LRB-1132/2
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
October 16, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Wieckert, Soletski, Strachota,
Newcomer, Nygren, F. Lasee, Nelson, Davis, Moulton, Albers, Jeskewitz,
Musser, Kaufert, Pridemore, Van Roy, Owens, A. Ott and Nerison,
cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald and Darling.
Referred to Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
AB545,1,9
1An Act to renumber and amend 15.406 (1) and 448.50 (1); and
to amend 15.08
2(1m) (b), 15.085 (1m) (b), 50.39 (3), 180.1901 (1m) (bg), subchapter III (title) of
3chapter 448 [precedes s. 448.50], 448.50 (3), 448.50 (3m), 448.527, 448.53 (1)
4(intro.), (c), (d) and (f), 448.53 (1) (c), 448.53 (1) (d), 448.53 (1) (f), 448.53 (2),
5448.53 (3) (intro.), 448.535 (1) (intro.), (c) and (d), 448.535 (1) (c), 448.535 (1) (d),
6448.535 (2), 448.54 (1), 448.54 (3), 448.55 (3), 448.56 (1), 448.56 (1m) (b), 448.56
7(6), 448.565, 448.567, 448.57 (1), 448.57 (2) (intro.), 448.57 (3) (a), 448.57 (3) (b),
8448.57 (4), 448.57 (5), 448.58 and 655.45 (1) of the statutes;
relating to: the
9Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are
licensed by the Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board. An affiliated
credentialing board is a body that is attached to an examining board to regulate a
profession that does not practice independently of, or that practices in collaboration
with, the profession regulated by the examining board.
The Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board is attached to the
Medical Examining Board and, with the advice of the Medical Examining Board, sets
standards of professional competence and conduct for physical therapists and
physical therapist assistants, assesses qualifications and grants credentials, and
takes disciplinary actions.
This bill changes the Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board to the
Physical Therapy Examining Board. Except that the board will no longer be
attached to, or be advised by, the Medical Examining Board, the Physical Therapy
Examining Board's duties and responsibilities remain the same under the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB545, s. 1
1Section
1. 15.08 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,2,112
15.08
(1m) (b) The public members of the chiropractic examining board, the
3dentistry examining board, the hearing and speech examining board, the medical
4examining board,
the physical therapy examining board, perfusionists examining
5council, respiratory care practitioners examining council and council on physician
6assistants, the board of nursing, the nursing home administrator examining board,
7the veterinary examining board, the optometry examining board, the pharmacy
8examining board, the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and
9social work examining board, and the psychology examining board shall not be
10engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with the delivery of physical or
11mental health care.
AB545, s. 2
12Section
2. 15.085 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.085
(1m) (b) The public members of the
physical therapists affiliated
14credentialing board, podiatrists affiliated credentialing board or occupational
15therapists affiliated credentialing board shall not be engaged in any profession or
16occupation concerned with the delivery of physical or mental health care.
AB545, s. 3
17Section
3. 15.406 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (7r), and 15.405 (7r)
18(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB545,3,5
115.405
(7r) (intro.)
Physical therapists affiliated credentialing
therapy
2examining board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing
,
3attached to the medical examining board, a physical therapists
affiliated
4credentialing therapy examining board consisting of the following members
5appointed for
staggered 4-year terms:
AB545, s. 4
6Section
4. 50.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,3,157
50.39
(3) Facilities governed by ss. 45.50, 48.62, 49.70, 49.72, 50.02, 51.09, and
8252.10, juvenile correctional facilities as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), correctional
9institutions governed by the department of corrections under s. 301.02, and the
10offices and clinics of persons licensed to treat the sick under chs. 446, 447, and 448
11are exempt from ss. 50.32 to 50.39. Sections 50.32 to 50.39 do not abridge the rights
12of the medical examining board, physical therapists
affiliated credentialing therapy
13examining board, podiatrists affiliated credentialing board, dentistry examining
14board, pharmacy examining board, chiropractic examining board, and board of
15nursing in carrying out their statutory duties and responsibilities.
AB545, s. 5
16Section
5. 180.1901 (1m) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1901
(1m) (bg) Physical therapists
affiliated credentialing therapy
18examining board under subch. III of ch. 448.
AB545, s. 6
19Section
6. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 448 [precedes s. 448.50] of the
20statutes is amended to read:
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subchapter III
23
physical therapists
affiliated
24
credentialing therapy examining board
AB545, s. 7
1Section
7. 448.50 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 448.50 (1v) and amended
2to read:
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448.50
(1v) "
Affiliated credentialing Examining board" means the physical
4therapists affiliated credentialing therapy examining board.
AB545, s. 8
5Section
8. 448.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,4,86
448.50
(3) "Physical therapist" means an individual who has been graduated
7from a school of physical therapy and holds a license to practice physical therapy
8granted by the
affiliated credentialing examining board.
AB545, s. 9
9Section
9. 448.50 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.50
(3m) "Physical therapist assistant" means an individual who holds a
11license as a physical therapist assistant granted by the
affiliated credentialing 12examining board.
AB545, s. 10
13Section
10. 448.527 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,4,16
14448.527 Code of ethics. The
affiliated credentialing examining board shall
15promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics governing the professional conduct of
16physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
AB545, s. 11
17Section
11. 448.53 (1) (intro.), (c), (d) and (f) of the statutes are amended to
18read:
AB545,4,2019
448.53
(1) (intro.) The
affiliated credentialing examining board shall grant a
20license as a physical therapist to a person who does all of the following:
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(c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
22to the
affiliated credentialing examining board that the applicant does not have an
23arrest or conviction record.
AB545,5,224
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
affiliated credentialing examining 25board that the applicant is a graduate of a school of physical therapy approved by the
1affiliated credentialing examining board, unless the
affiliated credentialing 2examining board waives this requirement under sub. (3).
AB545,5,63
(f) If the person was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the
4United States, the person satisfies any additional requirements for demonstrating
5competence to practice physical therapy that the
affiliated credentialing examining 6board may establish by rule.
AB545, s. 12
7Section
12. 448.53 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,5,108
448.53
(1) (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, submits evidence
9satisfactory to the
affiliated credentialing examining board that the applicant does
10not have an arrest or conviction record.
AB545, s. 13
11Section
13. 448.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.53
(1) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
affiliated credentialing 13examining board that the applicant is a graduate of a school of physical therapy
14approved by the
affiliated credentialing examining board, unless the
affiliated
15credentialing examining board waives this requirement under sub. (3).
AB545, s. 14
16Section
14. 448.53 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,5,2017
448.53
(1) (f) If the person was educated at a physical therapy school that is not
18in the United States, the person satisfies any additional requirements for
19demonstrating competence to practice physical therapy that the
affiliated
20credentialing examining board may establish by rule.
AB545, s. 15
21Section
15. 448.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,5,2322
448.53
(2) The
affiliated credentialing examining board may promulgate rules
23providing for various classes of temporary licenses to practice physical therapy.
AB545, s. 16
24Section
16. 448.53 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,6,3
1448.53
(3) (intro.) The
affiliated credentialing examining board may waive the
2requirement under sub. (1) (d) for an applicant who establishes, to the satisfaction
3of the
affiliated credentialing examining board, all of the following:
AB545, s. 17
4Section
17. 448.535 (1) (intro.), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB545,6,65
448.535
(1) (intro.) The
affiliated credentialing examining board shall grant a
6license as a physical therapist assistant to a person who does all of the following:
AB545,6,97
(c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
8to the
affiliated credentialing examining board that the applicant does not have an
9arrest or conviction record.
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(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
affiliated credentialing examining 11board that the applicant is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant educational
12program accredited by an agency that is approved by the
affiliated credentialing 13examining board.
AB545, s. 18
14Section
18. 448.535 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,6,1715
448.535
(1) (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence
16satisfactory to the
affiliated credentialing examining board that the applicant does
17not have an arrest or conviction record.
AB545, s. 19
18Section
19. 448.535 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,6,2219
448.535
(1) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
affiliated credentialing 20examining board that the applicant is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant
21educational program accredited by an agency that is approved by the
affiliated
22credentialing examining board.
AB545, s. 20
23Section
20. 448.535 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,7,524
448.535
(2) The
affiliated credentialing examining board may waive a
25requirement under sub. (1) (d) or (e), or both, for an applicant who establishes to the
1satisfaction of the
affiliated credentialing
examining board that he or she is licensed
2as a physical therapist assistant by another licensing jurisdiction in the United
3States. The
affiliated credentialing examining board shall promulgate rules for
4granting a waiver under this subsection. The rules may require an applicant to
5satisfy additional requirements as a condition for granting a waiver.
AB545, s. 21
6Section
21. 448.54 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB545,7,107
448.54
(1) The
affiliated credentialing examining board shall conduct or
8arrange for examinations for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant
9licensure at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the
affiliated
10credentialing examining board.
AB545, s. 22
11Section
22. 448.54 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.54
(3) Notwithstanding s. 448.53 (1) (f), the
affiliated credentialing 13examining board may not require an applicant for physical therapist licensure to
14take an oral examination or an examination to test proficiency in the English
15language for the sole reason that the applicant was educated at a physical therapy
16school that is not in the United States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction
17of the
affiliated credentialing examining board, that he or she satisfies the
18requirements under s. 448.53 (3).