AB1153,8,2221 (a) Submits an application for the compact privilege to the department on a
22form provided by the department.
AB1153,8,2523 (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he
24or she holds an unencumbered home state license in another state that is a party to
25the compact and satisfies all other requirements under s. 448.9887 (4).
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1(c) Pays any fee established by the department under s. 448.9888 (2).
AB1153,9,3 2(4m) Types of certificate. A certificate as a dietitian granted under sub. (1m)
3may be either of the following:
AB1153,9,54 (a) A certificate that, subject to s. 448.9887 (4), entitles the holder to obtain and
5exercise a compact privilege in other states that are parties to the compact.
AB1153,9,86 (b) A single-state certificate, which entitles the holder to practice only in this
7state. Nothing in the compact applies to the holder of a single-state certificate unless
8otherwise applicable under this subchapter.
AB1153,25 9Section 25. 448.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1153,9,16 10448.80 Temporary certificate. Upon application and payment of the fee
11specified in s. 440.05 (6), the affiliated credentialing board may grant a temporary
12dietitian certificate to an individual who satisfies the requirements under s. 448.78
13(1) to (4) (1m) (a) to (d) and has submitted an application to take the next available
14examination under s. 448.84. A temporary certificate granted under this section is
15valid for a period designated by the affiliated credentialing board, not to exceed 9
16months, and may be renewed once by the affiliated credentialing board.
AB1153,26 17Section 26. 448.82 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1153,9,23 18448.82 Reciprocal certificate. Upon application and payment of the fee
19specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing board shall grant a dietitian
20certificate to an individual who holds a similar certificate or license in another state
21or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines that
22the requirements for receiving the certificate in the other state or territory are
23substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.78 (1m).
AB1153,27 24Section 27. 448.87 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.87 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
2affiliated credentialing board may reprimand a certified dietitian or deny, limit,
3suspend or revoke a certificate granted under this subchapter or a compact privilege
4if it finds that the applicant or certified dietitian has done any of the following:
AB1153,28 5Section 28. 448.87 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1153,10,76 448.87 (2) (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate
7or a compact privilege or for renewal of a certificate.
AB1153,29 8Section 29. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
9251
, is amended to read:
AB1153,10,1610 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training
11to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic
12training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation
13setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a
14practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter;
15under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) or from a practitioner who holds a compact
16privilege under subch. XI or, XII , or XIV of ch. 448.
AB1153,30 17Section 30 . Subchapter XIV of chapter 448 [precedes 448.9887] of the statutes
18is created to read:
AB1153,10,1919 chapter 448
AB1153,10,2020 Subchapter XIV
AB1153,10,2121 DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT
AB1153,11,3 22448.9887 Dietitian licensure compact. (1) Purpose. The purpose of this
23compact is to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving
24public access to dietetics services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority
25of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state

1licensure, while also providing for licensure portability through a compact privilege
2granted to qualifying professionals. This compact is designed to achieve the
3following objectives:
AB1153,11,44 (a) Increase public access to dietetics services;
AB1153,11,65 (b) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed dietitians who meet
6uniform requirements;
AB1153,11,77 (c) Eliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states;
AB1153,11,88 (d) Reduce administrative burden on member states and licensees;
AB1153,11,99 (e) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;
AB1153,11,1110 (f) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate
11practice of licensed dietitians;
AB1153,11,1212 (g) Support relocating active military members and their spouses;
AB1153,11,1413 (h) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary
14information among member states; and
AB1153,11,1715 (i) Vest all member states with the authority to hold a licensed dietitian
16accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is
17located at the time care is rendered.
AB1153,11,19 18(2) Definitions. As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the
19following definitions shall apply:
AB1153,11,2120 (a) “ACEND” means the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and
21Dietetics or its successor organization.
AB1153,11,2422 (b) “Active military member” means any individual with full-time duty status
23in the active armed forces of the United States, including members of the national
24guard and reserve.
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1(c) “Adverse action” means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal
2action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing authority or other
3authority against a licensee, including actions against an individual's license or
4compact privilege such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the
5licensee, limitation on the licensee's practice, or any other encumbrance on licensure
6affecting a licensee's authorization to practice, including issuance of a cease and
7desist action.
AB1153,12,98 (d) “Alternative program” means a nondisciplinary monitoring or practice
9remediation process approved by a licensing authority.
AB1153,12,1110 (e) “Charter member state” means any member state which enacted this
11compact by law before the effective date specified in sub. (12).
AB1153,12,1412 (f) “Continuing education” means a requirement, as a condition of license
13renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and completion of, educational and
14professional activities relevant to practice or area of work.
AB1153,12,1615 (g) “CDR” means the Commission on Dietetic Registration or its successor
16organization.
AB1153,12,2017 (h) “Compact commission” means the government agency whose membership
18consists of all states that have enacted this compact, which is known as the dietitian
19licensure compact commission, as described in sub. (8), and which shall operate as
20an instrumentality of the member states.
AB1153,12,2221 (i) “Compact privilege” means a legal authorization, which is equivalent to a
22license, permitting the practice of dietetics in a remote state.
AB1153,12,2323 (j) “Current significant investigative information” means:
AB1153,13,224 1. Investigative information that a licensing authority, after a preliminary
25inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity for the subject licensee to

1respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if
2proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction; or
AB1153,13,53 2. Investigative information that indicates that the subject licensee represents
4an immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the subject
5licensee has been notified and had an opportunity to respond.
AB1153,13,86 (k) “Data system” means a repository of information about licensees, including,
7but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative,
8compact privilege and adverse action information.
AB1153,13,109 (L) “Encumbered license” means a license in which an adverse action restricts
10a licensee's ability to practice dietetics.
AB1153,13,1211 (m) “Encumbrance” means a revocation or suspension of, or any limitation on
12a licensee's full and unrestricted practice of dietetics by a licensing authority.
AB1153,13,1513 (n) “Executive committee” means a group of delegates elected or appointed to
14act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, this compact, and the
15compact commission.
AB1153,13,1716 (o) “Home state” means the member state that is the licensee's primary state
17of residence or that has been designated pursuant to sub. (6).
AB1153,13,1918 (p) “Investigative information” means information, records, and documents
19received or generated by a licensing authority pursuant to an investigation.
AB1153,13,2220 (q) “Jurisprudence requirement” means an assessment of an individual's
21knowledge of the state laws and regulations governing the practice of dietetics in
22such state.
AB1153,13,2323 (r) “License” means an authorization from a member state to either:
AB1153,13,2424 1. Engage in the practice of dietetics (including medical nutrition therapy); or
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12. Use the title “dietitian,” “licensed dietitian,” “licensed dietitian nutritionist,”
2“certified dietitian,” or other title describing a substantially similar practitioner as
3the compact commission may further define by rule.
AB1153,14,54 (s) “Licensee” or “licensed dietitian” means an individual who currently holds
5a license and who meets all of the requirements outlined in sub. (4).
AB1153,14,76 (t) “Licensing authority” means the board or agency of a state, or equivalent,
7that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the practice of dietetics.
AB1153,14,88 (u) “Member state” means a state that has enacted the compact.
AB1153,14,129 (v) “Practice of dietetics” means the synthesis and application of dietetics,
10primarily for the provision of nutrition care services, including medical nutrition
11therapy, in person or via telehealth, to prevent, manage, or treat diseases or medical
12conditions and promote wellness.
AB1153,14,1313 (w) “Registered dietitian” means a person who:
AB1153,14,1514 1. Has completed applicable education, experience, examination, and
15recertification requirements approved by CDR;
AB1153,14,1716 2. Is credentialed by CDR as a registered dietitian or a registered dietitian
17nutritionist; and
AB1153,14,1918 3. Is legally authorized to use the title registered dietitian or registered
19dietitian nutritionist and the corresponding abbreviations “RD” or “RDN.”
AB1153,14,2120 (x) “Remote state” means a member state other than the home state, where a
21licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise a compact privilege.
AB1153,14,2322 (y) “Rule” means a regulation promulgated by the compact commission that has
23the force of law.
AB1153,14,2524 (z) “Single state license” means a license issued by a member state within the
25issuing state and does not include a compact privilege in any other member state.
AB1153,15,2
1(za) “State” means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United
2States.
AB1153,15,43 (zb) “Unencumbered license” means a license that authorizes a licensee to
4engage in the full and unrestricted practice of dietetics.
AB1153,15,6 5(3) State participation in the compact. (a) To participate in the compact, a
6state must currently:
AB1153,15,77 1. License and regulate the practice of dietetics; and
AB1153,15,98 2. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about
9licensees.
AB1153,15,1010 (b) A member state shall:
AB1153,15,1211 1. Participate fully in the compact commission's data system, including using
12the unique identifier, as defined in rules;
AB1153,15,1513 2. Notify the compact commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact
14and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of current significant investigative
15information regarding a licensee;
AB1153,15,2116 3. Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history record
17information of applicants for an initial compact privilege. These procedures shall
18include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by
19applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record
20information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for
21retaining that state's criminal records;
AB1153,15,2522 a. A member state must fully implement a criminal history record information
23requirement, within a time frame established by rule, which includes receiving the
24results of the federal bureau of investigation record search and shall use those
25results in determining compact privilege eligibility.
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1b. Communication between a member state and the compact commission or
2among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for a compact privilege
3shall not include any information received from the federal bureau of investigation
4relating to a federal criminal history record information check performed by a
5member state.
AB1153,16,66 4. Comply with and enforce the rules of the compact commission;
AB1153,16,97 5. Require an applicant for a compact privilege to obtain or retain a license in
8the licensee's home state and meet the home state's qualifications for licensure or
9renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable state laws; and
AB1153,16,1210 6. Recognize a compact privilege granted to a licensee who meets all of the
11requirements outlined in sub. (4) in accordance with the terms of the compact and
12rules.
AB1153,16,1313 (c) Member states may set and collect a fee for granting a compact privilege.
AB1153,16,1814 (d) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply
15for a member state's single state license as provided under the laws of each member
16state. However, the single state license granted to these individuals shall not be
17recognized as granting a compact privilege to engage in the practice of dietetics in
18any other member state.
AB1153,16,2019 (e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a
20member state for the issuance of a single state license.
AB1153,16,2321 (f) At no point shall the compact commission have the power to define the
22requirements for the issuance of a single state license to practice dietetics. The
23member states shall retain sole jurisdiction over the provision of these requirements.
AB1153,16,25 24(4) Compact privilege. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms
25and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
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11. Satisfy one of the following:
AB1153,17,32 a. Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the right to use the
3term registered dietitian; or
AB1153,17,44 b. Complete all of the following:
AB1153,17,55 i. An education program which is either:
AB1153,17,116 a) A master's degree or doctoral degree that is programmatically accredited by
7(i) ACEND; or (ii) a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department
8of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine, and from a
9college or university accredited at the time of graduation by the appropriate regional
10accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation and
11the U.S. department of education.
AB1153,17,1512 b) An academic degree from a college or university in a foreign country
13equivalent to the degree described in subparagraph (a) that is programmatically
14accredited by (i) ACEND; or (ii) a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the U.S.
15department of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine.
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