AB726,133,1511
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:
AB726,133,1817
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:
AB726,133,2420
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:
AB726,134,4
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:
AB726,134,96
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:
AB726,134,1611
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:
AB726,134,1918
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:
AB726,134,2521
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:
AB726,135,62
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:
AB726,135,128
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:
AB726,135,1814
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:
AB726,136,920
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:
AB726,136,18
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.
AB726,543
19Section
543. 470.06 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,136,25
20470.06 Reciprocal licenses. (intro.) Upon application and payment of the
21fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the
appropriate section of the examining board 22department may issue a professional geologist, hydrologist
, or soil scientist license
23to a person who has been issued a similar license by another state or territory of the
24United States or in another country if he or she submits evidence satisfactory to the
25section department of all of the following:
AB726,544
1Section
544. 470.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,137,8
2470.07 Renewal of licenses. The renewal dates for licenses granted under
3this chapter are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be
4submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include
5the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence
6satisfactory to the
appropriate section of the examining board department that the
7applicant has completed any continuing education requirements specified in rules
8promulgated under s. 470.03 (2).
AB726,545
9Section
545. 470.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,137,1310
470.08
(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
appropriate
11section of the examining board department may make investigations and conduct
12hearings to determine whether a violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated
13under this chapter has occurred.
AB726,546
14Section
546. 470.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,137,1815
470.08
(2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
16appropriate section of the examining board department may reprimand a person
17issued a license under this chapter, or may deny, limit, suspend
, or revoke a license
18under this chapter, if the applicant or license holder has done any of the following:
AB726,547
19Section
547. 470.08 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,137,2220
470.08
(2) (g) Violated any requirement or standard relating to the practice of
21professional geology, hydrology
, or soil science established by the
examining board 22department by rule.
AB726,548
23Section
548. 470.08 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,137,2524
470.08
(2) (i) Failed to cooperate with the
examining board department in an
25investigation under this section.
AB726,549
1Section
549. 470.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,138,102
470.08
(3) The
examining board department may reprimand a firm,
3partnership
, or corporation that holds a certificate of authorization issued under this
4chapter or may limit, suspend
, or revoke such a certificate if any of the agents,
5employees
, or officers of the firm, partnership
, or corporation has committed any act
6or has been guilty of any conduct
which that would authorize a reprimand or a
7limitation, suspension
, or revocation of a license under this chapter, unless the firm,
8partnership
, or corporation submits evidence satisfactory to the
examining board 9department that the agent, employee
, or officer is no longer practicing or offering to
10practice professional geology, hydrology
, or soil science in its behalf.
AB726,550
11Section
550. 470.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,138,2012
470.08
(4) Any person may make charges that any holder of a license or
13certificate of authorization issued under this chapter has committed an act for which
14a reprimand or limitation, suspension
, or revocation of registration is authorized
15under sub. (2). Such charges shall be in writing, shall be sworn to by the person
16making them
, and shall be submitted to the
examining board department. The
17examining board department may, on its own motion, make such charges. All
18charges, unless dismissed by the
examining board
department as unfounded or
19trivial, shall be heard by the
appropriate section of the examining board department,
20subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1).
AB726,551
21Section
551. 470.08 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,139,222
470.08
(5) If, after a hearing under sub. (4),
3 members of a section of the
23examining board vote in favor of sustaining department sustains the charges
24specified in sub. (4), the
examining board department shall reprimand the holder of
1the license or certificate of authorization or limit, suspend
, or revoke the license or
2certificate.
AB726,552
3Section
552. 470.08 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,139,104
470.08
(6) The
examining board department, for reasons the
appropriate
5section of the examining board department considers sufficient, may reissue a
6license or certificate of record to any person whose certificate has been revoked
if 3
7members of the section vote in favor of the reissuance. Subject to the rules of the
8examining board department, the
examining board department may, upon payment
9of the required fee, issue a new license or certificate of authorization to replace any
10license or certificate that is revoked, lost, destroyed
, or mutilated.
AB726,553
11Section
553. Chapter 480 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
12read:
AB726,139,1313
chapter 480
AB726,139,1414
auctioneers
AB726,554
15Section
554. 480.01 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,555
16Section
555. 480.04 of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,556
17Section
556. 480.06 of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,557
18Section
557. 480.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,139,2119
480.18
(3) An auctioneer shall, upon reasonable notice, make the records
20described in sub. (1) available for inspection and copying by the department
or the
21board.
AB726,558
22Section
558. 480.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,140,523
480.24
(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
board 24department may make investigations or conduct hearings to determine whether a
25violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter has occurred.
1The
board department may require a registrant or an auction company
2representative of an auction company that is a registrant to undergo and may
3consider the results of one or more physical, mental
, or professional competency
4examinations if the
board department believes that the results of any of those
5examinations may be useful to the
board department in conducting its investigation.
AB726,559
6Section
559. 480.24 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,140,117
480.24
(2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
8board department may reprimand a registrant or deny, limit, suspend
, or revoke a
9certificate under this chapter if it finds that the applicant or registrant or an auction
10company representative of an auction company that is an applicant or registrant has
11done any of the following:
AB726,560
12Section
560. 480.24 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,140,1613
480.24
(3) (intro.) The
board department may, as a condition of removing a
14limitation imposed under this chapter on a certificate issued under this chapter or
15of reinstating a certificate that has been suspended or revoked under this chapter,
16do any of the following:
AB726,561
17Section
561. 480.24 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,140,2318
480.24
(3) (a) Require the registrant or an auction company representative of
19an auction company that is a registrant to obtain minimum results specified by the
20board department on one or more physical, mental
, or professional competency
21examinations if the
board department determines that obtaining the minimum
22results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation,
23suspension
, or revocation was imposed.
AB726,562
24Section
562. 632.895 (12m) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,141,2
1632.895
(12m) (b) 7. An occupational therapist, as defined in s.
448.96 464.20 2(4).
AB726,563
3Section
563. 655.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,141,84
655.45
(1) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1986, and for each quarter
5thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with
6the medical examining board, the
physical medical therapy examining board,
the
7podiatry affiliated credentialing board, the board of nursing
, and the department,
8respectively, regarding health care providers licensed by the respective bodies.
AB726,564
9Section
564. 655.45 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,141,1410
655.45
(1m) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1995, and for each quarter
11thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with
12the
dietitians affiliated credentialing board department of safety and professional
13services regarding health care providers certified
by the dietitians affiliated
14credentialing board under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB726,565
15Section
565. 895.48 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,142,216
895.48
(1m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician, physician
17assistant,
or podiatrist
, or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor
18licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447,
athletic trainer licensed under
19subch. III of ch. 464, emergency medical technician licensed under s. 256.15, first
20responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or
21a massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under
ch. 460 subch. IV of ch.
22464 who renders voluntary health care to a participant in an athletic event or contest
23sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school,
24as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), a public
25agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is
1immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if
2all of the following conditions exist:
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1. The health care is rendered at the site of the event or contest, during
4transportation to a health care facility from the event or contest, or in a locker room
5or similar facility immediately before, during
, or immediately after the event or
6contest.
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2. The physician, podiatrist, athletic trainer, chiropractor, dentist, emergency
8medical technician, first responder, physician assistant, registered nurse, massage
9therapist
, or bodywork therapist does not receive compensation for the health care,
10other than reimbursement for expenses.
AB726,566
11Section
566. 905.015 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,142,1512
905.015
(2) (intro.) In addition to the privilege under sub. (1), a person who is
13licensed as an interpreter under s.
440.032 (3) 459.42 may not disclose any aspect of
14a confidential communication facilitated by the interpreter unless one of the
15following conditions applies:
AB726,567
16Section
567. 938.78 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,143,417
938.78
(2) (g) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing
18information about an individual in its care or legal custody on the written request
19of the department of safety and professional services or of any interested examining
20board or affiliated credentialing board in that department for use in any
21investigation or proceeding relating to any alleged misconduct by any person who is
22credentialed or who is seeking credentialing under ch. 448, 455
or, 457
, or 464.
23Unless authorized by an order of the court, the department of safety and professional
24services and any examining board or affiliated credentialing board in that
25department shall keep confidential any information obtained under this paragraph
1and may not disclose the name of or any other identifying information about the
2individual who is the subject of the information disclosed, except to the extent that
3redisclosure of that information is necessary for the conduct of the investigation or
4proceeding for which that information was obtained.
AB726,9138
5Section 9138.
Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional
Services.
AB726,143,7
6(1)
Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the
7department of safety and professional services.
AB726,143,14
8(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
9liabilities of the auctioneer board, cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing
10board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil
11scientists, and all assets and liabilities of the medical examining board that are
12primarily related to the functions of the dietitians affiliated credentialing board, as
13determined by the secretary of safety and professional services, become the assets
14and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services.
AB726,143,22
15(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
16records and other tangible personal property of the auctioneer board, cemetery
17board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional
18geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists, and all records and other tangible
19personal property of the medical examining board that are primarily related to the
20functions of the dietitians affiliated credentialing board, as determined by the
21secretary of safety and professional services, are transferred to the department of
22safety and professional services.
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23(c)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the auctioneer board, cemetery
24board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional
1geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists remain in effect and are transferred to the
2department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and
3professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the
4contract is modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional
5services to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB726,144,13
6(d)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the cemetery board, dietitians
7affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists,
8hydrologists, and soil scientists that are in effect on the effective date of this
9paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended
10or repealed by the department of safety and professional services. All orders issued
11by those boards and by the auctioneer board that are in effect on the effective date
12of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
13modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services.
AB726,144,20
14(e)
Pending matters. All matters pending with the auctioneer board, cemetery
15board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional
16geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists on the effective date of this paragraph are
17transferred to the department of safety and professional services and all materials
18submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters
19are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and
20professional services.
AB726,144,2221
(2)
Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the
22medical examining board.
AB726,144,2523
(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
24liabilities of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining
25board become the assets and liabilities of the medical examining board.
AB726,145,4
1(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
2records and other tangible personal property of the podiatry affiliated credentialing
3board and radiography examining board are transferred to the medical examining
4board.
AB726,145,95
(c)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the podiatry affiliated credentialing
6board and radiography examining board remain in effect and are transferred to the
7medical examining board. The medical examining board shall carry out any
8obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the
9medical examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB726,145,1610
(d)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the podiatry affiliated
11credentialing board and radiography examining board that are in effect on the
12effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
13or until amended or repealed by the medical examining board. All orders issued by
14those boards that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect
15until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the medical
16examining board.
AB726,145,2117
(e)
Pending matters. All matters pending with the podiatry affiliated
18credentialing board and radiography examining board on the effective date of this
19paragraph are transferred to the medical examining board and all materials
20submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters
21are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the medical examining board.
AB726,145,22
22(3)
Transfer of regulation of sign language interpreters.