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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 1999 ASSEMBLY BILL 420
February 29, 2000 - Offered by Representative Urban.
AB420-ASA1,1,9 1An Act to amend 15.08 (1m) (b), 48.981 (2), 252.14 (1) (ar) 9., 252.14 (1) (ar) 10.,
2252.14 (1) (ar) 11., 895.70 (1) (e), 905.04 (title), 905.04 (1) (b), 905.04 (1) (c),
3905.04 (2), 905.04 (3), 905.04 (4) (a), 905.04 (4) (e) 2., 905.04 (4) (e) 3. and 940.22
4(1) (i); and to create 15.405 (18), 146.81 (1) (hs), 180.1901 (1m) (h), 252.14 (1)
5(ar) 8m., 440.08 (2) (a) 64h., 440.08 (2) (a) 64p., 440.08 (2) (a) 64s., 440.08 (2) (a)
664t., chapter 475, 895.70 (1) (bm), 905.04 (1) (em) and 940.22 (1) (cm) of the
7statutes; relating to: regulating the practice of psychotherapy, creating a
8psychotherapy examining board, granting rule-making authority and
9providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB420-ASA1, s. 1 10Section 1. 15.08 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420-ASA1,2,811 15.08 (1m) (b) The public members of the chiropractic examining board, the
12dentistry examining board, the hearing and speech examining board, the medical

1examining board, occupational therapy examining council, respiratory care
2practitioners examining council and council on physician assistants, the board of
3nursing, the nursing home administrator examining board, the veterinary
4examining board, the optometry examining board, the pharmacy examining board,
5the examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and
6professional counselors and, the psychology examining board and the psychotherapy
7examining board
shall not be engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with
8the delivery of physical or mental health care.
AB420-ASA1, s. 2 9Section 2. 15.405 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,2,1210 15.405 (18) Psychotherapy examining board. There is created in the
11department of regulation and licensing a psychotherapy examining board consisting
12of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB420-ASA1,2,1413 (a) One member who is certified as an independent clinical social worker under
14under ch. 457.
AB420-ASA1,2,1615 (b) One member who is certified as a marriage and family therapist under ch.
16457.
AB420-ASA1,2,1717 (c) One member who is certified as a professional counselor under ch. 457.
AB420-ASA1,2,1818 (d) Two public members.
AB420-ASA1, s. 3 19Section 3. 48.981 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420-ASA1,3,1620 48.981 (2) Persons required to report. A physician, coroner, medical
21examiner, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, acupuncturist, psychotherapist,
22other medical or mental health professional, social worker, marriage and family
23therapist, professional counselor, public assistance worker, including a financial and
24employment planner, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (d), school teacher, administrator or
25counselor, mediator under s. 767.11, child care worker in a day care center or child

1caring institution, day care provider, alcohol or other drug abuse counselor, member
2of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county
3department under s. 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437, physical therapist, occupational
4therapist, dietitian, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, emergency medical
5technician or police or law enforcement officer having reasonable cause to suspect
6that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been abused or neglected
7or having reason to believe that a child seen in the course of professional duties has
8been threatened with abuse or neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur
9shall, except as provided under sub. (2m), report as provided in sub. (3). Any other
10person, including an attorney, having reason to suspect that a child has been abused
11or neglected or reason to believe that a child has been threatened with abuse or
12neglect and that abuse or neglect of the child will occur may make such a report. Any
13person, including an attorney having reason to suspect that an unborn child has been
14abused or reason to believe that an unborn child is at substantial risk of abuse may
15report as provided in sub. (3). No person making a report under this subsection may
16be discharged from employment for so doing.
AB420-ASA1, s. 4 17Section 4. 146.81 (1) (hs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,3,1818 146.81 (1) (hs) A psychotherapist licensed under ch. 475.
AB420-ASA1, s. 5 19Section 5. 180.1901 (1m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,3,2020 180.1901 (1m) (h) The psychotherapy examining board under ch. 475.
AB420-ASA1, s. 6 21Section 6. 252.14 (1) (ar) 8m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,3,2222 252.14 (1) (ar) 8m. A psychotherapist licensed under ch. 475.
AB420-ASA1, s. 7 23Section 7. 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420-ASA1,3,2524 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. An employe or agent of any provider specified under subds.
251. to 8 8m.
AB420-ASA1, s. 8
1Section 8. 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,32 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. A partnership of any provider specified under subds. 1. to
38 8m.
AB420-ASA1, s. 9 4Section 9. 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,65 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. A corporation of any provider specified under subds. 1. to 8.
68m. that provides health care services.
AB420-ASA1, s. 10 7Section 10. 440.08 (2) (a) 64h. of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,98 440.08 (2) (a) 64h. Psychotherapist, clinical marriage and family therapist:
9July 1 of each odd-numbered year, $47.
AB420-ASA1, s. 11 10Section 11. 440.08 (2) (a) 64p. of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,1211 440.08 (2) (a) 64p. Psychotherapist, clinical practitioner of other field of study:
12July 1 of each odd-numbered year, $47.
AB420-ASA1, s. 12 13Section 12. 440.08 (2) (a) 64s. of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,1514 440.08 (2) (a) 64s. Psychotherapist, clinical social worker: July 1 of each
15odd-numbered year, $47.
AB420-ASA1, s. 13 16Section 13. 440.08 (2) (a) 64t. of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,1817 440.08 (2) (a) 64t. Psychotherapist, clinical professional counselor: July 1 of
18each odd-numbered year, $47.
AB420-ASA1, s. 14 19Section 14. Chapter 475 of the statutes is created to read:
AB420-ASA1,4,2120 Chapter 475
21 Psychotherapy examining board
AB420-ASA1,4,22 22475.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB420-ASA1,4,23 23(1) "Examining board" means the psychotherapy examining board.
AB420-ASA1,5,3
1(2) "Field of study" means social work, marriage and family therapy,
2professional counseling or a field of study approved by the examining board in rules
3promulgated under s. 475.08 (1).
AB420-ASA1,5,4 4(3) "Marriage and family therapy" has the meaning given under s. 457.01 (5).
AB420-ASA1,5,5 5(4) "Professional counseling" has the meaning given in s. 457.01 (6).
AB420-ASA1,5,8 6(5) "Psychological intern" means a person enrolled in a doctoral program in
7psychology at an accredited college or university or engaged in a formal psychology
8internship program.
AB420-ASA1,5,9 9(6) "Psychologist" means a person licensed as psychologist under ch. 455.
AB420-ASA1,5,11 10(7) "Psychotherapist" means a person licensed to practice psychotherapy under
11this chapter.
AB420-ASA1,5,12 12(8) "Psychotherapy" has the meaning given in s. 455.01 (6).
AB420-ASA1,5,13 13(9) "Social work" has the meaning given in s. 457.01 (9).
AB420-ASA1,5,19 14475.02 License required. (1) Except as provided in s. 475.03, no person may
15practice psychotherapy, independently and without supervision, for compensation or
16in the expectation of compensation, designate himself or herself as a
17psychotherapist, use the title "psychotherapist" or use any other title or designation
18that represents or may tend to represent the person as a psychotherapist unless the
19person is licensed under this chapter.
AB420-ASA1,5,22 20(2) (a) Except for a person certified as an independent clinical social worker
21under ch. 457, no person may use the title "clinical social worker" unless the person
22is licensed under s. 475.04 (2).
AB420-ASA1,5,2423 (b) No person may use the title "clinical marriage and family therapist" unless
24the person is licensed under s. 475.04 (3).
AB420-ASA1,6,2
1(c) No person may use the title "clinical professional counselor" unless the
2person is licensed under s. 475.04 (4).
AB420-ASA1,6,53 (d) No person may use the word "clinical" in a title used by a practitioner of a
4field of study approved under rules promulgated under s. 475.08 (1) unless the
5person is licensed under s. 475.04 (5).
AB420-ASA1,6,7 6475.03 Applicability. A license under this chapter is not required for any of
7the following:
AB420-ASA1,6,9 8(1) A person lawfully practicing psychotherapy within the scope of a license,
9permit, registration, certificate or certification granted by this state.
AB420-ASA1,6,13 10(2) A person certified as an advanced practice social worker or independent
11social worker under ch. 457 practicing psychotherapy under supervision as specified
12in rules promulgated by the examining board of social workers, marriage and family
13therapists and professional counselors.
AB420-ASA1,6,15 14(3) A person practicing psychotherapy as directed, supervised and inspected
15by a psychologist who has the power to direct, decide and oversee the practice.
AB420-ASA1,6,17 16(4) The performance of official duties by personnel of any of the armed services
17or federal health services of the United States.
AB420-ASA1,6,25 18(5) A person employed in a position as a psychologist or psychological assistant
19by an accredited college, junior college or university or other academic or research
20institution, if the person practices psychotherapy as part of the duties for which he
21or she is employed, is practicing psychotherapy solely within the confines of or under
22the jurisdictions of the institution in which he or she is employed and does not
23practice psychotherapy for the public for a fee over and above the salary that he or
24she receives for the performance of the official duties with the institution with which
25he or she is employed.
AB420-ASA1,7,7
1(6) A person pursuing a course of study leading to a graduate degree in
2medicine, social work, marriage and family therapy, professional counseling or a
3field of study approved under rules promulgated under s. 475.08 (1) at an accredited
4college or university while working in a training program, if the person's practice of
5psychotherapy constitutes a part of his or her supervised course of study and the
6person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the training status appropriate
7to the person's level of training.
AB420-ASA1,7,13 8(7) A graduate student or psychological intern in psychology pursuing a course
9of study leading to a graduate degree in psychology at an accredited college or
10university while working in a training program, if his or her practice of
11psychotherapy constitutes a part of the supervised course of study and he or she is
12designated by a title such as "psychological intern", "psychological trainee" or other
13title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to his or her level of training.
AB420-ASA1,7,20 14(8) A person certified by the department of public instruction to provide
15psychological or counseling services, if the person practices psychotherapy as part
16of the duties for which he or she is employed, is practicing psychotherapy solely
17within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the school district by which he or
18she is employed and does not practice psychotherapy for the public for a fee over and
19above the salary that he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with
20the school district by which he or she is employed.
AB420-ASA1,7,24 21(9) A person who has a doctoral degree in psychology and who has met the
22requirements for predoctoral supervised experience specified in rules promulgated
23by the psychology examining board while employed as a psychology resident by a
24clinic certified by the department of health and family services.
AB420-ASA1,8,9
1(10) An ordained member of the clergy of any religious denomination or sect
2who is associated with a church, synagogue or other religious organization,
3contributions to which are tax deductible for federal and state income tax purposes,
4if the member of the clergy practices psychotherapy within the scope of his or her
5regular duties as a member of the clergy and the member of the clergy does not
6practice psychotherapy for the public for a fee over and above the salary or other
7compensation that the member of the clergy receives for the performance of his or her
8official duties as a member of the clergy with the church, synagogue or religious
9organization with which he or she is associated.
AB420-ASA1,8,11 10(11) A person engaged in employment counseling or testing for other than
11therapeutic purposes.
AB420-ASA1,8,18 12(12) A mental health professional who has met all of the qualifications for
13employment as a mental health professional in an outpatient psychotherapy clinic
14certified by the department of health and family services under rules promulgated
15by the department, if the person practices psychotherapy as part of the duties for
16which he or she is employed by such a certified outpatient psychotherapy clinic and
17the practice is solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the clinic by
18which he or she is employed.
AB420-ASA1,8,25 19(13) A person practicing psychotherapy as an employe of a federal, state or local
20governmental agency, if the person is practicing psychotherapy as a part of the duties
21for which he or she is employed, is practicing psychotherapy solely within the
22confines of or under the jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed and
23does not practice psychotherapy for the public for a fee over and above the salary that
24he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which
25he or she is employed.
AB420-ASA1,9,3
1(14) A person coordinating or participating in the activities of a nonprofit peer
2support group, if the person practices psychotherapy solely within the confines of the
3peer support group and does practice psychotherapy for the public for a fee.
AB420-ASA1,9,5 4475.04 Licensure. (1) The examining board may not grant a license to
5practice psychotherapy to a person unless the person does all of the following:
AB420-ASA1,9,76 (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided
7by the department.
AB420-ASA1,9,88 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
AB420-ASA1,9,119 (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
10completed 3,000 hours of psychotherapy practice within a 2-year period under the
11supervision of a person who satisfies any of the following:
AB420-ASA1,9,1212 1. The person is licensed under this chapter and satisfies one of the following:
AB420-ASA1,9,1413 a. The person has a master's degree in the same field of study as the applicant
14and the person has at least 5 years of clinical experience in that field of study.
AB420-ASA1,9,1515 b. The person has a doctorate degree in the same field of study as the applicant.
AB420-ASA1,9,1716 2. The person is a physician licensed under subch. II of ch. 448 who specializes
17in psychiatry or is a psychologist.
AB420-ASA1,9,1818 (d) Passes an examination under s. 475.05.
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