440.08(2)(a)63g.
63g. Private security person: September 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)63m.
63m. Professional counselor: March 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)63u.
63u. Professional geologist: August 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)63v.
63v. Professional geology, hydrology or soil science firm, partnership or corporation: August 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)63w.
63w. Professional hydrologist: August 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)63x.
63x. Professional soil scientist: August 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)64g.
64g. Radiographer, licensed: September 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)65.
65. Real estate broker: December 15 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)66.
66. Real estate business entity: December 15 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)67.
67. Real estate salesperson: December 15 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)67m.
67m. Registered interior designer: August 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)67v.
67v. Registered music, art or dance therapist: October 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)67x.
67x. Registered music, art, or dance therapist with psychotherapy license: October 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)68.
68. Respiratory care practitioner: July 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)68c.
68c. Sign language interpreter: September 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)68h.
68h. Social worker, advanced practice: March 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)68p.
68p. Social worker, independent: March 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)68t.
68t. Social worker, independent clinical: March 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)68v.
68v. Speech-language pathologist: February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)69m.
69m. Transportation network company: March 1 of each odd-numbered year.
440.08(2)(a)72.
72. Wholesale distributor of prescription drugs: June 1 of each even-numbered year.
440.08(2)(b)
(b) The renewal fee for an apprentice, journeyman, student or temporary credential is $10. The renewal dates specified in par.
(a) do not apply to apprentice, journeyman, student or temporary credentials.
440.08(2)(c)
(c) Except as provided in par.
(e) and sub.
(3), renewal applications shall include the applicable renewal fee as determined by the department under s.
440.03 (9) (a) or as specified in par.
(b).
440.08(2)(d)
(d) If an applicant for credential renewal requests that the department process an application on an expedited basis, the applicant shall pay a service fee that is equal to the department's best estimate of the cost of processing the application on an expedited basis, including the cost of providing counter or other special handling services.
440.08(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in rules promulgated under par.
(b), if the department does not receive an application to renew a credential before its renewal date, the holder of the credential may restore the credential by payment of the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s.
440.03 (9) (a) and by payment of a late renewal fee of $25.
440.08(3)(b)
(b) The department or the interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board, as appropriate, may promulgate rules requiring the holder of a credential who fails to renew the credential within 5 years after its renewal date to complete requirements in order to restore the credential, in addition to the applicable requirements for renewal established under chs.
440 to
480, that the department, examining board or affiliated credentialing board determines are necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare. The rules may not require the holder to complete educational requirements or pass examinations that are more extensive than the educational or examination requirements that must be completed in order to obtain an initial credential from the department, the examining board or the affiliated credentialing board.
440.08(4)(a)
(a)
Generally. If the department or the interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board, as appropriate, determines that an applicant for renewal has failed to comply with sub.
(2) (c) or
(3) or with any other applicable requirement for renewal established under chs.
440 to
480 or that the denial of an application for renewal of a credential is necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare, the department, examining board or affiliated credentialing board may summarily deny the application for renewal by mailing to the holder of the credential a notice of denial that includes a statement of the facts or conduct that warrant the denial and a notice that the holder may, within 30 days after the date on which the notice of denial is mailed, file a written request with the department to have the denial reviewed at a hearing before the department, if the department issued the credential, or before the examining board or affiliated credentialing board that issued the credential.
440.08(5)
(5)
Renewal suspension for public health emergency. 440.08(5)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding subs.
(1) to
(3) and the applicable provisions in chs.
440 to
480, but subject to any professional discipline imposed on the credential, a health care provider credential is not subject to renewal, or any other conditions for renewal including continuing education, and remains valid during the period specified in par.
(c).
440.08(5)(c)
(c) For purposes of par.
(b), the period shall be the period beginning on March 12, 2020, and ending on the 60th day after the end of the period covered by the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72.
440.08(5)(d)
(d) A renewal that occurs subsequent to the period described in par.
(c) is not subject to the late renewal fee under sub.
(3) (a) if the application to renew the credential is received before the next applicable renewal date. Notwithstanding the applicable provisions in chs.
440 to
480, the applicable credentialing board may, for that next applicable renewal date, provide an exemption from or reduction of continuing education or other conditions for renewal.
440.08 History
History: 1991 a. 39 ss.
3305,
3313;
1991 a. 78,
160,
167,
269,
278,
315;
1993 a. 3,
16,
102,
105,
107,
443,
463,
465;
1993 a. 490 ss.
228 to
230,
274,
275;
1995 a. 27,
233,
321,
322,
461;
1997 a. 27,
75,
81,
96,
156,
191,
237,
261,
300;
1999 a. 9,
32;
2001 a. 16,
70,
74,
80,
89;
2003 a. 150,
270,
285,
327;
2005 a. 25,
31,
242,
292,
297,
407;
2007 a. 20,
174,
189;
2009 a. 28,
29,
106,
130,
174,
282,
355,
360;
2011 a. 160,
190,
258;
2013 a. 20,
240,
244,
358;
2015 a. 3,
16,
55,
116;
2015 a. 195 s.
83;
2015 a. 258;
2017 a. 82,
113,
329,
364;
2019 a. 49 s.
1;
2019 a. 185.
440.09
440.09
Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses. 440.09(1)(a)
(a) “Former service member” means a person who was discharged from the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable within 4 years of the date on which the service member or the spouse of the service member applies for a reciprocal credential under this section.
440.09(1)(b)
(b) “Service member” means a member of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or the national guard of any state.
440.09(1)(c)
(c) “Spouse” includes the spouse of a person who died while in service in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces.
440.09(2)
(2) The department and each credentialing board shall grant a reciprocal credential to an individual who the department or credentialing board determines meets all of the following requirements:
440.09(2)(a)
(a) The individual applies for a reciprocal credential under this section on a form prescribed by the department or credentialing board.
440.09(2)(b)
(b) The individual is a service member, a former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member and resides in this state.
440.09(2)(c)
(c) The individual holds a license, certification, registration, or permit that was granted by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction outside this state that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized under the appropriate credential granted by the department or credentialing board.
440.09(2)(f)
(f) The individual is in good standing with the governmental authorities in every jurisdiction outside this state that have granted the individual a license, certification, registration, or permit that qualifies the individual to perform acts authorized under the appropriate credential granted by the department or credentialing board.
440.09(2m)
(2m) If an individual is unable to provide documentation that the individual is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member, the individual may submit an affidavit to the department or credentialing board, as appropriate, stating that the individual is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member.
440.09(3)(a)(a) A reciprocal credential granted under this section expires on the applicable renewal date specified in s.
440.08 (2) (a), except that if the first renewal date specified in s.
440.08 (2) (a) after the date on which the credential is granted is within 180 days of the date on which the credential is granted, the credential expires on the 2nd renewal date specified in s.
440.08 (2) (a) after the date on which the credential is granted.
440.09(3)(b)
(b) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, shall grant a renewed reciprocal credential to an applicant who pays the renewal fee specified under s.
440.05 (2) and satisfies the requirements that apply for renewing that credential.
440.09(4)
(4) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, shall expedite the issuance of a reciprocal credential granted under this section.
440.09(5)
(5) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.
440.09 History
History: 2011 a. 210;
2019 a. 143.
440.11
440.11
Change of name or address. 440.11(1)(1)
An applicant for or recipient of a credential who changes his or her name or moves from the last address provided to the department shall notify the department of his or her new name or address within 30 days of the change in writing or in accordance with other notification procedures approved by the department.
440.11(2)
(2) The department or any examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board in the department may serve any process, notice or demand on the holder of any credential by mailing it to the last-known address of the holder as indicated in the records of the department, examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board.
440.12
440.12
Credential denial, nonrenewal and revocation based on tax or unemployment insurance contribution delinquency. Notwithstanding any other provision of chs.
440 to
480 relating to issuance or renewal of a credential, the department shall deny an application for an initial credential or credential renewal or revoke a credential if any of the following applies:
440.12(1)
(1) The department of revenue certifies under s.
73.0301 that the applicant or credential holder is liable for delinquent taxes.
440.12(2)
(2) The department of workforce development certifies under s.
108.227 that the applicant or credential holder is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.
440.12 History
History: 1997 a. 237;
2013 a. 36.
440.12 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
SPS 9, Wis. adm. code.
440.121
440.121
Credential denial, nonrenewal, and revocation based on incompetency. Notwithstanding any other provision of chs.
440 to
480 relating to issuance or renewal of a credential, the department shall deny an application for an initial credential or credential renewal or revoke a credential issued to an individual for whom the department receives a record of a declaration under s.
54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. stating that the individual is incompetent to apply for a credential under chs.
440 to
480.
440.121 History
History: 2005 a. 387.
440.13
440.13
Delinquency in support payments; failure to comply with subpoena or warrant. 440.13(1)(b)
(b) “Memorandum of understanding" means a memorandum of understanding entered into by the department of safety and professional services and the department of children and families under s.
49.857.
440.13(2)
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of chs.
440 to
480 relating to issuance of an initial credential or credential renewal, as provided in the memorandum of understanding:
440.13(2)(a)
(a) With respect to a credential granted by the department, the department shall restrict, limit, or suspend a credential or deny an application for an initial credential if the credential holder or applicant is delinquent in paying support or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s.
59.53 (5) and related to support or paternity proceedings.
440.13(2)(b)
(b) With respect to credential renewal, the department shall deny an application for renewal if the applicant is delinquent in paying support or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s.
59.53 (5) and related to support or paternity proceedings.
440.13(2)(c)
(c) With respect to a credential granted by a credentialing board, a credentialing board shall restrict, limit, or suspend a credential held by a person or deny an application for an initial credential when directed to do so by the department.
440.14
440.14
Nondisclosure of certain personal information. 440.14(1)(a)
(a) “List" means information compiled or maintained by the department or a credentialing board that contains the personal identifiers of 10 or more individuals.
440.14(1)(b)
(b) “Personal identifier" means a social security number, telephone number, street name and number, electronic mail address, or post-office box number.
440.14(2)
(2) If a form that the department or a credentialing board requires an individual to complete in order to apply for a credential or credential renewal or to obtain a product or service from the department or the credentialing board requires the individual to provide any of the individual's personal identifiers, the form shall include a place for the individual to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by the department or the credentialing board from the information on the form may not be disclosed on any list that the department or the credentialing board furnishes to another person. This subsection does not apply with respect to an application filed with the medical examining board pursuant to the interstate medical licensure compact under s.
448.980 (5).
440.14(3)
(3) If the department or a credentialing board requires an individual to provide, by telephone or other electronic means, any of the individual's personal identifiers in order to apply for a credential or credential renewal or to obtain a product or service from the department or a credentialing board, the department or the credentialing board shall ask the individual at the time that the individual provides the information if the individual wants to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by telephone or other electronic means may not be disclosed on any list that the department or the credentialing board furnishes to another person. This subsection does not apply with respect to an application filed with the medical examining board pursuant to the interstate medical licensure compact under s.
448.980 (5).
440.14(4)
(4) The department or a credentialing board shall provide to an individual upon request a form that includes a place for the individual to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by the department or credentialing board may not be disclosed on any list that the department or credentialing board furnishes to another person.
440.14(5)(a)(a) The department or a credentialing board may not disclose on any list that it furnishes to another person a personal identifier of any individual who has made a declaration under sub.
(2),
(3) or
(4).
440.14(5)(b)
(b) Paragraph
(a) does not apply to a list that the department or a credentialing board furnishes to another state agency, a law enforcement agency or a federal governmental agency. In addition, par.
(a) does not apply to a list that the department or the board of nursing furnishes to the coordinated licensure information system under s.
441.51 (6). A state agency that receives a list from the department or a credentialing board containing a personal identifier of any individual who has made a declaration under sub.
(2),
(3) or
(4) may not disclose the personal identifier to any person other than a state agency, a law enforcement agency or a federal governmental agency.
