Wisconsin Safety and Professional Services Keeps Focus on Efficiency, Safety

Latest collaboration helps streamline Medicaid enrollment for new clinicians

Wisconsin Safety and Professional Services Warns of Renewed Scam

Convincing scammers targeting professional license holders

Wisconsin Recognizes Importance, Impact of Architecture

Gov. Tony Evers declares October is Architecture Awareness Month

Marquette, DSPS, WDA Celebrate First Dental Diploma Privilege Graduates

State Medical Examining Board Approves News Education Tracking Tool

Move aims to improve process of tracking continuing education for WI physicians

WI DSPS Sharing Even More Performance Data

Department updates dashboard, rebrands division to reflect focus on performance

Wisconsin DSPS Sets Licensing Record

Department issued record number of initial credentials in 2023

Wisconsin DSPS Announces Partnership with State’s Private Colleges and Universities

Collaboration with WAICU aims to further streamline licensing for health care jobs

Wisconsin DSPS Announces Rapid School Review Plan

Department aims to speed up building projects involving schools and child care facilities

Wisconsin DSPS Makes Improvements to Nursing Home Administrator Licensing

State agency provides clarity, expands options for those applying for a license

Universities of Wisconsin, DSPS Partner to Facilitate Faster Licensing

Collaboration focuses on students graduating into health care fields

Faster Licensing of Wisconsin Pharmacy School Graduates

Wisconsin DSPS, state pharmacy schools collaborate to improve processes

DSPS Accepting Grant Applications for Wisconsin Fund

Program helps Wisconsinites repair or replace septic systems

Wisconsin Announces Improvements to Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Upgraded program should offer better functionality to groups/professionals who use it

DSPS Increases Options for Trades Examinations through New Partnership

Latest example of agency’s innovative work to benefit state workforce, expedite licensing

Wisconsin Working to Connect Pharmacists with Potential Employees

State Youth Apprenticeship allows high school students to train on the job as Pharmacy Technicians

Department of Safety and Professional Services Adds Public Lookup Tool for Status of Building Plan Submissions

Tool will provide owners, architects, contractors, and others greater transparency around projects in the plan review process

Department of Safety and Professional Services Announces Appointments to New Sustainable Building Council

The Wisconsin Advisory Council on Building Sustainability will advise state code councils on opportunities to enhance community resilience, encourage innovation, and incentivize use of clean energy in residential and commercial construction.

Department of Safety and Professional Services’ Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Wins $1.4 million Grant To Improve Service

Award to be used to modernize self-service functionality, improve data quality.

Mary Murphy Edwards named Wisconsin Commissioner of Unarmed Combat Sports by the Department of Safety and Professional Services

Department of Safety and Professional Services’ Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Gains Traction Among Health Systems After Fee Elimination

Six health systems have signed onto the free service

DSPS Distributes Nearly $25 million to Fire Departments through 2% Dues Program

Departments use the funds for equipment, fire prevention outreach and education, and fire fighter training, among other things.

Department of Safety and Professional Services Celebrates National Building Safety Month by Establishing Sustainable Building Council, Opening Applications

The Wisconsin Advisory Council on Building Sustainability will advise state code councils on opportunities to enhance community resilience, encourage innovation, and incentivize use of clean energy in residential and commercial construction.

Department of Safety and Professional Services Announces Q&A Sessions on LicensE

LicensE is the department’s new online, self-guided license application platform.

New DSPS Military Pathways Grant Program Opens for Applications

The grants of up to $50,000 are designed to help educational institutions develop formal pathways that allow military training to satisfy some occupational licensing requirements.

Governor Tony Evers Tours Stratatech production facility with DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank

The company that grew from a UW–Madison discovery in 1996 is manufacturing StrataGraft, a synthetic skin-graft replacement material for burn victim treatment

Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Awarded $1.6 million to Combat Opioid Abuse, Expand Access

Grant will primarily benefit providers in rural and underserved areas of Wisconsin

DSPS Announces New Partnership with MTX Group to Modernize Licensing with Salesforce and mavQ Technology

DSPS Announces Partnership with Google Cloud, MTX to Modernize Occupational Licensing Operations

DSPS Launches Workforce Study with Dentist and Dental Hygienist Renewals

DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim Assembles Mass Timber Task Force, Looks to Distinguish the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code

The task force will meet virtually and is expected to generate a set of mass timber guidelines by year end.

DSPS Co-hosts Mass Timber Roundtable in Milwaukee, Continues Work to Expand Allowable Use of Mass Timber in Wisconsin Commercial Buildings

DSPS Secretary Crim Again Lowers Fees; New Schedule Goes into Effect July 1

The Department of Safety and Professional Services Celebrates Building Safety Month

DSPS Secretary-designee Dawn Crim Visits Wisconsin Mass Timber Company, Explores Environmental and Economic Impact of Updated Mass Timber Code Provisions

Several State Occupational Boards Support COVID-19 Vaccination, CDC Guidance

Department of Safety and Professional Services to Launch New Submission Portal for Elevator and Commercial Building Customers

DSPS to Resume Enforcement of Fire Sprinkler Requirement in Multi-Family Dwellings

DSPS Budget Lowers Licensing Fees, Invests in Veterans, Fire Prevention, Clean Water, and Efforts to Curb Opioid Epidemic

COVID-19 Response, Plan Review Process Improvements, PDMP Accolades Among Year-End Highlights for Department of Safety and Professional Services

New Agreement Creates Licensing Reciprocity for Wisconsin Auctioneers in Ohio

Controlled Substances Board to Hear Testimony from Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement on Dangerous Drug Activity

DSPS Secretary-designee Dawn Crim Joins Cap Times Ideas Fest and Wisconsin Leadership Summit, Launches Agency Diversity Initiative

Annual Fire Prevention Week Programming Shifts to Virtual Delivery, Emphasizes Safety at Home

Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee Dawn Crim Names Donna Moreland Deputy Secretary

Award-Winning Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Changes Prescribing Culture, Drives Down Opioid and Controlled Substance Prescribing

Nearly $1 Million in Clean Water Grants Awarded by Department of Safety and Professional Services

In total, 210 grant recipients received awards averaging $4,519.

DSPS Secretary-Designee Crim Announces Additional Leadership Team Appointments

Crim said she would announce additional appointments as they are made.

DSPS Secretary-Designee Crim Announces Leadership Team Appointments

Crim said she would announce additional appointments as they are made.

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Testifies Before U.S. Senate Health Committee on the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Between April 1 and June 30 of this year, Wisconsin saw 14.1% decrease in opioid prescriptions dispensed as compared to the first quarter of 2016

DSPS Launches Public Statistics Dashboard for Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

The dashboard provides easy-to-use interactive data visualizations for controlled substance dispensing, ePDMP utilization, and law enforcement alerts.

Second Report from Controlled Substances Board Continues to Show Drop in Opioid Prescriptions

More than 11 million fewer opioid doses dispensed in Q4 2016 compared to Q4 2015