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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2009 SENATE BILL 115
March 31, 2010 - Offered by Senator Vinehout.
SB115-SSA1,2,3 1An Act to repeal 146.89 (1) (r) 2., 448.72 (1) (a) and (b), 448.72 (1) (d), 448.72 (1)
2(f), 448.72 (2), 448.74 (1), 448.78 (3) (c) and 448.78 (4) (a), (b) and (c); to
3renumber and amend
448.70 (1), 448.70 (1m), 448.72 (1) (c), 448.72 (1) (e),
4448.72 (3), 448.72 (4), 448.72 (5), 448.72 (6), 448.76, 448.78 (4) (intro.) and
5448.82; to consolidate, renumber and amend 448.72 (intro.) and (1) (intro.)
6and 448.74 (intro.) and (2); to amend 15.406 (2) (intro.), 15.406 (2) (a), 48.981
7(2) (a) 24., 146.81 (1) (em), 146.89 (1) (r) 1., 146.997 (1) (d) 6., 180.1901 (1m) (br),
8251.06 (3) (e) 2., 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m., 440.03 (13) (b) 23., 440.08 (2) (a) 27m.,
9446.02 (6m), subchapter V (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.70], 448.70 (2),
10448.70 (3), 448.78 (intro.), 448.78 (1), 448.78 (3) (a), 448.78 (3) (b), 448.78 (5),
11448.80, 448.84 (1), 448.84 (2), 448.86 (title) and (1), 448.86 (2), 448.87 (2) (intro.)
12and (a), 448.87 (2) (b), 448.87 (2) (e), 448.87 (2) (g), 450.10 (3) (a) 5m., 632.895
13(1) (b) 5. b. and 655.45 (1m); and to create 448.70 (1d), 448.70 (2m), 448.70 (4m),

1448.70 (6) to (9), 448.71, 448.72 (7), 448.72 (8), 448.72 (11), 448.72 (12), 448.76
2(7), 448.82 (1), 448.86 (3) and 448.865 of the statutes; relating to: licensure of
3dietitian nutritionists and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB115-SSA1, s. 1 4Section 1. 15.406 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,2,95 15.406 (2) Dietitians Dietetic nutrition care services affiliated
6credentialing board.
(intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and
7licensing, attached to the medical examining board, a dietitians dietetic nutrition
8care services
affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members
9appointed for 4-year terms:
SB115-SSA1, s. 2 10Section 2. 15.406 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,2,1211 15.406 (2) (a) Three dietitians individuals who are certified licensed as a
12dietitian nutritionist
under subch. V of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 3 13Section 3. 48.981 (2) (a) 24. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,2,1414 48.981 (2) (a) 24. A dietitian nutritionist.
SB115-SSA1, s. 4 15Section 4. 146.81 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,2,1716 146.81 (1) (em) A dietitian certified An individual licensed as a dietitian
17nutritionist
under subch. V of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 5 18Section 5. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1993
, is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,220 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
21hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under
22ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under ch. 448, a dietitian
23nutritionist under subch. V of ch. 448,
a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor

1under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under
2subch. III of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 6 3Section 6. 146.89 (1) (r) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
493
, is repealed.
SB115-SSA1, s. 7 5Section 7. 146.997 (1) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,76 146.997 (1) (d) 6. A dietician certified An individual licensed as a dietitian
7nutritionist
under subch. V of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 8 8Section 8. 180.1901 (1m) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,109 180.1901 (1m) (br) Dietitians Dietetic nutrition care services affiliated
10credentialing board under subch. V of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 9 11Section 9. 251.06 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,1512 251.06 (3) (e) 2. A public health nutritionist, who is a certified licensed dietitian
13nutritionist, as defined in s. 448.70 (1m) (5), is credentialed as a registered dietitian
14by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, and meets qualifications that the
15department shall specify by rule.
SB115-SSA1, s. 10 16Section 10. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,1817 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. A dietitian certified An individual licensed as a dietitian
18nutritionist
under subch. V of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 11 19Section 11. 440.03 (13) (b) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,2020 440.03 (13) (b) 23. Dietitian nutritionist.
SB115-SSA1, s. 12 21Section 12. 440.08 (2) (a) 27m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,3,2322 440.08 (2) (a) 27m. Dietitian nutritionist: November 1 of each even-numbered
23year.
SB115-SSA1, s. 13 24Section 13. 446.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,4,6
1446.02 (6m) No chiropractor may provide counsel, direction, guidance, advice,
2or a recommendation to a patient regarding the health effects of vitamins, herbs, or
3nutritional supplements unless the chiropractor has been issued a certificate under
4sub. (2) (c). This subsection does not apply to a chiropractor licensed under this
5chapter who is certified licensed as a dietician dietitian nutritionist under subch. V
6of ch. 448.
SB115-SSA1, s. 14 7Section 14. Subchapter V (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.70] of the
8statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,4,99 chapter 448
SB115-SSA1,4,14 10SUBCHAPTER V
11DIETITIANS DIETETIC NUTRITION
12 CARE SERVICES
AFFILIATED
13 CREDENTIALING BOARD
SB115-SSA1, s. 15 15Section 15. 448.70 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 448.70 (1g) and amended
16to read:
SB115-SSA1,4,1817 448.70 (1g) "Affiliated credentialing board" means the dietitians dietetic
18nutrition care services
affiliated credentialing board.
SB115-SSA1, s. 16 19Section 16. 448.70 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB115-SSA1,4,2220 448.70 (1d) "Accreditation commission" means the commission on
21accreditation for dietetics education of the American Dietetic Association or its
22successor.
SB115-SSA1, s. 17 23Section 17. 448.70 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 448.70 (5) and amended
24to read:
SB115-SSA1,5,2
1448.70 (5) "Certified Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means an individual who
2is certified licensed as a dietitian nutritionist under this subchapter.
SB115-SSA1, s. 18 3Section 18. 448.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,5,144 448.70 (2) "Dietetics Dietetic nutrition care services" means the integration
5and application of principles of nutritional science, biochemistry, derived from the
6sciences of
food science, physiology, food systems , nutrition, management,
7behavioral science communication, biology, physiology, behavior, and the social
8science in order sciences to achieve or and maintain the optimal human health of an
9individual or group of individuals. "Dietetics" includes assessing the nutritional
10needs of an individual or group of individuals and determining available resources
11and constraints in meeting those nutritional needs; establishing priorities, goals and
12objectives that meet those nutritional needs and are consistent with available
13resources and constraints; providing nutrition counseling; or developing,
14implementing and managing nutritional care systems
.
SB115-SSA1, s. 19 15Section 19. 448.70 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB115-SSA1,5,2116 448.70 (2m) "Dietetic nutrition therapy" means a specific application of
17dietetic nutrition care services and the nutrition care process for the management
18of disease or the treatment or rehabilitation of an injury. Dietetic nutrition therapy
19may be applied to an individual or to a group of individuals and may include the use
20of a medically prescribed diet, meal plans, and specialized nutrition solutions
21provided enterally, parenterally, or orally.
SB115-SSA1, s. 20 22Section 20. 448.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB115-SSA1,5,2423 448.70 (3) "Dietitian nutritionist" means an individual who practices dietetics
24engages in the practice of dietetic nutrition care services.
SB115-SSA1, s. 21 25Section 21. 448.70 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB115-SSA1,6,2
1448.70 (4m) "General nonmedical nutrition information" means information
2about any of the following:
SB115-SSA1,6,33 (a) Principles of good nutrition and food preparation.
SB115-SSA1,6,44 (b) Foods to be included in a normal daily diet.
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