15.405(6m)(c)1.1. One audiologist registered under subch. III of ch. 459. This subdivision applies during the period beginning on December 1, 1990, and ending on June 30, 1993.

15.405(6m)(d)1.1. One speech-language pathologist registered under subch. III of ch. 459. This subdivision applies during the period beginning on December 1, 1990, and ending on June 30, 1993.

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 patients compensation fund peer review council under s. 655.275 shall serve as a nonvoting member of the medical examining board.

15.405(7c)(a)(a) There is created an examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors in the department of regulation and licensing. The members of the examining board shall be appointed for 4-year terms. Four members shall be certified under ch. 457 as social workers. Three members shall be certified under ch. 457 as marriage and family therapists. Three members shall be certified under ch. 457 as professional counselors. Three members shall be public members. Of the 4 certified social worker members, one shall be certified under ch. 457 as an advanced practice social worker, one shall be certified under ch. 457 as an independent social worker, one shall be certified under ch. 457 as an independent clinical social worker and at least one shall be 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 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.