Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 382

Relating to: the regulation and licensure of podiatrists, abolishing the podiatry examining council and creating a podiatrists affiliated credentialing board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Underheim, Robson, Duff, Handrick, Jensen, Kreuser, Ladwig, La Fave, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, Notestein, Johnsrud, Ourada, Plale, Porter, Powers, Springer and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Breske, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Plache, Rosenzweig, Rude, Weeden and Roessler.

May 22, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.

August 19, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer and Wasserman.

Absent: (3) Representatives Walker, Handrick and La Fave.

Appearances for

· Dr. Kevin Kortsch, WI Society of Podiatric Medicine, Milwaukee, WI

· Tony Driessen, WI Society of Podiatric Medicine, Milwaukee, WI

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· Richard Berg, Department of Regulation & Licensing

Registrations for

· None.

Registrations against

· Kathy Andersen, State Medical Society, Madison, WI

September 2, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Absent: (1) Representative Meyer.

Moved by Representative Robson, seconded by Representative F. Lasee, that Assembly Bill 382

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (13) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer and La Fave.

Noes: (2) Representatives Urban and Wasserman.

Absent: (1) Representative Meyer.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 2, Absent 1

Sandra Lonergan

Committee Clerk