AB420, s. 48 17Section 48. 457.04 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB420,18,2018 457.04 (7) Practice psychotherapy unless the person is licensed under this
19chapter or unless the person is a certificate holder who may practice psychotherapy
20under the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (1) and (2m).
AB420, s. 49 21Section 49. 457.06 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB420,18,25 22457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure. (intro.) The
23social worker section, marriage and family therapist section or professional
24counselor
certification or licensure section may not grant any certificate or license
25under this chapter unless the applicant does all of the following:
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1(1) Submits an application for the certificate or license to the department on
2a form provided by the department.
AB420, s. 50 3Section 50. 457.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,19,5 4457.08 (title) Social worker certificate and advanced practice
5certificates
and licenses.
AB420, s. 51 6Section 51. 457.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,19,97 457.08 (1) Social worker certificate. (intro.) The social worker certification
8section shall grant a social worker certificate to an individual who qualifies under
9s. 457.09 (5) (d) or to any individual who does all of the following:
AB420, s. 52 10Section 52. 457.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,19,1411 457.08 (1) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker certification
12section that he or she has received a bachelor's or master's degree in social work from
13a program accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on social work
14education or a doctorate degree in social work.
AB420, s. 53 15Section 53. 457.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,19,1816 457.08 (1) (c) Passes an examination approved by the social worker
17certification section to determine minimum competence to practice as a social worker
18as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) (1) (b).
AB420, s. 54 19Section 54. 457.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,19,2320 457.08 (2) Advanced practice social worker certificate. (intro.) The social
21worker
certification section shall grant an advanced practice social worker
22certificate to any individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the
23following:
AB420, s. 55 24Section 55. 457.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1457.08 (2) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker certification
2section that he or she has received a master's degree in social work from a program
3accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on social work education
4or a doctorate degree in social work.
AB420, s. 56 5Section 56. 457.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,20,96 457.08 (2) (c) Passes an examination approved by the social worker
7certification section to determine minimum competence to practice as an advanced
8practice social worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) (1)
9(b)
.
AB420, s. 57 10Section 57. 457.08 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,20,1311 457.08 (3) Independent social worker certificate. (intro.) The social worker
12certification section shall grant an independent social worker certificate to any
13individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the following:
AB420, s. 58 14Section 58. 457.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,20,1815 457.08 (3) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker certification
16section that he or she has received a master's degree in social work from a program
17accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on social work education
18or a doctorate degree in social work.
AB420, s. 59 19Section 59. 457.08 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,20,2320 457.08 (3) (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker certification
21section that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree in social work he or she has
22engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised social work
23practice approved by the social worker certification section.
AB420, s. 60 24Section 60. 457.08 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1457.08 (3) (d) Passes an examination approved by the social worker
2certification section to determine minimum competence to practice as an
3independent social worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2)
4(1) (b) or passes the academy of certified social workers examination administered
5by the national association of social workers.
AB420, s. 61 6Section 61. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,21,107 457.08 (4) Independent clinical Clinical social worker certificate license.
8(intro.) The social worker licensure section shall grant an independent a clinical
9social worker certificate license to any individual who is certified under sub. (1) and
10does all of the following:
AB420, s. 62 11Section 62. 457.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,21,1712 457.08 (4) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker licensure
13section that he or she has received a master's degree in social work from a program
14accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on social work education
15or a doctorate degree in social work and, as part of the master's or doctorate degree
16program, had a clinical social work concentration and completed supervised clinical
17field training.
AB420, s. 63 18Section 63. 457.08 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.)
19and amended to read:
AB420,21,2420 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker
21licensure section that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree in social work he
22or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised
23clinical social work practice approved by the social worker section. supervised by one
24of the following:
AB420, s. 64 25Section 64. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
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1457.08 (4) (c) 1. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has
2received a doctorate degree in social work.
AB420,22,43 2. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has engaged in the
4equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical social work.
AB420,22,75 3. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who satisfies educational
6or practice requirements that are comparable to the requirements under subd. 1. or
72. and that are established in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (1) (e).
AB420, s. 65 8Section 65. 457.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,22,139 457.08 (4) (d) Passes an examination approved by the social worker licensure
10section to determine minimum competence to practice as an independent a clinical
11social worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) or passes an
12advanced
a clinical social work examination approved by the social worker licensure
13section.
AB420, s. 66 14Section 66. 457.09 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended
15to read:
AB420,22,18 16457.09 (title) Social worker training certificate permit. (1) (intro.) The
17social worker certification section shall grant a social worker training certificate
18permit to any individual who does all of the following:
AB420,22,2019 (a) Submits an application for the certificate permit to the department on a
20form provided by the department.
AB420, s. 67 21Section 67. 457.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,22,2522 457.09 (1) (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker certification
23section that he or she has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
24in psychology, sociology, criminal justice or another human service program
25approved by the section.
AB420, s. 68
1Section 68. 457.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,42 457.09 (1) (d) Submits a statement to the social worker certification section
3that he or she is seeking to attain social worker degree equivalency under sub. (4)
4while he or she holds a social worker training certificate permit.
AB420, s. 69 5Section 69. 457.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,86 457.09 (2) (a) A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a social worker training
7certificate permit authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1)
8during the period in which the certificate permit is valid.
AB420,23,119 (b) A social worker training certificate permit holder is a social worker certified
10under this chapter for purposes of any law governing social workers certified under
11this chapter.
AB420, s. 70 12Section 70. 457.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,1413 457.09 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a social worker training certificate
14permit is valid for 24 months.
AB420,23,1815 (b) A social worker training certificate permit shall expire on the date on which
16the certificate permit holder receives the results of the examination that he or she
17has taken under sub. (5) (a) if that date occurs before the end of the period specified
18in par. (a).
AB420,23,1919 (c) A social worker training certificate permit may not be renewed.
AB420, s. 71 20Section 71. 457.09 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,23,2221 457.09 (4) (intro.) During the period in which a social worker training
22certificate permit is valid, the certificate permit holder shall do all of the following:
AB420, s. 72 23Section 72. 457.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,24,224 457.09 (4m) (a) The social worker certification section shall determine whether
25a course, internship or employment satisfies the requirements under sub. (4) and

1whether a social worker training certificate permit holder has attained social worker
2degree equivalency.
AB420,24,93 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (4), for the purpose of determining whether a social
4worker training certificate permit holder has attained social worker degree
5equivalency under sub. (4), the section shall apply course work or internships that
6the certificate permit holder completed, or employment that the certificate permit
7holder held, as part of the program leading to the degree that he or she specified to
8satisfy the requirement in sub. (1) (c) if the course work, internship or employment
9satisfies the requirements in sub. (4).
AB420, s. 73 10Section 73. 457.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,24,1311 457.09 (5) (a) A social worker training certificate permit holder may take the
12national social work examination at any time after he or she completes the
13requirements under sub. (4).
AB420,24,1714 (b) If a social worker training certificate permit holder passes the examination
15specified under par. (a), he or she shall be permitted to take an examination approved
16by the social worker certification section that tests knowledge of state law relating
17to social work.
AB420,24,2118 (c) If an individual fails an examination specified under par. (a) or (b), he or she
19may retake the examination. The social worker certification section may not place
20any restrictions on the number of times an individual may retake the examinations
21specified under pars. (a) and (b).
AB420,24,2422 (d) The social worker certification section shall grant a social worker certificate
23to an individual who has held a social worker training certificate permit and who
24passes the examinations specified under pars. (a) and (b).
AB420, s. 74 25Section 74. 457.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1457.10 Marriage Clinical marriage and family therapist certificate
2license. (intro.) The marriage and family therapist licensure section shall grant a
3clinical marriage and family therapist certificate license to any individual who does
4all of the following:
AB420, s. 75 5Section 75. 457.10 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,25,76 457.10 (2) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family
7therapist
licensure section that he or she has done any of the following:
AB420, s. 76 8Section 76. 457.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,25,149 457.10 (2) (b) Received a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family
10therapy, psychology, sociology, social work, professional counseling or other mental
11health field that included course work that the marriage and family therapist
12licensure section determines is substantially equivalent to the course work required
13for a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy described under
14par. (a).
AB420, s. 77 15Section 77. 457.10 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 457.10 (3) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
AB420,25,2117 457.10 (3) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family
18therapist
licensure section that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree
19required under sub. (2) he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of
20full-time supervised clinical marriage and family therapy practice approved by the
21marriage and family therapist section.
supervised by one of the following:
AB420, s. 78 22Section 78. 457.10 (3) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB420,25,2423 457.10 (3) (a) An individual licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist
24who has received a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy.
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1(b) An individual licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist who has
2engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical marriage and family therapy
3practice.
AB420,26,74 (c) An individual licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist who
5satisfies educational or practice requirements that are comparable to the
6requirements under par. (a) or (b) and that are established in rules promulgated
7under s. 457.03 (1) (e).
AB420, s. 79 8Section 79. 457.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,26,119 457.10 (4) Passes an examination approved by the marriage and family
10therapist
licensure section to determine minimum competence to practice marriage
11and family therapy.
AB420, s. 80 12Section 80. 457.11 of the statutes is created to read:
AB420,26,15 13457.11 Clinical marriage and family therapist training permit. (1) The
14licensure section shall grant a clinical marriage and family therapist training permit
15to any individual who does all of the following:
AB420,26,1716 (a) Submits an application for the permit to the department on a form provided
17by the department.
AB420,26,1818 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6).
AB420,26,1919 (c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.10 (2).
AB420,26,2520 (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the licensure section that he or she is
21employed full-time, or has an offer of full-time employment, as a clinical and family
22therapist in a supervised clinical marriage and family therapist practice or in a
23position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the licensure section, receive
24training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a
25full-time supervised clinical marriage and family therapist practice.
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1(2) A clinical marriage and family therapist training permit is valid for 24
2months or until the date on which the holder of the permit ceases to be employed in
3a position specified in sub. (1) (d), whichever occurs first, and may not be renewed
4by the licensure section. A clinical marriage and family therapist training permit
5authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (5) during the period in
6which the permit is valid.
AB420, s. 81 7Section 81. 457.12 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,27,11 8457.12 Professional Clinical professional counselor certificate license.
9(intro.) The professional counselor licensure section shall grant a clinical
10professional counselor certificate license to any individual who does all of the
11following:
AB420, s. 82 12Section 82. 457.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB420,27,1613 457.12 (2) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor
14licensure section that he or she has received a master's or doctorate degree in
15professional counseling or its equivalent from a program approved by the
16professional counselor licensure section.
AB420, s. 83 17Section 83. 457.12 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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