SB767,62 7Section 62. SPS 164.01 (2) (y) of the administrative code is created to read:
SB767,28,88 SPS 164.01 (2) (y) Disclosing supervisee confidences, except as follows:
SB767,28,99 1. As mandated by law.
SB767,28,1010 2. To prevent a clear and immediate danger to a person.
SB767,28,1211 3. In educational or training settings where there are multiple supervisors who
12share responsibility for training of the supervisee.
SB767,63 13Section 63. Chapter SPS 165 of the administrative code is repealed and
14recreated to read:
SB767,28,15 15Chapter SPS 165
SB767,28,16 16RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT
SB767,28,19 17SPS 165.01 Late renewal. (1) General. A person with an expired credential
18under s. 440.88, Stats., may not reapply for a credential using the initial application
19process.
SB767,28,21 20(2) Renewal within 5 years. A person renewing a credential under s. 440.88,
21Stats., within 5 years after its expiration shall do all of the following:
SB767,28,2322 (a) Pay the renewal fee as determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
23(a), Stats., and any applicable late renewal fee.
SB767,28,2524 (b) Certify the completion of continuing education under ch. SPS 168 during
25the 2-year period preceding the last renewal date.
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1(3) Renewal after 5 years. This subsection does not apply to a credential holder
2who has unsatisfied disciplinary requirements. A person renewing a credential
3under s. 440.88, Stats., after 5 years of its expiration shall do all of the following:
SB767,29,54 (a) Pay the renewal fee as determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
5(a), Stats., and the late renewal fee.
SB767,29,66 (b) Provide evidence of one of the following:
SB767,29,77 1. Holding a substantially equivalent credential in another state.
SB767,29,98 2. Completion of 60 hours of continuing education in the last 2 years, including
96 hours on ethics and boundaries and 6 hours of psychopharmacology.
SB767,29,14 10SPS 165.02 Reinstatement. A credential holder who has unsatisfied
11disciplinary requirements and has not renewed a credential under s. 440.88, Stats.,
12within 5 years of its expiration or whose credential under s. 440.88, Stats., has been
13surrendered or revoked may apply for the credential to be reinstated by submitting
14all of the following:
SB767,29,16 15(1) Evidence of completion of the requirements in s. SPS 165.01 (3) if the
16credential has not been active within the past 5 years.
SB767,29,17 17(2) Evidence of completion of disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
SB767,29,19 18(3) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting
19reinstatement.
SB767,64 20Section 64. Chapter SPS 166 of the administrative code is repealed and
21recreated to read:
SB767,29,22 22Chapter SPS 166
SB767,29,23 23EDUCATION APPROVAL
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1SPS 166.01 Approval of substance abuse counselor education. (1) An
2application to be a department-approved education program shall include all of the
3following:
SB767,30,54 (a) A detailed outline of each course, or for core competency programs a detailed
5outline of each core competency and how the competency will be measured.
SB767,30,76 (b) For each course or core competency, indicate the allocation of hours or
7competency hour equivalencies for the following content areas:
SB767,30,88 1. Assessment training.
SB767,30,99 2. Counseling training.
SB767,30,1010 3. Case management.
SB767,30,1111 4. Patient education.
SB767,30,1212 5. Professional responsibility.
SB767,30,1313 6. Boundaries and ethics.
SB767,30,1414 (c) Evidence that each instructor satisfies one of the following:
SB767,30,1515 1. The instructor holds one of the following credentials in good standing:
SB767,30,1616 a. Substance abuse counselor.
SB767,30,1717 b. Clinical substance abuse counselor.
SB767,30,1818 c. A credential under ch. 457, Stats.
SB767,30,2019 2. The instructor is a physician with knowledge and experience related to
20substance use disorder counseling.
SB767,30,2221 3. The instructor is a psychologist with knowledge and experience related to
22substance use disorder counseling.
SB767,30,2423 4. The instructor is an instructor of substance use disorder related courses at
24an accredited institution.
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1(2) An instructor whose credential has been limited, suspended, or revoked
2may not instruct in an approved program while the disciplinary action is in effect.
SB767,31,4 3(3) An approved program shall inform the department in advance of any major
4change in a course or instructor qualifications.
SB767,31,7 5(4) An approval of a program remains in effect for 5 years. After 5 years, the
6program shall resubmit a new application to become an approved educational
7program.
SB767,31,10 8(5) An approved program shall provide a certificate of completion or transcript
9to each student and shall retain student records for at least 7 years after a student
10has completed the program.
SB767,31,13 11SPS 166.02 Approved prevention specialist education. The department
12shall accept prevention specialist training provided, sponsored, or approved by any
13of the following:
SB767,31,14 14(1) An accredited college or university.
SB767,31,15 15(2) The Wisconsin Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
SB767,31,16 16(3) The National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.
SB767,31,17 17(4) The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources.
SB767,31,18 18(5) The Federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
SB767,31,20 19(6) The National Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies or its
20regional centers.
SB767,31,22 21(7) The federal department of health and human services, or its agencies,
22institutes, administrations, or centers.
SB767,31,23 23(8) The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
SB767,31,24 24(9) The department of health services.
SB767,31,25 25(10) The department of public instruction.
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1Section 65. Chapter SPS 168 of the administrative code is repealed and
2recreated to read:
SB767,32,3 3Chapter SPS 168
SB767,32,4 4CONTINUING EDUCATION
SB767,32,10 5SPS 168.01 Continuing education requirements. (1) Unless granted a
6postponement or waiver of the continuing education requirements under s. SPS
7168.03, a substance abuse counselor or prevention specialist shall complete 30
8continuing education credit hours in approved continuing education programs
9during each 2-year credential period and shall certify on the renewal application
10that all required continuing education was completed.
SB767,32,12 11(2) A minimum of 4 continuing education credit hours of the required 30 credit
12hours shall be in the area of professional ethics and boundaries.
SB767,32,15 13(3) A credential holder who also holds an active credential granted under ch.
14457, Stats., may satisfy the continuing education requirements by meeting the
15continuing education requirements under s. 457.22, Stats.
SB767,32,19 16(4) A clinical supervisor shall complete 4 hours of continuing education each
172-year credential period related to the supervision of substance abuse counselors.
18The 4 hours completed under this subsection may count toward the continuing
19education required for renewal of a clinical substance abuse counselor certification.
SB767,32,22 20(5) A new credential holder is not required to satisfy continuing education
21requirements during the time between initial credentialing and commencement of
22a full 2-year credential period.
SB767,33,3 23(6) Continuing education credit hours shall apply only to the 2-year credential
24period during which the credit hours are completed. If a credential holder fails to
25satisfy the continuing education requirements during a 2-year credential period,

1any additional continuing education credit hours completed on or after the renewal
2date to satisfy the requirement of the preceding period will not apply to the period
3during which they are earned.
SB767,33,6 4SPS 168.02 Approved continuing education. (1) A continuing education
5program is approved if it is relevant to the practice of substance abuse counseling and
6any of the following applies:
SB767,33,87 (a) The program is approved, sponsored, provided, endorsed, or authorized by
8any of the following:
SB767,33,109 1. The National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling or one of
10its affiliated divisions.
SB767,33,1111 2. The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium.
SB767,33,1312 3. The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or one of its
13affiliated divisions.
SB767,33,1414 4. The Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
SB767,33,1515 5. The National Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
SB767,33,1616 6. The American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
SB767,33,1717 7. The Wisconsin Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
SB767,33,1818 8. The National Board for Certified Counselors.
SB767,33,1919 9. The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
SB767,33,2020 10. The Association of Social Work Boards.
SB767,33,2121 11. The National Association of Social Workers or one of its affiliated chapters.
SB767,33,2222 12. The Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors.
SB767,33,2323 13. The Council on Social Work Education.
SB767,33,2524 (b) The program or course is offered by a training program accredited by the
25Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
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1(c) The program is approved, sponsored, or co-sponsored by a presenter
2approved by the Committee for the Approval of Continuing Education Sponsors of
3the American Psychological Association.
SB767,34,64 (d) The program or course is offered by an accredited college or university. A
5credential holder shall receive 15 continuing education credit hours for completing
6a semester course approved under this paragraph.
SB767,34,117 (e) The program is an employee sponsored inservice training and development
8program. No more than 15 continuing education credit hours earned through
9employee sponsored in-service training and development programs that are not
10approved under par. (a), (b), (c), or (d) may count toward satisfying continuing
11education requirements.
SB767,34,14 12(2) (a) A person may earn continuing education credit hours for engaging in any
13of the following activities, if the activity is relevant to the practice of substance abuse
14counseling:
SB767,34,2115 1. Presenting professional material. One continuing education credit hour is
16earned under this subdivision for each hour of a continuing education presentation,
17except that 15 credit hours are earned for presenting a semester-long educational
18course. No continuing education credit hours are earned by a person for repeating
19a presentation for which the person has previously earned continuing education. A
20person who presents for any of the following may earn continuing education credit
21hours under this subdivision:
SB767,34,2222 a. A seminar, workshop, program, or institution that is approved under sub. (1).
SB767,34,2323 b. A university, college, or vocational technical adult education course.
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12. Developing professional material. One continuing education credit hour is
2earned under this subdivision for each hour spent developing continuing education
3professional material.
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