448.08 (4) Professional partnerships and corporations permitted. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, it is lawful for 2 or more physicians, who have entered into a bona fide partnership for the practice of medicine, to render a single bill for such services in the name of such partnership, and it also is lawful for a service corporation to render a single bill for services in the name of the corporation, provided that each individual licensed, registered or certified under this chapter, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 446, 449, 450, 455, 457 or 459 that renders billed services is individually identified as having rendered such services.

SB158,37 Section 37. 448.67 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

448.67 (4) Billing by professional partnerships and corporations. If 2 or more podiatrists have entered into a bona fide partnership or formed a service corporation for the practice of podiatry, the partnership or corporation may not render a single bill for podiatry services provided in the name of the partnership or corporation unless each individual licensed, registered or certified under this chapter, subch. I of ch. 457, or ch. 446, 449, 450, 455, 457 or 459, who provided services is individually identified on the bill as having rendered those services.

SB158,38 Section 38. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.

SB158,39 Section 39. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

CHAPTER 457
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY,
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND
SOCIAL WORK EXAMINING BOARD

SB158,40 Section 40. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 457 [precedes 457.01] of the statutes is created to read:

CHAPTER 457

SUBCHAPTER I

REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK

SB158,41 Section 41. 457.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

457.01 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:

SB158,42 Section 42. 457.01 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:

457.01 (1c) “Advanced practice social worker” means an individual who holds an advanced practice social worker certificate granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a master’s-category multistate license.

SB158,43 Section 43. 457.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

457.01 (1g) “Certificate holder” means an individual who is certified under this chapter subchapter.

SB158,44 Section 44. 457.01 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

457.01 (1r) “Clinical social worker” means an individual who holds a license to practice clinical social work granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a clinical-category multistate license.

SB158,46 Section 46. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

457.01 (2r) “Licensee” means a person who is licensed under this chapter subchapter.

SB158,47 Section 47. 457.01 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:

457.01 (5g) “Multistate authorization to practice” means the multistate authorization to practice, as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (q), of an individual to practice the appropriate category of social work in this state under a multistate license granted by another state that is a party to the social work licensure compact.

SB158,48 Section 48. 457.01 (5i) of the statutes is created to read:

457.01 (5i) “Multistate license” has the meaning given in s. 457.70 (2) (r).

SB158,49 Section 49. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

457.01 (10) “Social worker” means an individual who holds a social worker certificate granted by the social worker section or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice under a bachelor’s-category multistate license.

SB158,50 Section 50. 457.01 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

457.01 (12) “Social work licensure compact” means the social work licensure compact under s. 457.70.