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1Section 2133. 460.07 (title) of the statutes is repealed.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.
AB64,2155 15Section 2155. 464.10 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,889,16 16464.10 (title) Violations and penalties.
AB64,2156 17Section 2156. 464.26 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,889,2218 464.26 (3) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary
19action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate
20offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (h) if the violation presents a
21serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation
22constitutes a separate offense.
AB64,2157 23Section 2157. 464.27 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,889,24 24464.27 (title) Violations and penalties.
AB64,2158 25Section 2158. 464.40 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,890,1
1464.40 (4) “Examining board" means the medical therapy examining board.
AB64,2159 2Section 2159. 464.41 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,890,3 3464.41 (title) License required.
AB64,2160 4Section 2160. 464.49 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,890,5 5464.49 (title) Violations and penalties.
AB64,2161 6Section 2161 . 464.63 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB64,890,128 464.63 (1) (e) 1. Graduated from a school of massage therapy or bodywork
9therapy approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 department
10under s. 440.52
that meets the requirements under s. 464.73 or completed a training
11program approved by the examining board under the rules promulgated under s.
12464.62 (2) (b).
AB64,2162 13Section 2162. 464.65 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,890,14 14464.65 (title) License renewal.
AB64,2163 15Section 2163. 464.71 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,890,2016 464.71 (2r) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of any
17disciplinary action under sub. (2) or (2m), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000
18for each separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (j) or (2m) (a)
19or (b) if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each
20day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
AB64,2164 21Section 2164 . Chapter 470 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,890,2222 CHAPTER 470
AB64,890,25 23EXAMINING BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL
24 GEOLOGISTS, HYDROLOGISTS, AND
25 SOIL SCIENTISTS
AB64,2165
1Section 2165. 470.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2166 2Section 2166. 470.01 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2167 3Section 2167. 470.01 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2168 4Section 2168. 470.01 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
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