Wisconsin § 440.035 - General duties and powers of examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards.

§ 440.035. General duties and powers of examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards.

440.035(1m) (1m) Subject to subs. (1p) and (1r) , each credentialing board shall: 440.035(1m)(a) (a) Independently exercise its powers, duties and functions prescribed by law with regard to rule-making, credentialing and regulation. 440.035(1m)(b) (b) Be the supervising authority of all personnel, other than shared personnel, engaged in the review, investigation, or handling of information regarding qualifications of applicants for credentials, examination questions and answers, accreditation, related investigations, and disciplinary matters affecting persons who are credentialed by the credentialing board, or in the establishing of regulatory policy or the exercise of administrative discretion with regard to the qualifications or discipline of applicants or persons who are credentialed by the credentialing board or accreditation. 440.035(1m)(c) (c) Maintain, in conjunction with their operations, in central locations designated by the department, all records pertaining to the functions independently retained by them. 440.035(1m)(d) (d) Compile and keep current a register of the names and addresses of all persons who are credentialed to be retained by the department and which shall be available for public inspection during the times specified in s. 230.35 (4) (a) . The department may also make the register available to the public by electronic transmission. 440.035(1p) (1p) Notwithstanding chs. 440 to 480 , a credentialing board may delegate authority to the department to make determinations regarding whether an applicant satisfies the requirements to be granted a credential and may delegate authority to the department to grant or deny a credential in accordance with that determination. 440.035(1r) (1r) Notwithstanding chs. 440 to 480 , after the department submits a completed application for a credential to a credentialing board or the designee of the credentialing board under s. 440.03 (13) (a) 2. a. for which the department recommends approval or approval with limitations and does not recommend further review by the credentialing board or the credentialing board’s designee, the application shall be considered to have been approved by the credentialing board in accordance with the department’s recommendation on the 10th business day following the date of submission, unless one of the following occurs prior to that date: 440.035(1r)(a) (a) The credentialing board or the credentialing board’s designee approves or denies the credential. 440.035(1r)(b) (b) The credentialing board or the credentialing board’s designee makes a determination that additional time is required to make a determination on the application, not to exceed any deadline established by the department under s. 440.03 (1m) . 440.035(1r)(c) (c) The credentialing board or the credentialing board’s designee determines that an applicant must complete an additional examination, if the credentialing board has the authority to require such an examination. 440.035(1r)(d) (d) The credentialing board makes a request, subject to s.