15.40
15.40
Department of regulation and licensing; creation. There is created a department of regulation and licensing under the direction and supervision of the secretary of regulation and licensing.
15.405
15.405
Same; attached boards and examining boards. 15.405(1)(1)
Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The examining board shall consist of 7 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold certificates as certified public accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in this state. Two members shall be public members.
15.405(2)
(2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and land surveyors. There is created an examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and land surveyors in the department of regulation and licensing. Any professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, the design of engineering systems or land surveying under
ch. 443. The examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3 designers, 3 land surveyors and 10 public members.
15.405(2)(a)
(a) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into an architect section, a landscape architect section, an engineer section, a designer section and a land surveyor section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and 2 public members appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers, and shall meet at least twice annually.
15.405(2)(b)
(b) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of applicants for and the granting or revocation of registration, and all other matters of interest to either the architect, landscape architect, engineer, designer or land surveyor section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
15.405(2)(c)
(c) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the problem is of interest.
15.405(2m)
(2m) Examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists. 15.405(2m)(a)(a) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing an examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(2m)(a)2.
2. Three members who are professional hydrologists licensed under
ch. 470.
15.405(2m)(a)3.
3. Three members who are professional soil scientists licensed under
ch. 470.
15.405(2m)(b)
(b) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into a professional geologist section, a professional hydrologist section and a professional soil scientist section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and one public member appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers, and shall meet at least twice annually.
15.405(2m)(c)
(c) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of applicants for and the granting or revocation of licenses, and all other matters of interest to either the professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
15.405(2m)(d)
(d) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the matter is of interest.
15.405(3)(a)(a) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing an auctioneer board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(3)(a)1.
1. Four members, each of whom is registered under
ch. 480 as an auctioneer, or is an auction company representative, as defined in
s. 480.01 (3), of an auction company that is registered under
ch. 480 as an auction company.
15.405(3)(b)
(b) No member of the board may serve more than 2 terms.
15.405(5)
(5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The chiropractic examining board shall consist of 6 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be graduates from a school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. Two members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the examining board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any chiropractic school.
15.405(5g)
(5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health and family services and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board or a designee; and one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
15.405(6)
(6) Dentistry examining board. There is created a dentistry examining board in the department of regulation and licensing consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(6)(b)
(b) Three dental hygienists who are licensed under
ch. 447. Notwithstanding
s. 15.08 (1m) (a), the dental hygienist members may participate in the preparation and grading of licensing examinations for dental hygienists.
15.405(6m)
(6m) Hearing and speech examining board. There is created a hearing and speech examining board in the department of regulation and licensing consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(6m)(e)
(e) Two public members. One of the public members shall be a hearing aid user.
15.405(7)(a)(a) There is created a medical examining board in the department of regulation and licensing.
15.405(7)(b)
(b) The medical examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
15.405(7)(c)
(c) The chairperson of the injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council under
s. 655.275 shall serve as a nonvoting member of the medical examining board.
15.405(7c)
(7c) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. 15.405(7c)(a)(a) There is created a marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of regulation and licensing consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(7c)(a)1.
1. Four social worker members who are certified or licensed under
ch. 457.
15.405(7c)(a)2.
2. Three marriage and family therapist members who are licensed under
ch. 457.
15.405(7c)(a)4.
4. Three public members who represent groups that promote the interests of consumers of services provided by persons who are certified or licensed under
ch. 457.
15.405(7c)(am)1.
1. One member who is certified under
ch. 457 as an advanced practice social worker.
15.405(7c)(am)4.
4. At least one member who is employed as a social worker by a federal, state or local governmental agency.
15.405(7c)(b)
(b) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into a social worker section, a marriage and family therapist section and a professional counselor section. The social worker section shall consist of the 4 social worker members of the examining board and one of the public members of the examining board. The marriage and family therapist section shall consist of the 3 marriage and family therapist members of the examining board and one of the public members of the examining board. The professional counselor section shall consist of the 3 professional counselor members of the examining board and one of the public members of the examining board.
15.405(7c)(c)
(c) All matters pertaining to granting, denying, limiting, suspending, or revoking a certificate or license under
ch. 457, and all other matters of interest to either the social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section of the examining board.
15.405(7c)(d)
(d) All matters that the examining board determines are of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the problem is of interest.
15.405(7c)(e)
(e) Notwithstanding
s. 15.08 (4) (a), at a joint meeting of all sections of the examining board, a majority of the examining board constitutes a quorum to do business only if at least 8 members are present at the meeting. At a meeting of a section of the examining board or a joint meeting of 2 or more of the sections of the examining board, each member who is present has one vote, except as provided in
par. (f).
15.405(7c)(f)
(f) At a joint meeting of the social worker section and one or both of the other sections of the examining board, each member who is present has one vote, except that the social worker members each have three-fourths of a vote if all 4 of those members are present.
15.405(7g)
(7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the department of regulation and licensing. The board of nursing shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms: 5 currently licensed registered nurses under
ch. 441; 2 currently licensed practical nurses under
ch. 441; and 2 public members. Each registered nurse member shall have graduated from a program in professional nursing and each practical nurse member shall have graduated from a program in practical nursing accredited by the state in which the program was conducted.
15.405(7m)
(7m) Nursing home administrator examining board. There is created a nursing home administrator examining board in the department of regulation and licensing consisting of 9 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms and the secretary of health and family services or a designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. Five members shall be nursing home administrators licensed in this state. One member shall be a physician. One member shall be a nurse licensed under
ch. 441. Two members shall be public members. No more than 2 members may be officials or full-time employees of this state.
15.405(8)
(8) Optometry examining board. There is created an optometry examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The optometry examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed optometrists in this state. Two members shall be public members.
15.405(9)
(9) Pharmacy examining board. There is created a pharmacy examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The pharmacy examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed to practice pharmacy in this state. Two members shall be public members.
15.405(10m)
(10m) Psychology examining board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing a psychology examining board consisting of 6 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four of the members shall be psychologists licensed in this state. Each of the psychologist members shall represent a different specialty area within the field of psychology. Two members shall be public members.
15.405(10r)(a)(a) There is created a real estate appraisers board in the department of regulation and licensing consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(10r)(b)
(b) Of the appraiser members of the board, one shall be certified under
s. 458.06 as a general appraiser, one shall be certified under
s. 458.06 as a residential appraiser and one shall be licensed under
s. 458.08 as an appraiser. No public member of the board may be connected with or have any financial interest in an appraisal business or in any other real estate-related business.
Section 15.08 (1m) (am) applies to the public members of the board. No member of the board may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
15.405(10r)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding
s. 15.07 (4), a majority of the board constitutes a quorum to do business only if at least 2 of the members present are appraiser members and at least one of the members present is a public member.
15.405(11)
(11) Real estate board. There is created a real estate board in the department of regulation and licensing. The real estate board shall consist of 7 members appointed to staggered 4-year terms. Four of the members shall be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed in this state. Three members shall be public members.
Section 15.08 (1m) (am) applies to the public members of the real estate board. No member may serve more than 2 terms. The real estate board does not have rule-making authority.
15.405(12)
(12) Veterinary examining board. There is created a veterinary examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The veterinary examining board shall consist of 8 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed veterinarians in this state. One member shall be a veterinary technician certified in this state. Two members shall be public members. No member of the examining board may in any way be financially interested in any school having a veterinary department or a course of study in veterinary or animal technology.
15.405(16)
(16) Funeral directors examining board. There is created a funeral directors examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The funeral directors examining board shall consist of 6 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed funeral directors under
ch. 445 in this state. Two members shall be public members.
15.405(17)
(17) Barbering and cosmetology examining board. There is created a barbering and cosmetology examining board in the department of regulation and licensing. The barbering and cosmetology examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed barbers or cosmetologists, 2 members shall be public members, one member shall be a representative of a private school of barbering or cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public school of barbering or cosmetology and one member shall be a licensed electrologist. Except for the 2 members representing schools, no member may be connected with or have any financial interest in a barbering or cosmetology school.
15.405 History
History: 1973 c. 90,
156;
1975 c. 39,
86,
199,
200,
383,
422;
1977 c. 26,
29,
203;
1977 c. 418;
1979 c. 34 ss.
45,
47 to
52;
1979 c. 221,
304;
1981 c. 94 ss.
5,
9;
1981 c. 356;
1983 a. 27,
403,
485,
538;
1985 a. 340;
1987 a. 257 s.
2;
1987 a. 264,
265,
316;
1989 a. 316,
340;
1991 a. 39,
78,
160,
189,
269;
1993 a. 16,
102,
463,
465,
491;
1995 a. 27 s.
9126 (19);
1995 a. 225;
1995 a. 305 s.
1;
1995 a. 321,
417;
1997 a. 96,
252,
300;
2001 a. 16,
80;
2003 a. 111,
270.
15.405 Annotation
A medical school instructor serving without compensation is ineligible to serve on the board of medical examiners. 62 Atty. Gen. 193.
15.405 Annotation
An incumbent real estate examining board member is entitled to hold over in office until a successor is duly appointed and confirmed by the senate. The board was without authority to reimburse the nominee for expenses incurred in attending a meeting during an orientation period prior to confirmation. 63 Atty. Gen. 192.
15.406
15.406
Same; attached affiliated credentialing boards. 15.406(1)(1)
Physical therapists affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing, attached to the medical examining board, a physical therapists affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.406(2)
(2) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing, attached to the medical examining board, a dietitians affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.406(3)
(3) Podiatrists affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing, attached to the medical examining board, a podiatrists affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.406(4)
(4) Athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing, attached to the medical examining board, an athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.406(4)(a)
(a) Four athletic trainers who are licensed under
subch. VI of ch. 448 and who have not been issued a credential in athletic training by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction outside this state. One of the athletic trainer members may also be licensed under
ch. 446 or
447 or
subch. II,
III or
IV of ch. 448.
