Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Wisconsin facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Wisconsin Board of Nursing (Department of Safety and Professional Services) and the Wisconsin Technical College System, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Wisconsin facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Wisconsin Board of Nursing sits within the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), which posts its approved nursing schools and NCLEX pass rates. (source)
- Board of Nursing. DSPS says Wisconsin has been a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact since 2000. (source)
- Licensure background check. Under the Nurse Licensure Compact uniform requirements described by DSPS, nurses seeking a multistate license must submit to a fingerprint criminal background check. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. The Wisconsin Technical College System is made up of 16 public, two-year technical colleges. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Each clinical site sends its own requirement list, and each list changes. When a TB result, flu shot or CPR card lapses mid-term, the site can pull the student until it is fixed. Tracking every item to its date, and seeing who is not cleared before rotations start, keeps placements on schedule. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Wisconsin programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Wisconsin Board of Nursing (Department of Safety and Professional Services) or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Wisconsin?
The Wisconsin Board of Nursing (Department of Safety and Professional Services). Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Wisconsin require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Under the Nurse Licensure Compact uniform requirements described by DSPS, nurses seeking a multistate license must submit to a fingerprint criminal background check. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Wisconsin’s community and technical college system?
The Wisconsin Technical College System is made up of 16 public, two-year technical colleges.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Wisconsin Board of Nursing (Department of Safety and Professional Services) or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- Nursing Schools & Programs - Wisconsin DSPS
- Nursing Compact Facts Sheet - Wisconsin DSPS
- Wisconsin Technical College System
This page summarizes Wisconsin agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.