1. (1) The board shall exempt a dispenser from compiling and submitting dispensing data and from submitting a zero report as required under this chapter until the dispenser is required to renew its license, or until the dispenser dispenses a monitored prescription drug, if the dispenser satisfies all of the following conditions:

   1. (a) The dispenser provides evidence sufficient to the board that the dispenser does not dispense monitored prescription drugs.

   2. (b) The dispenser files with the board a written request for exemption on a form provided by the board.

      Note: The application for an exemption may be obtained online at www.dsps.wi.gov or at no charge from the Department of Safety and Professional Services,4822 Madison Yards Way, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53705. A dispenser who is already exempt can renew his or her exemption as part of the licensure renewal process.

2. (2) A dispenser is not required to compile or submit dispensing data when the monitored prescription drug is administered directly to a patient.
3. (2m) A dispenser is not required to compile or submit dispensing data when the monitored prescription drug is compounded, packaged, or labeled in preparation for delivery but is not delivered.
4. (3) A dispenser is not required to compile or submit dispensing data when the monitored prescription drug is a substance listed in the schedule in s. 961.22, Stats., and is not a narcotic drug, as defined in s. 961.01 (15), Stats., and is dispensed pursuant to a prescription order for a number of doses that is intended to last the patient 7 days or less.

History

History: CR 12-009: cr. Register October 2012 No. 682, eff. 1-1-13; CR 14-003: am. (1) (a), cr. (3) Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; CR 15-101: am. (1) Register June 2016 No. 726, eff. 7-1-16; EmR1706: emerg. cr. (2m), eff. 4-1-17; CR 17-028: cr. (2m) Register December 2017 No. 744, eff. 1-1-18; CR 20-080: cr. (4) Register August 2021 No. 788, eff. 9-1-21; CR 24-013: r. (4) Register June 2025 No. 834, eff. 7-1-25.