license fees under the following statutes if all of the services of the facility or entity are provided as …
Wis. Stat. § 50.57 Fees permitted for a workshop or seminar
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50.57 Fees permitted for a workshop or seminar. If the department develops and provides a workshop or seminar relating to the provision of services by rural medical centers under this subchapter, the department may establish a fee for each workshop or seminar and impose the fee o…
Wis. Stat. § 50.60 Definitions; clinics
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50.60 Definitions; clinics. In this subchapter: (1) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hp). (2) “Interventional pain medicine” means the branch of medicine and surgery devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain syndromes through the use of i…
Wis. Stat. § 50.65 Pain clinics
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50.65 Pain clinics. (1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided under par. (g), no pain clinic may operate unless it holds a certificate to operate issued by the department. (b) A pain clinic shall submit to the department an application, on a form prescribed by the depart…
Wis. Stat. § 50.90 Definitions
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50.90 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Hospice” means any of the following: (a) An organization that primarily provides palliative care and supportive care to an individual with terminal illness where he or she lives or stays and, if necessary to meet the needs of an individ…
Wis. Stat. § 50.91 Departmental powers and duties
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50.91 Departmental powers and duties. The department shall provide uniform, statewide licensing, inspection and regulation of hospices as specified in this subchapter. History: 1989 a. 199.
Wis. Stat. § 50.92 Licensing requirements
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50.92 Licensing requirements. (1) No person may conduct, maintain, operate or otherwise participate in conducting, maintaining or operating a hospice unless the hospice is licensed by the department. (2) The department shall issue a license if the department finds that the applic…
Wis. Stat. § 50.925 Use of name or advertising prohibited
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50.925 Use of name or advertising prohibited. No entity that is not a hospice licensed under this subchapter or an applicant for a license or a provisional license under this subchapter may designate itself as a “hospice” or use the word “hospice” to represent or tend to represen…
Wis. Stat. § 50.93 Licensing procedure
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50.93 Licensing procedure. (1) APPLICATION. The application for a license or for a provisional license shall: (a) Be in writing on a form provided by the department. (b) Contain such information as the department requires. (c) Include licensing fee payment, unless the licensing f…
Wis. Stat. § 50.94 Admission to and care in a hospice for certain incapacitated persons
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50.94 Admission to and care in a hospice for certain incapacitated persons. (1) In this section: (a) “Hospice care” means palliative care, respite care, shortterm care or supportive care. (b) “Incapacitated” means unable to receive and evaluate information effectively or to commu…
Wis. Stat. § 50.942 Accompaniment or visitation
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50.942 Accompaniment or visitation. If a hospice has a policy on who may accompany or visit a patient, the hospice shall extend the same right of accompaniment or visitation to a patient’s domestic partner under ch. 770 as is accorded the spouse of a patient under the policy. His…
Wis. Stat. § 50.95 Rule-making authority
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50.95 Rule-making authority. The department shall promulgate all of the following rules: (1) Except as provided in s. 50.942, standards for the care, treatment, health, safety, rights, welfare and comfort of individuals with terminal illness, their families and other individuals …
Wis. Stat. § 50.97 Right of injunction
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50.97 Right of injunction. The department may, upon the advice of the attorney general, who shall represent the department in all proceedings under this section, institute an action in the name of the state in the circuit court for Dane County for injunctive relief or other proce…
Wis. Stat. § 50.98 Forfeitures
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50.98 Forfeitures. (1) Any person who violates this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $100 for the first violation and may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for the 2nd or any later violation within a year. The …
Wis. Stat. § 50.981 Fees permitted for a workshop or seminar
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50.981 Fees permitted for a workshop or seminar. If the department develops and provides a workshop or seminar relating to the provision of services by hospices under this subchapter, the department may establish a fee for each workshop or seminar and impose the fee on registrant…