AB959,7,2317 256.215 (2) (b) The emergency medical services provider establishes, submits
18to the department, and maintains patient care protocols corresponding to the
19appropriate service level to be used by a community paramedic or a community
20emergency medical services practitioner. The emergency medical services provider
21may include in a patient care protocol only those services that do not require a
22license, certificate, or other credential under subch. II, III, or IV, or VII of ch. 448 or
23ch. 441, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 455, 457, or 459, or 465 to provide.
AB959,19 24Section 19. 302.384 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,8,6
1302.384 (1m) In this section, “health care professional" means a person
2licensed, certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, or 455, or 465; or a person who
3holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448 or subch. II of ch. 465; or a
4psychologist who is exercising the temporary authorization to practice, as defined in
5s. 455.50 (2) (o), in this state or who is practicing under the authority to practice
6interjurisdictional telepsychology, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b).
AB959,20 7Section 20. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,8,128 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and s. 458.33 (2) (b) and (5),
9the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for
10which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
11renewal and any fees imposed under ss. 448.986 (2) and 448.9875 465.51 (2) by doing
12all of the following:
AB959,21 13Section 21. 440.03 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,214 440.03 (9) (a) 2. Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year,
15adjusting for the succeeding fiscal biennium each fee for an initial credential for
16which an examination is not required, for a reciprocal credential, and, subject to s.
17440.08 (2) (a), for a credential renewal, and any fees imposed under ss. 448.986 (2)
18and 448.9875 465.51 (2), if an adjustment is necessary to reflect the approximate
19administrative and enforcement costs of the department that are attributable to the
20regulation of the particular occupation or business during the period in which the
21initial or reciprocal credential, credential renewal, or compact privilege is in effect
22and, for purposes of each fee for a credential renewal, to reflect an estimate of any
23additional moneys available for the department's general program operations as a
24result of appropriation transfers that have been or are estimated to be made under
25s. 20.165 (1) (i) during the fiscal biennium in progress at the time of the deadline for

1an adjustment under this subdivision or during the fiscal biennium beginning on the
2July 1 immediately following the deadline for an adjustment under this subdivision.
AB959,22 3Section 22. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,64 440.03 (11m) (c) 2r. The coordinated database and reporting system under s.
5448.987 465.50 (9), if such disclosure is required under the occupational therapy
6licensure compact under s. 440.987 465.50.
AB959,23 7Section 23. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,158 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant
9for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted
10of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this
11paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use
12to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as
13provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4.,
14448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 465.50 (3) (a)
155. a. and (5) (b) 2. a.
:
AB959,24 16Section 24. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,2517 440.03 (13) (c) The department shall require an applicant for a private
18detective license or a private security permit under s. 440.26, an applicant for a
19juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17), an applicant for a real estate
20appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, an applicant for a
21multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), an applicant for a compact
22license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), an applicant for a physical therapist license under s.
23448.53 or physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, an applicant for an
24occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant compact privilege under s.
25448.987 465.50 (4), an applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational

1therapy assistant license described in s. 448.987 465.50 (5) (b) 2. a., an applicant for
2a psychologist license under s. 455.04, and a person for whom the department
3conducts an investigation under par. (b), to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
4fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
5department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards, and the department of
6justice shall submit the fingerprint cards of all applicants for a real estate appraiser
7certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, of all applicants for a
8multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), of all applicants for a compact
9license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), of all applicants for a physical therapist license under
10s. 448.53 or a physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, and of all
11applicants for a psychologist license under s. 455.04, to the federal bureau of
12investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of the persons fingerprinted
13and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and convictions. Information
14obtained from the federal bureau of investigation may be shared with the
15department or the appropriate credentialing board, but shall otherwise be kept
16confidential and is not subject to disclosure under s. 19.35.
AB959,25 17Section 25. 440.094 (1) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,10,1918 440.094 (1) (c) 9. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
19licensed under subch. VII I of ch. 448 465.
AB959,26 20Section 26. 440.094 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,11,221 440.094 (2) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 441.06 (4), 441.15 (2), 441.16,
22446.02 (1), 447.03 (1) and (2), 448.03 (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (1m), 448.51 (1), 448.61,
23448.76, 448.961 (1) and (2), 449.02 (1), 450.03 (1), 451.04 (1), 455.02 (1m), 457.04 (4),
24(5), (6), and (7), 459.02 (1), 459.24 (1), and 460.02, and 465.03, a health care provider
25may provide services within the scope of the credential that the health care provider

1holds and the department shall grant the health care provider a temporary
2credential to practice under this section if all of the following apply:
AB959,27 3Section 27. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,11,10 4440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c),
5441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b)
62. a.,
450.071 (3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 465.50
7(3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a.,
the department or a credentialing board may not require
8that an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit
9fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's
10credentialing.
AB959,28 11Section 28. 446.01 (1v) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 446.01 (1v) (p) and
12amended to read:
AB959,11,1613 446.01 (1v) (p) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing therapy
14examining
board under subch. VII I of ch. 448 465. “Health care professional" also
15includes an individual who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII II of ch. 448
16465.
AB959,29 17Section 29. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,11,2418 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training
19to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic
20training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation
21setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a
22practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, or V, or VII of this chapter;
23under ch. 446; under subch. I of ch. 465; or under s. 441.16 (2) or from a practitioner
24who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI or XII of ch. 448 or subch. II of ch. 465.
AB959,30
1Section 30. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.96] of the
2statutes is renumbered subchapter I (title) of chapter 465 [precedes 465.01] and
3amended to read:
AB959,12,44 CHAPTER 465
AB959,12,55 SUBCHAPTER i
AB959,12,86 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
7 AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING

8THERAPY examining BOARD
AB959,31 9Section 31. 448.96 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (intro.).
AB959,32 10Section 32. 448.96 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB959,33 11Section 33. 448.96 (1n) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (3) and amended
12to read:
AB959,12,1413 465.01 (3) “Compact" means the occupational therapy licensure compact under
14s. 448.987 465.50.
AB959,34 15Section 34. 448.96 (1o) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (4) and amended
16to read:
AB959,12,1917 465.01 (4) “Compact privilege" means a compact privilege, as defined in s.
18448.987 465.50 (2) (d), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice
19in this state.
AB959,35 20Section 35. 448.96 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 465.01 (5) and
21(6).
AB959,36 22Section 36. 448.96 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (7) and amended
23to read:
AB959,13,3
1465.01 (7) “Occupational therapist" means an individual who is licensed by the
2affiliated credentialing board to practice occupational therapy or who holds an
3occupational therapist compact privilege.
AB959,37 4Section 37. 448.96 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (8).
AB959,38 5Section 38. 448.96 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (9) and amended
6to read:
AB959,13,107 465.01 (9) “Occupational therapy assistant" means an individual who is
8licensed by the affiliated credentialing board to assist in the practice of occupational
9therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist or who holds an
10occupational therapy assistant compact privilege.
AB959,39 11Section 39. 448.961 of the statutes is renumbered 465.03 and amended to
12read:
AB959,13,18 13465.03 License required. (1) Except as provided in s. 448.962 465.05 (1), no
14person may practice occupational therapy, designate himself or herself as an
15occupational therapist, claim to render occupational therapy services, or use the
16abbreviation “O.T." or “O.T.R." after the person's name unless the person is licensed
17as an occupational therapist or holds a valid occupational therapist compact
18privilege.
AB959,13,24 19(2) Except as provided in s. 448.962 465.05 (2), no person may assist in the
20practice of occupational therapy, describe himself or herself as an occupational
21therapy assistant, claim to render occupational therapy services as an occupational
22therapy assistant, or use the abbreviation “O.T.A." or “C.O.T.A." after the person's
23name unless the person is licensed as an occupational therapy assistant or holds a
24valid occupational therapy assistant compact privilege.
AB959,40
1Section 40. 448.962 of the statutes is renumbered 465.05, and 465.05 (1) (c)
2(intro.) and (2) (c) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,14,53 465.05 (1) (c) (intro.) Any person performing occupational therapy services in
4this state under a limited permit, as provided under s. 448.963 465.07 (4), if at least
5one of the following applies:
AB959,14,8 6(2) (c) (intro.) Any person performing occupational therapy services in this
7state under a limited permit, as provided under s. 448.963 465.07 (4), if at least one
8of the following applies:
AB959,41 9Section 41. 448.963 of the statutes is renumbered 465.07, and 465.07 (2)
10(intro.), (b) (intro.), 1. and 3. and (c), (3) (intro.), (b) (intro.), 1. and 3. and (c) and (4)
11(intro.), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,14,1312 465.07 (2) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as an
13occupational therapist to a person who does all of the following:
AB959,14,1514 (b) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board
15that he or she has done any of the following:
AB959,14,2016 1. Successfully completed the academic requirements and supervised
17internship of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the
18affiliated credentialing board and accredited by the Accreditation Council for
19Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy
20Association.
AB959,14,2421 3. Been initially certified as an occupational therapist by the National Board
22for Certification in Occupational Therapy, if the affiliated credentialing board
23determines that the requirements for the certification are equivalent to the
24requirements under subds. 1. and 2.
AB959,14,2525 (c) Passes an examination under s. 448.964 465.09.
AB959,15,2
1(3) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as an
2occupational therapy assistant to a person who does all of the following:
AB959,15,43 (b) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board
4that he or she has done any of the following:
AB959,15,95 1. Successfully completed the academic requirements and supervised
6internship of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the
7affiliated credentialing board and accredited by the Accreditation Council for
8Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy
9Association.
AB959,15,1310 3. Been initially certified as an occupational therapy assistant by the National
11Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, if the affiliated credentialing board
12determines that the requirements for the certification are equivalent to the
13requirements under subds. 1. and 2.
AB959,15,1414 (c) Passes an examination under s. 448.964 465.09.
AB959,15,17 15(4) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board may, upon application, issue a
16permit for a limited period of time designated by the affiliated credentialing board
17to any of the following:
AB959,15,2018 (a) A person who presents evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing
19board of having met the requirements under sub. (2) (b) 1. or 2., to practice
20occupational therapy in association with an occupational therapist.
AB959,15,2321 (b) A person who presents evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing
22board of having met the requirements under sub. (3) (b) 1. or 2., to assist in the
23practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist.
AB959,42 24Section 42. 448.964 of the statutes is renumbered 465.09, and 465.09 (1), as
25renumbered, is amended to read:
AB959,16,4
1465.09 (1) The affiliated credentialing board shall conduct or arrange for
2examinations required for occupational therapist and occupational therapy
3assistant licensure under s. 448.963 465.07 (2) (c) and (3) (c) at times and places
4determined by the affiliated credentialing board.
AB959,43 5Section 43. 448.965 of the statutes is renumbered 465.11, and 465.11 (title),
6(1) (intro.) and (b) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,16,9 7465.11 (title) Duties and powers of affiliated credentialing board. (1)
8(intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules that establish each
9of the following:
AB959,16,1110 (b) Continuing education requirements for license renewal for an occupational
11therapist or occupational therapy assistant under s. 448.967 465.14 (2).
AB959,16,14 12(2) The affiliated credentialing board may promulgate rules that define the
13scope of practice of occupational therapy or the scope of assisting in the practice of
14occupational therapy.
AB959,44 15Section 44. 448.966 of the statutes is renumbered 465.13 and amended to
16read:
AB959,16,23 17465.13 Reciprocal licensure. (1) Upon application and payment of the fee
18specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as
19an occupational therapist to a person who holds a similar certificate or license in
20another state or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board
21determines that the requirements for receiving the certificate or license in the other
22state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.963
23465.07 (2).
AB959,17,4 24(2) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the
25affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as an occupational therapy

1assistant to a person who holds a similar certificate or license in another state or
2territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines that the
3requirements for receiving the certificate or license in the other state or territory are
4substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.963 465.07 (3).
AB959,45 5Section 45. 448.967 of the statutes is renumbered 465.14, and 465.14 (2), as
6renumbered, is amended to read:
AB959,17,127 465.14 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are
8specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the
9department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee
10determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a statement attesting
11compliance with the continuing education requirements established in rules
12promulgated under s. 448.965 465.11 (1) (b).
AB959,46 13Section 46. 448.968 of the statutes is renumbered 465.15, and 465.15 (1) and
14(2) (intro.) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,17,1815 465.15 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
16credentialing
board may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine
17whether a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
18subchapter has occurred.
AB959,17,23 19(2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
20credentialing
board may reprimand a licensee or compact privilege holder or deny,
21limit, suspend or revoke a license granted under this subchapter or a compact
22privilege if it finds that the applicant, licensee, or compact privilege holder has done
23any of the following:
AB959,17,2524 (f) Engaged in unprofessional or unethical conduct in violation of the code of
25ethics established in the rules promulgated under s. 448.965 465.11 (1) (c).
AB959,47
1Section 47. 448.969 of the statutes is renumbered 465.17 and amended to
2read:
AB959,18,8 3465.17 Injunctive relief. If the affiliated credentialing board has reason to
4believe that any person is violating this subchapter or any rule promulgated under
5this subchapter, the affiliated credentialing board, the department, the attorney
6general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in
7addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of this state
8to enjoin the person from the violation.
AB959,48 9Section 48. 448.9695 of the statutes is renumbered 465.19, and 465.19 (2), as
10renumbered, is amended to read:
AB959,18,1611 465.19 (2) Any person aggrieved by any action taken under this subchapter by
12the affiliated credentialing board, its officers or its agents may apply for judicial
13review as provided in ch. 227, and shall file notice of such appeal with the secretary
14of the affiliated credentialing board within 30 days. No court of this state may enter
15an ex parte stay of any action taken by the affiliated credentialing board under this
16subchapter.
AB959,49 17Section 49. Subchapter XII (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.987] of the
18statutes is renumbered subchapter II (title) of chapter 465 [precedes 465.50].
AB959,50 19Section 50. 448.987 of the statutes is renumbered 465.50.
AB959,51 20Section 51. 448.9875 (title) and (1) (intro.) of the statutes are renumbered
21465.51 (title) and (1) (intro.).
AB959,52 22Section 52. 448.9875 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 465.51 (1)
23(b) and (c) and amended to read:
AB959,18,2524 465.51 (1) (b) “Compact” means the occupational therapy licensure compact
25under s. 448.987 465.50.
AB959,19,3
1(c) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.987
2465.50 (2) (d), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this
3state.
AB959,53 4Section 53. 448.9875 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 465.51 (1) (a) and
5amended to read:
AB959,19,76 465.51 (1) (a) “Examining board” “Board” means the occupational therapists
7affiliated credentialing
therapy examining board.
AB959,54 8Section 54. 448.9875 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 465.51 (2) and
9(3) and amended to read:
AB959,19,1110 465.51 (2) The department may impose a fee for an individual to receive a
11compact privilege as provided in s. 448.987 465.50 (3) (c).
AB959,19,15 12(3) The examining board may, by rule, require an individual seeking a compact
13privilege to meet a jurisprudence requirement in accordance with s. 448.987 465.50
14(4) (a) 9., if such a requirement is imposed by the examining board under s. 448.964
15465.09 in order to obtain a license under s. 448.963 465.07.
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