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13Section 28
. 446.02 (9) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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446.02
(9) (e) A naturopathic doctor or limited-scope naturopathic doctor
15acting within the scope of his or her license under ch. 466.
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16Section 29
. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.03
(2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
18permit, registration, certificate or certification granted to practice midwifery under
19subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or
20nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice
21dentistry or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to
22practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision,
to
23practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute.
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24Section 30
. 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.56
(1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s.
2448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a
3physician,
naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist,
4or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral
5is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with
6disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the
7department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care
8agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's
9plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury
10prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical
11condition after informing the individual's physician,
naturopathic doctor, physician
12assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber
13certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may
14promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written
15referral requirements of this subsection.
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16Section 31
. 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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448.56
(1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
18requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician,
naturopathic
19doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice
20nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of the rules
21shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health
22care practitioner.
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23Section 32
. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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450.03
(1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
25permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to provide home medical
1oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or practical nursing or
2nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry or dental hygiene under ch.
3447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch.
4449
, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary
5medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.
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6Section 33
. 450.10 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
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450.10
(3) (a) 12. A naturopathic doctor or limited-scope naturopathic doctor
8licensed under ch. 466.
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9Section 34
. 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
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10462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or
11limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic
12X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by
13prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a),
a naturopathic
14doctor licensed under s. 466.04 (1), a dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a podiatrist
15licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02, an advanced
16practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician assistant licensed under s.
17448.04 (1) (f), or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) (a), a physical therapist who is licensed under
18s. 448.53 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX of ch. 448.
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19Section 35
. Chapter 466 of the statutes is created to read:
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naturopathic DOCTORS
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22466.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
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23(1) “Board" means the naturopathic medicine examining board.
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24(2) “Drug” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (10).
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1(3) “Limited-scope naturopathic doctor" means an individual licensed under
2s. 466.04 (2).
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3(4) “Minor office procedure" includes the methods for the repair and care
4incidental to superficial lacerations, superficial abrasions, and superficial lesions
5and the removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial tissues.
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6(5) “Naturopathic doctor" means an individual licensed under s. 466.04 (1).
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7(6) (a) “Naturopathic medicine” means, except as provided in par. (c), a system
8of primary health care for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human health
9conditions, injury, and disease; the promotion or restoration of health; and the
10support and stimulation of a patient's inherent self-healing processes through
11patient education and the use of naturopathic therapies and therapeutic substances,
12including all of the following:
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1. Ordering and performing physical and laboratory examinations, for
14diagnostic purposes, consistent with naturopathic education and training, including
15all of the following:
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a. Diagnostic or evaluation methods.
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b. Physical examinations.
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c. Clinical laboratory tests.
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d. Diagnostic sonography.