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AB144-AA1,4,213 49.45 (30j) (a) 1. “Competent mental health professional” means a physician
14who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist; a private practice school
15psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455; a marriage and family therapist who is
16licensed under s. 457.10 or 457.11; a professional counselor who is licensed under s.
17457.12 or 457.13; an advanced practice social worker granted a certificate under s.
18457.08 (2)
, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c); an independent social worker granted a
19certificate under s. 457.08 (3)
, as defined in s. 457.01 (2g); a clinical social worker
20licensed under s. 457.08 (4), as defined in s. 457.01 (1r); a clinical substance abuse
21counselor or independent clinical supervisor who is certified under s. 440.88, or any
22of these individuals who is practicing under a currently valid training or temporary
23license or certificate granted under applicable provisions of ch. 457. “Competent
24mental health professional" does not include an individual whose license or
25certificate is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or

1certificate is limited or restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the
2limitation or restriction.
AB144-AA1,13 3Section 13. 51.03 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,164 51.03 (6) (a) In this subsection, “licensed treatment professional" means a
5physician who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist; a private
6practice school psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455; a marriage and family
7therapist who is licensed under s. 457.10 or 457.11; a professional counselor who is
8licensed under s. 457.12 or 457.13; an advanced practice social worker granted a
9certificate under s. 457.08 (2)
, as defined in s. 457.01 (1c); an independent social
10worker licensed under s. 457.08 (3), as defined in s. 457.01 (2g); a clinical social
11worker licensed under s. 457.08 (4), as defined in s. 457.01 (1r); or any of these
12individuals who is practicing under a currently valid training or temporary license
13or certificate granted under applicable provisions of ch. 457. “Licensed treatment
14professional" does not include an individual whose license or certificate is suspended,
15revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or certificate is limited or
16restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the limitation or restriction.
AB144-AA1,14 17Section 14. 55.043 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,1918 55.043 (1m) (a) 4. A social worker, professional counselor, or marriage and
19family therapist certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,15 20Section 15. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,2221 146.81 (1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
22counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,16 23Section 16. 146.89 (1) (r) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,4,2524 146.89 (1) (r) 6. A social worker who holds a certificate granted under ch. 457,
25as defined in s. 457.01 (10)
.
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1Section 17. 146.89 (1) (r) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,42 146.89 (1) (r) 7. A marriage and family therapist who is licensed under ch. 457,
3as defined in s. 457.01 (3)
or a professional counselor who is licensed under ch. 457,
4as defined in s. 457.01 (7)
.
AB144-AA1,18 5Section 18. 146.997 (1) (d) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,76 146.997 (1) (d) 11. A social worker, marriage and family therapist or
7professional counselor certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,19 8Section 19. 180.1901 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,109 180.1901 (1m) (f) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and
10social work examining board under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,20 11Section 20. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,1412 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
13professional counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch.
14I of
ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,21 15Section 21. 252.15 (1) (er) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,1816 252.15 (1) (er) “Social worker" means an individual who is certified or licensed
17as
a social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, or
18clinical social worker, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
AB144-AA1,22 19Section 22. 253.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,5,2420 253.10 (2) (f) “Qualified person assisting the physician" means a social worker
21certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10), a registered nurse or a physician
22assistant to whom a physician who is to perform or induce an abortion has delegated
23the responsibility, as the physician's agent, for providing the information required
24under sub. (3) (c) 2.
AB144-AA1,23 25Section 23. 256.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,7
1256.215 (2) (b) The emergency medical services provider establishes, submits
2to the department, and maintains patient care protocols corresponding to the
3appropriate service level to be used by a community paramedic or a community
4emergency medical services practitioner. The emergency medical services provider
5may include in a patient care protocol only those services that do not require a
6license, certificate, or other credential under subch. II, III, IV, or VII of ch. 448, subch.
7I of ch. 457,
or ch. 441, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 455, 457, or 459 to provide.
AB144-AA1,24 8Section 24. 257.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,119 257.01 (1) (a) An individual who, under ch. 455, is licensed as a psychologist
10or, under subch. I of ch. 457, is certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical
11social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor.
AB144-AA1,25 12Section 25. 257.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB144-AA1,6,1713 257.01 (1) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years,
14but is not currently, licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or certified as a social
15worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a
16professional counselor under subch. I of ch. 457, if the individual's license or
17certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.
AB144-AA1,26 18Section 26. 303.08 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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.
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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:
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