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 department, for a certificate. A business entity that owns more than one pain clinic may apply for a single certificate for all pain clinics it owns, but the business entity assuming responsibility for the pain clinics shall submit with the application a listing of each pain clinic site, the number of days each week each pain clinic site operates, and the health care providers who are working on each day of operation at each site. The department may charge an applicant a fee for applying for a certificate.
(c)A certified pain clinic that undergoes a change of majority ownership shall submit a new application for a certificate.
(d)A pain clinic shall have a medical director who is a physician that practices in this state. In the event that the medical director no longer meets the requirements of holding the position of medical director, the pain clinic shall notify the department within 10 business days of the identity of a physician who meets the requirements of medical director and who acts as medical director at that pain clinic. Failure to notify the department of an acting medical director within 10 days of the departure of the previous medical director may be a basis for the department to suspend the pain clinic’s certification.
(e)The department shall issue a certificate of operation to a pain clinic if the department finds that the pain clinic meets the requirements of this section, has paid any application fee required by the department, and meets any requirements established by the department. The department may not issue a certificate of operation to a pain clinic if the owner has been convicted of a felony or found guilty of a misdemeanor related to the distribution of an illegal prescription drug or controlled substance.
(f)Subject to sub.
(2), a certificate issued under this subsection is valid for 3 years and may be renewed.
(g)A pain clinic at which health care providers do not regularly prescribe monitored prescription drugs, as defined in s. 961.385
(ag), to a patient for more than 90 days in a 12-month period is not required to obtain a certificate to operate under this subsection.
(2)Penalty for violation.