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24(2) The
affiliated credentialing
examining board may waive all or part of any
25requirement established in rules promulgated under sub. (1) (a) if it determines that
1prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a
2license holder from completing the requirement.
AB726,489
3Section
489. 460.11 of the statutes is renumbered 464.69, and 464.69 (title)
4and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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5464.69 (title)
Practice requirements and restrictions.
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6(3) A license holder may not, whether for compensation or not, practice
7massage therapy or bodywork therapy for a sexually oriented business, as defined
8by the
affiliated credentialing examining board by rule.
AB726,490
9Section
490. 460.12 of the statutes is renumbered 464.70, and 464.70 (1), (2),
10(3), (4) and (5) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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11464.70 Duty to make reports. (1) A license holder shall submit a report to
12the
affiliated credentialing examining board if he or she has reasonable cause to
13believe that another license holder has committed a crime relating to prostitution
14under ss. 944.30 to 944.34 or has had sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a
15client. If the report relates to sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a client, the
16report may not identify the client unless the client has provided written consent for
17disclosure of this information.
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18(2) The
affiliated credentialing
examining board may use a report made under
19sub. (1) as the basis for an investigation under s.
460.14 464.71 (1). If, after an
20investigation, the
affiliated credentialing examining board has reasonable cause to
21believe that a license holder has committed a crime, the
affiliated credentialing 22examining board shall report the belief to the district attorney for the county in
23which the crime, in the opinion of the
affiliated credentialing examining board,
24occurred.
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1(3) If, after an investigation, the
affiliated credentialing examining board
2determines that a report submitted under sub. (1) is without merit, the
affiliated
3credentialing examining board shall remove the report from the record of the license
4holder who is the subject of the report.
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5(4) All reports and records made from reports under sub. (1) and maintained
6by the
affiliated credentialing examining board, the department, district attorneys,
7and other persons, officials, and institutions shall be confidential and are exempt
8from disclosure under s. 19.35 (1). Information regarding the identity of a client with
9whom a license holder is suspected of having sexual contact or sexual intercourse
10shall not be disclosed by persons who have received or have access to a report or
11record unless disclosure is consented to in writing by the client. The report of
12information under sub. (1) and the disclosure of a report or record under this
13subsection does not violate any person's responsibility for maintaining the
14confidentiality of patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) and as
15required under s. 146.82. Reports and records may be disclosed only to the
affiliated
16credentialing examining board, the department, and the appropriate staff of a
17district attorney or a law enforcement agency within this state for purposes of
18investigation or prosecution.
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19(5) (b) A license holder shall submit a written report to the
affiliated
20credentialing examining board if he or she is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor,
21or is found to have committed a violation, in this state or elsewhere, and if the
22circumstances of the felony, misdemeanor, or violation substantially relate to the
23practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy. The report shall identify the date,
24place, and nature of the conviction or finding and shall be submitted within 30 days
25after the entry of the judgment of conviction or the judgment finding that he or she
1committed the violation. If the report is submitted by mail, the report is considered
2to be submitted on the date that it is mailed.
AB726,491
3Section
491. 460.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,492
4Section
492. 460.13 of the statutes is renumbered 464.69 (5) and amended to
5read:
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464.69
(5) Except as provided in s.
460.03 (1) and (2) 464.61 (2) (a) and (b), a
7license holder may not advertise that he or she practices massage therapy or
8bodywork therapy unless the advertisement includes a statement that the license
9holder is a "licensed massage therapist and bodywork therapist" or "licensed
10massage therapist" or "licensed bodywork therapist."
AB726,493
11Section
493. 460.14 of the statutes is renumbered 464.71, and 464.71 (1), (2)
12(intro.), (f), (g) and (j), (2m) (intro.) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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464.71
(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
affiliated
14credentialing examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to
15determine whether a violation of this
chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated
16under this
chapter subchapter has occurred.
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17(2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
affiliated
18credentialing examining board may reprimand a license holder or deny, limit,
19suspend, or revoke a license under this
chapter subchapter if it finds that the
20applicant or license holder has done any of the following:
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(f) Intentionally made a false statement in a report submitted under s.
460.12 22464.70 (1).
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(g) Engaged in unprofessional conduct in violation of the standards established
24in rules promulgated under s.
460.04 464.62 (2) (a).
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1(j) Violated this
chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
chapter 2subchapter.
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3(2m) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
affiliated
4credentialing examining board shall revoke a license under this
chapter subchapter 5if the license holder is convicted of any of the following:
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6(3) The
affiliated credentialing
examining board may restore a license that has
7been suspended or revoked on such terms and conditions as the
affiliated
8credentialing examining board may deem appropriate.
AB726,494
9Section
494. 460.15 of the statutes is renumbered 464.74 and amended to
10read:
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11464.74 Penalty Violations and penalty. Any person who violates this
12chapter subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
chapter subchapter shall
13forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.
AB726,495
14Section
495. 460.17 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0440 and amended to
15read:
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1666.0440 Local regulation Massage and bodywork therapy. A city, village,
17town, or county may not enact an ordinance that regulates the practice of massage
18therapy or bodywork therapy
, as defined in s. 464.60 (5), by a person who is licensed
19by the
affiliated credentialing medical therapy examining board under
this chapter 20subch. IV of ch. 464. No provision of any ordinance enacted by a city, village, town,
21or county that is in effect before February 1, 1999, and that relates to the practice of
22massage therapy or bodywork therapy, may be enforced against a person who is
23licensed by the
affiliated credentialing medical therapy examining board under
this
24chapter subch. IV of ch. 464.
AB726,496
25Section
496. 462.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1462.01
(1) "Board" means the
radiography medical examining board.
AB726,497
2Section
497. 462.02 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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462.02
(2) (f) A podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63 or a person under the direct
4supervision of such a podiatrist, if the person has successfully completed a course of
5instruction approved by the
podiatrists affiliated credentialing board related to
6X-ray examinations under s. 448.695 (3).
AB726,498
7Section
498. Chapter 464 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB726,128,99
Medical therapy examining board
AB726,499
10Section
499. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 464 [precedes 464.01] of the
11statutes is created to read:
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CHAPTER 464
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SUBCHAPTER I
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
AB726,500
15Section
500. 464.03 (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB726,128,17
16464.03 Other duties of examining board. (intro.) The examining board
17shall do all of the following:
AB726,501
18Section
501. 464.10 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB726,128,19
19464.10 (title)
Violations and penalties.
AB726,502
20Section
502. 464.27 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB726,128,21
21464.27 (title)
Violations and penalties.
AB726,503
22Section
503. 464.40 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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464.40
(4) "Examining board" means the medical therapy examining board.
AB726,504
24Section
504. 464.41 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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25464.41 (title)
License required.
AB726,505
1Section
505. 464.49 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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2464.49 (title)
Violations and penalties.
AB726,506
3Section
506. 464.65 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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4464.65 (title)
License renewal.
AB726,507
5Section
507. Chapter 470 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7EXAMINING BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL
8
GEOLOGISTS, HYDROLOGISTS
, AND
9
SOIL SCIENTISTS
AB726,508
10Section
508. 470.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,509
11Section
509. 470.01 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,510
12Section
510. 470.01 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,511
13Section
511. 470.01 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,512
14Section
512. 470.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.02
(1) Engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional geology,
16designate himself or herself as a professional geologist,
or use or assume the title
17"professional geologist" or any other title, letters
, or designation
which that 18represents or may tend to represent the person as a professional geologist unless the
19person is licensed
by the professional geologist section as a professional geologist 20under this chapter.
AB726,513
21Section
513. 470.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.02
(2) Engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional hydrology,
23designate himself or herself as a professional hydrologist,
or use or assume the title
24"professional hydrologist" or any other title, letters
, or designation
which that 25represents or may tend to represent the person as a professional hydrologist unless
1the person is licensed
by the professional hydrologist section as a professional
2hydrologist under this chapter.
AB726,514
3Section
514. 470.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.02
(3) Engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional soil science,
5designate himself or herself as a professional soil scientist,
or use or assume the title
6"professional soil scientist" or any other title, letters
, or designation
which that 7represents or may tend to represent the person as a professional soil scientist unless
8the person is licensed
by the professional soil scientist section as a professional soil
9scientist under this chapter.
AB726,515
10Section
515. 470.03 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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11470.03 (title)
Duties of the examining board department.
AB726,516
12Section
516. 470.03 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.03
(1) (intro.) The
examining board department shall do all of the
14following:
AB726,517
15Section
517. 470.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.03
(1) (a)
Upon the advice of the professional geologist section, promulgate 17Promulgate rules establishing requirements and standards for the practice of
18professional geology by a person who is licensed as a professional geologist under this
19chapter, including a code of ethics that governs the practice of professional geology.
AB726,518
20Section
518. 470.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.03
(1) (b)
Upon the advice of the professional hydrologist section,
22promulgate Promulgate rules establishing requirements and standards for the
23practice of professional hydrology by a person who is licensed as a professional
24hydrologist under this chapter, including a code of ethics that governs the practice
25of professional hydrology.
AB726,519
1Section
519. 470.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.03
(1) (c)
Upon the advice of the professional soil scientist section,
3promulgate Promulgate rules establishing requirements and standards for the
4practice of professional soil science by a person who is licensed as a professional soil
5scientist under this chapter, including a code of ethics that governs the practice of
6professional soil science.
AB726,520
7Section
520. 470.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.03
(2) Upon the advice of the appropriate section of the examining board,
9the examining board The department may promulgate rules that establish
10continuing education requirements that a person must satisfy to be eligible to renew
11a license that is issued under this chapter.
AB726,521
12Section
521. 470.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.03
(3) Upon the advice of the appropriate section of the examining board,
14the examining board The department may promulgate rules that exempt a person
15who is engaged in a profession related to those listed in s. 470.025 (12) (intro.) from
16the requirement to obtain a license under this chapter if the practice of the profession
17by the person involves only the incidental practice of geology, hydrology, or soil
18science, as defined in s. 470.025 (12) (a), and the person does not designate himself
19or herself as a professional geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist or use any other
20title, letters, or designation that represents or tends to represent that the person is
21a professional geologist, hydrologist, or soil scientist.
AB726,522
22Section
522. 470.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(1) (intro.) The
professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist
24section department may not grant a license under this chapter unless an applicant
25does each of the following:
AB726,523
1Section
523. 470.04 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(2) (intro.) The
professional geologist section department shall grant a
3professional geologist license to a person who satisfies the requirements under sub.
4(1) and who submits evidence satisfactory to the
section department of all of the
5following:
AB726,524
6Section
524. 470.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(2) (b) Subject to sub. (7), that he or she has a bachelor's degree with
8course credits in geology of a variety and nature sufficient to constitute a geology
9major from a college or university approved by the
examining board department.
AB726,525
10Section
525. 470.04 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(2) (c) 1. (intro.) Subject to sub. (5), at least 5 years of professional
12experience in geologic work of a character satisfactory to the
section which 13department that demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible
14charge of geologic work. At least 2 years of the geologic work required under this
15subdivision must have been performed under the supervision of any of the following:
AB726,526
16Section
526. 470.04 (2) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,132,1817
470.04
(2) (c) 1. c. Any other person whom the
section department determines
18is qualified to have responsible charge of geologic work.
AB726,527
19Section
527. 470.04 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(2) (c) 2. Subject to sub. (6), at least 7 years of professional experience
21in geologic work of a character satisfactory to the
section which department that 22demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of geologic
23work, with a satisfactory evaluation of the last 2 years of the professional experience
24under a peer review system approved by the
section
department.