SB275-SSA1,5,22 21(10) A pattern of conduct that involves billing for a unit of service that was not
22actually performed with the intent of obtaining unearned reimbursement.
SB275-SSA1,5,23 23(11) Sexual misconduct. In this subsection, all of the following apply:
SB275-SSA1,6,624 (a) A chiropractor engages in sexual misconduct if he or she engages in sexual
25contact, exposure, or gratification, sexually offensive communication, dating a

1patient while the patient is under the chiropractor's professional care or treatment
2or within 6 months after the patient has been discharged from care or treatment, or
3other sexual behavior with or in the presence of a patient under the chiropractor's
4professional care or treatment and a reasonably prudent chiropractor under similar
5conditions and circumstances would find the conduct unprofessional. Consent is not
6an issue under this subsection.
SB275-SSA1,6,87 (b) "Contact violation" means any violation of par. (a) that involves physical
8contact with a patient under the chiropractor's professional care or treatment.
SB275-SSA1,6,119 (c) "Noncontact violation" means any violation of par. (a) that does not involve
10physical contact with a patient under the chiropractor's professional care or
11treatment.
SB275-SSA1,6,1512 (d) 1. The examining board shall require a chiropractor who commits a first
13noncontact violation under this subsection to attend training approved by the
14department regarding sexual misconduct and shall suspend his or her chiropractic
15license for not less than 90 days.
SB275-SSA1,6,1816 2. The examining board shall suspend the chiropractic license of a chiropractor
17who commits a 2nd noncontact violation or a first contact violation under this
18subsection for one year.
SB275-SSA1,6,2019 3. The examining board shall revoke the chiropractic license of a chiropractor
20who commits a 3rd noncontact or a 2nd contact violation under this subsection.
SB275-SSA1, s. 13 21Section 13. 446.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-SSA1,7,2 22446.05 Procedure for hearings. (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under
23s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings
24in regard to the conduct of any licensed chiropractor who, it has reason to believe,
25violated s. 446.02 or 446.03 (1), (6), (7), (7m), or (8) or committed any offense listed

1in s. 446.03
. The person complained against may proceed to review any action of the
2examining board under ch. 227.
SB275-SSA1, s. 14 3Section 14. 446.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-SSA1,7,84 446.05 (2) Upon Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), upon application and
5satisfactory proof that the cause of such revocation or suspension no longer exists,
6the examining board may reinstate any license or registration suspended or revoked
7by it. This subsection does not apply to a license or registration that is suspended
8under s. 440.13 (2) (c) or that is revoked under s. 440.12.
SB275-SSA1, s. 15 9Section 15. 446.05 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-SSA1,7,1110 446.05 (3) The examining board shall suspend the license of a chiropractor who
11commits a third violation of s. 446.04 (1) to (10) for not less than 6 months.
SB275-SSA1, s. 16 12Section 16. 446.05 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-SSA1,7,1413 446.05 (4) The examining board shall suspend the license of a chiropractor who
14commits a fourth violation of s. 446.04 (1) to (10) for not less than 2 years.
SB275-SSA1, s. 17 15Section 17. 446.07 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
16109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
SB275-SSA1,7,17 17446.07 (title) Penalties.
SB275-SSA1, s. 18 18Section 18. 446.07 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is
19renumbered 446.07 (1).
SB275-SSA1, s. 19 20Section 19. 446.07 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-SSA1,8,221 446.07 (2) If the examining board finds that a chiropractor is guilty of the
22unprofessional conduct specified in s. 446.04 (6), the examining board may assess
23against the chiropractor a forfeiture of 3 times the amount that the chiropractor
24billed a patient for inappropriate, unnecessary, or substandard chiropractic care or

1$5,000, whichever is less. This subsection applies only if the examining board makes
2a 2nd or subsequent such finding regarding a chiropractor.
SB275-SSA1, s. 20 3Section 20. Initial applicability.
SB275-SSA1,8,54 (1) Renewals. The treatment of section 446.02 (4) of the statutes first applies
5to chiropractors whose licenses expire on January 1, 2007.
SB275-SSA1,8,96 (2) Violations and offenses. The treatment of sections 446.03 (intro.) and
7446.05 (1) of the statutes and the creation of sections 446.03 (8), 446.04 (6), (7), (8),
8(9), (10), and (11), and 446.07 (2) of the statutes first apply to violations that occur,
9and offenses that are committed, on the effective date of this subsection.
SB275-SSA1,8,1010 (3) License suspension.
SB275-SSA1,8,1311 (a) The treatment of section 446.05 (2) of the statutes and the creation of section
12446.05 (3) of the statutes first apply to 3rd violations that occur on the effective date
13of this paragraph.
SB275-SSA1,8,1614 (b) The treatment of section 446.05 (1) of the statutes and the creation of section
15446.05 (4) of the statutes first apply to 4th violations that occur on the effective date
16of this paragraph.
SB275-SSA1, s. 21 17Section 21. Effective date.
SB275-SSA1,8,1918 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after
19publication.
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