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5Section
124. 440.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 1. and
6amended to read:
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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.
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9Section
125. 440.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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10Section
126. 440.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 3. and
11amended to read:
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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.
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16Section
127. 440.09 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 4.
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17Section
128. 440.09 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.09 (1m) (b) 5. and
18amended to read:
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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.
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24Section
129. 440.09 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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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.
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5Section
130. 440.09 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
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6Section
131. 440.09 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
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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).
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(b) 1. The department shall, for each health care provider credential, do all of
11the following:
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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.
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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.
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c. Post the results of the department's reviews under subd. 1. b. on the
23department's website.
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2. a. The department shall consult with the appropriate credentialing boards
25in performing the duties specified under subd. 1.
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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:
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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.
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11Section
133. 440.09 (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered 440.09 (1m) (d)
12and (e) and amended to read:
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440.09
(1m) (d) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, shall
14expedite the issuance of a reciprocal credential granted under this
section 15subsection.
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(e) The department or credentialing board, as appropriate, may promulgate
17rules necessary to implement this
section
subsection.
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18Section
134. 440.094 (title), (1) (c) (intro.), 3., 4. and 5. and (2) of the statutes
19are amended to read:
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20440.094 (title)
Practice by
health care providers credential holders
21from other states.
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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:
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13. A dentist
, dental hygienist, or expanded function dental auxiliary licensed
2or certified under ch. 447.
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4. A physician,
physician assistant, perfusionist, or respiratory care
4practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II of ch. 448.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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a. The date on which the
health care provider
individual first provided
health
22care services in this state under this section.
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b. That the
health care provider individual holds a valid, unexpired
remote 24credential
granted in another state.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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a. The
health care employer has confirmed that the
health care provider 18individual holds a valid, unexpired
remote credential
granted by another state.
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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20Section
135. 440.094 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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21Section
136. 440.094 (1) (c) 9g., 9m., 17. and 19., (d), (e) and (f) of the statutes
22are created to read:
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440.094
(1) (c) 9g. A genetic counselor licensed under subch. VIII of ch. 448.
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9m. A physician assistant licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448.
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17. A radiographer licensed under ch. 462.
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119. A naturopathic doctor licensed under ch. 466.
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(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.
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(e) “Services” means actions that are within the scope of practice that is defined
7for a state-issued credential.
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(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:
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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.
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13Section
138. 440.094 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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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17Section
139. 440.094 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.094
(4) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply with respect to
19credentials under subch. IV or V or ch. 442, 444, or 463 or to credentials that
20authorize a credential holder to engage in the limited practice of law or in the practice
21of professional land surveying, as defined in s. 443.01 (6s).
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22Section
140. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
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23440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c),
24441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b)
252. a.,
448.988 (3) (a) 5., 450.071 (3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9.,
and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and
1(f) 4.,
457.50 (3) (b) 3. and (5) (b) 2. a., 457.70 (3) (b) 4. and (7) (b) 3., and 459.70 (3)
2(b) 1., the department or a credentialing board may not require that an applicant for
3a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit fingerprints in
4connection with the department's or the credentialing board's credentialing.
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5Section
141. 440.20 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.20
(6) (a) The department or appropriate examining board, affiliated
7credentialing board, or board in the department may reprimand the holder of a
8credential or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the credential of any person who fails
9to satisfy applicable continuing education requirements within a required period
10and may specify makeup continuing education requirements that must be completed
11in order to maintain his or her credential or to restore it to good standing.
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(b) The grounds for discipline specified under par. (a) are in addition to any
13grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to 480.
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14Section
142. 440.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.26
(3) Issuance of licenses; fees. Upon receipt and examination of an
16application executed under sub. (2), and after any investigation that it considers
17necessary, the department shall, if it determines that the applicant is qualified, grant
18the proper license upon payment of the initial credential fee determined by the
19department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). No license shall be issued for a longer period than
20 2 4 years, and the license of a private detective shall expire on the renewal date of
21the license of the private detective agency, even if the license of the private detective
22has not been in effect for a full
2 4 years. Renewals of the original licenses issued
23under this section shall be issued in accordance with renewal forms prescribed by the
24department and shall be accompanied by the applicable fees specified in s. 440.08 or
25determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The department may not
1renew a license unless the applicant provides evidence that the applicant has in force
2at the time of renewal the bond or liability policy specified in this section.
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3Section
143. 440.26 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.26
(5m) (b) The renewal dates for permits issued under this subsection
are
5specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a). Renewal applications shall
6be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall
7include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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8Section
144. 440.313 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.313
(1) The renewal date for licenses granted under this subchapter
is
10specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a). Renewal applications shall
11be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall
12include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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13Section
145. 440.415 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.415
(2) (a) The renewal date for a license granted under sub. (1)
is specified
15in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) 69m. A renewal application shall
16be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department and shall
17include any information required by the department by rule.
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18Section
146. 440.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.71
(3) Renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the
20department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable
21renewal date
specified determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) and shall include the
22applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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23Section
147. 440.88 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.88
(3) (d) 1. The department may not require an applicant for certification
25as a substance abuse counselor, clinical substance abuse counselor, or substance
1abuse counselor-in-training to pass a statutes and rules examination as a condition
2of receiving an initial certification or a certification renewal.
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2. The department may require an applicant for certification as a substance
4abuse counselor, clinical substance abuse counselor, or substance abuse
5counselor-in-training to affirm that the applicant has read and understands the
6statutes and rules that apply to the applicant's practice.
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7Section
148. 440.88 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.88
(4) Applications; certification period. An application for certification
9as a substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist under
10this section shall be made on a form provided by the department and filed with the
11department and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the
12department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for certification as a substance
13abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist
is specified shall be as
14determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) and the renewal fee for such certifications is
15determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of certification as a
16substance abuse counselor-in-training, a clinical supervisor-in-training, or a
17prevention specialist-in-training may be made only twice.
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18Section
149. 440.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.905
(2) The board has rule-making authority and may promulgate rules
20relating to the regulation of cemetery authorities, cemetery salespersons, and
21cemetery preneed sellers.
The board may determine, by rule, a fee under s. 440.05
22(1) (a) and under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 21. that is sufficient to fund the board's operating
23costs.
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24Section
150. 440.91 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1440.91
(1) (c) The renewal dates for licenses granted under par. (b)
are specified
2in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) and the renewal fees for such licenses
3are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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4Section
151. 440.91 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.91
(1m) (c) The renewal date
and renewal fee for a registration granted
6under par. (b)
are specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2)
. The
7department shall determine the renewal fee for a registration granted under par. (b)
8under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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9Section
152. 440.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.91
(4) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the board on a form
11provided by the board on or before the applicable renewal date
specified determined 12under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the
13department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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14Section
153. 440.92 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.92
(1) (c) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the board on a form
16provided by the board on or before the applicable renewal date
specified determined 17under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the
18department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
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19Section
154. 440.972 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: