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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 13, 2008 - Introduced by Representatives Hines, Berceau, Bies, Hahn,
Hintz, Kreuser, Mason, A. Ott, Parisi, Staskunas, Townsend, Turner
and Van
Roy
, cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Darling, Miller, Olsen and Risser.
Referred to Committee on Public Health.
AB800,1,6 1An Act to amend 15.08 (1m) (b); and to create 15.405 (7e), 440.08 (2) (a) 39m.,
2440.08 (2) (a) 64g., 448.695 (3) and chapter 461 of the statutes; relating to:
3licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice
4of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making
5authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a
6penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill regulates the practice of radiography, defined in the bill as the imaging
of anatomical structures by application of X-rays to the human body using
knowledge in certain technical fields for the purpose of medical diagnosis. Under the
bill, no person may practice radiography except a person who holds a license or who
holds a limited X-ray machine operator permit (limited permit). A limited permit
authorizes the holder to perform radiography of one or more of four portions of the
body specified in the bill. A license or limited permit is granted by a seven-member
Radiography Examining Board (board), created in the bill. The license or limited
permit requirement does not apply to a physician, chiropractor, dentist, dental
hygienist, or podiatrist, to a person who is directly supervised by a chiropractor and
who has completed a training program approved by the Chiropractic Examining
Board, or to a person who is directly supervised by a podiatrist and who has
completed a training program approved by the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing

Board. The bill prohibits the use of diagnostic X-ray equipment on humans for
diagnostic purposes without a prescription or order by a physician, dentist,
podiatrist, chiropractor, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or physician assistant.
Under the bill, the board may grant a license or limited permit to a person who
is at least 18 years of age, holds a high school diploma or equivalent, pays a fee, passes
an examination, and completes specified educational requirements. To obtain a
license, a person must complete an approved course of study in radiography. To
obtain a limited permit, a person must complete an appropriate course of study.
The bill directs the board to promulgate rules that establish standards for
courses of study, for examinations, and for continuing education. The board may
promulgate a code of ethics for licensees and limited permit holders, and may deny,
limit, revoke, or suspend a license or limited permit held by persons who commit
specified infractions. The bill also provides for licensure or issuance of a limited
permit to a person currently practicing radiography who passes an examination
administered by the board.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB800, s. 1 1Section 1. 15.08 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB800,2,112 15.08 (1m) (b) The public members of the chiropractic examining board, the
3dentistry examining board, the hearing and speech examining board, the medical
4examining board, perfusionists examining council, respiratory care practitioners
5examining council and council on physician assistants, the board of nursing, the
6nursing home administrator examining board, the veterinary examining board, the
7optometry examining board, the pharmacy examining board, the marriage and
8family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board, and the
9psychology examining board, and the radiography examining board shall not be
10engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with the delivery of physical or
11mental health care.
AB800, s. 2 12Section 2. 15.405 (7e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB800,3,3
115.405 (7e) Radiography examining board. There is created in the department
2of regulation and licensing a radiography examining board consisting of the
3following 7 members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB800,3,54 (a) Three members who practice radiography and who are licensed under s.
5461.03 (2).
AB800,3,96 (b) One member who is a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a) and certified
7in radiology by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board
8of Radiology, the British Royal College of Radiology, or the Canadian College of
9Physicians and Surgeons.
AB800,3,1110 (c) One member who is a radiologic physicist certified by the American Board
11of Radiology.
AB800,3,1212 (d) Two public members.
AB800, s. 3 13Section 3. 440.08 (2) (a) 39m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB800,3,1514 440.08 (2) (a) 39m. Limited X-ray machine operator: September 1 of each
15even-numbered year; $53.
AB800, s. 4 16Section 4. 440.08 (2) (a) 64g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB800,3,1817 440.08 (2) (a) 64g. Radiographer, licensed: September 1 of each
18even-numbered year; $53.
AB800, s. 5 19Section 5. 448.695 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB800,4,220 448.695 (3) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules
21specifying the requirements for a course of instruction related to X-ray examinations
22by persons under the direct supervision of a podiatrist under s. 461.02 (2) (f). In
23promulgating the rules, the affiliated credentialing board shall consult with the
24radiography examining board and shall examine laws and rules in other states. The

1affiliated credentialing board shall approve courses that meet the requirements set
2forth in the rules.
AB800, s. 6 3Section 6. Chapter 461 of the statutes is created to read:
AB800,4,44 chapter 461
AB800,4,65 radiographers and limited x-ray
6 machine operators
AB800,4,7 7461.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB800,4,8 8(1) "Board" means the radiography examining board.
AB800,4,9 9(2) "Department" means the department of regulation and licensing.
AB800,4,11 10(3) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery
11under s. 448.04 (1) (a) or (b).
AB800,4,16 12(4) "Practice of radiography" means the imaging of anatomical structures,
13produced by the combined application of X-rays to the human body and the
14application of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, radiographic positioning, and
15radiographic technique, and knowledge of principles of radiation protection, for the
16purpose of medical diagnosis.
AB800,4,20 17461.02 Practice, use of title restricted. (1) (a) Subject to sub. (2), no person
18may use the title "radiographer," represent himself or herself as a radiographer, or
19engage in the practice of radiography, unless the person is granted a license under
20s. 461.03 (2).
AB800,4,2521 (b) A person who holds a limited X-ray machine operator permit to perform
22radiography and who does not hold a license under s. 461.03 (2) may not perform
23radiography except as authorized under the permit. A limited X-ray machine
24operator permit shall authorize the holder to perform radiography of one or more of
25the following:
AB800,5,1
11. The thorax, lungs, and ribs.
AB800,5,32 2. The upper and lower extremities, including the pectoral girdle but excluding
3the hip and pelvis.
AB800,5,44 3. The foot, ankle, and lower leg below the knee.
AB800,5,55 4. The cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
AB800,5,6 6(2) Sub. (1) does not apply to any of the following:
AB800,5,77 (a) A physician.
AB800,5,108 (b) A person enrolled as a student in a radiography program approved by the
9board, if the person is directly supervised by a physician or a person licensed under
10s. 461.03 (2).
AB800,5,1411 (c) A chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02 or a person under the direct
12supervision of such a chiropractor, if the person has successfully completed a course
13of instruction comprising at least 48 hours of instruction approved by the
14chiropractic examining board related to X-ray examinations.
AB800,5,1615 (d) A dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a dental hygienist licensed under s.
16447.04 (2), or a person under the direct supervision of a dentist.
AB800,5,1717 (e) A physician assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f).
AB800,5,2118 (f) A podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63 or a person under the direct supervision
19of such a podiatrist, if the person has successfully completed a course of instruction
20approved by the podiatric examining board related to X-ray examinations under s.
21448.695 (3).
AB800,5,24 22461.03 Issuance of license, permit. (1) General requirements. The board
23may not grant a license or limited X-ray machine operator permit under this section
24to a person unless all of the following apply:
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