AB64,2026 21Section 2026. 448.675 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,853,222 448.675 (1) (e) Unless a suspended license is revoked during the period of
23suspension, upon expiration of the period of suspension the affiliated credentialing
24board shall reinstate the person's license, except that the affiliated credentialing

1board may, as a condition precedent to the reinstatement of the license, require the
2person to pass the examinations required for the original grant of the license.
AB64,2027 3Section 2027. 448.675 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,853,64 448.675 (1) (f) The affiliated credentialing board shall comply with rules of
5procedure for the investigation, hearing, and action promulgated by the department
6under s. 440.03 (1).
AB64,2028 7Section 2028. 448.675 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,853,118 448.675 (1) (g) Nothing in this subsection prohibits the affiliated credentialing
9board, in its discretion, from investigating and conducting disciplinary proceedings
10on allegations of unprofessional conduct by a licensee when the allegations of
11unprofessional conduct may also constitute allegations of negligence in treatment.
AB64,2029 12Section 2029. 448.675 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,854,413 448.675 (2) Suspension pending hearing. The affiliated credentialing board
14may summarily suspend a license granted by the affiliated credentialing board
15under this subchapter for a period not to exceed 30 days pending hearing if the
16affiliated credentialing board has in its possession evidence establishing probable
17cause to believe that the licensee has violated the provisions of this subchapter and
18that it is necessary to suspend the license immediately to protect the public health,
19safety, or welfare. The licensee shall be granted an opportunity to be heard during
20the determination of whether or not probable cause exists. The affiliated
21credentialing
board may designate any of its officers to exercise the authority
22granted by this subsection to suspend summarily a license, for a period not exceeding
2372 hours. If a license has been summarily suspended by the affiliated credentialing
24board or any of its officers, the affiliated credentialing board may, while the hearing
25is in progress, extend the initial period of suspension for not more than an additional

130 days. If the licensee has caused a delay in the hearing process, the affiliated
2credentialing
board may subsequently suspend the license from the time the hearing
3is commenced until a final decision is issued or may delegate such authority to the
4hearing examiner.
AB64,2030 5Section 2030. 448.675 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,854,116 448.675 (3) Voluntary surrender. A licensee may voluntarily surrender his
7or her license to the secretary of the affiliated credentialing board, but the secretary
8board may refuse to accept the surrender if the affiliated credentialing board has
9received an allegation of unprofessional conduct against the licensee. The affiliated
10credentialing
board may negotiate stipulations in consideration for accepting the
11surrender of a license.
AB64,2031 12Section 2031. 448.675 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,854,1613 448.675 (4) Restoration of license, certificate or limited permit. The
14affiliated credentialing board may restore a license which that has been voluntarily
15surrendered or revoked under this subchapter on such terms and conditions as it
16considers appropriate.
AB64,2032 17Section 2032. 448.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,854,2418 448.68 (1) Within 30 days after receipt of a report under s. 50.36 (3) (c), the
19affiliated credentialing board shall notify the licensee, in writing, of the substance
20of the report. The licensee and the licensee's authorized representative may examine
21the report and may place into the record a statement, of reasonable length, of the
22licensee's view of the correctness or relevance of any information in the report. The
23licensee may institute an action in circuit court to amend or expunge any part of the
24licensee's record related to the report.
AB64,2033 25Section 2033. 448.68 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,855,7
1448.68 (2) If the affiliated credentialing board determines that a report
2submitted under s. 50.36 (3) (c) is without merit or that the licensee has sufficiently
3improved his or her conduct, the affiliated credentialing board shall remove the
4report from the licensee's record. If no report about a licensee is filed under s. 50.36
5(3) (c) for 2 consecutive years, the licensee may petition the affiliated credentialing
6board to remove any prior reports, which did not result in disciplinary action, from
7his or her record.
AB64,2034 8Section 2034. 448.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,855,139 448.68 (3) Upon the request of a hospital, the affiliated credentialing board
10shall provide the hospital with all information relating to a licensee's loss, reduction
11or suspension of staff privileges from other hospitals and all information relating to
12the licensee's being found guilty of unprofessional conduct. In this subsection,
13“hospital" has the meaning specified under s. 50.33 (2).
AB64,2035 14Section 2035. 448.685 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,855,20 15448.685 Injunctive relief. If the affiliated credentialing board has reason to
16believe that a person is violating this subchapter or a rule promulgated under this
17subchapter, the affiliated credentialing board, the department, the attorney general,
18or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to
19any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of this state to enjoin
20the person from the violation.
AB64,2036 21Section 2036. 448.69 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,856,222 448.69 (2) Appeal. A person aggrieved by an action taken under this
23subchapter by the affiliated credentialing board , or its officers or its agents may
24apply for judicial review as provided in ch. 227, and shall file notice of such appeal
25with the secretary of the affiliated credentialing board within 30 days. No court of

1this state may enter an ex parte stay of an action taken by the affiliated credentialing
2board under this subchapter.
AB64,2037 3Section 2037. 448.695 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,856,54 448.695 (1) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate all of
5the following rules:
AB64,2038 6Section 2038. 448.695 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,856,87 448.695 (2) The affiliated credentialing board may promulgate rules to carry
8out the purposes of this subchapter.
AB64,2039 9Section 2039. 448.695 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,856,1610 448.695 (3) The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules
11specifying the requirements for a course of instruction related to X-ray examinations
12by persons under the direct supervision of a podiatrist under s. 462.02 (2) (f). In
13promulgating the rules, the affiliated credentialing board shall consult with the
14radiography examining board and
shall examine laws and rules in other states. The
15affiliated credentialing board shall approve courses that meet the requirements set
16forth in the rules.
AB64,2040 17Section 2040. 448.87 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,856,2218 448.87 (3) The affiliated credentialing board may, in addition to or in lieu of any
19disciplinary action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each
20separate offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (h) if the violation
21presents a serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued
22violation constitutes a separate offense.
AB64,2041 23Section 2041. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.95] of the
24statutes is renumbered subchapter III (title) of chapter 464 [precedes 464.40] and
25amended to read:
AB64,857,1
1Chapter 464
AB64,857,22 Subchapter III
AB64,857,43 ATHLETIC TRAINERS AFFILIATED
4 CREDENTIALING BOARD
AB64,2042 5Section 2042. 448.95 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 464.40 (intro.).
AB64,2043 6Section 2043. 448.95 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2044 7Section 2044. 448.95 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 464.40 (1).
AB64,2045 8Section 2045. 448.95 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 464.40 (2), and 464.40
9(2) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,857,1110 464.40 (2) (a) Preventing, recognizing, and evaluating injuries or illnesses
11sustained while participating in physical activity.
AB64,2046 12Section 2046. 448.95 (5m) of the statutes is renumbered 464.40 (3) and
13amended to read:
AB64,857,1614 464.40 (3) “Consulting physician" means a person licensed as a physician
15under subch. II of ch. 448 who consults with an athletic trainer while the athletic
16trainer is engaging in athletic training.
AB64,2047 17Section 2047. 448.95 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 464.40 (5).
AB64,2048 18Section 2048. 448.95 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 464.40 (6).
AB64,2049 19Section 2049. 448.951 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2050 20Section 2050. 448.951 of the statutes is renumbered 464.41 (1) and amended
21to read:
AB64,858,222 464.41 (1) Except as provided in s. 448.952 sub. (2), no person may designate
23himself or herself as an athletic trainer or use or assume the title “athletic trainer",
24“licensed athletic trainer", “certified athletic trainer ," or “registered athletic trainer"
25or append to the person's name any other title, letters, or designation that represents

1or may tend to represent the person as an athletic trainer unless the person is
2licensed under this subchapter.
AB64,2051 3Section 2051. 448.952 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,2052 4Section 2052. 448.952 of the statutes is renumbered 464.41 (2), and 464.41 (2)
5(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,858,86 464.41 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
7permit, registration, or certification granted by this state or the federal government,
8if the person does not represent himself or herself as an athletic trainer.
AB64,2053 9Section 2053. 448.9525 of the statutes is renumbered 464.42, and 464.42
10(title), (1) (intro.), (c) and (e) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,858,12 11464.42 (title) Duties of affiliated credentialing examining board. (1)
12(intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board shall do all of the following:
AB64,858,1413 (c) Prescribe a form for the recording of a protocol required under s. 448.956
14464.47 (1).
AB64,858,2015 (e) Promulgate rules requiring each applicant for a license under this
16subchapter to submit evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining
17board that the applicant has current proficiency in the use of an automated external
18defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization,
19or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such
20instruction.
AB64,858,24 21(2) Subject to s. 448.956 464.47 (1), (4) and (5), the affiliated credentialing
22examining board and the medical examining board shall jointly promulgate rules
23relating to the minimum requirements of a protocol required under s. 448.956 464.47
24(1).
AB64,2054
1Section 2054. 448.953 of the statutes is renumbered 464.43, and 464.43 (1)
2(intro.), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h) and (i), (2) (intro.) and (5) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, are
3amended to read:
AB64,859,54 464.43 (1) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board shall grant an
5athletic trainer license to a person who does all of the following:
AB64,859,86 (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
7to the affiliated credentialing examining board that he or she does not have an arrest
8or conviction record.
AB64,859,119 (d) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
10to the affiliated credentialing examining board that he or she does not have a history
11of alcohol or other drug abuse.
AB64,859,1412 (e) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining
13board that he or she has received at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited
14college or university.
AB64,859,1915 (f) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining
16board that he or she has met the requirements for certification established by the
17National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor
18agency, and has passed the certification examination administered by the National
19Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor agency.
AB64,859,2020 (h) Passes an examination under s. 448.954 464.44.
AB64,859,2521 (i) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing examining
22board that he or she has current proficiency in the use of an automated external
23defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization,
24or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such
25instruction.
AB64,860,4
1(2) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board may waive the
2requirements under sub. (1) (c) to (i) for an applicant for a license under sub. (1) who
3establishes to the satisfaction of the affiliated credentialing examining board all of
4the following:
AB64,860,6 5(5) (b) (intro.) A statement that the applicant authorizes the affiliated
6credentialing
examining board to have access to any of the following:
AB64,2055 7Section 2055. 448.954 of the statutes is renumbered 464.44 and amended to
8read:
AB64,860,14 9464.44 Examination. (1) The affiliated credentialing Except as provided in
10sub. (2), the examining
board shall conduct or arrange for examinations for athletic
11trainer licensure at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the
12affiliated credentialing examining board. Examinations shall consist of written or
13oral tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in
14subjects substantially related to athletic training.
AB64,860,18 15(2) In lieu of an examination under sub. (1), the affiliated credentialing
16examining board may accept the results of an examination administered by the
17National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor
18agency.
AB64,2056 19Section 2056. 448.9545 of the statutes is renumbered 464.45, and 464.45 (1)
20(a) and (2) (intro.) and (b) 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,860,2521 464.45 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953
22464.43 (1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding
23the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 credit
24hours of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated
25credentialing
examining board.
AB64,861,2
1(2) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing examining board may approve any of
2the following courses for continuing education credit:
AB64,861,73 (b) 2. Each member of the course faculty has expertise in the subject area of the
4course because he or she has received a degree from an accredited college or
5university relating to the subject area, has experience or special training in the
6subject area covered by the course, or has previously taught the subject area covered
7by the course.
AB64,2057 8Section 2057. 448.955 of the statutes is renumbered 464.46, and 464.46 (1),
9(2) (intro.), (a) and (c) and (3) (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,861,1110 464.46 (1) The renewal dates date for licenses granted under this subchapter
11are is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB64,861,16 12(2) (intro.) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a
13form provided, subject to sub. (3), by the department and shall include the renewal
14fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory
15to the affiliated credentialing examining board that the licensee has all of the
16following:
AB64,861,1917 (a) Completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal
18date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), the continuing education requirements specified
19in s. 448.9545 464.45.
AB64,861,2120 (c) Liability insurance or a surety bond in at least the minimum amount
21required by the rules promulgated under s. 448.9525 464.42 (1) (d).
AB64,861,25 22(3) (c) A statement, signed by the licensee and the licensee's consulting
23physician, that a current copy of the protocol required under s. 448.956 464.47 (1) is
24on file at the place of employment of the athletic trainer and of the consulting
25physician.
AB64,2058
1Section 2058. 448.956 of the statutes is renumbered 464.47, and 464.47 (1) (a),
2(1m), (3) (intro.) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,862,73 464.47 (1) (a) A licensee may engage in athletic training only in accordance
4with an evaluation and treatment protocol that is established by the athletic trainer
5and approved by the consulting physician in accordance with the rules promulgated
6under s. 448.9525 464.42 (2) and recorded on a protocol form prescribed by the
7affiliated credentialing examining board under s. 448.9525 464.42 (1) (c).
AB64,862,14 8(1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to an
9individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic training
10as described under s. 448.95 464.40 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation
11setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a
12practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter
13subch. I or II of this chapter; under ch. 446; under subch. II, IV, or V of ch. 448; or
14under s. 441.16 (2).
AB64,862,16 15(3) (intro.) When working on behalf of his or her employer, a licensee may, in
16accordance with a protocol established under sub. (1) (a), do all any of the following:
AB64,862,22 17(4) If a licensee or the consulting physician of the licensee determines that a
18patient's medical condition is beyond the scope of practice of the licensee, the licensee
19shall, in accordance with the protocol established under sub. (1) (a), refer the patient
20to a health care practitioner who is licensed under subch. I of this chapter; under ch.
21446 or; under ch. 447; or under subch. II, III or IV of ch. 448 and who can provide
22appropriate treatment to the patient.
AB64,2059 23Section 2059. 448.957 of the statutes is renumbered 464.48, and 464.48 (1),
24(2) (intro.), (c), (d) and (h) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,863,4
1464.48 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
2credentialing
examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to
3determine whether a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
4subchapter has occurred.
AB64,863,8 5(2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the affiliated
6credentialing
examining board may reprimand a licensee or may deny, limit,
7suspend, or revoke a license granted under this subchapter if it finds that the
8applicant or licensee has done any of the following:
AB64,863,99 (c) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive, or misleading.
AB64,863,1010 (d) Advertised, practiced, or attempted to practice under another's name.
AB64,863,1211 (h) Failed to cooperate with the affiliated credentialing examining board in an
12investigation under this section.
AB64,863,15 13(3) In addition to or in lieu of the penalties provided under sub. (2), the
14affiliated credentialing examining board may assess against an applicant or licensee
15a forfeiture of not more than $10,000 for each violation specified under sub. (2).
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