AB892: Bill Text

AB892, s. 53 Section 53. 445.105 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,18,12 445.105 (4) Violations of this chapter or any rules or regulations of the examin ing board committed by any person, or an officer, agent or by a business representa tive or employe with the knowledge or consent of any person operating such funeral establishments, shall be considered sufficient cause for reprimand or for limitation, suspension or revocation of such funeral establishment permit.

AB892, s. 54 Section 54. 448.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,18,20 448.08 (1) Fee splitting. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no per son licensed or certified under this chapter may give or receive, directly or indirectly, to or from any person, firm or corporation or business entity any fee, commission, re bate or other form of compensation or anything of value for sending, referring or otherwise inducing a person to communicate with a licensee in a professional capac ity, or for any professional services not actually rendered personally or at his or her direction.

AB892, s. 55 Section 55. 448.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,19,9 448.08 (2) Separate billing required. Any person licensed under this chapter who renders any medical or surgical service or assistance whatever, or gives any medical, surgical or any similar advice or assistance whatever to any patient, physi cian or corporation business entity, or to any other institution or organization of any kind, including a hospital, for which a charge is made to such patient receiving such service, advice or assistance, shall, except as authorized by Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal social security act, render an individual statement or account of the charges therefor directly to such patient, distinct and separate from any statement or account by any physician or other person, who has rendered or who may render any medical, surgical or any similar service whatever, or who has given or may give any medical, surgical or similar advice or assistance to such patient, physician, corporation busi ness entity, or to any other institution or organization of any kind, including a hospi tal.

AB892, s. 56 Section 56. 452.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,19,13 452.09 (1) (b) The name and address of the applicant; if the applicant is a part nership business entity, the name and address of each member; and if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of each of its officers business representative.

AB892, s. 57 Section 57. 452.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,19,18 452.09 (1) (d) The business or occupation engaged in by the applicant, or if a partnership business entity, by each member, or if a corporation, by each officer busi ness representative, for a period of at least 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application.

AB892, s. 58 Section 58. 452.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,19,24 452.09 (1) (e) Any other information which the department may reasonably re quire to enable it to determine the competency of each applicant, including each member business representative of the partnership, or each officer of the corporation business entity, to transact the business of a broker or salesperson in a manner which safeguards the interests of the public.

AB892, s. 59 Section 59. 452.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,20,3 452.10 (1) An application shall be verified by the applicant. If made by a part nership business entity it shall be verified by at least 2 members. If made by a corpo ration it shall be verified by the president and secretary business representatives.

AB892, s. 60 Section 60. 452.12 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,20,9 452.12 (2) (a) A license may be issued to a corporation business entity if the corporation business entity has at least one officer business representative licensed as a broker. The license issued to the corporation business entity entitles each officer business representative of the corporation business entity who is a licensed broker to act as a broker on behalf of the corporation business entity.

AB892, s. 61 Section 61. 452.12 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB892, s. 62 Section 62. 452.12 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,20,17 452.12 (2) (c) Application for a corporate or partnership business entity license shall be made on forms prescribed by the department, listing the names and address es of all officers and partners business representatives, and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1). If there is a change in any of the officers or partners business representatives, the change shall be reported to the department, on the same form, within 30 days after the effective date of the change.

AB892, s. 63 Section 63. 452.133 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,20,22 452.133 (3) (b) Act in a transaction on the broker's own behalf, on behalf of the broker's immediate family or firm, or on behalf of any organization or business entity in which the broker has an interest, unless the broker has the written consent of all parties to the transaction.

AB892, s. 64 Section 64. 452.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,21,5 452.14 (4) If a broker is a company business entity it shall be sufficient cause for reprimand or for the limitation, suspension or revocation of a broker's license that any officer, director or trustee business representative of the company, or any mem ber of a partnership business entity, or anyone who has a financial interest in or is in any way connected with the operation of a brokerage business, has been guilty of any act or omission which would be cause for refusing a broker's license to such per son as an individual.

AB892, s. 65 Section 65. 452.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,21,14 452.22 (2) The certificate of the secretary or his or her designee to the effect that a specified individual, partnership or corporation business entity is not or was not on a specified date the holder of a broker's, salesperson's or time-share salesperson's license or registration, or that a specified license or registration was not in effect on a date specified, or as to the issuance, limitation, suspension or revocation of any li cense or registration or the reprimand of any holder thereof, the filing or withdrawal of any application or its existence or nonexistence, is prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated for all purposes in any action or proceedings.

AB892, s. 66 Section 66. 458.22 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,21,21 458.22 Use of title restricted to individual. No firm, partnership, corpora tion business entity or other group of individuals may use the title "Wisconsin certi fied appraisers", "Wisconsin certified general appraisers", "Wisconsin certified resi dential appraisers", "Wisconsin licensed appraisers" or any similar title in connection with the name or signature of the firm, partnership, corporation business entity or group of individuals.

AB892, s. 67 Section 67. 459.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,22,4 459.02 (2) Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit any corporation or mercan tile establishment business entity which maintains an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license, provided that for the purpose of selling and fitting hearing aids it employs persons licensed under this subchapter. Such corporation or mercantile es tablishment business entity shall annually file with the examining board a list of all persons employed for the purpose of selling and fitting hearing aids.

AB892, s. 68 Section 68. 480.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,22,9 480.01 (3) (b) If the auction company is a partnership, association or corpora tion business entity, any partner of the partnership, officer or director of the associa tion or officer or director of the corporation business representative of the business entity.

AB892, s. 69 Section 69. 480.08 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB892,22,16 480.08 (3) (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, submits evidence sat isfactory to the department that the person does not have an arrest or conviction re cord and, if the person is a partnership, association or corporation business entity, that no partner of the partnership, officer or director of the association or officer or director of the corporation business representative of the business entity has an ar rest or conviction record.

AB892, s. 70 Section 70. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publica tion, except as follows:

AB892,22,20 (1)  The repeal and recreation of section 440.47 (5) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 1996.

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