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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.
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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:
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:
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
SB1-SSA1,139 17Section 139. 440.094 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,2118 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).
SB1-SSA1,140 22Section 140. 440.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,4 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.
SB1-SSA1,141 5Section 141. 440.20 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,116 440.20 (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.
SB1-SSA1,67,1312 (b) The grounds for discipline specified under par. (a) are in addition to any
13grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to 480.
SB1-SSA1,142 14Section 142. 440.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,215 440.26 (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.
SB1-SSA1,143 3Section 143. 440.26 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,74 440.26 (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).
SB1-SSA1,144 8Section 144. 440.313 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,129 440.313 (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).
SB1-SSA1,145 13Section 145. 440.415 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,1714 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.
SB1-SSA1,146 18Section 146. 440.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,2219 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).
SB1-SSA1,147 23Section 147. 440.88 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,69,224 440.88 (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.
SB1-SSA1,69,63 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.
SB1-SSA1,148 7Section 148. 440.88 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,69,178 440.88 (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.
SB1-SSA1,149 18Section 149. 440.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,69,2319 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.
SB1-SSA1,150 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).
SB1-SSA1,151 4Section 151. 440.91 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,85 440.91 (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)
.
SB1-SSA1,152 9Section 152. 440.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,1310 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).
SB1-SSA1,153 14Section 153. 440.92 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,1815 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).
SB1-SSA1,154 19Section 154. 440.972 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,2220 440.972 (2) The renewal date for certificates granted under this section is
21specified
shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 38g., and the renewal fee for
22such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
SB1-SSA1,155 23Section 155. 440.974 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,71,524 440.974 (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing continuing
25education requirements for individuals registered under this subchapter. The rules

1promulgated under this subsection shall require the completion of at least 40 hours
2of continuing education every 2 years, except that the rules may not require
3continuing education for an applicant for renewal of a registration that expires on
4the 1st and 2nd renewal dates date after the date on which the department initially
5granted the registration.
SB1-SSA1,156 6Section 156. 440.98 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,71,127 440.98 (6) Applications. An application for a sanitarian registration under this
8section shall be made on a form provided by the department and filed with the
9department and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the
10department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for a sanitarian registration
11is specified shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such
12registration is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
SB1-SSA1,157 13Section 157. 440.983 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,71,1714 440.983 (1) The renewal date for licenses granted under this subchapter is
15specified in
shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall
16be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall
17include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
SB1-SSA1,158 18Section 158. 440.992 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,159 19Section 159. 440.9935 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,71,24 20440.9935 Renewal. The renewal date for certificates of registration issued
21under this subchapter is specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a),
22and the renewal fee for such certificates is determined by the department under s.
23440.03 (9) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form
24provided by the department.
SB1-SSA1,160 25Section 160. 441.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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