Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by any
other rule or statute, a licensed supervising practitioner may delegate their
licensed or certified professional practice authority to perform a clinical act
to a person who is a military medical personnel program participant if all of
the following are true:
(a) The licensed
supervising practitioner is competent and authorized under their applicable
license or certification to perform the delegated clinical act.
(b) The licensed supervising practitioner has
reasonable evidence that the supervised military medical personnel program
participant is minimally competent to perform the delegated clinical act under
the circumstances based on the individual's level of training and experience.
Such reasonable evidence may include the memorandum of understanding signed by
the military medical personnel program participant and the administering
facility specified in s.
Med 26.05.
Reasonable evidence may also include any other relevant information as
determined by the licensed supervising practitioner.
(c) The delegated clinical act is not a
surgical procedure or the issuance of a prescription order.
(d) The delegated clinical act is performed
in an administering facility.
(2) The licensed supervising practitioner who
delegates a clinical act for a patient to a registered military medical
personnel pursuant to this section retains responsibility for the care of the
patient.
(3) Subject to the
limitation in s. 440.077 (2) (b), Stats., and except as provided in sub.
(4), the scope in which a registered military medical personnel may practice is
limited to the performance of acts in basic patient situations under the
general supervision of a licensed supervising practitioner, which includes the
following:
(a) Accept only patient care
assignments which the military medical personnel program participant is
competent to perform.
(b) Provide
basic patient care.
(c) Record
patient care given and report changes in the condition of a patient to the
appropriate person.
(d) Consult
with a provider in cases where the military medical personnel program
participant knows or should know a delegated clinical act may harm a
patient.
(e) Perform the following
other acts when applicable:
1. Assist with the
collection of data.
2. Assist with
the development and revision of a patient care plan.
3. Reinforce the teaching provided by a
licensed provider and provide basic health care instruction.
4. Participate with other health team members
in meeting basic patient needs.
(f) Any other task authorized by the
memorandum of understanding and delegated to the program participant by their
licensed supervising practitioner.
(4) In the performance of acts in complex
patient situations the military medical personnel program participant shall
perform delegated clinical acts beyond basic patient care only under the direct
supervision of a licensed supervising practitioner. A military medical
personnel program participant shall, upon request of the medical examining
board, provide documentation of his or her education, training, or experience
which prepares the military medical personnel program participant to
competently perform these assignments.
