2013 WISCONSIN ACT 124
An Act to renumber 450.19 (1) (a); to renumber and amend 450.19 (1) (b) and 450.19 (2) (a); to amend 15.405 (2) (a), 15.405 (17), 101.983 (title), 101.983 (1) (a), 101.983 (1) (b), 101.983 (1) (c) (intro.), 101.983 (1) (c) 1., 101.983 (1) (c) 2., 101.983 (1) (c) 3., 101.983 (1) (d) (intro.), 101.983 (1) (d) 1., 101.983 (1) (d) 2., 101.983 (2) (a), 101.983 (2) (c), 101.983 (3), 101.984 (3), 101.985 (3), 101.985 (5) (b) 1., 101.985 (5) (b) 2. b., 145.01 (5), 255.35 (1m) (g), 440.03 (13) (c), 440.974 (2), 441.01 (4), 441.04, 441.08, 441.10 (1), 441.10 (3) (e), 441.115 (1), 441.12 (2), 450.035 (1r), 450.035 (1t), 450.035 (2), 450.035 (2g), 450.05, 450.08 (1), 450.08 (2) (a), 450.085 (1), 450.19 (2) (intro.), 450.19 (2) (b), 450.19 (2) (d), 450.19 (2) (f), 450.19 (3) (a), 450.19 (3) (b), 452.01 (4) and 452.14 (4m) (intro.); to repeal and recreate 101.983 (2) (title); and to create 101.983 (4), 440.20 (5), 450.19 (2) (a) 2. and 450.19 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes; relating to: the authority and responsibilities of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the various boards under that department, the membership of the Cosmetology Examining Board, professional licensure of pharmacists, the Pharmacy Examining Board's operation of the prescription drug monitoring program, authorizing the construction, installation, alteration, operation, and inspection of elevators and other similar conveyances, and licensing requirements for elevator mechanics, inspectors, and contractors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 15.405 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.405 (2) (a) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into an architect section, a landscape architect section, an a professional engineer section, a designer section and a land surveyor section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and 2 public members appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers, and shall meet at least twice annually.
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2. 15.405 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.405 (17) Cosmetology examining board. There is created a cosmetology examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The cosmetology examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed aestheticians or cosmetologists, 2 members shall be public members, one member shall be a representative of a private school of cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public school of cosmetology and one member shall be a licensed electrologist. Except for the 2 No more than 4 members representing schools, no member may be connected with or have any financial interest in a cosmetology school.
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3. 101.983 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (title) Conveyance
Approvals and permits for conveyances required.
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4. 101.983 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (a) Permit
Approval required. No person may construct, install, or alter a conveyance in this state unless an elevator contractor licensed by the department under s. 101.985 (1) has received a permit an approval for the construction, installation, or alteration from the department.
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5. 101.983 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (b) Application. A person applying for a permit an approval under par. (a) shall include, along with the application, copies of specifications and accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans showing the location of the construction, installation, or alteration in relation to the plans and elevation of the building; the location of the applicable machinery room, if any, and the equipment to be constructed, installed, or altered; and all structural supporting members relevant to the construction, installation, or alteration, including foundations. The specifications and plans shall be sufficiently complete to illustrate all details of design and construction, installation, or alteration. The application shall specify all materials to be used and all loads to be supported or conveyed. The department may authorize a person to include the application and other information required under this paragraph with any submission required under s. 101.12 (1) to avoid duplicative filing of information.
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6. 101.983 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (c) Revocation. (intro.) The department may revoke a permit an approval issued under this subsection if the department finds any of the following:
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7. 101.983 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (c) 1. That information submitted under par. (b) by the person obtaining the permit approval contains false statements or misrepresentations of material fact.
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8. 101.983 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (c) 2. That the permit
approval was issued in error.
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9. 101.983 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (c) 3. That the work performed under the permit approval is not consistent with information submitted under par. (b) by the person obtaining the permit approval or is in violation of this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter.
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10. 101.983 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (d) Expiration. (intro.) A permit An approval issued under this subsection expires under any of the following circumstances:
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11. 101.983 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (d) 1. If the work authorized under the permit approval is not commenced within 6 months after the date on which the permit approval is issued, or within a shorter period of time as specified by the department at the time the permit approval is issued.
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12. 101.983 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (1) (d) 2. If the work authorized under the permit approval is suspended or abandoned for 60 consecutive days at any time following the commencement of the work, or for a shorter period of time as specified by the department at the time the permit approval is issued.
101.983 (2) (title) Operating permits; inspections.
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14. 101.983 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (2) (a) Permit
Operating permit required. No person may allow a conveyance to be operated on property owned by the person unless the person has received a permit for the under this subsection from the department that authorizes its operation from the department. The department may not issue a permit required under this paragraph until all inspections required under par. (c) are completed.
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15. 101.983 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.983 (2) (c) Inspections. The department may not issue or renew a permit for a conveyance under this subsection unless the department has received or an independent inspector has conducted an inspection of the conveyance and has prepared an inspection report for certifying that the conveyance issued by an elevator inspector licensed under s. 101.985 (3) indicating that the conveyance complies with this subchapter and any applicable rules promulgated under this subchapter. This inspection by the department does not exempt the owner from the requirement to ensure that the department receives an inspection report from a licensed elevator inspector. Upon performing this inspection, the Any inspection under this subsection or sub. (3) shall be performed by an inspector who is licensed under s. 101.985 (3).
(d) Instruction on operation. When issuing or renewing a permit under this subsection, the department shall give the owner notice of relevant conveyance safety requirements and shall instruct the owner as to the procedure for obtaining periodic inspections and renewing the permit under which the lift or equipment conveyance is operated.
101.983 (3) Inspections; individual residential dwelling units. No owner of a residence may sell or otherwise transfer If the owner and a prospective buyer of an individual residential dwelling unit that is served by a dumbwaiter or an elevator unless the owner provides the purchaser or transferee, prior to the sale or transfer of the property, with an inspection report from enter into a contract of sale for the unit that includes a provision requiring that the dumbwaiter or elevator be inspected, the inspection shall be performed by an elevator inspector licensed under s. 101.985 (3) that indicates that the dumbwaiter or elevator complies with this subchapter and any applicable rules promulgated under this subchapter.
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17. 101.983 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
101.983 (4) Municipalities as agents. The department may appoint a city or village as its agent to do any of the following:
(a) Issue approvals under sub. (1) (a).
(b) Issue or renew permits under sub. (2) (a).
(c) Conduct inspections and prepare inspection reports as provided under sub. (2) (c) and sub. (3).
(d) Give notice and provide instruction as required under sub. (2) (d).
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18. 101.984 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.984 (3) Elevator inspector. No individual may perform an elevator inspection of a conveyance in this state unless the individual is licensed as an elevator inspector under s. 101.985 (3) and holds a certification as an elevator inspector issued by a person approved by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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19. 101.985 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.985 (3) Elevator inspector. The department shall issue an elevator inspector license to each individual who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the individual is adequately qualified and able to provide elevator inspection services of conveyances as required under s. 101.983 (2). The department shall promulgate rules that establish the qualifications required for issuance of an elevator inspector license.
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20. 101.985 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.985 (5) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, an An applicant for renewal of a license under sub. (1), (2) (ab), (ad), or (b), or (3) shall provide to the department a certificate indicating that, during the one-year period before the date on which the applicant's license expires term of the license, the applicant has satisfactorily met the education requirements established by rule under subd. 2. If the applicant is not an individual, the certificate shall indicate that the education requirements were satisfactorily met by an individual who, as of the date of the application, is an agent of the applicant.
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21. 101.985 (5) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.985 (5) (b) 2. b. The number of hours of education required on an annual basis.
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22. 145.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
145.01 (5) Governmental unit responsible for regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems. "Governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems" or "governmental unit", unless otherwise qualified, means the county except that in a county with a population of 500,000 750,000 or more these terms mean the city, village or town where the private on-site wastewater treatment system is located.
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23. 255.35 (1m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
255.35 (1m) (g) "School of pharmacy" means a school of pharmacy that is accredited by the American Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical for Pharmacy Education.
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24. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.03 (13) (c) The department shall require an applicant for a private detective license or a private security permit under s. 440.26, an applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17), an applicant for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, and 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. 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, 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.
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25. 440.20 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
440.20 (5) In addition to any grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to 480, the department, or the appropriate credentialing board or other board in the department, may reprimand a credential holder, or may deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a credential, if the credential holder fails to respond, to the satisfaction of the department, credentialing board, or other board in the department, within 30 days to a request for information from the department, credentialing board, or other board in the department in connection with an investigation of alleged misconduct of the credential holder.
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26. 440.974 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.974 (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for individuals registered under this subchapter. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall require the completion of at least 20 40 hours of continuing education during each calendar year every 2 years.
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27. 441.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
441.01 (4) The board shall direct that those schools which that qualify be placed on
the accredited a list of schools the board has approved for professional nurses or of schools the board has approved for licensed practical nurses on application and proof of qualifications; and shall make a study of nursing education and initiate rules and policies to improve it.
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28. 441.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
441.04 Requisites for examination as a registered nurse. Any person who has graduated from a high school or its equivalent as determined by the board, does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, holds a diploma of graduation from an accredited a school of nursing
approved by the board or that the board has authorized to admit students pending approval, and, if the that school is located outside this state, submits evidence of general and professional educational qualifications comparable to those required in this state at the time of graduation may apply to the department for licensure by the board as a registered nurse,; and upon payment of the fee specified under s. 440.05 (1), that person shall be entitled to examination.
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29. 441.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
441.08 Temporary permit. A nurse who has graduated from an accredited 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.
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30. 441.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
441.10 (1) Prerequisites for examination as licensed practical nurses. A person who is 18 years of age or older, does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, has completed 2 years of high school or its equivalent as determined by the board, and holds a diploma of graduation from an accredited a school for licensed practical nurses approved by that the board or that the board has authorized to admit students pending approval, may apply to the board for licensing as a licensed practical nurse,
; and, upon payment of the examination fee specified in s. 440.05 (1), that person shall be entitled to take an examination. Any school for licensed practical nurses, in order to be accredited approved by the board, must offer a course of not less than 9 months.
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31. 441.10 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
441.10 (3) (e) The board may grant a temporary permit to a practical nurse who has graduated from an accredited 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, upon payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), to practice for compensation until the practical nurse qualifies for licensure. The board may grant further renewals in hardship cases. The board may promulgate rules limiting the use and duration of temporary permits and providing for revocation of temporary permits.
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32. 441.115 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
441.115 (1) This chapter shall may not be construed to affect nursing by friends, members of the family, or undergraduates in an accredited a school approved by the board, nor be construed to interfere with members of religious communities or orders having charge of hospitals or taking care of the sick in their homes, except that none of such excepted those persons
while engaged in such activities shall may represent himself or herself as a registered, trained, certified, or graduate nurse unless registered under this subchapter.
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33. 441.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
441.12 (2) No person shall may operate in this state a school for professional nurses or a school for practical nurses unless the same shall be accredited school is approved by the board. No solicitation shall
may be made in this state of the sale of, or registration in, a course by correspondence or conducted without outside of the state for practical nurses unless all written material used in such the solicitation plainly states in type as large as any other type on the material that the course is not accredited in this state approved by the board for training of practical nurses.
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34. 450.035 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.035 (1r) A pharmacist may not administer by injection a prescribed drug product or device unless he or she has successfully completed a course of study and training in injection technique conducted by a course provider approved by the American Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical for Pharmacy Education or the board. A pharmacist may administer a prescribed drug product or device under this subsection only in the course of teaching self-administration techniques to a patient. A pharmacist who administers a prescribed drug product or device under this subsection shall comply with the requirements and procedures established in rules promulgated by the board under s. 450.02 (2g) (b).
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35. 450.035 (1t) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.035 (1t) A person engaged in the practice of pharmacy under s. 450.03 (1) (f) or (g) may not administer a prescribed drug product or device unless he or she has successfully completed a course of study and training in administration technique conducted by a course provider approved by the American Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical for Pharmacy Education or the board. A person engaged in the practice of pharmacy under s. 450.03 (1) (f) or (g) may administer a prescribed drug product or device under this subsection only under the direct supervision of a pharmacist who has successfully completed a course of study and training in administration technique conducted by a course provider approved by the American Accreditation Council
on Pharmaceutical for Pharmacy Education or the board, and only in the course of teaching self-administration techniques to a patient. A person engaged in the practice of pharmacy under s. 450.03 (1) (f) or (g) who administers a prescribed drug product or device under this subsection shall comply with the requirements and procedures established in rules promulgated by the board under s. 450.02 (2g) (b).
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36. 450.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.035 (2) A pharmacist may not administer a vaccine unless he or she has successfully completed 12 hours in a course of study and training, approved by the American Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical for Pharmacy Education or the board, in vaccination storage, protocols, administration technique, emergency procedures, and record keeping and has satisfied the requirements specified in sub. (2t). A pharmacist may not administer a vaccine under this subsection to a person who is under the age of 6.
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37. 450.035 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.035 (2g) A person engaged in the practice of pharmacy under s. 450.03 (1) (f) or (g) may not administer a vaccine unless he or she acts under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and he or she and the supervising pharmacist have successfully completed 12 hours in a course of study and training, approved by the American Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical for Pharmacy Education or the board, in vaccination storage, protocols, administration technique, emergency procedures, and record keeping and the supervising pharmacist has satisfied the requirements specified in sub. (2t). A person engaged in the practice of pharmacy under s. 450.03 (1) (f) or (g) may not administer a vaccine under this subsection to a person who is under the age of 18.
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38. 450.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
450.05 Pharmacist licensed in other state; licensure. The board may, upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), license as a pharmacist any person who is licensed in another state if the person produces satisfactory evidence of having met requirements comparable to those that existed in this state at the time the person became licensed in the other state. The board shall not may deny a license as a pharmacist under this section to any person whose license to practice pharmacy in another state has been voluntarily surrendered, limited, suspended, or revoked. The board may require an applicant under this section to pass an equivalency examination administered by the board. If the board requires an equivalency examination, any person licensed as a pharmacist in another state who is engaged in the active practice of pharmacy may only be required to pass an examination on state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
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39. 450.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.08 (1) The renewal date for all licenses granted by the board is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Only Except as provided under sub. (2) (a), only a holder of an unexpired license may engage in his or her licensed activity.
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40. 450.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
450.08 (2) (a) A pharmacist's license may be renewed by complying with continuing education requirements under s. 450.085 and paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Failure Notwithstanding s. 440.08 (3) (a), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal within the time period specified under this paragraph terminates the right of the person to be licensed as a pharmacist by that date, the board may suspend the pharmacist's license, and such right can only be acquired by passing the board may require the pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore that license.
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41. 450.085 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
