AB911,19 8Section 19. 102.13 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB911,10,239 102.13 (1) (b) (intro.) An employer or insurer who requests that an employee
10submit to reasonable examination under par. (a) or (am) shall tender to the employee,
11before the examination, all necessary expenses including transportation expenses.
12The employee is entitled to have a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist,
13physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or podiatrist provided by
14himself or herself present at the examination and to receive a copy of all reports of
15the examination that are prepared by the examining physician, chiropractor,
16psychologist, podiatrist, dentist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse
17prescriber, or vocational expert immediately upon receipt of those reports by the
18employer or worker's compensation insurer. The employee is entitled to have one
19observer provided by himself or herself present at the examination.
The employee
20is also entitled to have a translator provided by himself or herself present at the
21examination if the employee has difficulty speaking or understanding the English
22language. The employer's or insurer's written request for examination shall notify
23the employee of all of the following:
AB911,20 24Section 20. 102.13 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
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1102.13 (1) (b) 6. The employee's right to have one observer provided by himself
2or herself present at the examination.
AB911,21 3Section 21 . 102.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB911,11,4 4102.15 (title) Rules of procedure; transcripts.
AB911,22 5Section 22. 102.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 102.15 (1) (b).
AB911,23 6Section 23 . 102.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 102.16 (1) (b) 1.
AB911,24 7Section 24 . 102.16 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB911,11,128 102.16 (1) (b) 2. The department may conduct alternative dispute resolution
9activities for a case involving an employee who is not represented by an attorney with
10respect to which no application has been filed under s. 102.17 (1) (a) 1. or with respect
11to which an application has been filed, regardless of whether the application is ready
12to be scheduled for a hearing.
AB911,25 13Section 25 . 102.17 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB911,12,214 102.17 (1) (c) 1. Any party shall have the right to be present at any hearing,
15in person or by attorney or any other agent, and to present such testimony as may
16be pertinent to the controversy before the division. No person, firm, or corporation,
17other than an attorney at law who is licensed to practice law in the state, may appear
18on behalf of any party in interest before the division or any member or employee of
19the division assigned to conduct any hearing, investigation, or inquiry relative to a
20claim for compensation or benefits under this chapter, unless the person is 18 years
21of age or older, does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321,
22111.322 and 111.335, is otherwise qualified, and has obtained from the department
23division a license with authorization to appear in matters or proceedings before the
24division. Except as provided under pars. (cm), (cr), and (ct), the license shall be
25issued by the department division under rules promulgated by the department

1division. The department division shall maintain in its office a current list of persons
2to whom licenses have been issued.
AB911,12,183 2. Any license issued under subd. 1. may be suspended or revoked by the
4department division for fraud or serious misconduct on the part of an agent, may be
5denied, suspended, nonrenewed, or otherwise withheld by the department division
6for failure to pay court-ordered payments as provided in par. (cm) on the part of an
7agent, and may be denied or revoked if the department of revenue certifies under s.
873.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes or if the
9department determines of workforce development certifies under par. (ct) s. 108.227
10that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance
11contributions. Before suspending or revoking the license of the agent on the grounds
12of fraud or misconduct, the department division shall give notice in writing to the
13agent of the charges of fraud or misconduct and shall give the agent full opportunity
14to be heard in relation to those charges. In denying, suspending, restricting, refusing
15to renew, or otherwise withholding a license for failure to pay court-ordered
16payments as provided in par. (cm), the department division shall follow the
17procedure provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s.
1849.857.
AB911,12,2319 3. Unless otherwise suspended or revoked, a license issued under subd. 1. shall
20be in force from the date of issuance until the June 30 following the date of issuance
21and may be periodically renewed by the department from time to time division, but
22each renewed license shall expire on the June 30 following the issuance of the
23renewed license.
AB911,26 24Section 26 . 102.17 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.17 (1) (cg) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2m., the department division shall
2require each applicant for a license under par. (c) who is an individual to provide the
3department division with the applicant's social security number, and shall require
4each applicant for a license under par. (c) who is not an individual to provide the
5department division with the applicant's federal employer identification number,
6when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.
AB911,13,137 2. If an applicant who is an individual fails to provide the applicant's social
8security number to the department division or if an applicant who is not an
9individual fails to provide the applicant's federal employer identification number to
10the department division, the department division may not issue or renew a license
11under par. (c) to or for the applicant unless the applicant is an individual who does
12not have a social security number and the applicant submits a statement made or
13subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under subd. 2m.
AB911,13,1814 2m. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number,
15the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation
16to the department division that the applicant does not have a social security number.
17The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department division. A license
18issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid.
AB911,13,2419 3. The department of workforce development division may not disclose any
20information received under subd. 1. to any person except to the department of
21revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301, the
22department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting
23certifications under s. 108.227,
or the department of children and families for
24purposes of administering s. 49.22.
AB911,27 25Section 27 . 102.17 (1) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.17 (1) (cr) The department division shall deny an application for the
2issuance or renewal of a license under par. (c), or revoke such a license already issued,
3if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee
4is liable for delinquent taxes. Notwithstanding par. (c), an action taken under this
5paragraph is subject to review only as provided under s. 73.0301 (5) and not as
6provided in ch. 227.
AB911,28 7Section 28 . 102.17 (1) (ct) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB911,14,138 102.17 (1) (ct) The division shall deny an application for the issuance or
9renewal of a license under par. (c), or revoke such a license already issued, if the
10department certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant or licensee is liable for
11delinquent contributions, as defined in s. 108.227 (1) (d). Notwithstanding par. (c),
12an action taken under this paragraph is subject to review only as provided under s.
13108.227 (5) and not as provided in ch. 227.
AB911,29 14Section 29 . 102.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB911,14,1715 102.18 (2) (a) The department shall have and maintain on its staff such
16examiners as are necessary to hear and decide claims for compensation described in
17s. 102.16 (1) (b) 1. and to assist in the effective administration of this chapter.
AB911,30 18Section 30 . 102.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB911,15,1019 102.18 (3) A party in interest may petition the commission for review of an
20examiner's decision awarding or denying compensation if the department, the
21division, or the commission receives the petition within 21 days after the department
22or the division mailed a copy of the examiner's findings and order to the last-known
23addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall dismiss a petition that is
24not filed within those 21 days unless the petitioner shows that the petition was filed
25late for a reason that was beyond the petitioner's control. If no petition is filed within

1those 21 days, the findings or order shall be considered final unless set aside,
2reversed, or modified by the examiner within that time. If the findings or order are
3set aside by the examiner, the status shall be the same as prior to the setting aside
4of
the findings or order that were set aside. If the findings or order are reversed or
5modified by the examiner, the time for filing a petition commences on the date on
6which notice of the reversal or modification is mailed to the last-known addresses
7of the parties in interest. The commission shall either affirm, reverse, set aside, or
8modify the findings or order, in whole or in part, or direct the taking of additional
9evidence. The commission's action shall be based on a review of the evidence
10submitted.
AB911,31 11Section 31 . 102.33 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB911,15,1712 102.33 (2) (b) 7. The requester is the department of health services, a county
13department of social services under s. 46.215 or 46.22, or a county department of
14human services under s. 46.23, and the request is limited to the name and address
15of the employee who is the subject of the record, the name and address of the
16employee's employer, and any financial information about that employee contained
17in the record.