AB959,2 9Section 2. 15.08 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,3,910 15.08 (1m) (b) The public members of the chiropractic examining board, the
11dentistry examining board, the hearing and speech examining board, the medical

1examining board, the naturopathic medicine examining board, the physical therapy
2examining board, the occupational therapy examining board, the perfusionists
3examining council, the respiratory care practitioners examining council, the board
4of nursing, the nursing home administrator examining board, the veterinary
5examining board, the optometry examining board, the pharmacy examining board,
6the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work
7examining board, the psychology examining board, and the radiography examining
8board shall not be engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with the
9delivery of physical or mental health care.
AB959,3 10Section 3. 15.085 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,3,1511 15.085 (1m) (b) The public members of the podiatry affiliated credentialing
12board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, the physician
13assistant affiliated credentialing board, and the genetic counselors affiliated
14credentialing board shall not be engaged in any profession or occupation concerned
15with the delivery of physical or mental health care.
AB959,4 16Section 4. 15.406 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (7t), and 15.405 (7t)
17(intro.), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,3,2218 15.405 (7t) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing therapy
19examining
board. (intro.) There is created in the department of safety and
20professional services, attached to the medical examining board, an occupational
21therapists affiliated credentialing therapy examining board consisting of the
22following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB959,3,2423 (a) Three occupational therapists who are licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448
24I of ch. 465.
AB959,4,2
1(b) Two occupational therapy assistants who are licensed under subch. VII of
2ch. 448
I of ch. 465.
AB959,5 3Section 5. 49.45 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,4,54 49.45 (8) (a) 3. “Occupational therapist" has the meaning given in s. 448.96 (4)
5465.01 (7).
AB959,6 6Section 6. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,4,87 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. c. An occupational therapist who is licensed under subch. VII
8I of ch. 448 465 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII II of ch. 448 465.
AB959,7 9Section 7. 50.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,4,1610 50.01 (2) “Nurse aide" means a person who performs routine patient care
11duties delegated by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who supervises the
12person, for the direct health care of a patient or resident. “Nurse aide" does not mean
13a feeding assistant, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (aw); a person who is licensed,
14permitted, certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455, 459, or 460,
15or 465
; or a person whose duties primarily involve skills that are different than those
16taught in instructional programs for nurse aides.
AB959,8 17Section 8. 50.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,5,218 50.39 (3) Facilities governed by ss. 45.50, 48.62, 49.70, 49.72, 50.02, 51.09, and
19252.10, juvenile correctional facilities as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), correctional
20institutions governed by the department of corrections under s. 301.02, and the
21offices and clinics of persons licensed to treat the sick under chs. 446, 447, and 448,
22and 465
are exempt from ss. 50.32 to 50.39. Sections 50.32 to 50.39 do not abridge
23the rights of the medical examining board, physician assistant affiliated
24credentialing board, physical therapy examining board, occupational therapy
25examining board,
podiatry affiliated credentialing board, dentistry examining

1board, pharmacy examining board, chiropractic examining board, and board of
2nursing in carrying out their statutory duties and responsibilities.
AB959,9 3Section 9. 50.50 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,5,54 50.50 (7m) “Occupational therapy" has the meaning given in s. 448.96 (5)
5465.01 (8).
AB959,10 6Section 10. 146.40 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,5,157 146.40 (1) (d) “Nurse aide" means an individual who performs routine patient
8care duties delegated by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who
9supervises the individual, for the direct health care of a patient or resident. “Nurse
10aide" does not mean a feeding assistant, an individual who is licensed, permitted,
11certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455, 459, or 460, or 465 or
12an individual whose duties primarily involve skills that are different than those
13taught in instructional programs for nurse aides approved under sub. (3) or (3g) or
14evaluated by competency evaluation programs for nurse aides approved under sub.
15(3m).
AB959,11 16Section 11. 146.81 (1) (es) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,5,1917 146.81 (1) (es) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who
18is licensed under subch. VII I of ch. 448 465 or who holds a compact privilege under
19subch. XII II of ch. 448 465.
AB959,12 20Section 12. 146.997 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,6,221 146.997 (1) (d) 4. A physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, perfusionist,
22physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist,
23occupational therapy assistant,
or genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448; a
24physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege
25under subch. XI of ch. 448; or an occupational therapist or occupational therapy

1assistant who is licensed under subch. I of ch. 465 or who holds a compact privilege
2under subch. XII II of ch. 448 465.
AB959,13 3Section 13. 154.07 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,6,84 154.07 (1) (a) (intro.) No health care professional, inpatient health care facility,
5or person who is licensed, certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, or 455, or 465
6or holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448 or subch. II of ch. 465 and who
7is acting under the direction of a health care professional may be held criminally or
8civilly liable, or charged with unprofessional conduct, for any of the following:
AB959,14 9Section 14. 155.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,6,2510 155.01 (7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under
11ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a
12physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, physical therapist, physical
13therapist assistant, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, or
14genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448, a naturopathic doctor licensed under ch.
15466, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an optometrist licensed under
16ch. 449, a psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455, who is exercising the temporary
17authorization to practice, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (o), in this state, or who is
18practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology, as
19defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b), a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who
20holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448, an occupational therapist or
21occupational therapy assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII II of
22ch. 448 465, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited liability company thereof
23that provides health care services, a cooperative health care association organized
24under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through salaried employees in its
25own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49 (1) (a).
AB959,15
1Section 15. 165.77 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,7,72 165.77 (1) (a) “Health care professional" means a person who is licensed,
3certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, or 455, or 465; a person who holds a
4compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448 or subch. II of ch. 465; or a person who
5is exercising the temporary authorization to practice, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (o),
6in this state, or who is practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional
7telepsychology, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b).
AB959,16 8Section 16. 180.1901 (1m) (bu) of the statutes is renumbered 180.1901 (1m)
9(gm) and amended to read:
AB959,7,1110 180.1901 (1m) (gm) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing therapy
11examining
board under subch. VII of ch. 448 465.
AB959,17 12Section 17. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,7,1513 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
14who is licensed under subch. VII I of ch. 448 465 or who holds a compact privilege
15under subch. XII II of ch. 448 465.
AB959,18 16Section 18. 256.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,7,2317 256.215 (2) (b) The emergency medical services provider establishes, submits
18to the department, and maintains patient care protocols corresponding to the
19appropriate service level to be used by a community paramedic or a community
20emergency medical services practitioner. The emergency medical services provider
21may include in a patient care protocol only those services that do not require a
22license, certificate, or other credential under subch. II, III, or IV, or VII of ch. 448 or
23ch. 441, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 455, 457, or 459, or 465 to provide.
AB959,19 24Section 19. 302.384 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,8,6
1302.384 (1m) In this section, “health care professional" means a person
2licensed, certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, or 455, or 465; or a person who
3holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448 or subch. II of ch. 465; or a
4psychologist who is exercising the temporary authorization to practice, as defined in
5s. 455.50 (2) (o), in this state or who is practicing under the authority to practice
6interjurisdictional telepsychology, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b).
AB959,20 7Section 20. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,8,128 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and s. 458.33 (2) (b) and (5),
9the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for
10which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
11renewal and any fees imposed under ss. 448.986 (2) and 448.9875 465.51 (2) by doing
12all of the following:
AB959,21 13Section 21. 440.03 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,214 440.03 (9) (a) 2. Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year,
15adjusting for the succeeding fiscal biennium each fee for an initial credential for
16which an examination is not required, for a reciprocal credential, and, subject to s.
17440.08 (2) (a), for a credential renewal, and any fees imposed under ss. 448.986 (2)
18and 448.9875 465.51 (2), if an adjustment is necessary to reflect the approximate
19administrative and enforcement costs of the department that are attributable to the
20regulation of the particular occupation or business during the period in which the
21initial or reciprocal credential, credential renewal, or compact privilege is in effect
22and, for purposes of each fee for a credential renewal, to reflect an estimate of any
23additional moneys available for the department's general program operations as a
24result of appropriation transfers that have been or are estimated to be made under
25s. 20.165 (1) (i) during the fiscal biennium in progress at the time of the deadline for

1an adjustment under this subdivision or during the fiscal biennium beginning on the
2July 1 immediately following the deadline for an adjustment under this subdivision.
AB959,22 3Section 22. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,64 440.03 (11m) (c) 2r. The coordinated database and reporting system under s.
5448.987 465.50 (9), if such disclosure is required under the occupational therapy
6licensure compact under s. 440.987 465.50.
AB959,23 7Section 23. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,158 440.03 (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., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4.,
14448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 465.50 (3) (a)
155. a. and (5) (b) 2. a.
:
AB959,24 16Section 24. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,9,2517 440.03 (13) (c) The department shall require an applicant for a private
18detective license or a private security permit under s. 440.26, an applicant for a
19juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17), an applicant for a real estate
20appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, an applicant for a
21multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), an applicant for a compact
22license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), an applicant for a physical therapist license under s.
23448.53 or physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, an applicant for an
24occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant compact privilege under s.
25448.987 465.50 (4), an applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational

1therapy assistant license described in s. 448.987 465.50 (5) (b) 2. a., an applicant for
2a psychologist license under s. 455.04, and a person for whom the department
3conducts an investigation under par. (b), to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
4fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
5department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards, and the department of
6justice shall submit the fingerprint cards of all applicants for a real estate appraiser
7certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, of all applicants for a
8multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), of all applicants for a compact
9license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), of all applicants for a physical therapist license under
10s. 448.53 or a physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, and of all
11applicants for a psychologist license under s. 455.04, to the federal bureau of
12investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of the persons fingerprinted
13and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and convictions. Information
14obtained from the federal bureau of investigation may be shared with the
15department or the appropriate credentialing board, but shall otherwise be kept
16confidential and is not subject to disclosure under s. 19.35.
AB959,25 17Section 25. 440.094 (1) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,10,1918 440.094 (1) (c) 9. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
19licensed under subch. VII I of ch. 448 465.
AB959,26 20Section 26. 440.094 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,11,221 440.094 (2) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 441.06 (4), 441.15 (2), 441.16,
22446.02 (1), 447.03 (1) and (2), 448.03 (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (1m), 448.51 (1), 448.61,
23448.76, 448.961 (1) and (2), 449.02 (1), 450.03 (1), 451.04 (1), 455.02 (1m), 457.04 (4),
24(5), (6), and (7), 459.02 (1), 459.24 (1), and 460.02, and 465.03, a health care provider
25may provide services within the scope of the credential that the health care provider

1holds and the department shall grant the health care provider a temporary
2credential to practice under this section if all of the following apply:
AB959,27 3Section 27. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,11,10 4440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c),
5441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b)
62. a.,
450.071 (3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 465.50
7(3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a.,
the department or a credentialing board may not require
8that an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit
9fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's
10credentialing.
AB959,28 11Section 28. 446.01 (1v) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 446.01 (1v) (p) and
12amended to read:
AB959,11,1613 446.01 (1v) (p) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing therapy
14examining
board under subch. VII I of ch. 448 465. “Health care professional" also
15includes an individual who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII II of ch. 448
16465.
AB959,29 17Section 29. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB959,11,2418 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training
19to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic
20training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation
21setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a
22practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, or V, or VII of this chapter;
23under ch. 446; under subch. I of ch. 465; or under s. 441.16 (2) or from a practitioner
24who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI or XII of ch. 448 or subch. II of ch. 465.
AB959,30
1Section 30. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.96] of the
2statutes is renumbered subchapter I (title) of chapter 465 [precedes 465.01] and
3amended to read:
AB959,12,44 CHAPTER 465
AB959,12,55 SUBCHAPTER i
AB959,12,86 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
7 AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING

8THERAPY examining BOARD
AB959,31 9Section 31. 448.96 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (intro.).
AB959,32 10Section 32. 448.96 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB959,33 11Section 33. 448.96 (1n) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (3) and amended
12to read:
AB959,12,1413 465.01 (3) “Compact" means the occupational therapy licensure compact under
14s. 448.987 465.50.
AB959,34 15Section 34. 448.96 (1o) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (4) and amended
16to read:
AB959,12,1917 465.01 (4) “Compact privilege" means a compact privilege, as defined in s.
18448.987 465.50 (2) (d), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice
19in this state.
AB959,35 20Section 35. 448.96 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 465.01 (5) and
21(6).
AB959,36 22Section 36. 448.96 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (7) and amended
23to read:
AB959,13,3
1465.01 (7) “Occupational therapist" means an individual who is licensed by the
2affiliated credentialing board to practice occupational therapy or who holds an
3occupational therapist compact privilege.
AB959,37 4Section 37. 448.96 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (8).
AB959,38 5Section 38. 448.96 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 465.01 (9) and amended
6to read:
AB959,13,107 465.01 (9) “Occupational therapy assistant" means an individual who is
8licensed by the affiliated credentialing board to assist in the practice of occupational
9therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist or who holds an
10occupational therapy assistant compact privilege.
AB959,39 11Section 39. 448.961 of the statutes is renumbered 465.03 and amended to
12read:
AB959,13,18 13465.03 License required. (1) Except as provided in s. 448.962 465.05 (1), no
14person may practice occupational therapy, designate himself or herself as an
15occupational therapist, claim to render occupational therapy services, or use the
16abbreviation “O.T." or “O.T.R." after the person's name unless the person is licensed
17as an occupational therapist or holds a valid occupational therapist compact
18privilege.
AB959,13,24 19(2) Except as provided in s. 448.962 465.05 (2), no person may assist in the
20practice of occupational therapy, describe himself or herself as an occupational
21therapy assistant, claim to render occupational therapy services as an occupational
22therapy assistant, or use the abbreviation “O.T.A." or “C.O.T.A." after the person's
23name unless the person is licensed as an occupational therapy assistant or holds a
24valid occupational therapy assistant compact privilege.
AB959,40
1Section 40. 448.962 of the statutes is renumbered 465.05, and 465.05 (1) (c)
2(intro.) and (2) (c) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,14,53 465.05 (1) (c) (intro.) Any person performing occupational therapy services in
4this state under a limited permit, as provided under s. 448.963 465.07 (4), if at least
5one of the following applies:
AB959,14,8 6(2) (c) (intro.) Any person performing occupational therapy services in this
7state under a limited permit, as provided under s. 448.963 465.07 (4), if at least one
8of the following applies:
AB959,41 9Section 41. 448.963 of the statutes is renumbered 465.07, and 465.07 (2)
10(intro.), (b) (intro.), 1. and 3. and (c), (3) (intro.), (b) (intro.), 1. and 3. and (c) and (4)
11(intro.), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB959,14,1312 465.07 (2) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as an
13occupational therapist to a person who does all of the following:
AB959,14,1514 (b) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board
15that he or she has done any of the following:
AB959,14,2016 1. Successfully completed the academic requirements and supervised
17internship of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the
18affiliated credentialing board and accredited by the Accreditation Council for
19Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy
20Association.
AB959,14,2421 3. Been initially certified as an occupational therapist by the National Board
22for Certification in Occupational Therapy, if the affiliated credentialing board
23determines that the requirements for the certification are equivalent to the
24requirements under subds. 1. and 2.
AB959,14,2525 (c) Passes an examination under s. 448.964 465.09.
AB959,15,2
1(3) (intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license as an
2occupational therapy assistant to a person who does all of the following:
AB959,15,43 (b) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board
4that he or she has done any of the following:
AB959,15,95 1. Successfully completed the academic requirements and supervised
6internship of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the
7affiliated credentialing board and accredited by the Accreditation Council for
8Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy
9Association.
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