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AB144-AA1,6,2519 303.08 (1) (f) Obtaining counseling or therapy from an approved public
20treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c), an approved private treatment
21facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (b), a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a licensed clinical
22social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (1r), a professional counselor licensed under ch.
23457, or a certified
, as defined in s. 457.01 (7), an independent social worker, as defined
24in s. 457.01 (2g),
or an advanced practice social worker, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c),
25who is authorized to practice psychotherapy under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,27
1Section 27. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2u. of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,7,32 440.03 (11m) (c) 2u. The coordinated data system under s. 457.70 (11), if such
3disclosure is required under the social work licensure compact under s. 457.70.
AB144-AA1,28 4Section 28. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,7,125 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant
6for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted
7of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this
8paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use
9to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as
10provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4.,
11448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 457.70 (3) (b)
124. and (7) (b) 3.
:
AB144-AA1,29 13Section 29. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.03 (13) (c) 1.
14(intro.) and amended to read:
AB144-AA1,7,1715 440.03 (13) (c) 1. (intro.) The department shall require an all of the following
16to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
17set of the person's fingerprints:
AB144-AA1,7,19 18a. An applicant for a private detective license or a private security permit under
19s. 440.26, an.
AB144-AA1,7,21 20b. An applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17),
21an
.
AB144-AA1,7,23 22c. An applicant for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or
23license under s. 458.08, an.
AB144-AA1,7,24 24d. An applicant for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), an.
AB144-AA1,7,25 25e. An applicant for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), an.
AB144-AA1,8,2
1f. An applicant for a physical therapist license under s. 448.53 or physical
2therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, an .
AB144-AA1,8,6 3g. An applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
4compact privilege under s. 448.987 (4), and an applicant for an occupational
5therapist or occupational therapy assistant license described in s. 448.987 (5) (b) 2.
6a., an
AB144-AA1,8,7 7h. An applicant for a psychologist license under s. 455.04, and a.
AB144-AA1,8,10 8z. A person for whom the department conducts an investigation under par. (b),
9to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
10set of the person's fingerprints
.
AB144-AA1,8,20 112. The department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards, and the
12department of justice shall submit the fingerprint cards of all applicants for a real
13estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, of all
14applicants for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), of all applicants
15for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), of all applicants for a physical therapist
16license under s. 448.53 or a physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, and
17of all applicants for a psychologist license under s. 455.04
identified in subd. 1. c. to
18id.
, to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of
19the persons fingerprinted and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and
20convictions.
AB144-AA1,8,23 213. Information obtained from the federal bureau of investigation may be shared
22with the department or the appropriate credentialing board, but shall otherwise be
23kept confidential and is not subject to disclosure under s. 19.35.
AB144-AA1,30 24Section 30. 440.03 (13) (c) 1. id. of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,9,3
1440.03 (13) (c) 1. id. An applicant for any category of social worker multistate
2license under s. 457.08 (4m) when required pursuant to the social work licensure
3compact under s. 457.70.
AB144-AA1,31 4Section 31. 440.03 (14) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,9,145 440.03 (14) (am) The department may promulgate rules that establish
6requirements for granting a license to practice psychotherapy to a person who is
7registered under par. (a). Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish
8requirements for obtaining such a license that are comparable to the requirements
9for obtaining a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
10counselor license under subch. I of ch. 457. If the department promulgates rules
11under this paragraph, the department shall grant a license under this paragraph to
12a person registered under par. (a) who pays the initial credential fee determined by
13the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and provides evidence satisfactory to the
14department that he or she satisfies the requirements established in the rules.
AB144-AA1,32 15Section 32. 440.043 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,9,2016 440.043 (1) The secretary shall appoint an advisory committee under s.
17440.042 to provide advice concerning behavioral health. The advisory committee
18shall semiannually conduct a review of the requirements for obtaining a credential
19under s. 440.88 or subch. I of ch. 457 or for other credentials related to behavioral
20health.”.
AB144-AA1,9,21 213. Page 3, line 3: after that line insert:
AB144-AA1,9,22 22 Section 33. 440.094 (1) (c) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,10,3
1440.094 (1) (c) 14. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
2professional counselor certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 or a clinical
3substance abuse counselor certified under s. 440.88.”.
AB144-AA1,10,4 44. Page 6, line 11: after that line insert:
AB144-AA1,10,5 5 Section 34. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,10,12 6440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c),
7441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b)
82. a., 450.071 (3) (c) 9., 450.075 (3) (c) 9., and 455.50 (3) (e) 4. and (f) 4., and 457.70
9(3) (b) 4. and (7) (b) 3.
, the department or a credentialing board may not require that
10an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit
11fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's
12credentialing.
AB144-AA1,35 13Section 35. 446.01 (1v) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,10,1814 446.01 (1v) (m) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and
15social work examining board under subch. I of ch. 457. “Health care professional"
16also includes an individual who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice,
17as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (q), under any category of social worker multistate license,
18as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (r), in this state.
AB144-AA1,36 19Section 36. 448.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,11,420 448.08 (4) Professional partnerships and corporations permitted.
21Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, it is lawful for 2 or more
22physicians, who have entered into a bona fide partnership for the practice of
23medicine, to render a single bill for such services in the name of such partnership,
24and it also is lawful for a service corporation to render a single bill for services in the

1name of the corporation, provided that each individual licensed, registered or
2certified under this chapter, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 446, 449, 450, 455, 457 or 459
3that renders billed services is individually identified as having rendered such
4services.
AB144-AA1,37 5Section 37. 448.67 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,11,126 448.67 (4) Billing by professional partnerships and corporations. If 2 or
7more podiatrists have entered into a bona fide partnership or formed a service
8corporation for the practice of podiatry, the partnership or corporation may not
9render a single bill for podiatry services provided in the name of the partnership or
10corporation unless each individual licensed, registered or certified under this
11chapter, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 446, 449, 450, 455, 457 or 459, who provided
12services is individually identified on the bill as having rendered those services.
AB144-AA1,38 13Section 38. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,11,1614 450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
15professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457, as those terms are defined
16under subch. I of ch. 457
.
AB144-AA1,39 17Section 39. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,11,2118 CHAPTER 457
19 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY,
20 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND
21 SOCIAL WORK EXAMINING BOARD
AB144-AA1,40 22Section 40. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 457 [precedes 457.01] of the statutes
23is created to read:
AB144-AA1,11,2424 chapter 457
AB144-AA1,11,2525 Subchapter I
AB144-AA1,12,3
1REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND
2 FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL
3 COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK
AB144-AA1,41 4Section 41. 457.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,12,5 5457.01 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:
AB144-AA1,42 6Section 42. 457.01 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,12,107 457.01 (1c) “Advanced practice social worker" means an individual who holds
8an advanced practice social worker certificate granted by the social worker section
9or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a master's-category
10multistate license
.
AB144-AA1,43 11Section 43. 457.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,12,1312 457.01 (1g) “Certificate holder" means an individual who is certified under this
13chapter subchapter.
AB144-AA1,44 14Section 44. 457.01 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,12,1815 457.01 (1r) “Clinical social worker" means an individual who holds a license
16to practice clinical social work granted by the social worker section or who is
17exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a clinical-category
18multistate license
.
AB144-AA1,45 19Section 45. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,12,2120 457.01 (1w) “Credential" means a license or certificate granted under this
21chapter subchapter.
AB144-AA1,46 22Section 46. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,12,2423 457.01 (2r) “Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter
24subchapter.
AB144-AA1,47 25Section 47. 457.01 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,13,4
1457.01 (5g) “Multistate authorization to practice” means the multistate
2authorization to practice, as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (q), of an individual to practice
3the appropriate category of social work in this state under a multistate license
4granted by another state that is a party to the social work licensure compact.
AB144-AA1,48 5Section 48. 457.01 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,13,66 457.01 (5r) “Multistate license” has the meaning given in s. 457.70 (2) (r).
AB144-AA1,49 7Section 49. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,13,108 457.01 (10) “Social worker" means an individual who holds a social worker
9certificate granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate
10authorization to practice under a bachelor's-category multistate license
.
AB144-AA1,50 11Section 50. 457.01 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB144-AA1,13,1312 457.01 (12) “Social work licensure compact” means the social work licensure
13compact under s. 457.70.
AB144-AA1,51 14Section 51. 457.02 (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (5m) and (6) (c) of the statutes
15are amended to read:
AB144-AA1,13,17 16457.02 Applicability. (intro.) This chapter subchapter does not do any of the
17following:
AB144-AA1,14,2 18(1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this chapter
19subchapter in order to use the title “pastoral counselor," “investment counselor,"
20“vocational counselor," “career counselor," “alcohol and drug counselor," “chemical
21dependency counselor," or “employee assistance counselor," or to engage in such
22counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that
23represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this
24chapter subchapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who

1engages in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work,
2clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.
AB144-AA1,14,6 3(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school
4counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified or licensed under
5this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “school social worker" or “school
6counselor."
AB144-AA1,14,12 7(3) Require a person who is a psychologist or a psychiatrist to be licensed under
8this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “marriage and family therapist,"
9“marriage and family counselor," or “professional counselor" if the psychologist or
10psychiatrist does not use the term “licensed," “certified," or “registered" or any
11similar term in connection with the title “marriage and family therapist," “marriage
12and family counselor," or “professional counselor."
AB144-AA1,14,16 13(4) Authorize any individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter
14subchapter to use the title “school social worker" or “school counselor" unless the
15individual is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department
16of public instruction.
AB144-AA1,14,21 17(5) Authorize any individual who is certified under s. 457.08 (1), 457.09 (1), or
18457.14 (1) (a) to (c) or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice to use
19the title “alcohol and drug counselor" or “chemical dependency counselor" unless the
20individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical dependency
21counselor through a process recognized by the department.
AB144-AA1,15,5 22(5m) Authorize any individual who is certified under s. 457.08 (1), 457.09 (1),
23or 457.14 (1) (a) to (c) or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice to
24treat substance use disorder as a specialty unless the individual is a certified
25substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist under s.

1440.88, or unless the individual satisfies educational and supervised training
2requirements established in rules promulgated by the examining board. In
3promulgating rules under this subsection, the examining board shall consider the
4requirements for qualifying as a certified substance abuse counselor, clinical
5supervisor, or prevention specialist under s. 440.88.
AB144-AA1,15,9 6(6) (c) Provide a consultation or demonstration with an individual licensed
7under this chapter subchapter if the person providing the consultation or
8demonstration is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy, professional
9counseling, or clinical social work in another state or territory of the United States.
AB144-AA1,52 10Section 52. 457.03 (1), (1m) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB144-AA1,15,1811 457.03 (1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
12therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing
13minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for
14certification or licensure under this chapter subchapter and for supervised clinical
15training that must be completed for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage
16and family therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter subchapter and
17approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in
18accordance with those standards.
AB144-AA1,15,22 19(1m) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
20therapist section, and professional counselor section, and consistent with s. 457.16,
21promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and
22licensure under this chapter subchapter.
AB144-AA1,16,6 23(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist
24section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of
25ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders and, licensees, and

1individuals exercising a multistate authorization to practice
. The rules shall specify
2the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social
3work, or independent social work that an individual who is certified under this
4chapter as
a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social
5worker may perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those
6services.
AB144-AA1,53 7Section 53. 457.033 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,16,17 8457.033 Psychometric testing. The marriage and family therapy,
9professional counseling, and social work examining board and the psychology
10examining board shall jointly promulgate rules that specify the different levels of
11psychometric testing that an individual who is certified or licensed under this
12chapter subchapter, or an individual who is exercising a multistate authorization to
13practice,
is qualified to perform. Such rules shall be consistent with the guidelines
14of the American Psychological Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines,
15for performing psychometric testing. A certificate holder or, licensee, or holder of a
16multistate license
may not engage in psychometric testing except as provided under
17the rules promulgated under this section.
AB144-AA1,54 18Section 54. 457.035 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB144-AA1,16,2019 457.035 (1) The individual is licensed under this chapter as a clinical social
20worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor.
AB144-AA1,16,23 21(2) The individual is certified as an advanced practice or independent social
22worker and the individual engages in psychotherapy only under the supervision of
23an individual specified in s. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3., or 4.
AB144-AA1,55 24Section 55. 457.04 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) (a) and (b), (6) and (7) of the statutes are
25amended to read:
AB144-AA1,17,3
1457.04 (1) Use the title “social worker" unless the person is certified as a social
2worker under this chapter subchapter or holds a bachelor's-category multistate
3license granted in another state that is a party to the social work licensure compact
.
AB144-AA1,17,7 4(2) Use the title “advanced practice social worker" unless the person is certified
5as an advanced practice social worker under this chapter subchapter or holds a
6master's-category multistate license granted in another state that is a party to the
7social work licensure compact
.
AB144-AA1,17,9 8(3) Use the title “independent social worker" unless the person is certified as
9an independent social worker under this chapter subchapter.
AB144-AA1,17,20 10(4) Practice clinical social work or designate himself or herself as a clinical
11social worker or use or assume the title “clinical social worker" or any other title or
12designation that represents or may tend to represent the person as a clinical social
13worker unless the person is licensed as a clinical social worker under this chapter
14subchapter or holds a clinical-category multistate license granted in another state
15that is a party to the social work licensure compact
or unless the person is certified
16under this chapter subchapter as an advanced practice social worker or independent
17social worker or holds a master's-category multistate license granted in another
18state that is a party to the social work licensure compact,
and the person practices
19clinical social work under the supervision of a person who is licensed as a clinical
20social worker under this chapter.
AB144-AA1,17,22 21(5) (a) The person is licensed as a marriage and family therapist under this
22chapter subchapter.
AB144-AA1,17,2523 (b) The person is licensed as a clinical social worker under this chapter
24subchapter and initially became certified as an independent clinical social worker
25under ch. 457, 1999 stats., on or before May 31, 1995.
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