SB751: Bill Text

The bill makes various other changes to the laws governing the regulation of professions and buildings and safety, including:

1. The bill makes various technical changes in the nursing practice law, including changes regarding which individuals are required to complete the nursing workforce survey.

2. The bill eliminates requirements that certain Cemetery Board filings be notarized.

3. The bill changes the renewal date for physician assistants from March 1 of each odd-numbered year to March 1 of each even-numbered year.

4. The bill provides that a mining inspector employed by DSPS must have experience in underground mining or be a graduate of a recognized college with a degree of mining engineering. Under current law, DSPS is allowed to employ a mining inspector who is not a graduate only if the inspector has at least ten years experience.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB751,1 Section 1. 15.405 (7c) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,3,3 15.405 (7c) (am) (intro.) The 4 members appointed under par. (a) 1. shall consist include all of the following:

SB751,2 Section 2. 15.405 (7c) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,3,6 15.405 (7c) (am) 1. One At least one member who is certified under ch. 457 as an advanced practice social worker.

SB751,3 Section 3. 15.405 (7c) (am) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB751,4 Section 4. 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,3,10 15.405 (7c) (am) 3. One At least one member who is licensed under ch. 457 as a clinical social worker.

SB751,5 Section 5. 15.405 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,4,6 15.405 (7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the department of safety and professional services. The board of nursing shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms: 5 currently licensed registered nurses under ch. 441; 2 one currently licensed practical nurses nurse under ch. 441; one member who is either a licensed registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse under ch. 441; and 2 public members. Each registered nurse member shall have graduated from a program in professional nursing and each practical nurse member shall have graduated from a program in practical nursing accredited by the state in which the program was conducted.

SB751,6 Section 6. 15.405 (10r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,4,14 15.405 (10r) (b) Of the appraiser members of the board, at least one shall be certified under s. 458.06 as a general appraiser, and at least one shall be certified under s. 458.06 as a residential appraiser and one shall be licensed under s. 458.08 as an appraiser. No public member of the board may be connected with or have any financial interest in an appraisal business or in any other real estate-related business. Section 15.08 (1m) (am) applies to the public members of the board. No member of the board may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

SB751,7 Section 7. 15.405 (10r) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB751,8 Section 8. 15.406 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,4,18 15.406 (6) (a) 2. One public member who satisfies the requirements under s. 460.03 (2m) (b).

SB751,9 Section 9. 101.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,5,2 101.12 (5) (b) A person requesting to inspect or copy plans shall submit a written application identifying the structure or proposed structure whose plans are sought to be inspected or copied, providing the full name and address of the requester and stating that any information obtained from the inspection or copying will not be used for any unlawful or unfair competitive purpose and that the information set forth in the application is true and correct. The department, city, village, town or county shall promptly transmit a copy of the application to the owner of the structure or proposed structure and the submitter of the plans being inspected or copied.

SB751,10 Section 10. 101.15 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,5,6 101.15 (2) (d) 1. Employ additional mining inspectors, who each of whom shall have had at least 10 years experience in underground mining or be a graduate of a recognized college with a degree of mining engineering.

SB751,11 Section 11. 101.16 (3g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 101.16 (3g).

SB751,12 Section 12. 101.16 (3g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB751,13 Section 13. 101.653 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,5,11 101.653 (5) (b) 2. A written determination by the department, issued every 3 5 years, of whether or not the county, city, village, or town complies with par. (a).

SB751,14 Section 14. 118.135 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,5,17 118.135 (2) A pupil who complies with a request under sub. (1) shall provide evidence of an eye examination or evaluation by December 31 following the pupil's enrollment in kindergarten. The school board or charter school shall provide pupils with the form distributed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 440.03 (16) for that purpose.

SB751,15 Section 15. 157.63 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,5,23 157.63 (2) (b) A notarized statement of a person who is legally authorized to act on behalf of the religious association under this section that, during the reporting period under s. 157.62, each cemetery and the cemetery authority of each cemetery specified under par. (a) have either fully complied or have substantially complied with ss. 157.11 (9g) (c) and 157.12 (3).

SB751,16 Section 16. 440.03 (16) of the statutes is repealed.

SB751,17 Section 17. 440.04 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

SB751,18 Section 18. 440.08 (2) (a) 59. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,6,3 440.08 (2) (a) 59. Physician assistant: March 1 of each odd-numbered even-numbered year.

SB751,19 Section 19. 440.11 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB751,20 Section 20. 440.92 (9) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,6,11 440.92 (9) (b) 3. A notarized statement of a person who is legally authorized to act on behalf of the religious association under this subsection that, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date on which the certification is filed with the board, each employee specified under subd. 2. and the cemetery authority have either fully complied or have substantially complied with subs. (2), (3) (a) and (b) and (5).

SB751,21 Section 21. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,6,16 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) The board shall require each applicant for the renewal of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license, certificate, or permit issued under this chapter to do all of the following as a condition for renewing the license, certificate, or permit:

SB751,22 Section 22. 441.01 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,6,20 441.01 (7) (a) 1. Complete and submit to the department with the application for renewal of the license, certificate, or permit a nursing workforce survey developed by the department of workforce development under s. 106.30 (2).

SB751,23 Section 23. 441.01 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,7,3 441.01 (7) (b) The board may not renew a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license, certificate, or permit under this chapter unless the renewal applicant has completed the nursing workforce survey to the satisfaction of the board. The board shall establish standards to determine whether the survey has been completed. The board shall, by no later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, submit all completed nursing workforce survey forms to the department of workforce development.

SB751,24 Section 24. 441.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,7,9 441.06 (3) A registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7) and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SB751,25 Section 25. 441.08 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,7,20 441.08 Temporary permit. A nurse who has graduated from a school approved by the board or that the board has authorized to admit students pending approval but who is not licensed in this state may be granted a temporary permit upon payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6) by the board to practice for compensation until the nurse can qualify for licensure. The temporary permit may be renewed once. Each applicant for renewal of a temporary permit under this section shall complete the nursing workforce survey and pay the fee required under s. 441.01 (7). Further renewals may be granted in hardship cases. The board may promulgate rules limiting the use and duration of temporary permits and providing for revocation of temporary permits.

SB751,26 Section 26. 441.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,8,9 441.15 (3) (b) On or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), a person issued a license under par. (a) and practicing nurse-midwifery shall submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving his or her name, residence, the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7), and other information that the board requires by rule, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). If applicable, the person shall also submit evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has in effect the malpractice liability insurance required under the rules promulgated under sub. (5) (bm). The board shall grant to a person who pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) for renewal of a license to practice nurse-midwifery and who satisfies the requirements of this paragraph the renewal of his or her license to practice nurse-midwifery and the renewal of his or her license to practice as a registered nurse.

SB751,27 Section 27. 441.16 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,8,14 441.16 (3) (d) Establishing procedures for maintaining a certificate to issue prescription orders, including requirements for continuing education and a requirement to complete the nursing workforce survey and submit the fee required under s. 441.01 (7).

SB751,28 Section 28. 448.13 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,8,19 448.13 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), each physician shall, in each 2nd year at the time of include with his or her application for a certificate of registration under s. 448.07, submit proof of attendance at and completion of all of the following:

SB751,29 Section 29. 448.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,8,24 448.13 (2) Each person licensed as a perfusionist shall, in each 2nd year at the time of include with his or her application for a certificate of registration under s. 448.07, submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements promulgated by rule by the board.

SB751,30 Section 30. 448.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,9,5 448.13 (3) Each person licensed as an anesthesiologist assistant shall, in each 2nd year at the time of include with his or her application for a certificate of registration under s. 448.07, submit proof of meeting the criteria for recertification by the National Commission on Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or by a successor entity, including any continuing education requirements.

SB751,31 Section 31. 470.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB751,9,14 470.05 Examination. Beginning no later than January 1, 2000, the appropriate section of the examining board shall conduct or arrange for examinations for licensure as a professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the section. Examinations for licensure under this section chapter shall require an applicant to demonstrate minimum competency in the principles and practice of subjects substantially related to the practice of professional geology, hydrology , or soil science and may consist of one or more written or oral tests, or both.

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