Section PA 2.03 - Oral interviews and personal appearances(1) The board may require an applicant to complete an oral interview or personal appearance before the board, if any of the following circumstances apply: (a) The applicant has a medical condition which in any way impairs or limits the applicant's ability to practice as a physician assistant with reasonable skill and safety.(b) The applicant uses chemical substances that impair in any way the applicant's ability to practice as a physician assistant with reasonable skill and safety.(c) The applicant has been disciplined or had certification denied by a licensing or regulatory authority in Wisconsin or another jurisdiction.(d) The applicant has been convicted of a crime, the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of physician assistants.(e) The applicant has not practiced as a physician assistant for a period of 3 years prior to application, unless the applicant has graduated from an approved educational program in the last 3 years under s. PA 2.02.(f) The applicant has been found to have been negligent in the practice as a physician assistant or is currently a party in a lawsuit in which it was alleged that the applicant has been negligent in the practice of medicine.(g) The applicant has been diagnosed with any condition that may create a risk of harm to a patient or the public.(h) The applicant has within the last 2 years engaged in the illegal use of controlled substances.(i) The applicant has been subject to adverse formal action during the course of physician assistant education, postgraduate training, hospital practice, or other physician assistant employment.(2) An application filed under this chapter shall be reviewed by an application review panel, designated by the chairperson of the board, to determine whether an applicant is required to complete an oral interview or a personal appearance or both under sub. (1). If the application review panel is not able to reach unanimous agreement on whether an applicant is eligible for licensure without completing an oral interview or a personal appearance or both, the application shall be referred to the board for a final determination.(3) The board shall notify an applicant requiring an oral interview or appearance of the time and place scheduled for that applicant's interview or appearance.(4) Otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, shall be provided with reasonable accommodations.Wis. Admin. Code Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board § PA 2.03
Adopted by, EmR2206: cr., eff. 4-1-22; CR 22-064: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction in (1) (e) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8/1/2023