(mt) 1. A person practicing music therapy, if all of the following apply:
a. The person is certified or accredited as a music therapist by the Certification Board for Music Therapists or by another national organization that certifies or accredits music therapists.
b. The organization that certified or accredited the person under subd. 1. a. is approved by the examining board.
c. The person files with the examining board evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she is certified or accredited as required under subd. 1. a.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply after October 1, 1999.
(mx) 1. A person practicing art therapy, if all of the following apply:
a. The person is certified or accredited as an art therapist by the Art Therapy Credentials Board or by another national organization that certifies or accredits art therapists.
b. The organization that certified or accredited the person under subd. 1. a. is approved by the examining board.
c. The person files with the examining board evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she is certified or accredited as required under subd. 1. a.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply after October 1, 1999.
(mz) 1. A person practicing dance therapy, if all of the following apply:
a. The person is registered or accredited as a dance therapist by the American Dance Therapy Association or by another national organization that registers or accredits dance therapists.
b. The organization that registered or accredited the person under subd. 1. a. is approved by the examining board.
c. The person files with the examining board evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she is registered or accredited as required under subd. 1. a.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply after October 1, 1999.
(n) A person coordinating or participating in the activities of a nonprofit peer support group, if the person performs those activities solely within the confines of the peer support group and does not render or offer to render psychological services to the public for a fee.
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Section 11
. 455.02 (3) (a) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 455.02 (2m) (d) and amended to read:
455.02 (2m) (d) Nothing in this chapter restricts or prevents activities of a psychological nature and the use of the official title of the position for which they were employed on the part of the following persons A person employed in a position as a psychologist or psychological assistant by an accredited college, junior college or university or other academic or research institution, if such persons are the person is performing those activities as that are a part of the duties for which they were he or she is employed, are is performing such those activities solely with within the confines of or under the jurisdictions of the organization institution in which they are he or she is employed and do does not render or offer to render psychological services to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise, over and above the salary they receive that he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the organization institution with which they are he or she is employed: (b). An individual acting under par. (a) this paragraph may, without obtaining a license under s. 455.04 (1) or (4), disseminate research findings and scientific information to others, such as accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies, or may offer lecture services for a fee.
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Section 12
. 455.02 (3) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
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Section 13
. 455.04 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 14
. 455.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
455.06 Renewals. The renewal date and renewal fee for licenses issued under s. 455.04 (1) and (4) are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). An applicant for renewal of a license with a renewal date that is on or after October 1, 1993, shall include with his or her application proof of completion of continuing educational
education programs or courses approved under s. 455.065 (2)
(4) for the minimum number of hours required in the rules promulgated under s. 455.065 (1).
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Section 15
. 455.065 (1), (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
455.065 (1) Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of continuing education and, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the criteria for the approval of continuing educational
education programs and courses required for renewal of a license with a renewal date that is on or after October 1, 1993 and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of those continuing education programs and courses.
(3) Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of continuing education and, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the criteria for the approval of continuing educational education programs and courses required for the exemptions from the examination requirements under s. 455.04 (1) (e) and (4) (f) and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of those continuing education programs and courses.
(4) Approve continuing educational education programs and courses in accordance with the criteria established under sub. subs. (1) and (3).
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Section 16
. 455.065 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 17
. 455.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
455.09 (1) (e) Accepts commissions or rebates a commission, rebate or other forms form of remuneration fee for referring persons to other professionals.
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Section 18
. 455.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
455.10 Injunctive relief. Violation of s. 455.02 (1) (a) may be enjoined in an action brought by the attorney general on petition by the examining board. In any such proceeding, it shall not be necessary to show that any person is individually injured by the actions complained of. If the respondent is found guilty of the violation, the court shall enjoin the respondent from further violations thereof until he or she has been duly licensed. The remedy given by this section is in addition to criminal prosecution under s. 455.11.
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Section 18m.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1)
The treatment of section 455.02 (title), (1) (a) and (b), (1m), (2), (2m) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (i), (k), (L), (m), (mt), (mx), (mz) and (n) and (3) (a) (intro.), 1. and 2. and (b) of the statutes takes effect on October 1, 1996.
