AB529,10,2221 446.02 (9) (e) A naturopathic doctor or limited-scope naturopathic doctor
22acting within the scope of his or her license under ch. 466.
AB529,32 23Section 32. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB529,11,524 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
25permit, registration, certificate or certification granted to practice midwifery under

1subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or
2nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice
3dentistry or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to
4practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, to
5practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466,
or as otherwise provided by statute.
AB529,33 6Section 33 . 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB529,11,217 448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s.
8448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a
9physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist,
10or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral
11is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with
12disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the
13department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care
14agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's
15plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury
16prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical
17condition after informing the individual's physician, naturopathic doctor, physician
18assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber
19certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may
20promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written
21referral requirements of this subsection.
AB529,34 22Section 34 . 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB529,12,323 448.56 (1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
24requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic
25doctor,
physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice

1nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of the rules
2shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health
3care practitioner.
AB529,35 4Section 35. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB529,12,115 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
6permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to provide home medical
7oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or practical nursing or
8nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry or dental hygiene under ch.
9447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch.
10449, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary
11medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.
AB529,36 12Section 36. 450.10 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
AB529,12,1413 450.10 (3) (a) 12. A naturopathic doctor or limited-scope naturopathic doctor
14licensed under ch. 466.
AB529,37 15Section 37 . 450.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB529,12,1916 450.11 (7) (b) Information communicated to a physician, naturopathic doctor,
17physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber in an effort to procure
18unlawfully a prescription drug or the administration of a prescription drug is not a
19privileged communication.
AB529,38 20Section 38. 450.11 (8) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB529,12,2221 450.11 (8) (g) The naturopathic medicine examining board, insofar as this
22section applies to naturopathic doctors.
AB529,39 23Section 39. 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB529,13,7 24462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or
25limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic

1X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by
2prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a naturopathic
3doctor licensed under s. 466.04 (1),
a dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a podiatrist
4licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02, an advanced
5practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician assistant licensed under s.
6448.04 (1) (f), or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) (a), a physical therapist licensed under s.
7448.53.
AB529,40 8Section 40. Chapter 466 of the statutes is created to read:
AB529,13,99 chapter 466
AB529,13,1010 naturopathic MEDICINE
AB529,13,11 11466.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB529,13,12 12(1) “Board" means the naturopathic medicine examining board.
AB529,13,13 13(2) “Drug” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (10).
AB529,13,15 14(3) “Limited-scope naturopathic doctor" means an individual licensed under
15s. 466.04 (2).
AB529,13,18 16(4) “Minor office procedure" includes the methods for the repair and care
17incidental to superficial lacerations, superficial abrasions, and superficial lesions
18and the removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial tissues.
AB529,13,19 19(5) “Naturopathic doctor" means an individual licensed under s. 466.04 (1).
AB529,13,25 20(6) (a) “Naturopathic medicine” means, except as provided in par. (b), a system
21of primary health care for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human health
22conditions, injury, and disease; the promotion or restoration of health; and the
23support and stimulation of a patient's inherent self-healing processes through
24patient education and the use of naturopathic therapies and therapeutic substances,
25including all of the following:
AB529,14,3
11. Ordering and performing physical and laboratory examinations, for
2diagnostic purposes, consistent with naturopathic education and training, including
3all of the following:
AB529,14,44 a. Diagnostic or evaluation methods.