Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 382
Relating to: the regulation and licensure of podiatrists, abolishing the podiatry examining council and creating a podiatrists affiliated credentialing board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Underheim, Robson, Duff, Handrick, Jensen, Kreuser, Ladwig, La Fave, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, Notestein, Johnsrud, Ourada, Plale, Porter, Powers, Springer and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Breske, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Plache, Rosenzweig, Rude, Weeden and Roessler.
May 22, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.
August 19, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (13) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer and Wasserman.
Absent: (3) Representatives Walker, Handrick and La Fave.
· Dr. Kevin Kortsch, WI Society of Podiatric Medicine, Milwaukee, WI
· Tony Driessen, WI Society of Podiatric Medicine, Milwaukee, WI
· None.
· Richard Berg, Department of Regulation & Licensing
· None.
· Kathy Andersen, State Medical Society, Madison, WI
September 2, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative Meyer.
Moved by Representative Robson, seconded by Representative F. Lasee, that
Assembly Bill 382
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (13) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer and La Fave.
Noes: (2) Representatives Urban and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative Meyer.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 2, Absent 1
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk