AB64,2126 20Section 2126. 460.04 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 464.62 (title) and
21amended to read:
AB64,878,22 22464.62 (title) Duties of affiliated credentialing examining board.
AB64,2127 23Section 2127. 460.04 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 464.62 (intro.) and
24amended to read:
AB64,879,2
1464.62 (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board shall prepare do
2all of the following:
AB64,879,4 3(1) Prepare an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing
4massage therapy and bodywork therapy.
AB64,2128 5Section 2128. 460.04 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 464.62 (2), and 464.62
6(2) (intro.), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,879,87 464.62 (2) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate
8Promulgate rules that establish all of the following:
AB64,879,129 (b) Criteria for approving a training program for purposes of s. 460.05 464.63
10(1) (e) 1. Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require the training program
11to meet the requirements under s. 460.095 464.73 and to consist of at least 600
12classroom hours.
AB64,879,1513 (c) Requirements and procedures for obtaining the informed consent of a client
14under s. 460.11 464.69 (1) and for making a report required under s. 460.12 464.70
15(1).
AB64,879,1716 (d) A definition of “sexually oriented business" for purposes of s. 460.11 464.69
17(3).
AB64,879,2218 (e) A requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter subchapter
19submit evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining board that the
20applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator
21achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution
22of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
AB64,880,323 (f) Requirements to be satisfied by a person seeking a temporary license under
24s. 460.08 464.67. The rules promulgated under this subsection paragraph shall
25require the person to be a graduate of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school

1or program and may require the holder of a temporary license to make disclosures
2to clients and to practice under the supervision of a massage therapist or bodywork
3therapist licensed under this chapter subchapter.
AB64,880,64 (g) A requirement that an applicant for a license under this chapter subchapter
5pass an examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage
6therapy and bodywork therapy.
AB64,2129 7Section 2129. 460.05 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 464.63 (1), and 464.63
8(1) (intro.), (c), (e), (f) and (g), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,880,119 464.63 (1) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board shall grant a
10license as a massage therapist or bodywork therapist to a person who satisfies all of
11the following:
AB64,880,1412 (c) The person submits an application for the license to the affiliated
13credentialing
examining board on a form provided by the affiliated credentialing
14examining board.
AB64,880,1715 (e) Except as provided in sub. (2), the person submits evidence satisfactory to
16the affiliated credentialing examining board that he or she has done all of the
17following:
AB64,880,2218 1. Graduated from a school of massage therapy or bodywork therapy approved
19by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 that meets the requirements under
20s. 460.095 464.73 or completed a training program approved by the affiliated
21credentialing
examining board under the rules promulgated under s. 460.04 464.62
22(2) (b).
AB64,881,223 2. Completed at least 6 classroom hours in the laws of this state and rules of
24the affiliated credentialing examining board relating to the practice of massage

1therapy or bodywork therapy in a course of instruction approved by the affiliated
2credentialing
examining board.
AB64,881,33 (f) The person passes the examinations under s. 460.06 464.64.
AB64,881,74 (g) The person submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing
5examining board that he or she has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage
6in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all
7occurrences in one year.
AB64,2130 8Section 2130. 460.05 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 464.63 (2) and amended
9to read:
AB64,881,1310 464.63 (2) The affiliated credentialing examining board may waive a
11requirement specified in sub. (1) (e) if a person establishes, to the satisfaction of the
12affiliated credentialing examining board, that he or she has education, training, or
13other experience that is substantially equivalent to the requirement.
AB64,2131 14Section 2131. 460.05 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2132 15Section 2132. 460.06 of the statutes is renumbered 464.64 and amended to
16read:
AB64,881,19 17464.64 Examinations. The affiliated credentialing examining board may not
18grant a license under this chapter subchapter unless the applicant achieves a
19passing grade on the following examinations:
AB64,881,23 20(1) A nationally administered, entry-level competency examination for
21therapeutic massage and bodywork therapy that meets generally accepted
22psychometric principles and standards or a substantially equivalent examination
23approved by the affiliated credentialing examining board.
AB64,881,25 24(2) The examination on state laws and administrative rules governing
25massage therapy and bodywork therapy required under s. 460.04 464.62 (2) (g).
AB64,2133
1Section 2133. 460.07 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2134 2Section 2134. 460.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 464.69 (4) and amended
3to read:
AB64,882,74 464.69 (4) Each person who is licensed under this chapter A license holder shall
5conspicuously display the his or her license in the place of business where he or she
6practices massage therapy or bodywork therapy so that the license can easily be seen
7and read.
AB64,2135 8Section 2135. 460.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 464.65, and 464.65 (2),
9(3) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,882,1110 464.65 (2) If applicable, proof of completion of continuing education under s.
11460.10 464.68.
AB64,882,15 12(3) Evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining board that
13the applicant has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in an amount that
14is not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all occurrences in one
15year.
AB64,882,20 16(4) Evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining board that
17the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external
18defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization,
19or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such
20instruction.
AB64,2136 21Section 2136. 460.08 of the statutes is renumbered 464.67 and amended to
22read:
AB64,883,2 23464.67 Temporary license. The affiliated credentialing examining board
24may grant a temporary license for a period not to exceed 6 months to an applicant

1who satisfies the requirements established in the rules under s. 460.04 464.62 (2) (f).
2A temporary license may not be renewed.
AB64,2137 3Section 2137. 460.09 of the statutes is renumbered 464.66 and amended to
4read:
AB64,883,11 5464.66 Reciprocal license. Upon application and payment of the fee
6specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing examining board shall grant a
7massage therapist or bodywork therapist license to a person who holds a similar
8license in another state or territory of the United States or another country if the
9affiliated credentialing examining board determines that the requirements for
10receiving the license in the other state, territory, or country are substantially
11equivalent to the requirements under s. 460.05 464.63.
AB64,2138 12Section 2138. 460.095 of the statutes is renumbered 464.73, and 464.73 (2)
13and (4) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,883,1514 464.73 (2) Administer, score, and require, as a prerequisite to graduation, the
15examination required under s. 460.06 464.64 (2).
AB64,883,19 16(4) (intro.) Ensure that each instructor hired by the school or training program
17on or after December 1, 2010, to teach courses in theory and the practice of massage
18therapy or bodywork therapy is licensed under this chapter subchapter and has at
19least one of the following:
AB64,2139 20Section 2139. 460.10 of the statutes is renumbered 464.68, and 464.68 (1)
21(intro.) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,883,2322 464.68 (1) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board may
23promulgate rules establishing all of the following:
AB64,884,2 24(2) The affiliated credentialing examining board may waive all or part of any
25requirement established in rules promulgated under sub. (1) (a) if it determines that

1prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a
2license holder from completing the requirement.
AB64,2140 3Section 2140. 460.11 of the statutes is renumbered 464.69, and 464.69 (title)
4and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,884,5 5464.69 (title) Practice requirements and restrictions.
AB64,884,8 6(3) A license holder may not, whether for compensation or not, practice
7massage therapy or bodywork therapy for a sexually oriented business, as defined
8by the affiliated credentialing examining board by rule.
AB64,2141 9Section 2141. 460.12 of the statutes is renumbered 464.70, and 464.70 (1), (2),
10(3), (4) and (5) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,884,17 11464.70 Duty to make reports. (1) A license holder shall submit a report to
12the affiliated credentialing examining board if he or she has reasonable cause to
13believe that another license holder has committed a crime relating to prostitution
14under ss. 944.30 to 944.34 or has had sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a
15client. If the report relates to sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client, the
16report may not identify the client unless the client has provided written consent for
17disclosure of this information.
AB64,884,24 18(2) The affiliated credentialing examining board may use a report made under
19sub. (1) as the basis for an investigation under s. 460.14 464.71 (1). If, after an
20investigation, the affiliated credentialing examining board has reasonable cause to
21believe that a license holder has committed a crime, the affiliated credentialing
22examining board shall report the belief to the district attorney for the county in
23which the crime, in the opinion of the affiliated credentialing examining board,
24occurred.
AB64,885,4
1(3) If, after an investigation, the affiliated credentialing examining board
2determines that a report submitted under sub. (1) is without merit, the affiliated
3credentialing
examining board shall remove the report from the record of the license
4holder who is the subject of the report.
AB64,885,18 5(4) All reports and records made from reports under sub. (1) and maintained
6by the affiliated credentialing examining board, the department, district attorneys,
7and other persons, officials, and institutions shall be confidential and are exempt
8from disclosure under s. 19.35 (1). Information regarding the identity of a client with
9whom a license holder is suspected of having sexual contact or sexual intercourse
10shall not be disclosed by persons who have received or have access to a report or
11record unless disclosure is consented to in writing by the client. The report of
12information under sub. (1) and the disclosure of a report or record under this
13subsection does not violate any person's responsibility for maintaining the
14confidentiality of patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) and as
15required under s. 146.82. Reports and records may be disclosed only to the affiliated
16credentialing
examining board, the department, and the appropriate staff of a
17district attorney or a law enforcement agency within this state for purposes of
18investigation or prosecution.
AB64,886,2 19(5) (b) A license holder shall submit a written report to the affiliated
20credentialing
examining board if he or she is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor,
21or is found to have committed a violation, in this state or elsewhere, and if the
22circumstances of the felony, misdemeanor, or violation substantially relate to the
23practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy. The report shall identify the date,
24place, and nature of the conviction or finding and shall be submitted within 30 days
25after the entry of the judgment of conviction or the judgment finding that he or she

1committed the violation. If the report is submitted by mail, the report is considered
2to be submitted on the date that it is mailed.
AB64,2142 3Section 2142. 460.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2143 4Section 2143. 460.13 of the statutes is renumbered 464.69 (5) and amended
5to read:
AB64,886,106 464.69 (5) Except as provided in s. 460.03 (1) and (2) 464.61 (2) (a) and (b), a
7license holder may not advertise that he or she practices massage therapy or
8bodywork therapy unless the advertisement includes a statement that the license
9holder is a “licensed massage therapist and bodywork therapist" or “licensed
10massage therapist" or “licensed bodywork therapist."
AB64,2144 11Section 2144. 460.14 of the statutes is renumbered 464.71, and 464.71 (1), (2)
12(intro.), (f), (g) and (j), (2m) (intro.) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,886,1613 464.71 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
14credentialing
examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to
15determine whether a violation of this chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated
16under this chapter subchapter has occurred.
AB64,886,20 17(2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
18credentialing
examining board may reprimand a license holder or deny, limit,
19suspend, or revoke a license under this chapter subchapter if it finds that the
20applicant or license holder has done any of the following:
AB64,886,2221 (f) Intentionally made a false statement in a report submitted under s. 460.12
22464.70 (1).
AB64,886,2423 (g) Engaged in unprofessional conduct in violation of the standards established
24in rules promulgated under s. 460.04 464.62 (2) (a).
AB64,887,2
1(j) Violated this chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter
2subchapter.
AB64,887,5 3(2m) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
4credentialing
examining board shall revoke a license under this chapter subchapter
5if the license holder is convicted of any of the following:
AB64,887,8 6(3) The affiliated credentialing examining board may restore a license that has
7been suspended or revoked on such terms and conditions as the affiliated
8credentialing
examining board may deem appropriate.
AB64,2145 9Section 2145. 460.15 of the statutes is renumbered 464.74 and amended to
10read:
AB64,887,13 11464.74 Penalty Violations and penalty. Any person who violates this
12chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter subchapter shall
13forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.
AB64,2146 14Section 2146. 460.17 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0440 and amended to
15read:
AB64,887,24 1666.0440 Local regulation Massage and bodywork therapy. A city, village,
17town, or county may not enact an ordinance that regulates the practice of massage
18therapy or bodywork therapy, as defined in s. 464.60 (5), by a person who is licensed
19by the affiliated credentialing medical therapy examining board under this chapter
20subch. IV of ch. 464. No provision of any ordinance enacted by a city, village, town,
21or county that is in effect before February 1, 1999, and that relates to the practice of
22massage therapy or bodywork therapy, may be enforced against a person who is
23licensed by the affiliated credentialing medical therapy examining board under this
24chapter
subch. IV of ch. 464.
AB64,2147 25Section 2147 . 462.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,888,1
1462.01 (1) “Board" means the radiography medical examining board.
AB64,2148 2Section 2148. 462.02 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,888,63 462.02 (2) (f) A podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63 or a person under the direct
4supervision of such a podiatrist, if the person has successfully completed a course of
5instruction approved by the podiatrists affiliated credentialing board related to
6X-ray examinations under s. 448.695 (3).
AB64,2149 7Section 2149 . 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,888,15 8462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or
9limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic
10X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by
11prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a dentist licensed
12under s. 447.04 (1), a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed
13under s. 446.02, an advanced practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician
14assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) 464.08 (9) (a), a
15physical therapist licensed under s. 448.53 464.04.
AB64,2150 16Section 2150. 462.07 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,888,2117 462.07 (3) The board may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary action
18under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense
19against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (f) if the violation presents a serious risk
20to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a
21separate offense.
AB64,2151 22Section 2151 . Chapter 464 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,888,2323 Chapter 464
AB64,888,2424 Medical therapy examining board
AB64,2152
1Section 2152. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 464 [precedes 464.01] of the
2statutes is created to read:
AB64,889,33 CHAPTER 464
AB64,889,44 SUBCHAPTER I
AB64,889,55 PHYSICAL THERAPY
AB64,2153 6Section 2153. 464.03 (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,889,8 7464.03 Other duties of examining board. (intro.) The examining board
8shall do all of the following:
AB64,2154 9Section 2154. 464.09 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,889,1410 464.09 (2m) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of any
11disciplinary action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each
12separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (h) if the violation
13presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued
14violation constitutes a separate offense.
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