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(7e)
(7e) Radiography examining board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services a radiography examining board consisting of the following 7 members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.405(7e)(b)
(b) One member who is a physician licensed under
s. 448.04 (1) (a) and certified in radiology by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the British Royal College of Radiologists, or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
15.405(7e)(c)
(c) One member who is a radiologic physicist certified by the American Board of Radiology.
15.405(7g)
(7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the department of safety and professional services. 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 safety and professional services consisting of 9 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms and the secretary of health 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(7r)
(7r) Physical therapy examining board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services a physical therapy examining board consisting of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
15.405(8)
(8) Optometry examining board. There is created an optometry examining board in the department of safety and professional services. 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 safety and professional services. 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 safety and professional services 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 safety and professional services 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(11m)
(11m) Real estate examining board. There is created a real estate examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The real estate examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed to staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed in this state. Two members shall be public members. No member may serve more than 2 terms.
15.405(12)
(12) Veterinary examining board. There is created a veterinary examining board in the department of safety and professional services. 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 safety and professional services. 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) Cosmetology examining board. There is created a cosmetology examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The cosmetology examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed aestheticians or cosmetologists, 2 members shall be public members, one member shall be a representative of a private school of cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public school of 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 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;
2005 a. 25,
314;
2007 a. 20 s.
9121 (6) (a);
2009 a. 106;
2009 a. 149 s.
3;
2011 a. 32 ss.
110,
130 to
153;
2011 a. 190.
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(2)(2)
Dietitians affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, 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) Podiatry affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a podiatry 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 safety and professional services, 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.
15.406(4)(b)
(b) One member who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery under
subch. II of ch. 448 and who has experience with athletic training and sports medicine.
15.406(5)
(5) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, an occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.406(6)
(6) Massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board. 15.406(6)(a)(a) There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board. The affiliated credentialing board shall consist of the following 7 members appointed for 4-year terms:
15.406(6)(a)1.
1. Six massage therapists or bodywork therapists licensed under
ch. 460 who have engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy for at least 2 years preceding appointment. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school approved by the educational approval board under
s. 38.50. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy program offered by a technical college in this state. No other members appointed under this subdivision shall be directly or indirectly affiliated with a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or program.
15.406(6)(b)
(b) In appointing members under
par. (a), the governor shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the membership of the affiliated credentialing board is diverse, based on all of the following factors:
15.406(6)(b)1.
1. Massage or bodywork therapies practiced in this state.
15.406(6)(b)2.
2. Affiliation and nonaffiliation with a professional association for the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy.
15.406(6)(b)3.
3. Professional associations with which massage therapists or bodywork therapists in this state are affiliated.
15.407(1m)(1m)
Respiratory care practitioners examining council. There is created a respiratory care practitioners examining council in the department of safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity in the formulating of rules to be promulgated by the medical examining board for the regulation of respiratory care practitioners. The respiratory care practitioners examining council shall consist of 3 certified respiratory care practitioners, each of whom shall have engaged in the practice of respiratory care for at least 3 years preceding appointment, one physician and one public member. The respiratory care practitioner and physician members shall be appointed by the medical examining board. The members of the examining council shall serve 3-year terms.
Section 15.08 (1) to
(4) (a) and
(6) to
(10) shall apply to the respiratory care practitioners examining council, except that members of the examining council may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
15.407(2)
(2) Council on physician assistants. There is created a council on physician assistants in the department of safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity. The council's membership shall consist of:
15.407(2)(b)
(b) One public member appointed by the governor for a 4-year term.
15.407(2)(c)
(c) Three physician assistants selected by the medical examining board for staggered 4-year terms.
15.407(2)(d)
(d) One person who teaches physician assistants and is selected by the medical examining board for a 4-year term.
15.407(2m)
(2m) There is created a perfusionists examining council in the department of safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity. The council shall consist of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
15.407(2m)(a)
(a) Three licensed perfusionists appointed by the medical examining board.
15.407(2m)(b)
(b) One physician who is a cardiothoracic surgeon or a cardiovascular anesthesiologist and who is appointed by the medical examining board.
15.407(3)
(3) Examining councils; board of nursing. The following examining councils are created in the department of safety and professional services to serve the board of nursing in an advisory capacity.
Section 15.08 (1) to
(4) (a) and
(6) to
(10), applies to the examining councils.
15.407(3)(a)
(a)
Registered nurses. There is created an examining council on registered nurses to consist of 4 registered nurses of not less than 3 years' experience in nursing, appointed by the board of nursing for staggered 4-year terms.
15.407(3)(b)
(b)
Practical nurses. There is created an examining council on licensed practical nurses to consist of one registered nurse, 3 licensed practical nurses and one registered nurse who is a faculty member of an accredited school for practical nurses, appointed by the board of nursing for staggered 3-year terms. No member may be a member of the examining council on registered nurses.
15.407(5)
(5) Council on real estate curriculum and examinations. There is created in the department of safety and professional services a council on real estate curriculum and examinations consisting of 7 members appointed for 4-year terms. Five members shall be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed under
ch. 452 and
2 members shall be public members. Of the real estate broker or salesperson members, one member shall be a member of the real estate examining board appointed by the real estate examining board, at least 2 members shall be licensed real estate brokers with at least 5 years of experience as real estate brokers, and at least one member shall be a licensed real estate salesperson with at least 2 years of experience as a real estate salesperson. Of the 2 public members, at least one member shall have at least 2 years of experience in planning or presenting real estate educational programs. No member of the council may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
15.407(6)
(6) Pharmacist advisory council. There is created a pharmacist advisory council in the department of safety and professional services and serving the pharmacy examining board in an advisory capacity. The council shall consist of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
15.407(6)(a)
(a) Two pharmacists licensed under
ch. 450 appointed by the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board.
15.407(6)(b)
(b) One physician licensed under
subch. II of ch. 448 appointed by the chairperson of the medical examining board.
15.407(6)(c)
(c) One nurse licensed under
ch. 441 appointed by the chairperson of the board of nursing.
15.407(7)
(7) Council on anesthesiologist assistants; duties. There is created a council on anesthesiologist assistants in the department of safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity. The council's membership shall consist of the following members, who shall be selected from a list of recommended appointees submitted by the president of the Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., after the president of the Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., has considered the recommendation of the Wisconsin Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants for the appointee under
par. (b), and who shall be appointed by the medical examining board for 3-year terms:
15.407(8)
(8) Crematory authority council. There is created a crematory authority council in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the secretary of safety and professional services or a designee of the secretary, who shall serve as a nonvoting member, and the following persons appointed for 3-year terms:
15.407(8)(a)
(a) Three persons licensed as funeral directors under
ch. 445 who operate crematories.
15.407(8)(b)
(b) Three representatives of cemetery authorities, as defined in
s. 157.061 (2), who operate crematories.
15.407(9)
(9) Sign language interpreter council. 15.407(9)(a)(a) There is created a sign language interpreter council in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the secretary of safety and professional services or a designee of the secretary and the following 8 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 3-year terms:
15.407(9)(a)1.
1. Five deaf or hard of hearing individuals who are or have been clients of a sign language interpreter, at least one of whom is a graduate of a residential school for the deaf or hard of hearing and at least one of whom is a graduate of a private or public school that is not a residential school for the deaf or hard of hearing.
