Amendment SSA2-SB275

SB275-SSA2, s. 8 Section 8. 446.02 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-SSA2,4,3 446.02 (6m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a chiropractor who is granted a license under this chapter on or before January 1, 2003, may provide counsel, guidance, direction, advice, or recommendations to a patient regarding the health benefits of vitamins, herbs, or nutritional supplements only if the chiropractor has completed 48 hours in a postgraduate course of study in nutrition that is approved by the examining board.

SB275-SSA2,4,5 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a chiropractor licensed under this chapter who is certified as a dietitian under subch. V of ch. 448.

SB275-SSA2, s. 9 Section 9. 446.02 (7s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-SSA2,4,15 446.02 (7s) A chiropractor shall evaluate each patient to determine whether the patient has a condition that is treatable by chiropractic means. An evaluation shall be based on an examination that is appropriate to the patient. In conducting an evaluation, a chiropractor shall utilize chiropractic science, as defined by rule by the examining board, and the principles of education and training of the chiropractic profession. A chiropractor shall discontinue treatment by chiropractic means if, at any time, the chiropractor determines, or reasonably should have determined, that the patient's condition will not respond to further treatment by chiropractic means, except that a chiropractor may continue to provide supportive care to a patient.

SB275-SSA2, s. 10 Section 10. 446.02 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-SSA2,5,2 446.02 (9) (a) A student or graduate of a college or university of chiropractic that is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor who practices chiropractic, in a program for the clinical training of students and graduates that is reviewed and approved by the examining board, under the supervision of a chiropractor who is approved by the examining board to supervise the clinical training of the student or graduate and who is licensed under this chapter and is responsible for the student's or graduate's practice in an infirmary, clinic, hospital or private chiropractic office that is connected or associated for training purposes with a college or university of chiropractic approved by the examining board that is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor.

SB275-SSA2, s. 11 Section 11. 446.03 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-SSA2,5,7 446.03 Reprimand; license revocation, limitation or suspension. (intro.) The Subject to ss. 446.04 (11) (d) and 446.05 (3), the examining board, by order, may reprimand a licensee or registrant and may deny, limit, suspend or revoke any license or certificate of registration if the licensee or registrant:

SB275-SSA2, s. 12 Section 12. 446.03 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-SSA2,5,10 446.03 (8) Has violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.

SB275-SSA2, s. 13 Section 13. 446.04 (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of the statutes are created to read:

SB275-SSA2,5,14 446.04 (6) Billing for chiropractic services that were inappropriate, unnecessary, or of substandard quality.

SB275-SSA2,5,15 (7) Billing for a service that was not performed. This includes:

SB275-SSA2,5,17 (a) Billing for a service that was performed by a staff person without the training required by the laws of this state.

SB275-SSA2,5,22 (b) A pattern of conduct in which a chiropractor bills a Current Procedural Terminology Code in a manner inconsistent with the published standards of the Current Procedural Terminology Code, the Current Procedural Terminology Assistant, the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association, the American Chiropractic Association, or the International Chiropractic Association.

SB275-SSA2,5,25 (c) A pattern of conduct in which a chiropractor bills for a service using a higher level Current Procedural Terminology Code than the service that was actually provided to the patient with the intent of obtaining unearned reimbursement.

SB275-SSA2,6,4 (8) Failure to collect a deductible or co-payment required by a patient's insurer. This subsection does not apply if the chiropractor has made reasonable efforts to collect the deductible or co-payment or if the patient has financial hardship and the chiropractor documents the financial hardship.

SB275-SSA2,6,5 (9) Falsifying a claim.

SB275-SSA2,6,7 (10) A pattern of conduct that involves billing for a unit of service that was not actually performed with the intent of obtaining unearned reimbursement.

SB275-SSA2,6,8 (11) Sexual misconduct. In this subsection, all of the following apply:

SB275-SSA2,6,16 (a) A chiropractor engages in sexual misconduct if he or she engages in sexual contact, exposure, or gratification, sexually offensive communication, dating a patient while the patient is under the chiropractor's professional care or treatment or within 6 months after the patient has been discharged from care or treatment, or other sexual behavior with or in the presence of a patient under the chiropractor's professional care or treatment and a reasonably prudent chiropractor under similar conditions and circumstances would find the conduct unprofessional. Consent is not an issue under this subsection.

SB275-SSA2,6,18 (b) "Contact violation" means any violation of par. (a) that involves physical contact with a patient under the chiropractor's professional care or treatment.

SB275-SSA2,6,21 (c) "Noncontact violation" means any violation of par. (a) that does not involve physical contact with a patient under the chiropractor's professional care or treatment.

SB275-SSA2,6,25 (d) 1. The examining board shall require a chiropractor who commits a first noncontact violation under this subsection to attend training approved by the department regarding sexual misconduct and shall suspend his or her chiropractic license for not less than 90 days.

SB275-SSA2,7,3 2. The examining board shall suspend the chiropractic license of a chiropractor who commits a 2nd noncontact violation or a first contact violation under this subsection for one year.

SB275-SSA2,7,5 3. The examining board shall revoke the chiropractic license of a chiropractor who commits a 3rd noncontact or a 2nd contact violation under this subsection.

SB275-SSA2, s. 14 Section 14. 446.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-SSA2,7,12 446.05 Procedure for hearings. (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to the conduct of any licensed chiropractor who, it has reason to believe, violated s. 446.02 or 446.03 (1), (6), (7), (7m), or (8) or committed any offense listed in s. 446.03. The person complained against may proceed to review any action of the examining board under ch. 227.

SB275-SSA2, s. 15 Section 15. 446.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-SSA2,7,18 446.05 (2) Upon Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), upon application and satisfactory proof that the cause of such revocation or suspension no longer exists, the examining board may reinstate any license or registration suspended or revoked by it. This subsection does not apply to a license or registration that is suspended under s. 440.13 (2) (c) or that is revoked under s. 440.12.

SB275-SSA2, s. 16 Section 16. 446.05 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-SSA2,7,21 446.05 (3) The examining board shall suspend the license of a chiropractor who commits a third violation of s. 446.04 (1) to (10) for not less than 6 months.

SB275-SSA2, s. 17 Section 17. 446.05 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-SSA2,7,24 446.05 (4) The examining board shall suspend the license of a chiropractor who commits a fourth violation of s. 446.04 (1) to (10) for not less than 2 years.

SB275-SSA2, s. 18 Section 18. 446.07 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB275-SSA2,8,3 446.07 (title) Penalties.

SB275-SSA2, s. 19 Section 19. 446.07 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is renumbered 446.07 (1).

SB275-SSA2, s. 20 Section 20. 446.07 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-SSA2,8,12 446.07 (2) If the examining board finds that a chiropractor is guilty of the unprofessional conduct specified in s. 446.04 (6), the examining board may assess against the chiropractor a forfeiture of 3 times the amount that the chiropractor billed a patient for inappropriate, unnecessary, or substandard chiropractic care or $5,000, whichever is less. This subsection applies only if the examining board makes a 2nd or subsequent such finding regarding a chiropractor.

SB275-SSA2, s. 21 Section 21. Initial applicability.

SB275-SSA2,8,15 (1) Renewals. The treatment of section 446.02 (4) of the statutes first applies to chiropractors whose licenses expire on January 1, 2007.

SB275-SSA2,8,19 (2) Violations and offenses. The treatment of sections 446.03 (intro.) and 446.05 (1) of the statutes and the creation of sections 446.03 (8), 446.04 (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11), and 446.07 (2) of the statutes first apply to violations that occur, and offenses that are committed, on the effective date of this subsection.

SB275-SSA2,8,20 (3) License suspension.

SB275-SSA2,8,23 (a) The treatment of section 446.05 (2) of the statutes and the creation of section 446.05 (3) of the statutes first apply to 3rd violations that occur on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB275-SSA2,9,3 (b) The treatment of section 446.05 (1) of the statutes and the creation of section 446.05 (4) of the statutes first apply to 4th violations that occur on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB275-SSA2, s. 22 Section 22. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication, except as follows:

SB275-SSA2,9,7 (1) The treatment of section 446.02 (6m) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

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