AB206-ASA1,4,2
115.405 (7c) (am) (intro.) The 4 members appointed under par. (a) 1. shall
2consist of the following:
AB206-ASA1, s. 5 3Section 5. 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,4,54 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. One member who is licensed under ch. 457 as a clinical
5social worker.
AB206-ASA1, s. 6 6Section 6. 15.405 (7c) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,4,117 15.405 (7c) (c) All matters pertaining to granting, denying, limiting,
8suspending, or revoking a certificate or license under ch. 457, and all other matters
9of interest to either the social worker, marriage and family therapist , or professional
10counselor section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section of the
11examining board.
AB206-ASA1, s. 7 12Section 7. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,4,1413 146.81 (1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
14counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457.
AB206-ASA1, s. 8 15Section 8. 180.1901 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,4,1816 180.1901 (1m) (f) Examining Marriage and family therapy, professional
17counseling, and social work examining
board of social workers, marriage and family
18therapists and professional counselors
under ch. 457.
AB206-ASA1, s. 9 19Section 9. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,4,2120 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
21professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457.
AB206-ASA1, s. 10 22Section 10. 440.01 (2) (cv) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,4,2323 440.01 (2) (cv) "Psychotherapy" has the meaning given in s. 457.01 (8m).
AB206-ASA1, s. 11 24Section 11. 440.03 (14) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,5,10
1440.03 (14) (am) The department may promulgate rules that establish
2requirements for granting a license to practice psychotherapy to a person who is
3registered under par. (a). Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish
4requirements for obtaining such a license that are comparable to the requirements
5for obtaining a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
6counselor license under ch. 457. If the department promulgates rules under this
7paragraph, the department shall grant a license under this paragraph to a person
8registered under par. (a) who pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) and provides
9evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she satisfies the requirements
10established in the rules.
AB206-ASA1, s. 12 11Section 12. 440.03 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,5,1912 440.03 (14) (b) A person who is registered under par. (a) shall notify the
13department in writing within 30 days if an organization specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2.
14a. or 3. a. revokes the person's certification, registration, or accreditation specified
15in par. (a) 1. a., 2. a., or 3. a. The department shall revoke a certificate of registration
16granted under par. (a) if such an organization revokes such a certification,
17registration, or accreditation. If the department revokes the certificate of
18registration of a person who also holds a license granted under the rules promulgated
19under par. (am), the department shall also revoke the license.
AB206-ASA1, s. 13 20Section 13. 440.03 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,6,221 440.03 (14) (c) The renewal dates for certificates granted under par. (a) and
22licenses granted under par. (am)
are specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal
23applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
24department and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) and

1evidence satisfactory to the department that the person's certification, registration,
2or accreditation specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2. a. or 3. a. has not been revoked.
AB206-ASA1, s. 14 3Section 14. 440.03 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,6,84 440.03 (14) (d) The department shall promulgate rules that specify the services
5within the scope of practice of music, art, or dance therapy that a person who is
6registered under par. (a) is qualified to perform. The rules may not allow a person
7registered under par. (a) to perform psychotherapy unless the person is granted a
8license under the rules promulgated under par. (am).
AB206-ASA1, s. 15 9Section 15. 440.03 (14) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,6,1810 440.03 (14) (e) Subject to the rules promulgated under sub. (1), the department
11may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of
12this subsection or any rule promulgated under par. (d) has occurred and may
13reprimand a person who is registered under par. (a) or holds a license granted under
14the rules promulgated under par. (am)
or may deny, limit, suspend , or revoke a
15certificate of registration granted under par. (a) or a license granted under the rules
16promulgated under par. (am)
if it the department finds that the applicant or
17certificate or license holder has violated this subsection or any rule promulgated
18under par. (d).
AB206-ASA1, s. 16 19Section 16. 440.03 (14) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,6,2320 440.03 (14) (f) A person who is registered under par. (a) or holds a license
21granted under the rules promulgated under par. (am)
who violates this subsection
22or any rule promulgated under par. (d) may be fined not more than $200 or
23imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
AB206-ASA1, s. 17 24Section 17. 440.08 (2) (a) 67x. of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,7,2
1440.08 (2) (a) 67x. Registered music, art, or dance therapist with
2psychotherapy license: October 1 of each odd-numbered year; $56.
AB206-ASA1, s. 18 3Section 18. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,7,54 450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
5professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457.
AB206-ASA1, s. 19 6Section 19. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
7read:
AB206-ASA1,7,88 Chapter 457
AB206-ASA1,7,119 marriage and family therapy,
10 professional counseling,
11 and social work examining board
AB206-ASA1, s. 20 12Section 20. 457.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 457.01 (1g).
AB206-ASA1, s. 21 13Section 21. 457.01 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,7,1514 457.01 (1c) "Advanced practice social worker" means an individual who holds
15an advanced practice social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
AB206-ASA1, s. 22 16Section 22. 457.01 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,7,2317 457.01 (1n) "Clinical social work" means providing services without
18supervision for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional
19disorders in individuals, families, and groups, to restore, maintain, and enhance
20social functioning through treatment interventions that include psychosocial
21evaluation, counseling of individuals, families, or groups, referral to community
22resources, advocacy, facilitation of organizational change to meet social needs, and
23individual, marital, or group psychotherapy.
AB206-ASA1, s. 23 24Section 23. 457.01 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,2
1457.01 (1r) "Clinical social worker" means an individual who holds a license
2to practice clinical social work granted by the social worker section.
AB206-ASA1, s. 24 3Section 24. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,54 457.01 (1w) "Credential" means a license or certificate granted under this
5chapter.
AB206-ASA1, s. 25 6Section 25. 457.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,97 457.01 (2) "Examining board" means the marriage and family therapy,
8professional counseling, and social work
examining board of social workers,
9marriage and family therapists and professional counselors
.
AB206-ASA1, s. 26 10Section 26. 457.01 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,1211 457.01 (2g) "Independent social worker" means an individual who holds an
12independent social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
AB206-ASA1, s. 27 13Section 27. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,1414 457.01 (2r) "Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter.
AB206-ASA1, s. 28 15Section 28. 457.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,1816 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
.
AB206-ASA1, s. 29 19Section 29. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,2220 457.01 (7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who practices holds
21a license to practice
professional counseling granted by the professional counselor
22section
.
AB206-ASA1, s. 30 23Section 30. 457.01 (8e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,8,2524 457.01 (8e) "Psychiatrist" means a physician licensed under subch. II of ch. 448
25who specializes in psychiatry.
AB206-ASA1, s. 31
1Section 31. 457.01 (8m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB206-ASA1,9,72 457.01 (8m) "Psychotherapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental,
3emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions through the application
4of methods derived from established psychological or systemic principles for the
5purpose of assisting people in modifying their behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and
6other personal characteristics, which may include the purpose of understanding
7unconscious processes or intrapersonal, interpersonal, or psychosocial dynamics.
AB206-ASA1, s. 32 8Section 32. 457.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,9,189 457.01 (9) "Social work" means applying psychosocial , psychotherapeutic or
10counseling principles, methods, or procedures in the assessment, evaluation, or
11psychosocial or psychotherapeutic diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or resolution of
12a difficulty in the social, psychological, personal, emotional, or mental disorder
13functioning of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals, or community,
14including the enhancement or restoration of, or the creation of societal conditions
15favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the capacity of an individual, couple,
16family, group of individuals, or community for social functioning or the delivery of
17services to a group of individuals or a community to assist the group or community
18in providing or improving the provision of social or health services to others.
AB206-ASA1, s. 33 19Section 33. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,9,2120 457.01 (10) "Social worker" means an individual who practices holds a social
21work worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
AB206-ASA1, s. 34 22Section 34. 457.02 (1) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,9,2523 457.02 (1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this chapter
24in order to use the title "pastoral counselor",," "investment counselor",," "vocational
25counselor",," "career counselor",," "alcohol and drug counselor" or," "chemical

1dependency counselor"," or "employee assistance counselor," or to engage in such
2counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that
3represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this
4chapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages in
5social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social
6work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling
.
AB206-ASA1,10,10 7(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school
8counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified as a social worker
9or professional counselor
or licensed under this chapter in order to use the title
10"school social worker" or "school counselor". ."
AB206-ASA1,10,18 11(3) Require a person who is licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or who is
12a psychiatrist, as defined in s. 146.34 (1) (h), to be certified as a marriage and family
13therapist or professional counselor
licensed under this chapter in order to use the
14title "marriage and family therapist",," "marriage and family counselor," or
15"professional counselor" if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term
16"licensed",," "certified," or "registered" or any similar term in connection with the
17title "marriage and family therapist",," "marriage and family counselor," or
18"professional counselor".."
AB206-ASA1,10,22 19(4) Authorize any individual who is certified as a social worker or professional
20counselor
or licensed under this chapter to use the title "school social worker" or
21"school counselor" unless the individual is licensed as a school social worker or school
22counselor by the department of public instruction.
AB206-ASA1,11,2 23(5) Authorize any individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter to
24use the title "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor" unless
25the individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical

1dependency counselor through a process recognized by the department of health and
2family services.
AB206-ASA1, s. 35 3Section 35. 457.02 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,11,114 457.02 (5m) Authorize any individual who is certified or licensed under this
5chapter to treat alcohol or substance dependency or abuse as a specialty unless the
6individual is a substance abuse counselor, as defined in s. HFS 75.02 (84), Wis. Adm.
7Code, or unless the individual satisfies educational and supervised training
8requirements established in rules promulgated by the examining board. In
9promulgating rules under this subsection, the examining board shall consider the
10requirements for qualifying as a substance abuse counselor under s. HFS 75.02 (84),
11Wis. Adm. Code.
AB206-ASA1, s. 36 12Section 36. 457.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,11,1313 457.02 (6) Require a credential for a person to do any of the following:
AB206-ASA1,11,1714 (a) Lawfully practice within the scope of a license, permit, registration, or
15certificate granted by this state or the federal government, or granted through a
16process recognized by the department of health and family services, including
17practicing psychotherapy under such a license, permit, registration, or certificate.
AB206-ASA1,11,1818 (b) Practice psychotherapy, if the person satisfies one of the following:
AB206-ASA1,11,2119 1. The person is registered as music, art, or dance therapist under s. 440.03 (14)
20(a) and the person holds a valid license granted by the department under s. 440.03
21(14) (am).
AB206-ASA1,12,322 2. The person is a mental health professional who meets all of the qualifications
23under s. HFS 61.96, Wis. Adm. Code, for employment as a mental health professional
24in an outpatient psychotherapy clinic certified by the department of health and
25family services under s. HFS 61.95, Wis. Adm. Code, if the person's practice of

1psychotherapy is a part of the duties for which he or she is employed by such a clinic
2and the person practices psychotherapy solely within the confines of or under the
3jurisdiction of the clinic.
AB206-ASA1,12,74 (c) Provide a consultation or demonstration with an individual licensed under
5this chapter if the person providing the consultation or demonstration is licensed to
6practice marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or clinical social work
7in another state or territory of the United States.
AB206-ASA1, s. 37 8Section 37. 457.03 (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,12,169 457.03 (1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
10therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing
11minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for
12certification or licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that
13must be completed for certification as an independent licensure as a clinical social
14worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter
15and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in
16accordance with those standards.
AB206-ASA1,13,6 17(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist
18section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of
19ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders. The rules shall
20specify the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice
21social work, or independent social work
that an individual who is certified under this
22chapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social
23worker or independent clinical social worker is qualified to may perform and the
24degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services. The rules may not
25permit a certificate holder to engage in psychotherapy unless the individual is

1certified under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker, independent
2social worker, independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or
3professional counselor and has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of
4full-time supervised social work, marriage and family therapy or professional
5counseling clinical practice after receiving the master's or doctorate degree required
6under s. 457.08 (3) (b) or (4) (b), 457.10 (2) or 457.12 (2).
AB206-ASA1,13,13 7(3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing
8levels of advanced social work practice for individuals with master's or doctoral
9degrees in social work
, in addition to the levels of practice for which certificates are
10granted under s. 457.08 (2) to (4) and (3), and establishing appropriate educational,
11training, experience, examination, and continuing education requirements for
12certification and renewal of a certificate at each level of practice established in rules
13promulgated under this subsection.
AB206-ASA1, s. 38 14Section 38. 457.033 of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,13,23 15457.033 Psychometric testing. The examining board marriage and family
16therapy, professional counseling, and social work and the psychology examining
17board shall jointly promulgate rules that specify the different levels of psychometric
18testing that an individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter is qualified
19to perform. Such rules shall be consistent with the guidelines of the American
20Psychological Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines, for performing
21psychometric testing. A certificate holder or licensee may not engage in
22psychometric testing except as provided under the rules promulgated under this
23section.
AB206-ASA1, s. 39 24Section 39. 457.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB206-ASA1,14,3
1457.035 Psychotherapy rules. The examining board may not promulgate
2rules under s. 457.03 that permit an individual to engage in psychotherapy unless
3one of the following applies:
AB206-ASA1,14,5 4(1) The individual is licensed under this chapter as a clinical social worker,
5marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor.
AB206-ASA1,14,8 6(2) The individual is certified as an advanced practice or independent social
7worker and the individual engages in psychotherapy only under the supervision of
8an individual specified in s. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3., or 4.
AB206-ASA1, s. 40 9Section 40. 457.04 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206-ASA1,14,1210 457.04 (2) Use the title "advanced practice social worker" unless the person is
11certified as an advanced practice social worker, independent social worker or
12independent clinical social worker under this chapter.
AB206-ASA1,14,15 13(3) Use the title "independent social worker" unless the person is certified as
14an independent social worker or independent clinical social worker under this
15chapter.
AB206-ASA1,14,23 16(4) Use Practice clinical social work or designate himself or herself as a clinical
17social worker or use or assume
the title "independent clinical social worker" or
18"clinical social worker" or any other title or designation that represents or may tend
19to represent the person as a clinical social worker
unless the person is certified
20licensed as an independent a clinical social worker under this chapter or unless the
21person is certified under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker or
22independent social worker and the person practices clinical social work under the
23supervision of a person who is licensed as a clinical social worker under this chapter
.
AB206-ASA1, s. 41 24Section 41. 457.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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