AB64: Bill Text

AB64,881,23 (1) A nationally administered, entry-level competency examination for therapeutic massage and bodywork therapy that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the affiliated credentialing examining board.

AB64,881,25 (2) The examination on state laws and administrative rules governing massage therapy and bodywork therapy required under s. 460.04 464.62 (2) (g).

AB64,2133 Section 2133. 460.07 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,2134 Section 2134. 460.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 464.69 (4) and amended to read:

AB64,882,7 464.69 (4) Each person who is licensed under this chapter A license holder shall conspicuously display the his or her license in the place of business where he or she practices massage therapy or bodywork therapy so that the license can easily be seen and read.

AB64,2135 Section 2135. 460.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 464.65, and 464.65 (2), (3) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,882,11 464.65 (2) If applicable, proof of completion of continuing education under s. 460.10 464.68.

AB64,882,15 (3) Evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining board that the applicant has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all occurrences in one year.

AB64,882,20 (4) Evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining board that the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.

AB64,2136 Section 2136. 460.08 of the statutes is renumbered 464.67 and amended to read:

AB64,883,2 464.67 Temporary license. The affiliated credentialing examining board may grant a temporary license for a period not to exceed 6 months to an applicant who satisfies the requirements established in the rules under s. 460.04 464.62 (2) (f). A temporary license may not be renewed.

AB64,2137 Section 2137. 460.09 of the statutes is renumbered 464.66 and amended to read:

AB64,883,11 464.66 Reciprocal license. Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing examining board shall grant a massage therapist or bodywork therapist license to a person who holds a similar license in another state or territory of the United States or another country if the affiliated credentialing examining board determines that the requirements for receiving the license in the other state, territory, or country are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 460.05 464.63.

AB64,2138 Section 2138. 460.095 of the statutes is renumbered 464.73, and 464.73 (2) and (4) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,883,15 464.73 (2) Administer, score, and require, as a prerequisite to graduation, the examination required under s. 460.06 464.64 (2).

AB64,883,19 (4) (intro.) Ensure that each instructor hired by the school or training program on or after December 1, 2010, to teach courses in theory and the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy is licensed under this chapter subchapter and has at least one of the following:

AB64,2139 Section 2139. 460.10 of the statutes is renumbered 464.68, and 464.68 (1) (intro.) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,883,23 464.68 (1) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board may promulgate rules establishing all of the following:

AB64,884,2 (2) The affiliated credentialing examining board may waive all or part of any requirement established in rules promulgated under sub. (1) (a) if it determines that prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a license holder from completing the requirement.

AB64,2140 Section 2140. 460.11 of the statutes is renumbered 464.69, and 464.69 (title) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,884,5 464.69 (title) Practice requirements and restrictions.

AB64,884,8 (3) A license holder may not, whether for compensation or not, practice massage therapy or bodywork therapy for a sexually oriented business, as defined by the affiliated credentialing examining board by rule.

AB64,2141 Section 2141. 460.12 of the statutes is renumbered 464.70, and 464.70 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,884,17 464.70 Duty to make reports. (1) A license holder shall submit a report to the affiliated credentialing examining board if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that another license holder has committed a crime relating to prostitution under ss. 944.30 to 944.34 or has had sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client. If the report relates to sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client, the report may not identify the client unless the client has provided written consent for disclosure of this information.

AB64,884,24 (2) The affiliated credentialing examining board may use a report made under sub. (1) as the basis for an investigation under s. 460.14 464.71 (1). If, after an investigation, the affiliated credentialing examining board has reasonable cause to believe that a license holder has committed a crime, the affiliated credentialing examining board shall report the belief to the district attorney for the county in which the crime, in the opinion of the affiliated credentialing examining board, occurred.

AB64,885,4 (3) If, after an investigation, the affiliated credentialing examining board determines that a report submitted under sub. (1) is without merit, the affiliated credentialing examining board shall remove the report from the record of the license holder who is the subject of the report.

AB64,885,18 (4) All reports and records made from reports under sub. (1) and maintained by the affiliated credentialing examining board, the department, district attorneys, and other persons, officials, and institutions shall be confidential and are exempt from disclosure under s. 19.35 (1). Information regarding the identity of a client with whom a license holder is suspected of having sexual contact or sexual intercourse shall not be disclosed by persons who have received or have access to a report or record unless disclosure is consented to in writing by the client. The report of information under sub. (1) and the disclosure of a report or record under this subsection does not violate any person's responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) and as required under s. 146.82. Reports and records may be disclosed only to the affiliated credentialing examining board, the department, and the appropriate staff of a district attorney or a law enforcement agency within this state for purposes of investigation or prosecution.

AB64,886,2 (5) (b) A license holder shall submit a written report to the affiliated credentialing examining board if he or she is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, or is found to have committed a violation, in this state or elsewhere, and if the circumstances of the felony, misdemeanor, or violation substantially relate to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy. The report shall identify the date, place, and nature of the conviction or finding and shall be submitted within 30 days after the entry of the judgment of conviction or the judgment finding that he or she committed the violation. If the report is submitted by mail, the report is considered to be submitted on the date that it is mailed.

AB64,2142 Section 2142. 460.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,2143 Section 2143. 460.13 of the statutes is renumbered 464.69 (5) and amended to read:

AB64,886,10 464.69 (5) Except as provided in s. 460.03 (1) and (2) 464.61 (2) (a) and (b), a license holder may not advertise that he or she practices massage therapy or bodywork therapy unless the advertisement includes a statement that the license holder is a “licensed massage therapist and bodywork therapist" or “licensed massage therapist" or “licensed bodywork therapist."

AB64,2144 Section 2144. 460.14 of the statutes is renumbered 464.71, and 464.71 (1), (2) (intro.), (f), (g) and (j), (2m) (intro.) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,886,16 464.71 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated credentialing examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of this chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter subchapter has occurred.

AB64,886,20 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated credentialing examining board may reprimand a license holder or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license under this chapter subchapter if it finds that the applicant or license holder has done any of the following:

AB64,886,22 (f) Intentionally made a false statement in a report submitted under s. 460.12 464.70 (1).

AB64,886,24 (g) Engaged in unprofessional conduct in violation of the standards established in rules promulgated under s. 460.04 464.62 (2) (a).

AB64,887,2 (j) Violated this chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter subchapter.

AB64,887,5 (2m) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated credentialing examining board shall revoke a license under this chapter subchapter if the license holder is convicted of any of the following:

AB64,887,8 (3) The affiliated credentialing examining board may restore a license that has been suspended or revoked on such terms and conditions as the affiliated credentialing examining board may deem appropriate.

AB64,2145 Section 2145. 460.15 of the statutes is renumbered 464.74 and amended to read:

AB64,887,13 464.74 Penalty Violations and penalty. Any person who violates this chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter subchapter shall forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.

AB64,2146 Section 2146. 460.17 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0440 and amended to read:

AB64,887,24 66.0440 Local regulation Massage and bodywork therapy. A city, village, town, or county may not enact an ordinance that regulates the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, as defined in s. 464.60 (5), by a person who is licensed by the affiliated credentialing medical therapy examining board under this chapter subch. IV of ch. 464. No provision of any ordinance enacted by a city, village, town, or county that is in effect before February 1, 1999, and that relates to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, may be enforced against a person who is licensed by the affiliated credentialing medical therapy examining board under this chapter subch. IV of ch. 464.

AB64,2147 Section 2147 . 462.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,888,1 462.01 (1) “Board" means the radiography medical examining board.

AB64,2148 Section 2148. 462.02 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,888,6 462.02 (2) (f) A podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63 or a person under the direct supervision of such a podiatrist, if the person has successfully completed a course of instruction approved by the podiatrists affiliated credentialing board related to X-ray examinations under s. 448.695 (3).

AB64,2149 Section 2149 . 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,888,15 462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02, an advanced practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) 464.08 (9) (a), a physical therapist licensed under s. 448.53 464.04.

AB64,2150 Section 2150. 462.07 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,888,21 462.07 (3) The board may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (f) if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB64,2151 Section 2151 . Chapter 464 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,888,23 Chapter 464

AB64,888,24 Medical therapy examining board

AB64,2152 Section 2152. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 464 [precedes 464.01] of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,889,3 CHAPTER 464

AB64,889,4 SUBCHAPTER I

AB64,889,5 PHYSICAL THERAPY

AB64,2153 Section 2153. 464.03 (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,889,8 464.03 Other duties of examining board. (intro.) The examining board shall do all of the following:

AB64,2154 Section 2154. 464.09 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,889,14 464.09 (2m) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (h) if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB64,2155 Section 2155. 464.10 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,889,16 464.10 (title) Violations and penalties.

AB64,2156 Section 2156. 464.26 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,889,22 464.26 (3) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (h) if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB64,2157 Section 2157. 464.27 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,889,24 464.27 (title) Violations and penalties.

AB64,2158 Section 2158. 464.40 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,890,1 464.40 (4) “Examining board" means the medical therapy examining board.

AB64,2159 Section 2159. 464.41 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,890,3 464.41 (title) License required.

AB64,2160 Section 2160. 464.49 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,890,5 464.49 (title) Violations and penalties.

AB64,2161 Section 2161 . 464.63 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB64,890,12 464.63 (1) (e) 1. Graduated from a school of massage therapy or bodywork therapy approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 department under s. 440.52 that meets the requirements under s. 464.73 or completed a training program approved by the examining board under the rules promulgated under s. 464.62 (2) (b).

AB64,2162 Section 2162. 464.65 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,890,14 464.65 (title) License renewal.

AB64,2163 Section 2163. 464.71 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,890,20 464.71 (2r) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary action under sub. (2) or (2m), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (j) or (2m) (a) or (b) if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB64,2164 Section 2164 . Chapter 470 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,890,22 CHAPTER 470

AB64,890,25 EXAMINING BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS, HYDROLOGISTS, AND SOIL SCIENTISTS

AB64,2165 Section 2165. 470.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,2166 Section 2166. 470.01 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.