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SB895,6 16Section 6. 48.981 (2) (a) 12m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,3,1717 48.981 (2) (a) 12m. A professional art therapist.
SB895,7 18Section 7. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,3,2019 146.81 (1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
20counselor, or professional art therapist certified or licensed under ch. 457.
SB895,8 21Section 8. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,3,2422 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
23professional counselor, or professional art therapist certified or licensed under ch.
24457.
SB895,9 25Section 9. 440.03 (13) (b) 56m. of the statutes is created to read:
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1440.03 (13) (b) 56m. Professional art therapist.
SB895,10 2Section 10 . 440.03 (14) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,4,133 440.03 (14) (am) The department may promulgate rules that establish
4requirements for granting a license to practice psychotherapy to a person who is
5registered under par. (a). Rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish
6requirements for obtaining such a license that are comparable to the requirements
7for obtaining a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
8counselor, or professional art therapist license under ch. 457. If the department
9promulgates rules under this paragraph, the department shall grant a license under
10this paragraph to a person registered under par. (a) who pays the initial credential
11fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and provides evidence
12satisfactory to the department that he or she satisfies the requirements established
13in the rules.
SB895,11 14Section 11. 440.08 (2) (a) 63j. of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,4,1615 440.08 (2) (a) 63j. Professional art therapist: March 1 of each odd-numbered
16year.
SB895,12 17Section 12. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,4,2018 450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
19professional counselor, or professional art therapist certified or licensed under ch.
20457.
SB895,13 21Section 13. 457.01 (5e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,4,2422 457.01 (5e) “Professional art therapist” means an individual who holds a
23license to practice professional art therapy granted by the professional art therapist
24section.
SB895,14 25Section 14. 457.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1457.01 (5m) “Professional art therapist section” means the professional art
2therapist section of the examining board.
SB895,15 3Section 15. 457.01 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,5,144 457.01 (5s) “Professional art therapy” means integrative application of
5psychotherapeutic principles and methods with specialized training in art media,
6the neurobiological implications of art-making, and art-based assessment models
7in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cognitive, developmental, behavioral,
8and emotional conditions and disorders in individuals, families, and groups,
9including the use of therapeutic art interventions to facilitate alternative modes of
10receptive and expressive communication and implementation of art-based
11treatment plans to help clients improve cognitive and sensory-motor functions,
12increase self-awareness and self-esteem, cope with traumatic experience and grief,
13reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and attachment disorders, resolve conflicts,
14anger, and distress, and improve educational performance and social functioning.
SB895,16 15Section 16. 457.02 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,5,2016 457.02 (6) (c) Provide a consultation or demonstration with an individual
17licensed under this chapter if the person providing the consultation or
18demonstration is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy, professional
19counseling, or clinical social work, or professional art therapy in another state or
20territory of the United States.
SB895,17 21Section 17. 457.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,6,422 457.03 (1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
23therapist section, and professional counselor section , and professional art therapist
24section
, promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for educational
25programs that must be completed for certification or licensure under this chapter

1and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for licensure as a clinical
2social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor, or
3professional art therapist
under this chapter and approve educational programs and
4supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards.
SB895,18 5Section 18. 457.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,6,96 457.03 (1m) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
7therapist section, and professional counselor section , and professional art therapist
8section
, and consistent with s. 457.16, promulgate rules establishing examination
9requirements for certification and licensure under this chapter.
SB895,19 10Section 19. 457.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,6,1811 457.03 (2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
12therapist section, and professional counselor section , and professional art therapist
13section
, promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional
14conduct of certificate holders and licensees. The rules shall specify the services
15included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, or
16independent social work that an individual who is certified under this chapter as a
17social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social worker may
18perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services.
SB895,20 19Section 20. 457.035 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,6,2220 457.035 (1) The individual is licensed under this chapter as a clinical social
21worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor, or professional art
22therapist
.
SB895,21 23Section 21. 457.04 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,7,324 457.04 (6m) Practice professional art therapy or designate himself or herself
25as a professional art therapist or use or assume the title “professional art therapist”

1or any other title or designation that represents or may tend to represent the person
2as a professional art therapist unless the person is licensed as a professional art
3therapist under this chapter.
SB895,22 4Section 22. 457.04 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,7,95 457.04 (8) (intro.) Practice clinical social work, marriage and family therapy,
6or professional counseling, or professional art therapy without notifying his or her
7client in writing of the procedure to follow to resolve a grievance. The notice required
8under this subsection shall provide one of the following options for resolving a
9grievance to the client:
SB895,23 10Section 23. 457.06 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,7,14 11457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure. (intro.) The
12social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, or professional
13counselor section, or professional art therapist section may not grant any certificate
14or license under this chapter unless the applicant does all of the following:
SB895,24 15Section 24. 457.133 of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,7,18 16457.133 Professional art therapist license. The professional art therapist
17section shall grant a professional art therapist license to any individual who does all
18of the following:
SB895,7,19 19(1) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.06.
SB895,7,22 20(2) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
21he or she has received a master's or doctorate degree in professional art therapy or
22its equivalent from a program approved by the professional art therapist section.
SB895,8,3 23(3) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
24he or she has completed not less than 9 semester credit hours, or the equivalent, of
25graduate level courses specifically related to diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or

1resolution of mental, emotional, behavioral, and addiction disorders either as part
2of an approved program for a master's or doctorate degree in professional art therapy
3or its equivalent or after completing the program.
SB895,8,5 4(4) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
5he or she has done any of the following:
SB895,8,96 (a) After receiving a master's degree in professional art therapy or its
7equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 1,500 hours of professional art
8therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact,
9supervised by one of the following:
SB895,8,1310 1. An individual licensed as a professional art therapist who has received a
11doctorate degree in professional art therapy or its equivalent or who holds a
12certification as an art therapy certified supervisor from the Art Therapy Credentials
13Board or its successor organization.
SB895,8,1714 2. An individual who holds a certification as a board certified art therapist from
15the Art Therapy Credentials Board or its successor organization and who has
16engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional art therapy
17practice.
SB895,8,1918 3. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the
19equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
SB895,8,2020 4. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
SB895,8,2421 5. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., 3., or 4., who
22is approved by the professional art therapist section or satisfies requirements for
23supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the
24advice of the professional art therapist section.
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1(b) Received a doctorate degree in professional art therapy or its equivalent,
2and, either during or after the doctorate degree program or its equivalent, engaged
3in the equivalent of at least 1,000 hours of full-time professional counseling practice
4in a primary clinical setting supervised by one of the following:
SB895,9,85 1. An individual licensed as a professional art therapist who has received a
6doctorate degree in professional art therapy or its equivalent or who holds a
7certification as an art therapy certified supervisor from the Art Therapy Credentials
8Board or its successor organization.
SB895,9,129 2. An individual who holds a certification as a board certified art therapist from
10the Art Therapy Credentials Board or its successor organization and who has
11engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional art therapy
12practice.
SB895,9,1413 3. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the
14equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
SB895,9,1515 4. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
SB895,9,1916 5. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., 3., or 4., who
17is approved by the professional art therapist section or satisfies requirements for
18supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the
19advice of the professional art therapist section.
SB895,9,21 20(5) Passes one or more examinations approved by the professional art therapist
21section to determine minimum competence to practice as a professional art therapist.
SB895,25 22Section 25. 457.136 of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,9,25 23457.136 Professional art therapist training license. (1) The professional
24art therapist section shall grant a professional art therapist training license to any
25individual who does all of the following:
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1(a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided
2by the department.
SB895,10,33 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6).
SB895,10,44 (c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.133 (2).
SB895,10,105 (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
6he or she is in a position, or has an offer for a position, as a professional art therapist
7in a supervised professional art therapy practice or is in a position, or has an offer
8for a position, in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the professional art
9therapist section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and
10supervision received in a supervised professional art therapy practice.
SB895,10,16 11(2) A professional art therapist training license is valid for 48 months and may
12be renewed at the discretion of the professional art therapist section.
13Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (6m), a professional art therapist training license
14authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (6m) and to practice
15professional art therapy within the scope of his or her training and supervision
16during the period in which the license is valid.
SB895,26 17Section 26. 457.14 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,10,2318 457.14 (1) (intro.) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s.
19440.05 (6), the appropriate section of the examining board may grant a temporary
20social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, clinical
21social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor, or
22professional art therapist
certificate or license to any individual who does one of the
23following:
SB895,27 24Section 27. 457.14 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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1457.14 (1) (g) Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.133 (1) to (4) and has
2submitted an application to take the next available examination for licensure under
3s. 457.133 (5).
SB895,28 4Section 28. 457.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,11,125 457.15 (4) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2),
6the professional art therapist section may grant a professional art therapist license
7to any individual who holds a similar certificate or license in another state or
8territory of the United States and who passes an examination approved by the
9professional art therapist section that tests knowledge of state law relating to
10practice of professional art therapy, if the professional art therapist section
11determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate or license in the other
12state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.133.
SB895,29 13Section 29. 457.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,11,1714 457.22 (1) (d) Upon the advice of the professional art therapist section,
15promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for professional art
16therapists to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order
17to qualify for renewal.
SB895,30 18Section 30. 457.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,11,2519 457.24 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a person licensed as a clinical social
20worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor, or professional art
21therapist
under this chapter may not practice clinical social work, marriage and
22family therapy, or professional counseling, or professional art therapy unless he or
23she has in effect professional liability insurance. The examining board shall
24promulgate rules establishing the minimum amount of insurance required under
25this subsection.
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1Section 31. 457.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,12,62 457.24 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person practicing clinical social
3work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, or professional art
4therapy
as an employee of a federal, state, or local governmental agency, if the
5practice is part of the duties for which he or she is employed and is solely within the
6confines of or under the jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed.
SB895,32 7Section 32. 457.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,12,198 457.25 (1) Any public or private mental health or health care agency,
9institution or facility, or any other person or entity that employs or contracts for
10services with a credential holder, that terminates, suspends, or restricts the
11employment or contract of the credential holder as a result of adverse or disciplinary
12action against the credential holder relating to his or her practice of social work,
13advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work,
14marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, or professional art therapy
15shall submit a written report of the action to the appropriate section of the examining
16board within 30 days after the date on which the action is taken or, if grounds for such
17an action exist and the credential holder terminates his or her employment before
18the action is taken, within 30 days after the date on which the credential holder
19terminates his or her employment.
SB895,33 20Section 33. 457.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,13,721 457.25 (2) Any state or local professional society or organization of social
22workers, marriage and family therapists, or professional counselors, or professional
23art therapists
that terminates, revokes, or suspends the membership of a credential
24holder, or takes any other adverse or disciplinary action against a credential holder
25relating to his or her practice of social work, advanced practice social work,

1independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or
2professional counseling, or professional art therapy, shall submit a written report of
3the action to the appropriate section of the examining board within 30 days after the
4date on which the action is taken or, if grounds for such an action exist and the
5credential holder terminates his or her membership before the action is taken,
6within 30 days after the date on which the credential holder terminates his or her
7membership.
SB895,34 8Section 34. 457.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,13,129 457.26 (2) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of an
10offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of social work,
11advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work,
12marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, or professional art therapy.
SB895,35 13Section 35. 457.26 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,13,1714 457.26 (2) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, practiced social work,
15advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work,
16marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, or professional art therapy
17while his or her ability to practice was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
SB895,36 18Section 36. 457.26 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,13,2419 457.26 (2) (g) Performed social work, advanced practice social work, or
20independent social work services in violation of the rules promulgated under s.
21457.03 (2) or otherwise engaged in conduct while practicing social work, advanced
22practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and
23family therapy, or professional counseling, or professional art therapy which
24evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.
SB895,37 25Section 37. Nonstatutory provisions.
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1(1) Definition. In this section, “examining board” means the marriage and
2family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board.
SB895,14,83 (2) Examining board; credentials of initial members. Notwithstanding s.
415.405 (7c) (a) 3m., an individual appointed as an initial professional art therapist
5member of the examining board under s. 15.405 (7c) (a) 3m. need not be licensed
6under s. 457.133 but may not be appointed unless the individual holds a certificate
7of registration as an art therapist under s. 440.03 (14) (a) 2. and has had at least 1,000
8hours of client contact during the previous 3 years.
SB895,14,99 (3) Transitional licensure.
SB895,14,1410 (a) Professional art therapist section. Notwithstanding s. 457.133, the
11professional art therapist section of the examining board may grant a professional
12art therapist license under s. 457.133 to any person who does all of the following no
13later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this
14paragraph:
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