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15.405
(7c) (c) All matters pertaining to granting, denying, limiting,
17suspending or revoking a
certificate permit or license under ch. 457, and all other
18matters of interest to either the social worker, marriage and family therapist or
19professional counselor section
, shall be acted upon solely by the interested section of
20the examining board.
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21Section
3. 48.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.56
(2) Each county department shall employ personnel who devote all or
23part of their time to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall
24be social workers
certified licensed under ch. 457.
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25Section
4. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1146.81
(1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional
2counselor
certified licensed under ch. 457.
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3Section
5. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.10
(7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
5shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (e)
6and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries or through health
7care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), other than social workers, marriage and
8family therapists or professional counselors
certified
licensed under ch. 457,
9speech-language pathologists or audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459,
10speech and language pathologists licensed by the department of
education public
11instruction or, on or after July 1, 1995, and no later than June 30, 1999, dietitians
12certified under subch. IV of ch. 448.
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13Section
6. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional
15counselor
certified licensed under ch. 457.
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16Section
7. 253.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.10
(2) (f) "Qualified person assisting the physician" means a social worker
18certified licensed under ch. 457, a registered nurse or a physician assistant to whom
19a physician who is to perform or induce an abortion has delegated the responsibility,
20as the physician's agent, for providing the information required under sub. (3) (c) 2.
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21Section
8. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
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450.10
(3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional
23counselor
certified licensed under ch. 457.
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24Section
9. 457.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB517, s. 10
25Section
10. 457.01 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
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1457.01
(1d) "Advanced practice social work" means applying psychosocial,
2psychotherapeutic or counseling principles, methods or procedures in the
3assessment, evaluation, or psychosocial or psychotherapeutic diagnosis, prevention,
4treatment or resolution of a complex difficulty in the social, psychological, personal,
5emotional or mental disorder functioning of an individual, couple, family, group of
6individuals or community, including the enhancement or restoration of, or the
7creation of societal conditions favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the
8capacity of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals or community for social
9functioning or the delivery of services to a group of individuals or a community to
10assist the group or community in providing or improving the provision of social or
11health services to others.
AB517, s. 11
12Section
11. 457.01 (1f) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(1f) "Advanced practice social worker" means an individual who holds
14a license to practice advanced practice social work granted by the social worker
15section.
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16Section
12. 457.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(1m) "Credential" means a license, permit, or certificate of certification
18or registration, that is issued by another state or territory of the United States.
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19Section
13. 457.01 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(2d) "Independent clinical social work" means providing services
21without supervision for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental and
22emotional disorders in individuals, families and groups, to restore, maintain and
23enhance social functioning through treatment interventions that include
24psychosocial evaluation, counseling of individuals, families or groups, referral to
1community resources, advocacy, facilitation of organizational change to meet social
2needs and individual, marital or group psychotherapy.
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3Section
14. 457.01 (2h) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(2h) "Independent clinical social worker" means an individual who
5holds a license to practice independent clinical social work granted by the social
6worker section.
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7Section
15. 457.01 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(2p) "Independent social work" has the meaning given for advanced
9practice social work in sub. (1d).
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10Section
16. 457.01 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(2t) "Independent social worker" means an individual who holds a
12license to practice independent social work granted by the social worker section.
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13Section
17. 457.01 (2w) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(2w) "Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter.
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15Section
18. 457.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.01
(3) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual who
practices 17holds a license to practice marriage and family therapy
granted by the marriage and
18family therapist section.
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19Section
19. 457.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(5m) "Permit holder" means an individual who holds a permit granted
21under this chapter.
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22Section
20. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.01
(7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who
practices holds
24a license to practice professional counseling
granted by the professional counselor
25section.
AB517, s. 21
1Section
21. 457.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.01
(9) "Social work" means applying psychosocial
, psychotherapeutic or
3counseling principles, methods or procedures in the assessment, evaluation
, or 4psychosocial
or psychotherapeutic diagnosis, prevention, treatment or resolution of
5a
difficulty in the social, psychological, personal, emotional or mental
disorder 6functioning of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals or community,
7including the enhancement or restoration of, or the creation of societal conditions
8favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the capacity of an individual, couple,
9family, group of individuals or community for social functioning or the delivery of
10services to a group of individuals or a community to assist the group or community
11in providing or improving the provision of social or health services to others.
AB517, s. 22
12Section
22. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.01
(10) "Social worker" means an individual who
practices holds a license
14to practice social work
granted by the social worker section.
AB517, s. 23
15Section
23. 457.02 (1) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
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457.02
(1) Require any individual to be
certified licensed under this chapter
17in order to use the title "pastoral counselor", "investment counselor", "vocational
18counselor", "career counselor", "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency
19counselor"
, or to engage in such counseling, if the individual does not use any other
20title or designation which represents or may tend to represent that he or she is
21licensed to practice social work, advanced practice social work, independent social
22work, independent clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or professional
23counseling, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages
24in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, independent
25clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or professional counseling.
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1(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school
2counselor by the department of
education public instruction to be
certified licensed 3as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter in order to use the title
4"school social worker" or "school counselor".
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5(3) Require a person who is licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or who is
6a psychiatrist, as defined in s. 146.34 (1) (h), to be
certified licensed as a marriage
7and family therapist or professional counselor under this chapter in order to use the
8title "marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or
9"professional counselor" if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term
10"licensed", "certified" or "registered" or any similar term in connection with the title
11"marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or "professional
12counselor".
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13(4) Authorize any individual who is
certified licensed as a social worker or
14professional counselor under this chapter to use the title "school social worker" or
15"school counselor" unless the individual is licensed as a school social worker or school
16counselor by the department of
education public instruction.
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17(5) Authorize any individual who is
certified licensed under this chapter to use
18the title "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor" unless the
19individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical dependency
20counselor through a process recognized by the department of health and family
21services.
AB517, s. 24
22Section
24. 457.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.02
(6) Require a student enrolled in a program leading to a bachelor's
24degree in social work to be licensed as a social worker under this chapter if he or she
25is practicing social work within the scope of his or her education or training and
1under the supervision of a person who has received a bachelor's, master's or
2doctorate degree in social work.
AB517, s. 25
3Section
25. 457.02 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.02
(7) Require a student enrolled in a program leading to a master's degree
5in social work to be licensed under this chapter if he or she is practicing social work
6within the scope of his or her education or training and under the supervision of a
7person who has received a master's or doctorate degree in social work.
AB517, s. 26
8Section
26. 457.02 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.02
(8) Require a license or permit granted under this chapter for a person
10to do any of the following:
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(a) Lawfully practice within the scope of a license, permit, registration or
12certification granted by this state or the federal government.
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(b) Provide a consultation or demonstration with a marriage and family
14therapist, professional counselor or social worker if the person providing the
15consultation or demonstration is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy,
16professional counseling or social work in another state or territory of the United
17States.
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18Section
27. 457.03 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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457.03
(1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
20therapist section and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing
21minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for
22certification licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that
23must be completed for
certification licensure as an independent clinical social
24worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor under this chapter
1and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in
2accordance with those standards.
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3(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist
4section and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of
5ethics to govern the professional conduct of
certificate licensees and permit holders.
6The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of social work
,
7advanced practice social work, independent social work or independent clinical
8social work that an individual who is
certified
licensed under this chapter as a social
9worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker or independent
10clinical social worker
is qualified to may perform and the degree of supervision, if
11any, required to perform those services. The rules may not permit a
certificate 12licensee or permit holder to engage in psychotherapy unless the individual is
13certified licensed under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker,
14independent social worker, independent clinical social worker, marriage and family
15therapist or professional counselor and has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2
16years of full-time supervised social work, marriage and family therapy or
17professional counseling clinical practice after receiving the master's or doctorate
18degree required under s. 457.08 (3) (b) or (4) (b), 457.10 (2) or 457.12 (2).
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19(3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing
20levels of advanced social work practice, in addition to the levels of practice for which
21certificates licenses are granted under s. 457.08 (2) to (4), and establishing
22appropriate educational, training, experience, examination and continuing
23education requirements for
certification licensure and renewal of a
certificate license 24at each level of practice established in rules promulgated under this subsection.
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25Section
28. 457.04 (1) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
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1457.04
(1) Use Practice social work or designate himself or herself as a social
2worker or use or assume the title "social worker"
or any other title or designation
3which represents or may tend to represent the person as a social worker unless the
4person is
certified licensed as a social worker under this chapter.
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5(2) Use Designate himself or herself as an advanced practice social worker, use
6or assume the title "advanced practice social worker"
or any other title or designation
7which represents or may tend to represent the person as an advanced practice social
8worker or, notwithstanding sub. (1), perform services specified in rules promulgated
9under s. 457.03 (2) that an advanced practice social worker may perform unless the
10person is
certified licensed as an advanced practice social worker, independent social
11worker or independent clinical social worker under this chapter.
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12(3) Use Designate himself or herself as an independent social worker, use or
13assume the title "independent social worker"
or any other title or designation which
14represents or may tend to represent the person as an independent social worker or,
15notwithstanding sub. (1), perform services specified in rules promulgated under s.
16457.03 (2) that an independent social worker may perform unless the person is
17certified licensed as an independent social worker or independent clinical social
18worker under this chapter.
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19(4) Use Designate himself or herself as an independent clinical social worker,
20use or assume the title "independent clinical social worker" or "clinical social worker"
21or any other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the
22person as an independent clinical social worker or, notwithstanding sub. (1), perform
23services specified in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) that an independent
24clinical social worker may perform unless the person is
certified licensed as an
25independent clinical social worker under this chapter.
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1Section
29. 457.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.04
(5) Use Practice marriage and family therapy or designate himself or
3herself as a marriage and family therapist or use or assume the title "marriage and
4family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or any
similar other title
or
5designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as a marriage and
6family therapist unless any of the following applies:
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(a) The person is
certified licensed as a marriage and family therapist under
8this chapter.
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(b) The person is
certified licensed as an independent clinical social worker
10under this chapter and initially became certified as an independent clinical social
11worker under
this chapter ch. 457, 1995 stats., on or before May 31, 1995.
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12Section
30. 457.04 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.04
(6) Use Practice professional counseling or designate himself or herself
14as a professional counselor or use or assume the title "professional counselor",
15"professional rehabilitation counselor", "vocational rehabilitation counselor"
or,
16"rehabilitation counselor" or any
similar
other title
or designation which represents
17or may tend to represent the person as a professional counselor unless the person is
18certified licensed as a professional counselor under this chapter.
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19Section
31. 457.06 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
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20457.06 (title)
General requirements for
certification licensure. (intro.)
21The social worker section, marriage and family therapist section or professional
22counselor section may not grant any
certificate license under this chapter unless the
23applicant does all of the following:
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24(1) Submits an application for the
certificate license to the department on a
25form provided by the department.
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1Section
32. 457.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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2457.08 (title)
Social worker certificate and advanced practice
3certificates licenses.
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4Section
33. 457.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5457.08 (1) (title)
Social worker certificate license
. (intro.) The social worker
6section shall grant a social worker
certificate license to an individual who qualifies
7under s. 457.09 (5) (d) or to any individual who does all of the following:
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8Section
34. 457.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(2) (title)
Advanced practice social worker certificate license. 10(intro.) The social worker section shall grant an advanced practice social worker
11certificate license to any individual who is
certified licensed under sub. (1) and does
12all of the following:
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13Section
35. 457.08 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(3) (title)
Independent social worker certificate license
. (intro.) The
15social worker section shall grant an independent social worker
certificate license to
16any individual who is
certified licensed under sub. (1) and does all of the following:
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17Section
36. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(4) (title)
Independent clinical social worker certificate license. 19(intro.) The social worker section shall grant an independent clinical social worker
20certificate license to any individual who is
certified licensed under sub. (1) and does
21all of the following:
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22Section
37. 457.09 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended
23to read:
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1457.09 (title)
Social worker training certificate permit. (1) (intro.) The
2social worker section shall grant a social worker training
certificate permit to any
3individual who does all of the following:
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(a) Submits an application for the
certificate permit to the department on a
5form provided by the department.
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6Section
38. 457.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.09
(1) (d) Submits a statement to the social worker section that he or she
8is seeking to attain social worker degree equivalency under sub. (4) while he or she
9holds a social worker training
certificate permit.
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10Section
39. 457.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.09
(2) (a)
A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a social worker training
12certificate permit authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1)
and
13practice social work within the scope of his or her training or education during the
14period in which the
certificate permit is valid.