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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 7,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 547
February 21, 2012 - Offered by Representatives Van Roy and Rivard.
AB547-AA7,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB547-AA7,1,2 21. Page 10, line 1: before that line insert:
AB547-AA7,1,3 3" Section 1g. 15.406 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,1,54 15.406 (2) (a) Three dietitians who are certified licensed under subch. V of ch.
5448.".
AB547-AA7,1,6 62. Page 10, line 1: delete " Section 1" and substitute "Section 1r".
AB547-AA7,1,7 73. Page 47, line 6: after that line insert:
AB547-AA7,1,8 8" Section 130d. 146.81 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,1,99 146.81 (1) (em) A dietitian certified licensed under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB547-AA7, s. 130h 10Section 130h. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,2,311 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental
12hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under
13ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under ch. 448, a dietitian

1under subch. V of ch. 448,
a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446,
2a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch.
3448.
AB547-AA7, s. 130p 4Section 130p. 146.89 (1) (r) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB547-AA7, s. 130t 5Section 130t. 146.997 (1) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,2,66 146.997 (1) (d) 6. A dietician certified licensed under subch. V of ch. 448.".
AB547-AA7,2,7 74. Page 49, line 18: after that line insert:
AB547-AA7,2,8 8" Section 141g. 251.06 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,2,129 251.06 (3) (e) 2. A public health nutritionist, who is a certified licensed
10dietitian, as defined in s. 448.70 (1m) (5), is credentialed as a registered dietitian by
11the Commission on Dietetic Registration, and meets qualifications that the
12department shall specify by rule.
AB547-AA7, s. 141r 13Section 141r. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,2,1414 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. A dietitian certified licensed under subch. V of ch. 448.".
AB547-AA7,2,15 155. Page 78, line 22: after that line insert:
AB547-AA7,2,16 16" Section 228m. 446.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,2,2117 446.02 (6m) No chiropractor may provide counsel, direction, guidance, advice,
18or a recommendation to a patient regarding the health effects of vitamins, herbs, or
19nutritional supplements unless the chiropractor has been issued a certificate under
20sub. (2) (c). This subsection does not apply to a chiropractor licensed under this
21chapter who is certified as a dietician dietitian licensed under subch. V of ch. 448.".
AB547-AA7,2,22 226. Page 79, line 2: after that line insert:
AB547-AA7,2,24 23" Section 229b. 448.70 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 448.70 (5) and
24amended to read:
AB547-AA7,3,2
1448.70 (5) "Certified Licensed dietitian" means an individual who is certified
2licensed as a dietitian under this subchapter.
AB547-AA7, s. 229e 3Section 229e. 448.72 (1) (intro.), (d) and (f), (4) and (5) of the statutes are
4amended to read:
AB547-AA7,3,65 448.72 (1) (intro.) Require a certificate license under this subchapter for any
6of the following:
AB547-AA7,3,87 (d) A dietetic technician or assistant who is working under the supervision of
8a certified licensed dietitian.
AB547-AA7,3,159 (f) A person who markets or distributes food, food materials or dietary or food
10supplements, who explains the use, benefits or preparation of food, food materials
11or dietary or food supplements, who furnishes nutritional information on food, food
12materials or dietary or food supplements, or who disseminates nutritional
13information or literature, if the person does not use the title "dietitian" or "certified
14licensed dietitian" and the person complies with applicable federal, state and local
15laws.
AB547-AA7,3,19 16(4) Prohibit an individual who is registered as a dietitian with the commission
17on dietetic registration
Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American
18Dietetic Association
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics from using the title
19"dietitian" or "registered dietitian".
AB547-AA7,3,23 20(5) Prohibit an individual who is registered as a dietetic technician with the
21commission on dietetic registration Commission on Dietetic Registration of the
22American Dietetic Association Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics from using the
23title "dietetic technician" or "dietetic technician registered".
AB547-AA7, s. 229h 24Section 229h. 448.74 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,4,2
1448.74 (2) Establish a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of
2certified licensed dietitians.
AB547-AA7, s. 229j 3Section 229j. 448.76 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,4,8 4448.76 Use of titles. Except as provided in s. 448.72 (1) (e) and (2) to (6), a
5person who is not a certified licensed dietitian may not designate himself or herself
6as a dietitian or licensed dietitian, claim to provide dietetic services, or use any title
7or initials that represent or may tend to represent the person as certified or licensed
8as a dietitian or as certified or licensed in a nutrition-related field.
AB547-AA7, s. 229L 9Section 229L. 448.78 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,4,12 10448.78 Certification of dietitians Licensure as a dietitian. (intro.) The
11affiliated credentialing board shall grant a certificate license as a dietitian to an
12individual who does all of the following:
AB547-AA7, s. 229n 13Section 229n. 448.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,4,1514 448.78 (1) Submits an application for the certificate license to the department
15on a form provided by the department.
AB547-AA7, s. 229p 16Section 229p. 448.78 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,4,1917 448.78 (4) (b) An individual who is registered as a dietitian with the
18commission on dietetic registration Commission on Dietetic Registration of the
19American Dietetic Association Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
AB547-AA7, s. 229r 20Section 229r. 448.78 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,5,221 448.78 (5) Passes the registration examination for dietitians established by the
22commission on dietetic registration of the American dietetic association Commission
23on Dietetic Registration that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
24Agencies
, or passes an equivalent examination approved by the affiliated

1credentialing board, and held under s. 448.84, to determine fitness to practice
2dietetics.
AB547-AA7, s. 229u 3Section 229u. 448.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,5,11 4448.80 Temporary certificate license. Upon application and payment of
5the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), the affiliated credentialing board may grant a
6temporary dietitian certificate license to an individual who satisfies the
7requirements under s. 448.78 (1) to (4) and has submitted an application to take the
8next available examination under s. 448.84. A temporary certificate license granted
9under this section is valid for a period designated by the affiliated credentialing
10board, not to exceed 9 12 months, and may be renewed once by the affiliated
11credentialing board.
AB547-AA7, s. 229w 12Section 229w. 448.82 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547-AA7,5,18 13448.82 Reciprocal certificate license. Upon application and payment of the
14fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing board shall grant a dietitian
15certificate license to an individual who holds a similar certificate or license in
16another state or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board
17determines that the requirements for receiving the certificate or license in the other
18state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.78.
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