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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:
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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:
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19464.10 (title)
Violations and penalties.
AB726,502
20Section
502. 464.27 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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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508. 470.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.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509. 470.01 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.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510. 470.01 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.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511. 470.01 (8) of the statutes is repealed.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:
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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.
AB726,528
25Section
528. 470.04 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1470.04
(3) (intro.) The
professional hydrologist section department shall grant
2a professional hydrologist license to a person who satisfies the requirements under
3sub. (1) and who submits evidence satisfactory to the
section department of all of the
4following:
AB726,529
5Section
529. 470.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(3) (b) Subject to sub. (7), that he or she has a bachelor's degree with
7course credits in hydrology or water resources of a variety and nature sufficient to
8constitute a hydrology or water resources major from a college or university approved
9by the
examining board department.
AB726,530
10Section
530. 470.04 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(3) (c) 1. (intro.) Subject to sub. (5), at least 5 years of professional
12experience in hydrologic work of a character satisfactory to the
section which 13department that demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible
14charge of hydrologic work. At least 2 years of the hydrologic work required under this
15subdivision must have been performed under the supervision of any of the following:
AB726,531
16Section
531. 470.04 (3) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(3) (c) 1. c. Any other person who the
section department determines is
18qualified to have responsible charge of hydrologic work.
AB726,532
19Section
532. 470.04 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(3) (c) 2. Subject to sub. (6), at least 7 years of professional experience
21in hydrologic work of a character satisfactory to the
section which department that 22demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of
23hydrologic work, with a satisfactory evaluation of the last 2 years of the professional
24experience under a peer review system approved by the
section department.
AB726,533
25Section
533. 470.04 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1470.04
(4) (intro.) The
professional soil scientist section department shall grant
2a professional soil scientist license to a person who satisfies the requirements under
3sub. (1) and who submits evidence satisfactory to the
section department of all of the
4following:
AB726,534
5Section
534. 470.04 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(4) (b) Subject to sub. (7), that he or she has a bachelor's degree with
7course credits in soil science of a variety and nature sufficient to constitute a soil
8science major from a college or university approved by the
examining board 9department.
AB726,535
10Section
535. 470.04 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(4) (c) 1. (intro.) Subject to sub. (5), at least 5 years of professional
12experience in soil science work of a character satisfactory to the
section which 13department that demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible
14charge of soil science work. At least 2 years of the soil science work required under
15this subdivision must have been performed under the supervision of any of the
16following:
AB726,536
17Section
536. 470.04 (4) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(4) (c) 1. c. Any other person who the
section department determines is
19qualified to have responsible charge of soil science work.
AB726,537
20Section
537. 470.04 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(4) (c) 2. Subject to sub. (6), at least 7 years of professional experience
22in soil science work of a character satisfactory to the
section which department that 23demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of soil
24science work, with a satisfactory evaluation of the last 2 years of the professional
25experience under a peer review system approved by the
section department.
AB726,538
1Section
538. 470.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(5) The
appropriate section of the examining board department shall
3reduce the 5-year-experience requirement under sub. (2) (c) 1., (3) (c) 1.
, or (4) (c) 1.
4to 4 years if an applicant for a license has one or more advanced degrees, approved
5by the
section department, in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology,
6engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, soil science
, or a related science.
AB726,539
7Section
539. 470.04 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(6) The
appropriate section of the examining board department shall
9reduce the 7-year-experience requirement under sub. (2) (c) 2., (3) (c) 2.
, or (4) (c) 2.
10to 6 years if an applicant for a license has one or more advanced degrees, approved
11by the
section department, in hydrology, geology, geophysics, geochemistry,
12engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, soil science
, or a related science.
AB726,540
13Section
540. 470.04 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.04
(7) The
appropriate section of the examining board department may
15waive a requirement specified in sub. (2) (b), (3) (b)
, or (4) (b) if an applicant for a
16license has professional experience in excess of 5 years that the applicant
17demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
section department is substantially
18equivalent to the requirement.
AB726,541
19Section
541. 470.045 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.045
(3) (a) A firm, partnership
, or corporation desiring a certificate of
21authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
22the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
23individuals in its employment licensed to practice professional geology, hydrology
, or
24soil science in this state who will be in responsible charge of professional geology,
25hydrology
, or soil science being practiced in this state through the firm, partnership
,
1or corporation and other relevant information required by the
appropriate section of
2the examining board department. A similar type of form shall also accompany the
3renewal fee. If there is a change in any of these persons, the change shall be reported
4on the same type of form, and filed with the department within 30 days after the
5effective date of the change. The
appropriate section of the examining board 6department shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm, partnership
, or
7corporation complying with this subsection upon payment of the initial credential fee
8determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). This subsection does not apply
9to firms, partnerships
, or corporations exempt under s. 470.025 (3).
AB726,542
10Section
542. 470.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
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11470.05 Examination. Beginning no later than January 1, 2000, the
12appropriate section of the examining board The department shall conduct or arrange
13for examinations for licensure as a professional geologist, hydrologist
, or soil
14scientist at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the
section 15department. Examinations under this section shall require an applicant to
16demonstrate minimum competency in the principles and practice of subjects
17substantially related to the practice of professional geology, hydrology
, or soil science
18and may consist of one or more written or oral tests, or both.