SB1059,3 8Section 3. 146.997 (1) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,3,109 146.997 (1) (d) 6. A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or who
10holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448
.
SB1059,4 11Section 4. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,3,1312 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or who
13holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448
.
SB1059,5 14Section 5. 253.065 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,3,1915 253.065 (3) Unless the department grants an exception, in order to be eligible
16for the internship program under sub. (1), an applicant must, at the time of his or her
17selection, be employed as a nutritionist for the supplemental food program for
18women, infants, and children under s. 253.06 by either the department or a local
19agency and have met the educational requirements under s. 448.78 (3) (1m) (c).
SB1059,6 20Section 6. 253.065 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,4,221 253.065 (5) The department shall issue to each individual who successfully
22completes the dietetic internship program under this section a certificate of
23completion that the individual may submit as verification of the completion of more
24than 900 hours of qualifying dietetics practice under s. 448.78 (4) (1m) (d). The

1dietitians affiliated credentialing board shall accept certificates of completion issued
2under this subsection as satisfactory evidence under s. 448.78 (4) (1m) (d).
SB1059,7 3Section 7. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
4Act 88
, is amended to read:
SB1059,4,95 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and s. 458.33 (2) (b) and (5),
6the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for
7which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
8renewal and any fees imposed under ss. 447.51 (2), 448.986 (2), 448.9875 (2),
9448.9885 (2), 448.9888 (2), 457.51 (2), and 459.71 (2) by doing all of the following:
SB1059,8 10Section 8. 440.03 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
1188
, is amended to read:
SB1059,5,212 440.03 (9) (a) 2. Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year,
13adjusting for the succeeding fiscal biennium each fee for an initial credential for
14which an examination is not required, for a reciprocal credential, and, subject to s.
15440.08 (2) (a), for a credential renewal, and any fees imposed under ss. 447.51 (2),
16448.986 (2), 448.9875 (2), 448.9885 (2), 448.9888 (2), 457.51 (2), and 459.71 (2), if an
17adjustment is necessary to reflect the approximate administrative and enforcement
18costs of the department that are attributable to the regulation of the particular
19occupation or business during the period in which the initial or reciprocal credential,
20credential renewal, or compact privilege is in effect and, for purposes of each fee for
21a credential renewal, to reflect an estimate of any additional moneys available for the
22department's general program operations as a result of appropriation transfers that
23have been or are estimated to be made under s. 20.165 (1) (i) during the fiscal
24biennium in progress at the time of the deadline for an adjustment under this

1subdivision or during the fiscal biennium beginning on the July 1 immediately
2following the deadline for an adjustment under this subdivision.
SB1059,9 3Section 9. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2rm. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1059,5,54 440.03 (11m) (c) 2rm. The coordinated data system under s. 448.9887 (9), if
5such disclosure is required under the dietitian licensure compact under s. 448.9887.
SB1059,10 6Section 10. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023
7Wisconsin Act 88
, is amended to read:
SB1059,5,168 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant
9for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted
10of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this
11paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use
12to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as
13provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 447.50 (3) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985
14(3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 448.988 (3) (a) 5., 448.9887 (3) (b) 3. and
15(5) (b) 2. a.,
455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., 457.50 (3) (b) 3. and (5) (b) 2. a., and 459.70 (3)
16(b) 2.:
SB1059,11 17Section 11. 440.03 (13) (c) 1. gm. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1059,5,2018 440.03 (13) (c) 1. gm. An applicant for a dietitian compact privilege under s.
19448.9887 (4) and an applicant for a dietitian certificate described in s. 448.9887 (5)
20(b) 2. a.
SB1059,12 21Section 12. 440.15 of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 88, is
22amended to read:
SB1059,6,5 23440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c),
24441.51 (5) (a) 5., 447.50 (3) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a)
255. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 448.988 (3) (a) 5., 448.9887 (3) (b) 3. and (5) (b) 2. a., 450.071

1(3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9., 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., 457.50 (3) (b) 3. and (5) (b) 2.
2a., and 459.70 (3) (b) 1., the department or a credentialing board may not require that
3an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit
4fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's
5credentialing.
SB1059,13 6Section 13. 446.01 (1v) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,6,97 446.01 (1v) (f) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board under subch. V of ch.
8448. “Health care professional" also includes an individual who holds a compact
9privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
SB1059,14 10Section 14. 446.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,6,1611 446.02 (6m) No chiropractor may provide counsel, direction, guidance, advice,
12or a recommendation to a patient regarding the health effects of vitamins, herbs, or
13nutritional supplements unless the chiropractor has been issued a certificate under
14sub. (2) (c) 1. This subsection does not apply to a chiropractor licensed under this
15chapter who is a certified as a dietitian under subch. V of ch. 448, as defined in s.
16448.70 (1m)
.
SB1059,15 17Section 15. 448.70 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,6,1918 448.70 (1m) “Certified dietitian" means an individual who is certified as a
19dietitian under this subchapter or who holds a compact privilege.
SB1059,16 20Section 16 . 448.70 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1059,6,2221 448.70 (1r) “Compact” means the dietitian licensure compact under s.
22448.9887.
SB1059,17 23Section 17 . 448.70 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1059,7,3
1448.70 (1s) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s.
2448.9887 (2) (i), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this
3state.
SB1059,18 4Section 18. 448.72 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,7,95 448.72 (6) Prohibit an individual from using the title “dietitian”, “dietitian,”
6“licensed dietitian," or “certified dietitian" if the person is licensed or certified as a
7dietitian under the laws of another state which has licensure or certification
8requirements that the affiliated credentialing board determines to be substantially
9equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.78 (1m).
SB1059,19 10Section 19. 448.74 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,7,1211 448.74 (1) Establish criteria for the approval of educational programs and
12training under s. 448.78 (3) and (4) (1m) (c) and (d).
SB1059,20 13Section 20. 448.78 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,7,14 14448.78 (title) Certification of dietitians; compact privileges.
SB1059,21 15Section 21. 448.78 of the statutes is renumbered 448.78 (1m), and 448.78 (1m)
16(c) 2. and (d) 3. b., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB1059,7,2117 448.78 (1m) (c) 2. Received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in human
18nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics or food systems
19management from a program at a college or university that is not located in a state
20or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines that
21the program is substantially equivalent to a program under par. (a) subd. 1.
SB1059,7,2422 (d) 3. b. A program at a college or university that is not located in a state or
23territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines that the
24program is substantially equivalent to a program under subd. 1. 3. a.
SB1059,22 25Section 22. 448.78 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1059,8,1
1448.78 (1m) (title) Certificate.
SB1059,23 2Section 23. 448.78 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1059,8,53 448.78 (1m) (f) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence
4satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he or she does not have a
5conviction record.
SB1059,24 6Section 24. 448.78 (2m), (3m) and (4m) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1059,8,97 448.78 (2m) License based on compact privilege. The affiliated credentialing
8board shall grant a certificate as a dietitian to any individual who does all of the
9following:
SB1059,8,1110 (a) Submits an application for the certificate to the department on a form
11provided by the department.
SB1059,8,1212 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
SB1059,8,1613 (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he
14or she holds a home state license in another state that is a party to the compact, has
15changed his or her primary state of residence to this state, and satisfies all other
16requirements under s. 448.9887 (5).
SB1059,8,1817 (d) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
18to the affiliated credentialing board that he or she does not have a conviction record.
SB1059,8,20 19(3m) Compact privilege. The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a
20compact privilege to an individual who does all of the following:
SB1059,8,2221 (a) Submits an application for the compact privilege to the department on a
22form provided by the department.
SB1059,8,2523 (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).
SB1059,9,1
1(c) Pays any fee established by the department under s. 448.9888 (2).
SB1059,9,3 2(4m) Types of certificate. A certificate as a dietitian granted under sub. (1m)
3may be either of the following:
SB1059,9,54 (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.
SB1059,9,86 (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.
SB1059,25 9Section 25. 448.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,9,16 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.
SB1059,26 17Section 26. 448.82 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,9,23 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).
SB1059,27 24Section 27. 448.87 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,10,4
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:
SB1059,28 5Section 28. 448.87 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1059,10,76 448.87 (2) (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate
7or a compact privilege or for renewal of a certificate.
SB1059,29 8Section 29. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
9251
, is amended to read:
SB1059,10,1610 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.
SB1059,30 17Section 30 . Subchapter XIV of chapter 448 [precedes 448.9887] of the statutes
18is created to read:
SB1059,10,1919 chapter 448
SB1059,10,2020 Subchapter XIV
SB1059,10,2121 DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT
SB1059,11,3 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:
SB1059,11,44 (a) Increase public access to dietetics services;
SB1059,11,65 (b) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed dietitians who meet
6uniform requirements;
SB1059,11,77 (c) Eliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states;
SB1059,11,88 (d) Reduce administrative burden on member states and licensees;
SB1059,11,99 (e) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;
SB1059,11,1110 (f) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate
11practice of licensed dietitians;
SB1059,11,1212 (g) Support relocating active military members and their spouses;
SB1059,11,1413 (h) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary
14information among member states; and
SB1059,11,1715 (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.
SB1059,11,19 18(2) Definitions. As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the
19following definitions shall apply:
SB1059,11,2120 (a) “ACEND” means the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and
21Dietetics or its successor organization.
SB1059,11,2422 (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.
SB1059,12,7
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.
SB1059,12,98 (d) “Alternative program” means a nondisciplinary monitoring or practice
9remediation process approved by a licensing authority.
SB1059,12,1110 (e) “Charter member state” means any member state which enacted this
11compact by law before the effective date specified in sub. (12).
SB1059,12,1412 (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.
SB1059,12,1615 (g) “CDR” means the Commission on Dietetic Registration or its successor
16organization.
SB1059,12,2017 (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.
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