2001 WISCONSIN ACT 80
An Act to repeal 457.30; to renumber 457.01 (1); to renumber and amend 15.405 (7c) (a), 457.08 (4) (c), 457.10 (3), 457.12 (3) (a), 457.12 (3) (b), 457.14 and 457.22; to amend 15.08 (1m) (b), 15.405 (7c) (c), 146.81 (1) (hg), 180.1901 (1m) (f), 252.14 (1) (ar) 7., 440.03 (14) (b), 440.03 (14) (c), 440.03 (14) (d), 440.03 (14) (e), 440.03 (14) (f), 450.10 (3) (a) 10., 457.01 (2), 457.01 (3), 457.01 (7), 457.01 (9), 457.01 (10), 457.02 (1) to (5), 457.03 (1), (2) and (3), 457.04 (2), (3) and (4), 457.04 (5), 457.04 (6), 457.06 (intro.) and (1), 457.08 (title), 457.08 (4) (intro.), 457.08 (4) (d), 457.09 (2) (a), 457.09 (5) (a), 457.10 (intro.), 457.12 (intro.), 457.13 (2), 457.15 (title), 457.15 (1) (intro.), 457.15 (1) (a), 457.15 (1) (b), 457.15 (1) (c), 457.15 (1) (d), 457.15 (2), 457.15 (3), 457.16 (1), 457.16 (2), 457.16 (3), 457.20 (1) and (2), 457.20 (3) (c), 457.20 (4), 457.25, 457.26 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b), 457.26 (2) (e), 457.26 (2) (g), 905.04 (1) (bm), 905.04 (1) (dm) and 905.04 (1) (g); to repeal and recreate 15.405 (7c) (title), chapter 457 (title) and 457.01 (8m); and to create 15.405 (7c) (am) (intro.), 15.405 (7c) (am) 3., 440.01 (2) (cv), 440.03 (14) (am), 440.08 (2) (a) 67x., 457.01 (1c), 457.01 (1n), 457.01 (1r), 457.01 (1w), 457.01 (2g), 457.01 (2r), 457.01 (8e), 457.02 (5m), 457.02 (6), 457.033, 457.035, 457.04 (7), 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3. and 4., 457.10 (3) (a), (b), (c) and (d), 457.11, 457.12 (3) (a) 1., 2., 3. and 4., 457.12 (3) (b) 1., 2., 3. and 4., 457.14 (1) (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), 457.22 (1) (b) and (c) and 457.24 of the statutes; relating to: regulation of social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and art, music, and dance therapists, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 15.08 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.08 (1m) (b) The public members of the chiropractic examining board, the dentistry examining board, the hearing and speech examining board, the medical examining board, respiratory care practitioners examining council, and council on physician assistants, the board of nursing, the nursing home administrator examining board, the veterinary examining board, the optometry examining board, the pharmacy examining board, the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors, and the psychology examining board shall not be engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with the delivery of physical or mental health care.
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2. 15.405 (7c) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
15.405 (7c) (title) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board.
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3. 15.405 (7c) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (7c) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
15.405 (7c) (a) (intro.) There is created an a marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors in the department of regulation and licensing. The consisting of the following members of the examining board shall be appointed for 4-year terms. Four:
1. Four social worker members shall be who are certified or licensed under ch. 457 as social workers. Three members shall be certified under ch. 457 as.
2. Three marriage and family therapists. Three therapist members shall be certified under ch. 457 as
who are licensed under ch. 457.
3. Three professional counselors. Three members shall be counselor members who are licensed under ch. 457.
4. Three public members. Of the 4 certified social worker members, one shall be who represent groups that promote the interests of consumers of services provided by persons who are certified or licensed under ch. 457.
(am) 1. One member who is certified under ch. 457 as an advanced practice social worker, one shall be.
2. One member who is certified under ch. 457 as an independent social worker, one shall be certified under ch. 457 as an independent clinical social worker and at.
4. At least one shall be member who is employed as a social worker by a federal, state or local governmental agency.
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4. 15.405 (7c) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
15.405 (7c) (am) (intro.) The 4 members appointed under par. (a) 1. shall consist of the following:
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5. 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
15.405 (7c) (am) 3. One member who is licensed under ch. 457 as a clinical social worker.
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6. 15.405 (7c) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.405 (7c) (c) All matters pertaining to granting, denying, limiting, suspending, or revoking a certificate or license under ch. 457, and all other matters of interest to either the social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section of the examining board.
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7. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
146.81 (1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457.
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8. 180.1901 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1901 (1m) (f) Examining Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors under ch. 457.
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9. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified
or licensed under ch. 457.
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10. 440.01 (2) (cv) of the statutes is created to read:
440.01 (2) (cv) "Psychotherapy" has the meaning given in s. 457.01 (8m).
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11. 440.03 (14) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
440.03 (14) (am) The department may promulgate rules that establish requirements for granting a license to practice psychotherapy to a person who is registered under par. (a). Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish requirements for obtaining such a license that are comparable to the requirements for obtaining a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor license under ch. 457. If the department promulgates rules under this paragraph, the department shall grant a license under this paragraph to a person registered under par. (a) who pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) and provides evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she satisfies the requirements established in the rules.
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12. 440.03 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.03 (14) (b) A person who is registered under par. (a) shall notify the department in writing within 30 days if an organization specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2. a. or 3. a. revokes the person's certification, registration, or accreditation specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2. a., or 3. a. The department shall revoke a certificate of registration granted under par. (a) if such an organization revokes such a certification, registration, or accreditation. If the department revokes the certificate of registration of a person who also holds a license granted under the rules promulgated under par. (am), the department shall also revoke the license.
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13. 440.03 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.03 (14) (c) The renewal dates for certificates granted under par. (a) and licenses granted under par. (am) are specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the department that the person's certification, registration, or accreditation specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2. a. or 3. a. has not been revoked.
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14. 440.03 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.03 (14) (d) The department shall promulgate rules that specify the services within the scope of practice of music, art, or dance therapy that a person who is registered under par. (a) is qualified to perform. The rules may not allow a person registered under par. (a) to perform psychotherapy unless the person is granted a license under the rules promulgated under par. (am).
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15. 440.03 (14) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.03 (14) (e) Subject to the rules promulgated under sub. (1), the department may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of this subsection or any rule promulgated under par. (d) has occurred and may reprimand a person who is registered under par. (a) or holds a license granted under the rules promulgated under par. (am) or may deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration granted under par. (a) or a license granted under the rules promulgated under par. (am) if it the department finds that the applicant or certificate or license holder has violated this subsection or any rule promulgated under par. (d).
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16. 440.03 (14) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.03 (14) (f) A person who is registered under par. (a) or holds a license granted under the rules promulgated under par. (am) who violates this subsection or any rule promulgated under par. (d) may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
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17. 440.08 (2) (a) 67x. of the statutes is created to read:
440.08 (2) (a) 67x. Registered music, art, or dance therapist with psychotherapy license: October 1 of each odd-numbered year; $53.
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18. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified
or licensed under ch. 457.
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19. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
Chapter 457
marriage and family therapy,
professional counseling,
and social work examining board
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20. 457.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 457.01 (1g).
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21. 457.01 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (1c) "Advanced practice social worker" means an individual who holds an advanced practice social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
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22. 457.01 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (1n) "Clinical social work" means providing services without supervision for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders in individuals, families, and groups, to restore, maintain, and enhance social functioning through treatment interventions that include psychosocial evaluation, counseling of individuals, families, or groups, referral to community resources, advocacy, facilitation of organizational change to meet social needs, and individual, marital, or group psychotherapy.
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23. 457.01 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (1r) "Clinical social worker" means an individual who holds a license to practice clinical social work granted by the social worker section.
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24. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (1w) "Credential" means a license or certificate granted under this chapter.
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25. 457.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
457.01 (2) "Examining board" means the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
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26. 457.01 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (2g) "Independent social worker" means an individual who holds an independent social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
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27. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (2r) "Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter.
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28. 457.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
457.01 (3) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual who practices holds a license to practice marriage and family therapy granted by the marriage and family therapist section.
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29. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
457.01 (7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who practices holds a license to practice professional counseling granted by the professional counselor section.
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30. 457.01 (8e) of the statutes is created to read:
457.01 (8e) "Psychiatrist" means a physician licensed under subch. II of ch. 448 who specializes in psychiatry.
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31. 457.01 (8m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
