Which department maintains custody of all procedure records?

• A. The Department of Safety and Professional Services
• B. Department of Health Services
• C. State medical board
• D. Program records office

Answer: (A)

In professional regulation, the official records of disciplinary procedures and actions for licensed professionals are kept by the state agency that licenses and regulates those professions. In Wisconsin, that role falls to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, which houses licensure files, investigations, and disciplinary records across many professions. This centralized custody ensures consistent, authorized access and proper retention of those procedures. The Department of Health Services focuses on public health programs and patient care issues, not disciplinary procedure records for licensed professionals. The State medical board is part of the regulatory structure but does not independently maintain all procedure records across professions. A general “program records office” does not serve as the official custodian for these professional procedure records.