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

AB410,1 Section 1. 14.89 of the statutes is created to read:

AB410,3,6 14.89 Occupational therapy licensure compact. There is created an occupational therapy compact commission as specified in s. 448.987. The delegate of the commission representing this state shall be an individual described in s. 448.987 (8) (b) 2. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 448.987.

AB410,2 Section 2. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,3,9 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. c. An occupational therapist who is licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.

AB410,3 Section 3. 146.81 (1) (es) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,3,13 146.81 (1) (es) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.

AB410,4 Section 4. 146.997 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,3,20 146.997 (1) (d) 4. A physician, podiatrist, or perfusionist, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant licensed under ch. 448 or; a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX of ch. 448 ; or an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.

AB410,5 Section 5. 146.997 (1) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,4,2 146.997 (1) (d) 5. An occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, physician assistant or A respiratory care practitioner certified under ch. 448.

AB410,6 Section 6. 155.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,4,16 155.01 (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 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 of ch. 448, an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI 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).

AB410,7 Section 7. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,4,20 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.

AB410,8 Section 8. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,5,2 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and s. 458.33 (2) (b) and (5), the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential renewal and any fee fees imposed under s. ss. 448.986 (2) and 448.9875 (2) by doing all of the following:

AB410,9 Section 9. 440.03 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,5,17 440.03 (9) (a) 2. Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year, adjusting for the succeeding fiscal biennium each fee for an initial credential for which an examination is not required, for a reciprocal credential, and, subject to s. 440.08 (2) (a), for a credential renewal, and any fee fees imposed under s. ss. 448.986 (2) and 448.9875 (2), if an adjustment is necessary to reflect the approximate administrative and enforcement costs of the department that are attributable to the regulation of the particular occupation or business during the period in which the initial or reciprocal credential, credential renewal, or compact privilege is in effect and, for purposes of each fee for a credential renewal, to reflect an estimate of any additional moneys available for the department's general program operations as a result of appropriation transfers that have been or are estimated to be made under s. 20.165 (1) (i) during the fiscal biennium in progress at the time of the deadline for an adjustment under this subdivision or during the fiscal biennium beginning on the July 1 immediately following the deadline for an adjustment under this subdivision.

AB410,10 Section 10. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB410,5,21 440.03 (11m) (c) 2r. The coordinated database and reporting system under s. 448.987 (9), if such disclosure is required under the occupational therapy licensure compact under s. 440.987.

AB410,11 Section 11. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,6,4 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., and 448.985 (3) (a) 4., and 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a.:

AB410,12 Section 12. 440.03 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,7,3 440.03 (13) (c) The department shall require an applicant for a private detective license or a private security permit under s. 440.26, an applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit under sub. (17), an applicant for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, an applicant for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), an applicant for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), an applicant for a physical therapist license under s. 448.53 or physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, an applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant compact privilege under s. 448.987 (4), an applicant for an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license described in s. 448.987 (5) (b) 2. a., and a person for whom the department conducts an investigation under par. (b), to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards, and the department of justice shall submit the fingerprint cards of all applicants for a real estate appraiser certification under s. 458.06 or license under s. 458.08, of all applicants for a multistate license under s. 441.06 (1c) or 441.10 (1c), of all applicants for a compact license under s. 448.05 (2) (f), and of all applicants for a physical therapist license under s. 448.53 or a physical therapist assistant license under s. 448.535, to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of the persons fingerprinted and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and convictions. Information obtained from the federal bureau of investigation may be shared with the department or the appropriate credentialing board, but shall otherwise be kept confidential and is not subject to disclosure under s. 19.35.

AB410,13 Section 13. 440.15 of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 25, is amended to read:

AB410,7,11 440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c), 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a) 5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 450.071 (3) (c) 9., and 450.075 (3) (c) 9., the department or a credentialing board may not require that an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit fingerprints in connection with the department's or the credentialing board's credentialing.

AB410,14 Section 14. 446.01 (1v) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB410,7,15 446.01 (1v) (h) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board under subch. VII of ch. 448. “Health care professional" also includes an individual who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.