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SB1-SSA1,56,1615 3n. The department may, if practical and expedient, stagger renewal dates
16among credential holders so that approximately half of renewals occur every 2 years.
SB1-SSA1,56,1817 4n. The department shall promulgate rules for the implementation of subds.
181n. to 3n.
SB1-SSA1,108 19Section 108. 440.08 (2) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,56,2120 440.08 (2) (ag) (intro.) For the purpose of par. (a), the general renewal dates and
21years for credentials to which this subsection applies are as follows:
SB1-SSA1,109 22Section 109 . 440.08 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,57,423 440.08 (2) (ar) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (a), (ag), and (c) and chs. 440 to 480,
24the department may, in cooperation with credentialing boards, establish a system to
25transition credential holders from 2-year credential periods under chs. 440 to 480,

12021 stats., to 4-year credential periods by phasing in the application of par. (a). The
2department shall promulgate rules to implement any transition system established
3under this paragraph, which shall not allow for more than one 2-year renewal of a
4credential after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
SB1-SSA1,57,85 2. a. Notwithstanding the requirement to pay the renewal fee under par. (c),
6a person who renews a credential for 2 years pursuant to the transition system
7established under this paragraph is required to pay only one-half of the renewal fee
8that applies to a person renewing a credential for 4 years.
SB1-SSA1,57,139 b. Notwithstanding the fees for credential renewals approved under s. 440.03
10(9), if the department transitions credential holders from 2-year credential periods
11under chs. 440 to 480, 2021 stats., to 4-year credential periods before revised
12renewal fees can be approved under s. 440.03 (9), the department may double the
13applicable renewal fee until a revised fee can be approved under s. 440.03 (9).
SB1-SSA1,110 14Section 110. 440.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,57,1815 440.08 (2) (b) The renewal fee for an apprentice, journeyman, student or
16temporary credential is $10.
The renewal dates specified in par. (a) determined
17under pars. (a) to (ar)
do not apply to apprentice, journeyman, student or temporary
18credentials.
SB1-SSA1,111 19Section 111. 440.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.08 (2r) (a) and
20amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,57,2321 440.08 (2r) (a) Except as provided in par. (e) (d) and sub. (3), renewal
22applications shall include the applicable renewal fee as determined by the
23department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) or as specified in par. (b).
SB1-SSA1,112 24Section 112. 440.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.08 (2r) (c).
SB1-SSA1,113 25Section 113. 440.08 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.08 (2r) (d).
SB1-SSA1,114
1Section 114. 440.08 (2r) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,58,22 440.08 (2r) (title) Renewal fees and applications.
SB1-SSA1,115 3Section 115. 440.08 (2r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,58,54 440.08 (2r) (b) The renewal fee for an apprentice, journeyman, student, or
5temporary credential is $10.
SB1-SSA1,116 6Section 116. 440.08 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,58,127 440.08 (3m) Continuing education. The department or the interested
8examining board or affiliated credentialing board, as appropriate, may, as provided
9in s. 440.20 (6), specify makeup continuing education requirements that must be
10completed in order for the holder of a credential who fails to complete continuing
11education requirements within a required period to be able to renew the credential,
12notwithstanding the failure.
SB1-SSA1,117 13Section 117. 440.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,59,214 440.08 (4) (a) Generally. If the department or the interested examining board
15or affiliated credentialing board, as appropriate, determines that an applicant for
16renewal has failed to comply with sub. (2) (c) (2r) (a) or (3) or with any other
17applicable requirement for renewal established under chs. 440 to 480 or that the
18denial of an application for renewal of a credential is necessary to protect the public
19health, safety or welfare, the department, examining board or affiliated
20credentialing board may summarily deny the application for renewal by mailing to
21the holder of the credential a notice of denial that includes a statement of the facts
22or conduct that warrant the denial and a notice that the holder may, within 30 days
23after the date on which the notice of denial is mailed, file a written request with the
24department to have the denial reviewed at a hearing before the department, if the

1department issued the credential, or before the examining board or affiliated
2credentialing board that issued the credential.
SB1-SSA1,118 3Section 118. 440.09 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,59,5 4440.09 (title) Reciprocal credentials for service members, former
5service members, and their spouses
.
SB1-SSA1,119 6Section 119. 440.09 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,120 7Section 120. 440.09 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,59,88 440.09 (1m) (title) Reciprocal credentials; generally.
SB1-SSA1,121 9Section 121. 440.09 (1m) (b) 6. and 7. of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA1,59,1710 440.09 (1m) (b) 6. The individual does not have any limitation, restriction, or
11other encumbrance on any credential issued by a governmental authority in a state
12other than this state that qualifies the individual to perform acts authorized under
13the appropriate credential granted by the department or credentialing board and is
14not under investigation by any governmental authority in a state other than this
15state related to any credential possessed by the individual that qualifies the
16individual to perform acts authorized under the appropriate credential granted by
17the department or credentialing board.
SB1-SSA1,59,1918 7. Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the individual does not have an
19arrest or conviction record.
SB1-SSA1,122 20Section 122. 440.09 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
21Act.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,222 440.09 (1m) (c) 1. A reciprocal credential granted under this subsection expires
23on the applicable renewal date specified in determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), except
24that if the first renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) after the date on which the
25credential is granted is within 180 365 days of the date on which the credential is

1granted, the credential expires on the 2nd renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a)
2after the date on which the credential is granted.
SB1-SSA1,123 3Section 123. 440.09 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m)
4(intro.).
SB1-SSA1,124 5Section 124. 440.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 1. and
6amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,87 440.09 (1m) (b) 1. The individual applies for a reciprocal credential under this
8section subsection on a form prescribed by the department or credentialing board.
SB1-SSA1,125 9Section 125. 440.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,126 10Section 126. 440.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 3. and
11amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,1512 440.09 (1m) (b) 3. The individual holds a license, certification, registration, or
13permit that was granted by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction outside state
14other than
this state that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized
15under the appropriate credential granted by the department or credentialing board.
SB1-SSA1,127 16Section 127. 440.09 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 4.
SB1-SSA1,128 17Section 128. 440.09 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 5. and
18amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,2319 440.09 (1m) (b) 5. The individual is in good standing with the governmental
20authorities in every jurisdiction outside state other than this state that have granted
21the individual a license, certification, registration, or permit that qualifies the
22individual to perform acts authorized under the appropriate credential granted by
23the department or credentialing board.
SB1-SSA1,129 24Section 129. 440.09 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,61,4
1440.09 (2g) Reciprocal credentials; exceptions. Subsection (1m) does not
2apply to a reciprocal credential issued by the accounting examining board or the real
3estate examining board that grants the holder a limited right to practice law in this
4state, unless the applicant is licensed to practice law in this state.
SB1-SSA1,130 5Section 130. 440.09 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,131 6Section 131. 440.09 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,61,97 440.09 (2r) Reciprocal credentials; health care provider credentials. (a)
8In this subsection, “health care provider credential” means any credential specified
9in s. 440.094 (1) (c).
SB1-SSA1,61,1110 (b) 1. The department shall, for each health care provider credential, do all of
11the following:
SB1-SSA1,61,1612 a. Determine whether there are any provisions under chs. 440 to 480 for
13granting a reciprocal credential corresponding to that credential that require an
14examination of the equivalence, comparability, or similarity of the credentialing
15requirements in other states or territories in the United States to the laws under chs.
16440 to 480, or rules promulgated thereunder, for granting that credential.
SB1-SSA1,61,2117 b. For each provision identified under subd. 1. a., review the laws of every other
18state to determine if and how the laws of each state compare to the laws of this state
19and whether each state's laws qualify, for purposes of granting a reciprocal credential
20under that provision. The department shall also, as applicable, similarly review the
21laws of other territories in the United States.
SB1-SSA1,61,2322 c. Post the results of the department's reviews under subd. 1. b. on the
23department's website.
SB1-SSA1,61,2524 2. a. The department shall consult with the appropriate credentialing boards
25in performing the duties specified under subd. 1.
SB1-SSA1,62,2
1b. The department shall perform the duties under subd. 1. and update the
2results posted under subd. 1. c. at least every 4 years.
SB1-SSA1,132 3Section 132. 440.09 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (c), and
4440.09 (1m) (c) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,62,105 440.09 (1m) (c) 1. A reciprocal credential granted under this section subsection
6expires on the applicable renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), except that if the
7first renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) after the date on which the credential
8is granted is within 180 days of the date on which the credential is granted, the
9credential expires on the 2nd renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) after the date
10on which the credential is granted.
SB1-SSA1,133 11Section 133. 440.09 (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered 440.09 (1m) (d)
12and (e) and amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,62,1513 440.09 (1m) (d) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, shall
14expedite the issuance of a reciprocal credential granted under this section
15subsection.
SB1-SSA1,62,1716 (e) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, may promulgate
17rules necessary to implement this section subsection.
SB1-SSA1,134 18Section 134. 440.094 (title), (1) (c) (intro.), 3., 4. and 5. and (2) of the statutes
19are amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,62,21 20440.094 (title) Practice by health care providers credential holders
21from other states.
SB1-SSA1,62,25 22(1) (c) (intro.) “Health care provider” means an individual who holds a valid,
23unexpired remote credential granted by another state or territory that authorizes or
24qualifies the individual to perform acts that are substantially the same as the acts
25that any of the following are licensed or certified to perform:
SB1-SSA1,63,2
13. A dentist, dental hygienist, or expanded function dental auxiliary licensed
2or certified under ch. 447.
SB1-SSA1,63,43 4. A physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, or respiratory care
4practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
SB1-SSA1,63,65 5. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under subch. III
6of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX XI of ch. 448.
SB1-SSA1,63,16 7(2) Practice by health care providers credential holders from other states.
8(a) Notwithstanding ss. 441.06 (4), 441.15 (2), 441.16, 446.02 (1), 447.03 (1) and (2),
9448.03 (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (1m), 448.51 (1), 448.61, 448.76, 448.961 (1) and (2),
10449.02 (1), 450.03 (1), 451.04 (1), 455.02 (1m), 457.04 (4), (5), (6), and (7), 459.02 (1),
11459.24 (1), and 460.02, a health care provider
chs. 440 to 480, an individual who holds
12a valid, unexpired remote credential
may provide for an employer services that are
13within the scope of the remote credential that the health care provider individual
14holds, and the department shall grant the health care provider individual a
15temporary preliminary credential to practice under this section, if all of the following
16apply:
SB1-SSA1,63,2017 1. The health care provider individual applies to the department for a
18temporary preliminary credential under this section within 30 days of beginning to
19provide health care services for a health care an employer. The health care provider
20individual shall include in the application an attestation of all of the following:
SB1-SSA1,63,2221 a. The date on which the health care provider individual first provided health
22care
services in this state under this section.
SB1-SSA1,63,2423 b. That the health care provider individual holds a valid, unexpired remote
24credential granted in another state.
SB1-SSA1,64,4
1c. The health care provider individual is not currently under investigation and
2no restrictions or limitations are currently placed on the health care provider's
3individual's remote credential by the credentialing state that issued the remote
4credential
or by any other jurisdiction.
SB1-SSA1,64,115 d. The health care provider individual has applied for a permanent,
6state-issued
credential granted by the department or an examining a credentialing
7board, as applicable, under chs. 440 to 480 that corresponds to his or her remote
8credential
. This subd. 1. d. does not apply to a health care provider who provides
9health care services only during the period covered by a national emergency declared
10by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus
11or during the 30 days immediately after the national emergency ends.
SB1-SSA1,64,1612 2. If the health care provider individual provides services other than services
13provided through telehealth as described in sub. (3), the health care individual's
14employer of the health care provider attests to all of the following to the department
15within 10 days of the date on which the health care provider individual begins
16providing health care services in this state under this section:
SB1-SSA1,64,1817 a. The health care employer has confirmed that the health care provider
18individual holds a valid, unexpired remote credential granted by another state.
SB1-SSA1,64,2319 b. To the best of the health care employer's knowledge and with a reasonable
20degree of certainty, the health care provider individual is not currently under
21investigation and no restrictions or limitations are currently placed on the health
22care provider's
individual's remote credential by the credentialing state or any other
23jurisdiction.
SB1-SSA1,65,424 (b) A health care provider An individual who practices within the scope of a
25temporary preliminary credential granted under this section has all rights and is

1subject to all responsibilities, malpractice insurance requirements, limitations on
2scope of practice, and other provisions that apply under chs. 440 to 480 to the practice
3of the health care provider under the state-issued credential described in par. (a) 1.
4d
.
SB1-SSA1,65,85 (c) 1. A temporary preliminary credential granted under this section becomes
6effective on the date identified in the attestation under par. (a) 1. a. that the health
7care provider
individual first provided health care services in this state under this
8section.
SB1-SSA1,65,139 2. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., a temporary preliminary credential
10granted under this section expires on the date that the department, or an examining
11a credentialing board in the department, as applicable, grants or denies the
12application under par. (a) 1. d. for a permanent state-issued credential submitted by
13the health care provider individual.
SB1-SSA1,65,1914 b. If a the individual is a health care provider who provides health care services
15only during the period covered by a national emergency declared by the U.S.
16president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or during
17the 30 days immediately after the national emergency ends, a temporary
18preliminary credential granted under this section to the health care provider
19individual expires 30 days after the national emergency ends.
SB1-SSA1,135 20Section 135. 440.094 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,136 21Section 136. 440.094 (1) (c) 9g., 9m., 17. and 19., (d), (e) and (f) of the statutes
22are created to read:
SB1-SSA1,65,2323 440.094 (1) (c) 9g. A genetic counselor licensed under subch. VIII of ch. 448.
SB1-SSA1,65,2424 9m. A physician assistant licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448.
SB1-SSA1,65,2525 17. A radiographer licensed under ch. 462.
SB1-SSA1,66,1
119. A naturopathic doctor licensed under ch. 466.
SB1-SSA1,66,52 (d) “Remote credential” means a license, permit, certificate, or registration
3granted to an individual by another state or territory that authorizes or qualifies the
4individual to perform acts that are substantially the same as the acts that an
5individual who holds a state-issued credential is authorized or qualified to perform.
SB1-SSA1,66,76 (e) “Services” means actions that are within the scope of practice that is defined
7for a state-issued credential.
SB1-SSA1,66,88 (f) “State-issued credential” means a credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB1-SSA1,137 9Section 137. 440.094 (1) (c) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,1210 440.094 (1) (c) 14. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
11professional counselor certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 or a clinical
12substance abuse counselor certified under s. 440.88.
SB1-SSA1,138 13Section 138. 440.094 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,1614 440.094 (3) Telehealth. A health care provider who practices within the scope
15of a temporary preliminary credential granted under this section may provide
16services through telehealth to a patient located in this state.
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