AB726: Bill Text

AB726,222 Section 222. 443.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,60,11 443.18 (2) (a) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board or to any section of the examining board by any person, or is known to the examining board or to any section of the examining board that any person who is neither registered nor exempt under this chapter nor the holder of an unexpired permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d) is practicing or offering to practice, or is about to practice or to offer to practice, architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering in this state, the appropriate section of the examining board or the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name and on behalf of this state against any such person to enjoin the person from practicing or offering to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering.

AB726,223 Section 223. 443.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,60,22 443.18 (2) (b) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any person, or is known to the examining board that any person who does not have a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying in this state, or who is not exempt or excepted from the licensure requirements under this chapter, is engaging in or offering to engage in the practice of professional land surveying in this state, the professional land surveyor section, the examining board, the department, the department of justice, or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name and on behalf of the state to enjoin the person from engaging in or offering to engage in the practice of professional land surveying.

AB726,224 Section 224. 448.05 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,60,25 448.05 (5) (c) In promulgating rules under par. (a), the board shall recognize the objective under s. 448.20 (4) (2m) (d).

AB726,225 Section 225. 448.20 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB726,61,2 448.20 (title) Medical assistants council.

AB726,226 Section 226. 448.20 of the statutes is renumbered 448.20 (2m), and 448.20 (2m) (title), (a), (c) (intro.) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB726,61,13 448.20 (2m) (title) Council on Duties; physician assistants; duties. (a) Recommend licensing and practice standards. The council on physician assistants shall develop and recommend to the examining board licensing and practice standards for physician assistants. In developing the standards, the council shall consider the following factors: an individual's training, wherever given; experience, however acquired, including experience obtained in a hospital, a physician's office, the armed services or the federal health service of the United States, or their equivalent as found by the examining board; and education, including that offered by a medical school and the technical college system board.

AB726,61,15 (c) Advise board. (intro.) The council shall advise the board on all of the following:

AB726,61,18 (d) Adhere to program objectives. In formulating standards under this section subsection, the council shall recognize that an objective of this program is to increase the existing pool of health personnel.

AB726,227 Section 227. 448.20 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB726,61,21 448.20 (1m) Definition. In this section, "council" means the medical assistants council.

AB726,228 Section 228. 448.20 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB726,61,24 448.20 (4m) Duties; perfusionists. The council shall consult with the board as provided in s. 448.40 (2) (b) and (c).

AB726,229 Section 229. 448.23 of the statutes is renumbered 448.20 (3m) and amended to read:

AB726,62,7 448.20 (3m) Council on Duties; anesthesiologist assistants. The council on anesthesiologist assistants shall guide, advise, and make recommendations to the board regarding the scope of anesthesiologist assistant practice and promote the safe and competent practice of anesthesiologist assistants in the delivery of health care services.

AB726,230 Section 230. 448.40 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,62,11 448.40 (2) (b) Establishing the scope of the practice of perfusion. In promulgating rules under this paragraph, the board shall consult with the perfusionists examining medical assistants council.

AB726,231 Section 231. 448.40 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,62,16 448.40 (2) (c) Establishing continuing education requirements for renewal of a license to practice perfusion under s. 448.13 (2). In promulgating rules under this paragraph, the board shall consult with the perfusionists examining medical assistants council.

AB726,232 Section 232. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.50] of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,233 Section 233. 448.50 of the statutes is renumbered 464.01, and 464.01 (1v), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB726,62,22 464.01 (1v) "Examining board" means the physical medical therapy examining board.

AB726,234 Section 234. 448.51 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (title).

AB726,235 Section 235. 448.51 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB726,63,3 464.02 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. 448.52 sub. (2), no person may practice physical therapy unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter.

AB726,236 Section 236. 448.51 (1e) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (1) (b).

AB726,237 Section 237. 448.51 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (1) (c).

AB726,238 Section 238. 448.51 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,239 Section 239. 448.51 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (1) (d) and amended to read:

AB726,63,11 464.02 (1) (d) Except as provided in s. 448.52 (2m) sub. (2) (b), no person may claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter.

AB726,240 Section 240. 448.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,241 Section 241. 448.52 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (2) (a).

AB726,242 Section 242. 448.52 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 464.02 (2) (b), and 464.02 (2) (b) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB726,63,18 464.02 (2) (b) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) subd. 2., a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446 claiming to render physical therapy, if the physical therapy is provided by a physical therapist employed by the chiropractor.

AB726,243 Section 243. 448.522 of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (7).

AB726,244 Section 244. 448.527 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,245 Section 245. 448.527 of the statutes is renumbered 464.03 (1) and amended to read:

AB726,63,25 464.03 (1) The examining board shall promulgate Promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics governing the professional conduct of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

AB726,246 Section 246. 448.53 of the statutes is renumbered 464.04, and 464.04 (1) (e), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB726,64,3 464.04 (1) (e) Passes an examination under s. 448.54 464.06.

AB726,247 Section 247. 448.535 of the statutes is renumbered 464.05, and 464.05 (1) (e), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB726,64,6 464.05 (1) (e) Passes an examination under s. 448.54 464.06.

AB726,248 Section 248. 448.54 of the statutes is renumbered 464.06, and 464.06 (3), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB726,64,14 464.06 (3) Notwithstanding s. 448.53 464.04 (1) (f), the examining board may not require an applicant for physical therapist licensure to take an oral examination or an examination to test proficiency in the English language for the sole reason that the applicant was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the United States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the examining board, that he or she satisfies the requirements under s. 448.53 464.04 (3).

AB726,249 Section 249. 448.55 of the statutes is renumbered 464.07, and 464.07 (2), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB726,64,22 464.07 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 464.04 (2), are specified under 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 determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any rules promulgated under sub. (3).

AB726,250 Section 250. 448.56 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (title) and amended to read:

AB726,64,25 464.08 (title) Practice requirements and restrictions.

AB726,251 Section 251. 448.56 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB726,65,17 464.08 (1) (a) Except as provided in this subsection paragraph and s. 448.52 464.02 (2), a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individual's physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection paragraph.

AB726,252 Section 252. 448.56 (1m) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (2) (title).

AB726,253 Section 253. 448.56 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (2).

AB726,254 Section 254. 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB726,66,2 464.08 (1) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1) par. (a). The purpose of the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care practitioner.

AB726,255 Section 255. 448.56 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (3) and amended to read:

AB726,66,10 464.08 (3) Fee splitting. No licensee may give or receive, directly or indirectly, to or from any other person any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation or anything of value for sending, referring, or otherwise inducing a person to communicate with a licensee in a professional capacity, or for any professional services not actually rendered personally by the licensee or at the licensee's direction.

AB726,256 Section 256. 448.56 (3) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 464.08 (4) to (6).

AB726,257 Section 257. 448.56 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 464.08 (8) and amended to read:

AB726,66,19 464.08 (8) Physical therapist assistants. A physical therapist assistant may assist a physical therapist in the practice of physical therapy if the physical therapist provides direct or general supervision of the physical therapist assistant. The examining board shall promulgate rules defining "direct or general supervision" for purposes of this subsection. Nothing in this subsection interferes with delegation authority under any other provision of this chapter or ch. 448.

AB726,258 Section 258. 448.565 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,259 Section 259. 448.565 of the statutes is renumbered 464.03 (2) and amended to read:

AB726,66,25 464.03 (2) The examining board shall promulgate Promulgate rules establishing procedures and requirements for filing complaints against licensees and shall publicize the procedures and requirements.

AB726,260 Section 260. 448.567 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,261 Section 261. 448.567 of the statutes is renumbered 464.03 (3) and amended to read:

AB726,67,6 464.03 (3) The examining board shall promulgate Promulgate rules that require the examining board on a periodic basis to conduct performance self-audits of its activities under this subchapter.

AB726,262 Section 262. 448.57 of the statutes is renumbered 464.09, and 464.09 (2) (intro.), (c), (d) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB726,67,12 464.09 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may reprimand a licensee or may deny, limit, suspend , or revoke a license granted under this subchapter if it finds that the applicant or licensee has done any of the following:

AB726,67,13 (c) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive, or misleading.

AB726,67,14 (d) Advertised, practiced, or attempted to practice under another's name.

AB726,67,16 (f) Engaged in unprofessional or unethical conduct in violation of the code of ethics established in the rules promulgated under s. 448.527 464.03 (1).

AB726,263 Section 263. 448.58 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,264 Section 264. 448.58 of the statutes is renumbered 464.10 (2) and amended to read:

AB726,67,25 464.10 (2) If the examining board has reason to believe that any person is violating this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter, the examining board, the department, the attorney general, or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of this state to enjoin the person from the violation.

AB726,265 Section 265. 448.59 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB726,266 Section 266. 448.59 of the statutes is renumbered 464.10 (1).

AB726,267 Section 267. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.60] of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,68,5 CHAPTER 448

AB726,68,6 SUBCHAPTER IV

AB726,68,8 PODIATRY AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD

AB726,268 Section 268. 448.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,68,11 448.60 (1) "Affiliated credentialing board" "Board" means the podiatry affiliated credentialing medical examining board.

AB726,269 Section 269. 448.60 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,68,17 448.60 (3) "Podiatrist" means an individual possessing the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine or doctor of surgical chiropody or equivalent degree as determined by the affiliated credentialing board, and holding a license to practice podiatry or podiatric medicine and surgery granted by the affiliated credentialing board under this subchapter.

AB726,270 Section 270. 448.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB726,68,21 448.60 (5) "Unprofessional conduct" means an act or attempted act of commission or omission, as defined by the affiliated credentialing board by rule under s. 448.695 (1), or an act by a podiatrist in violation of ch. 450 or 961.

AB726,271 Section 271. 448.63 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: