AB204: Bill Text

AB204,64 Section 64. 447.056 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,246 447.056 (3) Credit hours completed before the 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding renewal of a license to practice dentistry may not be applied to fulfill the credit hours required under sub. (1).

AB204,65 Section 65. 447.058 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,248 447.058 (2) (b) A mobile dentistry program registrant shall submit an application for renewal, and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,66 Section 66. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,250 448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of the license or certificate with the board on or before his or her renewal date determined under s. 440.08 (2). Registration shall be completed in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall provide, except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed by the renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall, at least 30 days prior to that date, mail or cause to be mailed to every person required to register a registration form. The board shall furnish to each person registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person shall display the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No person may exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate granted by the board unless currently registered as required under this subsection.

AB204,67 Section 67. 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB204,,252 448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development.

AB204,68 Section 68. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,254 448.13 (1) (a) 1. Continuing education programs or courses of study approved for at least 30 60 hours of credit by the board within the 2 4 calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective.

AB204,69 Section 69. 448.13 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,256 448.13 (1) (a) 2. Professional development and maintenance of certification or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of study required by the board by rule under s. 448.40 (1) and completed within the 2 4 calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective.

AB204,70 Section 70. 448.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,258 448.13 (1m) The board shall, on a random basis, verify the accuracy of proof submitted by physicians under sub. (1) (a) and may, at any time during the 2 calendar years specified in sub. (1) (a), require a physician to submit proof of any continuing education, professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of study that he or she has attended and completed at that time during the 2 calendar years since he or she last registered under s. 448.07.

AB204,71 Section 71. 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,260 448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), are specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any rules promulgated under sub. (3).

AB204,72 Section 72. 448.65 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,262 448.65 (2) (intro.) The renewal date for a license granted under this subchapter, other than a temporary license granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.63 (3), is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by all of the following:

AB204,73 Section 73. 448.665 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,264 448.665 Continuing education. The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for licensees to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal of a license granted under this subchapter. The rules shall require a licensee to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study within each 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or part of these requirements for the completion of continuing education programs or courses of study if the affiliated credentialing board determines that prolonged illness, disability or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a licensee from completing the requirements.

AB204,74 Section 74. 448.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,266 448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this subchapter, other than temporary certificates granted under s. 448.80, are specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB204,75 Section 75. 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,268 448.9545 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953 (1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 60 credit hours of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing board.

AB204,76 Section 76. 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,270 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) No more than 10 20 credit hours of the continuing education required under par. (a) may be on any of the following subject areas or combination of subject areas:

AB204,77 Section 77. 448.955 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,272 448.955 (1) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,78 Section 78. 448.955 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,274 448.955 (2) (a) Completed, during the 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), the continuing education requirements specified in s. 448.9545.

AB204,79 Section 79. 448.955 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,276 448.955 (3) (a) A place for the licensee to describe his or her work history, including the average number of hours worked each week, for the 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,80 Section 80. 448.956 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,278 448.956 (1) (c) A protocol established under par. (a) shall be updated no later than 30 days before the licensee’s renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 14f.

AB204,81 Section 81. 448.967 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,280 448.967 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a statement attesting compliance with the continuing education requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 448.965 (1) (b).

AB204,82 Section 82. 448.9703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,282 448.9703 (3) (a) Successfully completed at least 30 60 hours of continuing education in the prior 2-year 4-year period.

AB204,83 Section 83. 448.9706 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,284 448.9706 (2) Except as provided in s. 448.9705, the renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department, and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established by rules promulgated by the board under s. 448.9703 (3).

AB204,84 Section 84. 448.974 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,286 448.974 (2) (a) The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of a license is subject to par. (b).

AB204,85 Section 85. 449.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,288 449.06 (1) Persons practicing optometry shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), register with, submit a renewal application to the department, pay the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and provide evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has complied with the rules promulgated under sub. (2m).

AB204,86 Section 86. 449.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,290 449.06 (2m) The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring a person who is issued a license to practice optometry to complete, during the 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding the person’s renewal date specified in determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), not less than 30 60 hours of continuing education. The rules shall include requirements that apply only to optometrists who are allowed to use topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under s. 449.17 or who are allowed to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or remove foreign bodies from an eye or from an appendage to the eye under s. 449.18.

AB204,87 Section 87. 450.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,292 450.08 (1) The renewal dates for all licenses and registrations granted by the board are specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Except as provided under sub. (2) (a), only a holder of an unexpired license or registration may engage in his or her licensed activity.

AB204,88 Section 88. 450.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,294 450.08 (2) (a) A pharmacist’s license may be renewed by complying with continuing education requirements under s. 450.085 and paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Notwithstanding s. 440.08 (3) (a), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal by that date, the board may suspend the pharmacist’s license, and the board may require the pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore that license.

AB204,89 Section 89. 450.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,296 450.08 (2) (b) A pharmacy, pharmacy technician’s, manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or home medical oxygen provider’s license or registration may be renewed by paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,90 Section 90. 450.085 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,298 450.085 (1) An applicant for renewal of a license under s. 450.08 (2) (a) shall submit proof that he or she has completed, within the 2-year 4-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application, 30 60 hours of continuing education in courses conducted by a provider that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or in courses approved by the board. Courses specified in s. 450.035 (1r) and (2) are courses in continuing education for purposes of this subsection. This subsection does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license.

AB204,91 Section 91. 451.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,300 451.04 (4) Expiration and renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB204,92 Section 92. 452.10 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB204,93 Section 93. 452.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,303 452.12 (1) Expiration. A license granted by the board entitles the holder to act as a broker or salesperson, as the case may be, until the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,94 Section 94. 452.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,305 452.12 (5) (a) Renewal applications for all licenses shall be submitted with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The department shall pay $10 of each renewal fee received under this paragraph to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System for research and educational, public outreach, and grant activities under s. 36.25 (34).

AB204,95 Section 95. 452.132 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,307 452.132 (2) (c) Before a licensee becomes associated with the firm and at the beginning of each biennial 4-year licensure period, ensure that the licensee holds a valid license.

AB204,96 Section 96. 454.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,309 454.06 (8) Expiration and renewal. The renewal date for licenses issued under subs. (2) to (6) is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The examining board may not renew a license issued to a person under subs. (2) to (6) unless the person certifies to the examining board that the person has reviewed the current digest under s. 454.125.

AB204,97 Section 97. 454.08 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,311 454.08 (9) The renewal date for licenses issued under this section is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB204,98 Section 98. 454.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,313 454.23 (5) Expiration and renewal. The renewal date for a license granted under sub. (2) is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for that license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The department may not renew a license granted to a person under this section unless the person certifies to the department that the person has reviewed the current digest under s. 454.267.

AB204,99 Section 99. 454.25 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,315 454.25 (9) The renewal date for a barbering establishment license is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for a barbering establishment license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB204,100 Section 100. 455.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,317 455.06 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the renewal dates for licenses issued under this subchapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2019 stats., are specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

AB204,101 Section 101. 455.065 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,319 455.065 (7) Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements under this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year 4-year period prior to the return to the practice of psychology.

AB204,102 Section 102. 456.07 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB204,,321 456.07 (title) Renewal.

AB204,103 Section 103. 456.07 (1) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.

AB204,104 Section 104. 456.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,324 456.07 (2) The application for a new certificate of registration The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2). A renewal application shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), a report of any facts requested by the examining board on forms provided for such purpose, and evidence satisfactory to the examining board that during the biennial period immediately preceding application for registration the renewal date, the applicant has attended a continuing education program or course of study. During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period, new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements. All registration fees are payable on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,105 Section 105. 456.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,326 456.07 (5) Only an individual who has qualified as a is licensed and registered as a nursing home administrator under this chapter and who holds a valid current registration certificate under this section for the current registration period may use the title “Nursing Home Administrator”, and the abbreviation “N.H.A.” after the person’s name. No other person may use or be designated by such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card or device tending to or intended to indicate that the person is a licensed and registered nursing home administrator.

AB204,106 Section 106. 457.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,328 457.20 (2) The renewal dates for certificates and licenses granted under this chapter, other than training certificates and licenses or temporary certificates or licenses, are specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

AB204,107 Section 107. 457.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,330 457.22 (2) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) may not require an individual to complete more than 30 60 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal. The appropriate section of the examining board may waive all or part of the requirements established in rules promulgated under this section if it determines that prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented the individual from completing the requirements.

AB204,108 Section 108. 458.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB204,,332 458.09 (3) The number of hours of attendance at and completion of continuing education programs or courses of study required under the rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (3) shall be reduced by one hour for each hour of attendance at and completion of, within the 2 4 years immediately preceding the date on which the renewal application is submitted, continuing education programs or courses of study that the applicant has attended and completed in order to continue to qualify for employment as an assessor and that the department determines is substantially equivalent to attendance at and completion of continuing education programs or courses of study for certified general appraisers, certified residential appraisers or licensed appraisers, as appropriate.

AB204,109 Section 109. 458.11 of the statutes is amended to read: