Finally, the bill also applies certain other laws, such as the law providing for confidentiality of health care records and the health care workers whistleblowers protection law, to licensed genetic counselors.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB255,1 Section 1. 15.085 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB255,2,5 15.085 (1m) (b) The public members of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board, or occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board shall not be engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with the delivery of physical or mental health care.

AB255,2 Section 2. 15.406 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB255,3,5 15.406 (7) Genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

AB255,3,6 (a) Four genetic counselors who are licensed under subch. VIII of ch. 448.

AB255,3,8 (b) Two members who are licensed to practice medicine and surgery under subch. II of ch. 448, at least one of whom is a clinical geneticist.

AB255,3,9 (c) One public member.

AB255,3 Section 3. 48.981 (2) (a) 20m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB255,3,11 48.981 (2) (a) 20m. A genetic counselor.

AB255,4 Section 4. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB255,3,14 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. b. A physical therapist who is licensed under subch. III of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX X of ch. 448.

AB255,5 Section 5. 146.81 (1) (dg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB255,3,18 146.81 (1) (dg) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is licensed under subch. III of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX X of ch. 448.

AB255,6 Section 6. 146.81 (1) (eu) of the statutes is created to read:

AB255,3,20 146.81 (1) (eu) A genetic counselor licensed under subch. VIII of ch. 448.

AB255,7 Section 7. 146.997 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB255,3,25 146.997 (1) (d) 4. A physician, podiatrist, or perfusionist, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant, or genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448 or a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX X of ch. 448.

AB255,8 Section 8. 155.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB255,4,13 155.01 (7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant, or genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a psychologist licensed under ch. 455, a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX X of ch. 448, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited liability company thereof that provides health care services, a cooperative health care association organized under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through salaried employees in its own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49 (1) (a).

AB255,9 Section 9. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB255,4,17 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is licensed under subch. III of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX X of ch. 448.

AB255,10 Section 10. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4q. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar) 4n.

AB255,11 Section 11. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4s. of the statutes is created to read:

AB255,4,20 252.14 (1) (ar) 4s. A genetic counselor licensed under subch. VIII of ch. 448.