55,39Section 39. 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.
55,40Section 40. 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 subch. I of ch. 457 or a professional counselor who is exercising the privilege to practice, as defined in s. 457.50 (2) (s), in this state.
55,41Section 41. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 457
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY,
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND
SOCIAL WORK EXAMINING BOARD
55,42Section 42. 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
55,43Section 43. 457.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 457.01 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:
55,44Section 44. 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.
55,45Section 45. 457.01 (1t) of the statutes is created to read: 457.01 (1t) “Counseling compact” means the counseling compact under s. 457.50.
55,46Section 46. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is amended to read: 457.01 (1w) “Credential” means a license or, certificate, or privilege to practice granted under this chapter subchapter.
55,47Section 47. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read: 457.01 (2r) “Licensee” means a person who is licensed under this chapter subchapter.
55,48Section 48. 457.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read: 457.01 (5m) “Privilege to practice” has the meaning given in s. 457.50 (2) (s).
55,49Section 49. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 457.01 (7) “Professional counselor” means an individual who holds a license to practice professional counseling granted by the professional counselor section or who holds a valid professional counselor privilege to practice in this state.
55,50Section 50. 457.02 (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) (c) of the statutes are amended to read: 457.02 Applicability. (intro.) This chapter subchapter does not do any of the following:
(1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “pastoral counselor,” “investment counselor,” “vocational counselor,” “career counselor,” “alcohol and drug counselor,” “chemical dependency counselor,” or “employee assistance counselor,” or to engage in such counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.
(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “school social worker” or “school counselor.”
(3) Require a person who is a psychologist or a psychiatrist to be licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “marriage and family therapist,” “marriage and family counselor,” or “professional counselor” if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term “licensed,” “certified,” or “registered” or any similar term in connection with the title “marriage and family therapist,” “marriage and family counselor,” or “professional counselor.”