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157.19
(2) (d) The
cemetery board
department shall promulgate rules
14establishing reasonable requirements and standards for the approval of changes
15under pars. (b) and (c). For approval of changes under par. (b), the rules shall require
16the cemetery authority to submit evidence that the rights and interests of the
17beneficiary of the care fund will be adequately protected if the change is approved.
18For approval of changes under par. (c), the rules shall require the trustee to submit
19evidence that the rights and interests of the purchaser under the preneed sales
20contract will be adequately protected if the change is approved.
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21Section
93. 157.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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157.19
(4) The
cemetery board department may promulgate rules allowing
23funds invested under this section to be deposited with a financial institution located
24outside this state.
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25Section
94. 157.19 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1157.19
(5) (b) If the
cemetery board department determines that care funds
2under s. 157.11 (9g) that have not been deposited with a city or county as provided
3in s. 157.11 (9g) (a) are not being properly segregated from other moneys held by the
4cemetery authority or that those care funds are not being properly invested as
5required in s. 157.11 (9g) (a), the
cemetery board
department may require the
6cemetery authority to deposit those care funds with a financial institution for
7investment under this section.
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8Section
95. 157.62 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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157.62
(2) (a) Except as provided in ss. 157.625 and 157.63 (1), every cemetery
10authority shall file an annual report with the
cemetery board department. The
11report shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the
cemetery board 12department. The report shall be made on a calendar-year basis unless the
cemetery
13board department, by rule, provides for other reporting periods. The report is due
14on the 60th day after the last day of the reporting period.
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15Section
96. 157.62 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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157.62
(2) (c) All records relating to accountings of trust funds described under
17par. (b) 3. to 7. and maintained by the department
and by the cemetery board are
18confidential and are not available for inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).
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19Section
97. 157.65 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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157.65
(2) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon informing
21the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of
22the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this
23subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or
24judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered
25because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted
1to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and
2require the production of books and other documents, and may request
the board
3described in s. 15.405 (3m) or the department
of safety and professional services to
4exercise its authority under sub. (1) to aid in the investigation of alleged violations
5of this subchapter.
SB568,98
6Section
98. 180.1901 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,99
7Section
99. 180.1901 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1901
(1m) (b) Medical examining board under subch. II
or IV of ch. 448.
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9Section
100. 180.1901 (1m) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 180.1901 (1m)
10(h) and amended to read:
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180.1901
(1m) (h)
Physical Medical therapy examining board under
subch. III
12of ch.
448 464.
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13Section
101. 180.1901 (1m) (bk) of the statutes is repealed.
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14Section
102. 180.1901 (1m) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1901
(1m) (br)
Dietitians affiliated credentialing board Department of
16safety and professional services under subch. V of ch. 448.
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17Section
103. 180.1901 (1m) (bs) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,104
18Section
104. 180.1901 (1m) (bu) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,105
19Section
105. 231.01 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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231.01
(7) (d) 2. Any office or clinic of a person licensed under ch. 446, 447, 448,
21449,
or 455,
or 464, or the substantially equivalent laws or rules of another state.
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22Section
106. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar)
238e. and amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 8e. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed
25under subch.
III I of ch.
448 464.
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1Section
107. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar)
28m. and amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 8m. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
4licensed under subch.
VII II of ch.
448 464.
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5Section
108. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4q. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar)
68s. and amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 8s. An athletic trainer licensed under subch.
VI III of ch.
448 464.
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8Section
109. 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 9. An employee or agent of any provider specified under subds.
101. to
8. 8s.
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11Section
110. 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 10. A partnership of any provider specified under subds. 1. to
138. 8s.
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14Section
111. 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 11. A corporation of any provider specified under subds. 1. to
8. 168s. that provides health care services.
SB568,112
17Section
112. 255.40 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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255.40
(2) (a) (intro.) Any person licensed, certified or registered by the state
19under ch. 441, 448
or, 455
, or 464 who treats a patient suffering from any of the
20following shall report in accordance with par. (b):
SB568,113
21Section
113. 440.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.03
(3) If the secretary reorganizes the department, no modification may
23be made in the powers and responsibilities of the examining boards or affiliated
24credentialing boards attached to the department or an examining board under s.
2515.405
or 15.406.
SB568,114
1Section
114. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.03
(9) (a) (intro.) Subject to
pars. par. (b)
and (c), the department shall,
3biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for which no examination is
4required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential renewal by doing all of the
5following:
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6Section
115. 440.03 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,116
7Section
116. 440.032 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,117
8Section
117. 440.032 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (intro.)
9and amended to read:
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10459.40 Definitions. (intro.) In this
section subchapter:
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11Section
118. 440.032 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (1).
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12Section
119. 440.032 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,120
13Section
120. 440.032 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (3).
SB568,121
14Section
121. 440.032 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (4) and
15amended to read:
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459.40
(4) "Wisconsin interpreting and transliterating assessment" means a
17program administered by the department of health services to determine and verify
18the level of competence of communication access services providers who are not
19certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor, the
20National Association of the Deaf or its successor, or
other another similar nationally
21recognized certification organization, or a successor program administered by the
22department of health services.
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23Section
122. 440.032 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 459.41, and 459.41 (1),
24(2) (intro.) and (c) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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1459.41
(1) Except as provided in
pars. (b) and (c) subs. (2) and (3), no person
2may, for compensation, provide sign language interpretation services for a client
3unless the person is licensed by the
department examining board under
sub. (3) s.
4459.42.
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5(2) (intro.) No license is required under
this subsection sub. (1) for any of the
6following:
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(c) A person interpreting at a religious service or at a religious function,
8including educational or social events sponsored by a religious organization. This
9subdivision paragraph does not apply to a person interpreting for a religious
10organization at a professional service provided or sponsored by the religious
11organization.
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12(3) (a) The
council examining board may grant a temporary exemption
from the
13requirement under sub. (1) to an individual who is not a resident of this state that
14authorizes the individual to provide interpretation services for a period not to exceed
1520 days, if the individual is certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.,
16or its successor, or the National Association of the Deaf or its successor. The
council 17examining board may not grant an individual more than 2 temporary exemptions
18under this
subdivision paragraph per year.
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(b) The
council examining board may grant a temporary or permanent
20exemption
from the requirement under sub. (1) to an individual who is a resident of
21this state that authorizes the individual to provide interpretation services for a
22period specified by the
council examining board or for persons specified by the
council 23examining board.
SB568,123
1Section
123. 440.032 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 459.42, and 459.42 (1)
2(a) (intro.) and 3., (b) and (c) and (2) (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.) and (c), as renumbered,
3are amended to read:
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459.42
(1) (a) (intro.) The
department
examining board shall grant a license
5as a sign language interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form
6provided by the department, pays the fee determined by the department under s.
7440.03 (9) (a), and submits evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board 8that the applicant has received an associate degree in sign language interpretation
9or has received a certificate of completion of an education and training program
10regarding such interpretation, and the applicant has one of the following:
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3. Any valid certification granted by any other organization that the
12department examining board determines is substantially equivalent to a
13certification specified in subd. 1.
a. or b. or 2.
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(b) The
department examining board shall grant a license as a sign language
15interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form provided by the
16department and pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a),
17if the applicant has a certification specified in
subd. 1. a. par. (a) 1. and if the
18applicant provides to the
department examining board satisfactory evidence of a
19diagnosis by a physician that the applicant is deaf or hard of hearing.
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(c) The
department examining board shall grant a license as a sign language
21interpreter to an applicant who has not received an associate degree in sign language
22interpretation or a certificate of completion of an education and training program
23regarding such interpretation, but who otherwise satisfies the requirements in
subd.
241. par. (a) (intro.), if, within 24 months after establishing residency in the state, the
25applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board that the
1applicant holds one of the certifications specified in
subd. 1. a., b., or c. par. (a) 1., 2.,
2or 3., that the applicant obtained the certification prior to establishing residency in
3the state, and that the applicant held the certification at the time the applicant
4established residency in the state.
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5(2) (a) (intro.) The
department examining board shall grant a license as a sign
6language interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form provided
7by the department, pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
8(a), and submits evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board of all of
9the following:
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(b) (intro.) The
department examining board shall grant a restricted license as
11a sign language interpreter, authorizing the holder to provide interpretation services
12only under the supervision of an interpreter licensed under
par. (a) sub. (1), to an
13applicant who submits an application on a form provided by the department, pays
14the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and submits evidence
15satisfactory to the
department examining board of all of the following:
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(c) A license granted under
subd. 1. or 2. par. (a) or (b) may be renewed twice
17and is not valid upon the expiration of the 2nd renewal period.
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18Section
124. 440.032 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 459.44 and amended
19to read:
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20459.44 Notification required. A person who is licensed under
sub. (3) s.
21459.42 shall notify the
department examining board in writing within 30 days if the
22person's certification or membership specified in
sub. (3) s. 459.42 that is required
23for the license is revoked or invalidated. The
department examining board shall
24revoke a license granted under
sub. (3) s. 459.42 if such a certification or membership
25is revoked or invalidated.
SB568,125
1Section
125. 440.032 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 459.43 and amended
2to read:
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3459.43 License renewal. The renewal
dates date for licenses granted under
4sub. (3) (a) are s. 459.42 (1) is specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a)
68c. Renewal applications
5shall be submitted to the
department examining board on a form provided by the
6department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
7s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board that
8the person's certification or membership specified in
sub. (3) s. 459.42 that is
9required for the license has not been revoked or invalidated.
SB568,126
10Section
126. 440.032 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
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459.45
(1) Council. (intro.)
The council Subject to sub. (2), the examining
13board shall do all of the following:
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14Section
127. 440.032 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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15Section
128. 440.032 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (a) and
16amended to read:
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459.45
(1) (a)
Advise the department regarding the promulgation and
18implementation of Promulgate and implement rules regarding the practice of sign
19language interpreters.
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20Section
129. 440.032 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (d).
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21Section
130. 440.032 (6) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (c) and
22amended to read:
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459.45
(1) (c) Promulgate rules establishing a process and criteria for granting
24exemptions under
sub. (2) (c) 2. s. 459.41 (3) (b).
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25Section
131. 440.032 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,132
1Section
132. 440.032 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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2Section
133. 440.032 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (2) and
3amended to read:
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459.45
(2) The
department examining board may not promulgate rules that
5impose requirements for granting a license
under s. 459.42 that are in addition to the
6requirements specified in
sub. (3) s. 459.42.
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7Section
134. 440.032 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (b) and
8amended to read:
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459.45
(1) (b)
After considering the recommendations of the council, the
10department shall promulgate Promulgate rules that establish a code of ethics that
11governs the professional conduct of persons licensed under
sub. (3) s. 459.42. In
12promulgating rules under this paragraph, the
department examining board shall
13consider including as part or all of the rules part or all of the code of ethics established
14by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor. The
department 15examining board shall periodically review the code of ethics established by the
16Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor, and, if appropriate, revise
17the rules promulgated under this paragraph to reflect revisions to that code of ethics.
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18Section
135. 440.032 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 459.46 and amended
19to read:
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20459.46 Disciplinary proceedings and actions. Subject to the rules
21promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
department examining board may make
22investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of this
section 23subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
section subchapter has occurred and
24may reprimand a person who is licensed under
sub. (3)
s. 459.42 or may deny, limit,
25suspend, or revoke a license granted under
sub. (3)
s. 459.42 if it finds that the
1applicant or licensee has violated this
section subchapter or any rule promulgated
2under this
section subchapter.
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3Section
136. 440.032 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 459.47 and amended
4to read:
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5459.47 Penalty. A person who violates this
section subchapter or any rule
6promulgated under this
section subchapter may be fined not more than $200 or
7imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
SB568,137
8Section
137. 440.317 of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,138
9Section
138. 440.90 (1b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB568,139
10Section
139. 440.905 of the statutes is repealed.