Amendment AA1-SB158

SB158-AA1,4,25 146.89 (1) (r) 6. A social worker who holds a certificate granted under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10).

SB158-AA1,17 Section 17. 146.89 (1) (r) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,5,4 146.89 (1) (r) 7. A marriage and family therapist who is licensed under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (3) or a professional counselor who is licensed under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (7).

SB158-AA1,18 Section 18. 146.997 (1) (d) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,5,7 146.997 (1) (d) 11. A social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158-AA1,19 Section 19. 180.1901 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,5,10 180.1901 (1m) (f) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158-AA1,20 Section 20. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,5,14 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158-AA1,21 Section 21. 252.15 (1) (er) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,5,18 252.15 (1) (er) “Social worker" means an individual who is certified or licensed as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, or clinical social worker, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158-AA1,22 Section 22. 253.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,5,24 253.10 (2) (f) “Qualified person assisting the physician" means a social worker certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10), a registered nurse or a physician assistant to whom a physician who is to perform or induce an abortion has delegated the responsibility, as the physician's agent, for providing the information required under sub. (3) (c) 2.

SB158-AA1,23 Section 23. 256.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,6,7 256.215 (2) (b) The emergency medical services provider establishes, submits to the department, and maintains patient care protocols corresponding to the appropriate service level to be used by a community paramedic or a community emergency medical services practitioner. The emergency medical services provider may include in a patient care protocol only those services that do not require a license, certificate, or other credential under subch. II, III, IV, or VII of ch. 448, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 441, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 455, 457, or 459 to provide.

SB158-AA1,24 Section 24. 257.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,6,11 257.01 (1) (a) An individual who, under ch. 455, is licensed as a psychologist or, under subch. I of ch. 457, is certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor.

SB158-AA1,25 Section 25. 257.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,6,17 257.01 (1) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor under subch. I of ch. 457, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

SB158-AA1,26 Section 26. 303.08 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,6,25 303.08 (1) (f) Obtaining counseling or therapy from an approved public treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c), an approved private treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (b), a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (1r), a professional counselor licensed under ch. 457, or a certified, as defined in s. 457.01 (7), an independent social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (2g), or an advanced practice social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c), who is authorized to practice psychotherapy under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158-AA1,27 Section 27. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2u. of the statutes is created to read:

SB158-AA1,7,3 440.03 (11m) (c) 2u. The coordinated data system under s. 457.70 (11), if such disclosure is required under the social work licensure compact under s. 457.70.

SB158-AA1,28 Section 28. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,7,12 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 457.70 (3) (b) 4. and (7) (b) 3.:

SB158-AA1,29 Section 29. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.03 (13) (c) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

SB158-AA1,7,17 440.03 (13) (c) 1. (intro.) The department shall require an all of the following to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints:

SB158-AA1,7,19 a. An applicant for a private detective license or a private security permit under s. 440.26, an.

SB158-AA1,7,21 b. An applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17), an.

SB158-AA1,7,23 c. An applicant for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, an.

SB158-AA1,7,24 d. An applicant for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), an.

SB158-AA1,7,25 e. An applicant for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), an.

SB158-AA1,8,2 f. An applicant for a physical therapist license under s. 448.53 or physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, an .

SB158-AA1,8,6 g. An applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant compact privilege under s. 448.987 (4), and an applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license described in s. 448.987 (5) (b) 2. a., an

SB158-AA1,8,7 h. An applicant for a psychologist license under s. 455.04, and a.

SB158-AA1,8,10 z. A person for whom the department conducts an investigation under par. (b), to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints.

SB158-AA1,8,20 2. The department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards, and the department of justice shall submit the fingerprint cards of all applicants for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, of all applicants for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), of all applicants for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), of all applicants for a physical therapist license under s. 448.53 or a physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, and of all applicants for a psychologist license under s. 455.04 identified in subd. 1. c. to id., to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of the persons fingerprinted and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and convictions.

SB158-AA1,8,23 3. Information obtained from the federal bureau of investigation may be shared with the department or the appropriate credentialing board, but shall otherwise be kept confidential and is not subject to disclosure under s. 19.35.

SB158-AA1,30 Section 30. 440.03 (13) (c) 1. id. of the statutes is created to read:

SB158-AA1,9,3 440.03 (13) (c) 1. id. An applicant for any category of social worker multistate license under s. 457.08 (4m) when required pursuant to the social work licensure compact under s. 457.70.

SB158-AA1,31 Section 31. 440.03 (14) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,9,14 440.03 (14) (am) The department may promulgate rules that establish requirements for granting a license to practice psychotherapy to a person who is registered under par. (a). Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish requirements for obtaining such a license that are comparable to the requirements for obtaining a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor license under subch. I of ch. 457. If the department promulgates rules under this paragraph, the department shall grant a license under this paragraph to a person registered under par. (a) who pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and provides evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she satisfies the requirements established in the rules.

SB158-AA1,32 Section 32. 440.043 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,9,20 440.043 (1) The secretary shall appoint an advisory committee under s. 440.042 to provide advice concerning behavioral health. The advisory committee shall semiannually conduct a review of the requirements for obtaining a credential under s. 440.88 or subch. I of ch. 457 or for other credentials related to behavioral health.”.

SB158-AA1,9,21 3. Page 3, line 3: after that line insert:

SB158-AA1,9,22 “ Section 33. 440.094 (1) (c) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,10,3 440.094 (1) (c) 14. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 or a clinical substance abuse counselor certified under s. 440.88.”.

SB158-AA1,10,5 4. Page 6, line 11: after that line, after the material inserted by senate amendment 1, insert:

SB158-AA1,10,6 “ Section 34. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,10,13 440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c), 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 450.071 (3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 457.70 (3) (b) 4. and (7) (b) 3., the department or a credentialing board may not require that an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's credentialing.

SB158-AA1,35 Section 35. 446.01 (1v) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,10,19 446.01 (1v) (m) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board under subch. I of ch. 457. “Health care professional" also includes an individual who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice, as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (q), under any category of social worker multistate license, as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (r), in this state.

SB158-AA1,36 Section 36. 448.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,11,5 448.08 (4) Professional partnerships and corporations permitted. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, it is lawful for 2 or more physicians, who have entered into a bona fide partnership for the practice of medicine, to render a single bill for such services in the name of such partnership, and it also is lawful for a service corporation to render a single bill for services in the name of the corporation, provided that each individual licensed, registered or certified under this chapter, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 446, 449, 450, 455, 457 or 459 that renders billed services is individually identified as having rendered such services.

SB158-AA1,37 Section 37. 448.67 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,11,13 448.67 (4) Billing by professional partnerships and corporations. If 2 or more podiatrists have entered into a bona fide partnership or formed a service corporation for the practice of podiatry, the partnership or corporation may not render a single bill for podiatry services provided in the name of the partnership or corporation unless each individual licensed, registered or certified under this chapter, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 446, 449, 450, 455, 457 or 459, who provided services is individually identified on the bill as having rendered those services.

SB158-AA1,38 Section 38. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,11,17 450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158-AA1,39 Section 39. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,11,22 CHAPTER 457 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK EXAMINING BOARD

SB158-AA1,40 Section 40. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 457 [precedes 457.01] of the statutes is created to read:

SB158-AA1,11,25 chapter 457

SB158-AA1,12,1 Subchapter I

SB158-AA1,12,4 REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK

SB158-AA1,41 Section 41. 457.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,12,6 457.01 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:

SB158-AA1,42 Section 42. 457.01 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,12,11 457.01 (1c) “Advanced practice social worker" means an individual who holds an advanced practice social worker certificate granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a master's-category multistate license.

SB158-AA1,43 Section 43. 457.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,12,14 457.01 (1g) “Certificate holder" means an individual who is certified under this chapter subchapter.

SB158-AA1,44 Section 44. 457.01 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,12,19 457.01 (1r) “Clinical social worker" means an individual who holds a license to practice clinical social work granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a clinical-category multistate license.

SB158-AA1,45 Section 45. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,12,22 457.01 (1w) “Credential" means a license or certificate granted under this chapter subchapter.

SB158-AA1,46 Section 46. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,12,25 457.01 (2r) “Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter subchapter.

SB158-AA1,47 Section 47. 457.01 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB158-AA1,13,5 457.01 (5g) “Multistate authorization to practice” means the multistate authorization to practice, as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (q), of an individual to practice the appropriate category of social work in this state under a multistate license granted by another state that is a party to the social work licensure compact.

SB158-AA1,48 Section 48. 457.01 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB158-AA1,13,7 457.01 (5r) “Multistate license” has the meaning given in s. 457.70 (2) (r).

SB158-AA1,49 Section 49. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB158-AA1,13,11 457.01 (10) “Social worker" means an individual who holds a social worker certificate granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a bachelor's-category multistate license.

SB158-AA1,50 Section 50. 457.01 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB158-AA1,13,14 457.01 (12) “Social work licensure compact” means the social work licensure compact under s. 457.70.

SB158-AA1,51 Section 51. 457.02 (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (5m) and (6) (c) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB158-AA1,13,18 457.02 Applicability. (intro.) This chapter subchapter does not do any of the following:

SB158-AA1,14,2 (1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “pastoral counselor," “investment counselor," “vocational counselor," “career counselor," “alcohol and drug counselor," “chemical dependency counselor," or “employee assistance counselor," or to engage in such counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.

SB158-AA1,14,6 (2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “school social worker" or “school counselor."

SB158-AA1,14,12 (3) Require a person who is a psychologist or a psychiatrist to be licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “marriage and family therapist," “marriage and family counselor," or “professional counselor" if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term “licensed," “certified," or “registered" or any similar term in connection with the title “marriage and family therapist," “marriage and family counselor," or “professional counselor."