AB260,7,1211 (h) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board under subch. VII of
12ch. 448.
AB260,7,1313 (i) Optometry examining board under ch. 449.
AB260,7,1414 (j) Pharmacy examining board under ch. 450.
AB260,7,1515 (k) The department of safety and professional services under ch. 451.
AB260,7,1616 (L) Psychology examining board under ch. 455.
AB260,7,1817 (m) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work
18examining board under ch. 457.
AB260,7,1919 (n) Hearing and speech examining board under subch. II of ch. 459.
AB260,7,2120 (o) The massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board
21under ch. 460.
AB260,13 22Section 13. 446.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,8,1423 446.02 (1) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the
24person meets the requirements of continuing education for license renewal as the
25examining board may require, which requirements shall include current proficiency

1in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction
2provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved
3under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. Hours of continuing education
4completed under subs. (2) (dm) and (4) (b) shall count toward any hours required
5under this paragraph.
The person shall include the approval number assigned under
6sub. (5) (b) to each educational program completed by the person to satisfy the
7requirements of this paragraph. During the time between initial licensure and
8commencement of a full 2-year licensure period new licensees shall not be required
9to meet continuing education requirements. Any person who has not engaged in the
10practice of chiropractic for 2 years or more, while holding a valid license under this
11chapter, and desiring to engage in such practice, shall be required by the examining
12board to complete a continuing education course at a school of chiropractic approved
13by the examining board or pass a practical examination administered by the
14examining board or both.
AB260,14 15Section 14. 446.02 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,8,1716 446.02 (2) (d) 1. No person may practice chiropractic dry needling unless he or
17she is a chiropractor who is licensed under this chapter and certified under subd. 2.
AB260,8,1818 1m. No certification is required under subd. 2. for any of the following:
AB260,8,1919 a. A licensed chiropractor who is registered under s. 446.023.
AB260,8,2020 b. An acupuncturist who is certified under ch. 451.
AB260,9,221 2. The examining board shall issue a certificate to practice dry needling to a
22chiropractor who is licensed under this chapter, who submits satisfactory evidence
23that the chiropractor has completed 50 hours of postgraduate study in chiropractic
24dry needling that is approved by the examining board, and who pays a one-time
25certification fee of $25, except that no certification fee is required under this

1subdivision for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program
2under s. 45.44.
AB260,9,43 3. Subject to subd. 4., the examining board shall promulgate rules
4implementing the postgraduate education requirement under subd. 2.
AB260,9,85 4. Each program sponsor of an education program required to be completed by
6a chiropractor as a condition of certification under subd. 2. shall submit the program
7to the examining board for approval. Under this subdivision, “program sponsor” has
8the meaning given in s. 446.028.
AB260,15 9Section 15. 446.02 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,9,2010 446.02 (2) (dm) The examining board shall issue a certificate to a chiropractor
11who is licensed under this chapter and who submits satisfactory evidence that the
12chiropractor has completed postgraduate study in performing health or physical
13examinations for participation in school or college athletic activities. The
14chiropractor shall pay a one-time certification fee of $25, except that no fee is
15required under this paragraph for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee
16waiver program under s. 45.44. The examining board shall promulgate rules that
17establish minimum requirements or standards for the postgraduate study that shall
18be completed in order to obtain a certificate under this paragraph. The examining
19board shall also promulgate rules that require continuing education in order to
20maintain the certificate.
AB260,16 21Section 16. 446.02 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.02 (7) (a) (intro.)
22and amended to read:
AB260,9,2423 446.02 (7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (d), a chiropractor who
24is licensed under this chapter may delegate to a person who is not licensed under this

1chapter the performance of adjunctive services if the services are performed by any
2of the following
under the direct, on-premises supervision of the chiropractor.:
AB260,17 3Section 17. 446.02 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,10,44 446.02 (7) (a) 2. A health care professional.
AB260,18 5Section 18. 446.02 (7) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 446.02 (7) (d) and
6amended to read:
AB260,10,97 446.02 (7) (d) Beginning on July 1, 2010, a A chiropractor may delegate X-ray
8services only to a chiropractic radiological technologist technician or a health care
9professional acting within the scope of his or her license, registration, or certification
.
AB260,19 10Section 19. 446.02 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 446.02 (7) (a) 1. and
11amended to read:
AB260,10,1312 446.02 (7) (a) 1. Beginning on July 1, 2010, a chiropractor may delegate
13adjunctive services only to a
A chiropractic technologist technician.
AB260,20 14Section 20. 446.02 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,10,1815 446.02 (10m) A licensed chiropractor who has a valid federal motor carrier
16safety administration medical examiner certification credential issued under 49
17CFR 390.109
may conduct medical examinations for the federal motor carrier safety
18administration pursuant to 49 USC 31149 and 49 CFR parts 390 and 391.
AB260,21 19Section 21. 446.023 of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,10,22 20446.023 Chiropractic acupuncture. (1) Definition. In this section,
21“licensed chiropractor" means a person who is licensed by the examining board to
22engage in the practice of chiropractic.
AB260,10,25 23(2) Registration required. (a) Except as provided under par. (b), no person
24may practice chiropractic acupuncture unless he or she is a licensed chiropractor who
25is registered under this section.
AB260,11,1
1(b) No registration is required under this section for any of the following:
AB260,11,22 1. An acupuncturist who is certified under ch. 451.
AB260,11,53 2. A licensed chiropractor who practices chiropractic acupuncture as part of a
4supervised course of study or residency program in chiropractic acupuncture that is
5approved by the examining board.
AB260,11,76 (c) The examining board shall register a licensed chiropractor under this
7section who does all of the following:
AB260,11,98 1. Submits an application for registration to the examining board on a form
9provided by the examining board.
AB260,11,1410 2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the licensed
11chiropractor has completed at least 200 hours of postgraduate instruction in
12chiropractic acupuncture at a college of chiropractic approved by the examining
13board or at a college or university accredited by an accrediting agency that is
14recognized by the secretary of the federal department of education.
AB260,11,1615 3. Successfully completes the acupuncture examination administered by the
16National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
AB260,11,1717 4. Pays a registration fee of $100.
AB260,11,21 18(3) Restriction on advertising. A licensed chiropractor who is registered
19under this section may not advertise or hold himself or herself out as employing
20traditional Oriental medical concepts in the practice of chiropractic acupuncture
21unless the licensed chiropractor is also an acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.
AB260,11,23 22(4) Registration renewal. (a) The renewal date for a registration under this
23section is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). There is no renewal fee.
AB260,12,424 (b) A licensed chiropractor registered under this section shall, at the time that
25he or she applies for renewal of a registration under par. (a), submit evidence

1satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 4 hours of
2continuing education during the previous 2-year registration period in a
3chiropractic acupuncture–related program approved by the examining board under
4s. 446.028.
AB260,12,7 5(5) Rules. The examining board shall promulgate rules to implement this
6section and s. 446.02 (2) (d). The rules promulgated under this subsection shall
7incorporate the rules of the department promulgated under s. 451.12.
AB260,22 8Section 22. 446.026 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,12,129 446.026 (1) (a) No person may provide adjunctive services unless the person
10is a chiropractic technician and is under the direct, on-premises supervision of a
11chiropractor licensed under this chapter, or the person is a health care professional,
12subject to s. 446.02 (7)
.
AB260,23 13Section 23. 446.03 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,12,18 14446.03 Reprimand; revocation, limitation, or suspension of a license or
15certificate.
(intro.) The examining board, by order, may reprimand a licensee,
16certificate holder, or registrant and may deny, limit, suspend or revoke any license,
17certificate, or certificate of registration if the licensee, certificate holder, or registrant
18does any of the following:
AB260,24 19Section 24. 446.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,12,2120 446.03 (1) Obtains the license, certificate, or certificate of registration through
21error or fraud.
AB260,25 22Section 25. 446.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,12,2423 446.04 (2) Loaning of a chiropractic license or certificate, or of a registration
24issued under s. 446.023,
to anyone.
AB260,26 25Section 26. 446.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,13,2
1446.04 (4) Splitting or dividing any fee for chiropractic service with any person
2except an associate licensed chiropractor or an acupuncturist certified under ch. 451.
AB260,27 3Section 27. 446.04 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,13,54 446.04 (6) Use of unsanitary or unsafe acupuncture or dry needling equipment,
5contrary to the rules promulgated under s. 446.023 (5).
AB260,28 6Section 28. 446.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,13,117 446.05 (1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining
8board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to the conduct of any
9licensed chiropractor who, it has reason to believe, violated s. 446.02 , 446.023, or
10446.03. The person complained against may proceed to review any action of the
11examining board under ch. 227.
AB260,29 12Section 29. 451.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB260,13,1613 451.02 (1) An individual holding a license, permit , registration, or certificate
14under ch. 441, 446, 447, 448, or 449 who engages in a practice of acupuncture that
15is also included within the scope of his or her license, permit , registration, or
16certificate.
AB260,30 17Section 30. 632.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB260,13,2118 632.87 (3) (d) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to a licensed chiropractor's
19practice of chiropractic acupuncture within the scope of a registration issued under
20s. 446.023 or chiropractic dry needling within the scope of a certification issued under
21s. 446.02 (2) (d).
AB260,31 22Section 31. Chir 2.01 (2) of the administrative code is repealed.
AB260,32 23Section 32. Chir 3.02 (1) (intro.) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB260,14,3
1Chir 3.02 (1) Requirements for renewal. (intro.) To renew and obtain a new
2license a licensee shall, by December 31 14 of the even-numbered year following
3initial licensure and every 2 years thereafter, file with the department:
AB260,33 4Section 33. Chir 4.05 (1) (b) 3. of the administrative code is renumbered Chir
54.05 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB260,14,76 Chir 4.05 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) Acupuncture by needle insertion or invasive laser
7application. This subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit any of the following:
AB260,34 8Section 34. Chir 4.05 (1) (b) 3. a. of the administrative code is created to read:
AB260,14,99 Chir 4.05 (1) (b) 3. a. The use of cold laser therapy by a licensed chiropractor.
AB260,35 10Section 35. Chir 4.05 (1) (b) 3. b. of the administrative code is created to read:
AB260,14,1311 Chir 4.05 (1) (b) 3. b. The practice of acupuncture by a licensed chiropractor
12who is also an acupuncturist certified under ch. 451, Stats., at the same location
13where he or she practices chiropractic.
AB260,36 14Section 36. Chir 4.05 (2m) of the administrative code is created to read:
AB260,14,1815 Chir 4.05 (2m) The board may consider the opinion of the National Board of
16Chiropractic Examiners with respect to the techniques, ancillary procedures, and
17instruments that are safe and effective for the practice of chiropractic for purposes
18of sub. (2).
AB260,37 19Section 37. Chir 9.01 (1) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB260,14,2320 Chir 9.01 (1) “Chiropractic student" means a student of an approved college of
21chiropractic in his or her last academic quarter, semester, or trimester of study, who
22is eligible for graduation from the college of chiropractic but for completion of a
23preceptorship period.
AB260,38 24Section 38. Chir 10.01 (3) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB260,15,4
1Chir 10.01 (3) “Unlicensed person" means a person who does not possess a valid
2license to practice chiropractic in this state pursuant to ch. 446
is a chiropractic
3technician or chiropractic radiological technician and who is not a health care
4professional, as defined in s. 446.01 (1v)
, Stats.
AB260,9148 5Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
6System.
AB260,15,117 (1) Physical examinations; Wisconsin Collegiate Conference. Each college
8campus, as defined in section 36.05 (6m) of the statutes, shall undertake to amend
9any bylaws, operating code, or regulations and agreements governing the conduct of
10athletes of the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference as necessary to maintain
11consistency with section 36.24 of the statutes.
AB260,9335 12Section 9335. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
AB260,15,1513 (1) Physical examinations by sports physical training certificate holders.
14The treatment of section 118.294 (2) of the statutes first applies to physical
15examinations completed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB260,15,1816 (2) Contracting with interscholastic associations. The treatment of section
17118.294 (3) of the statutes first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or
18modified on the effective date of this subsection.
AB260,9343 19Section 9343. Initial applicability; Technical College System.
AB260,15,2120 (1) Physical examinations. The treatment of section 38.235 of the statutes first
21applies to physical examinations completed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB260,9348 22Section 9348. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.
AB260,15,2423 (1) Physical examinations. The treatment of section 36.24 of the statutes first
24applies to physical examinations completed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB260,9439 25Section 9439. Effective dates; Safety and Professional Services.
AB260,16,2
1(1) Physical examination certificate. The repeal and recreation of section
2440.05 (intro.) of the statutes takes effect on December 16, 2019.
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