SB895,19 10Section 19. 457.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,6,1811 457.03 (2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
12therapist section, and professional counselor section , and professional art therapist
13section
, promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional
14conduct of certificate holders and licensees. The rules shall specify the services
15included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, or
16independent social work that an individual who is certified under this chapter as a
17social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social worker may
18perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services.
SB895,20 19Section 20. 457.035 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,6,2220 457.035 (1) The individual is licensed under this chapter as a clinical social
21worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor, or professional art
22therapist
.
SB895,21 23Section 21. 457.04 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,7,324 457.04 (6m) Practice professional art therapy or designate himself or herself
25as a professional art therapist or use or assume the title “professional art therapist”

1or any other title or designation that represents or may tend to represent the person
2as a professional art therapist unless the person is licensed as a professional art
3therapist under this chapter.
SB895,22 4Section 22. 457.04 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,7,95 457.04 (8) (intro.) Practice clinical social work, marriage and family therapy,
6or professional counseling, or professional art therapy without notifying his or her
7client in writing of the procedure to follow to resolve a grievance. The notice required
8under this subsection shall provide one of the following options for resolving a
9grievance to the client:
SB895,23 10Section 23. 457.06 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB895,7,14 11457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure. (intro.) The
12social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, or professional
13counselor section, or professional art therapist section may not grant any certificate
14or license under this chapter unless the applicant does all of the following:
SB895,24 15Section 24. 457.133 of the statutes is created to read:
SB895,7,18 16457.133 Professional art therapist license. The professional art therapist
17section shall grant a professional art therapist license to any individual who does all
18of the following:
SB895,7,19 19(1) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.06.
SB895,7,22 20(2) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
21he or she has received a master's or doctorate degree in professional art therapy or
22its equivalent from a program approved by the professional art therapist section.
SB895,8,3 23(3) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
24he or she has completed not less than 9 semester credit hours, or the equivalent, of
25graduate level courses specifically related to diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or

1resolution of mental, emotional, behavioral, and addiction disorders either as part
2of an approved program for a master's or doctorate degree in professional art therapy
3or its equivalent or after completing the program.
SB895,8,5 4(4) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional art therapist section that
5he or she has done any of the following:
SB895,8,96 (a) After receiving a master's degree in professional art therapy or its
7equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 1,500 hours of professional art
8therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact,
9supervised by one of the following:
SB895,8,1310 1. An individual licensed as a professional art therapist who has received a
11doctorate degree in professional art therapy or its equivalent or who holds a
12certification as an art therapy certified supervisor from the Art Therapy Credentials
13Board or its successor organization.
SB895,8,1714 2. An individual who holds a certification as a board certified art therapist from
15the Art Therapy Credentials Board or its successor organization and who has
16engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional art therapy
17practice.
SB895,8,1918 3. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the
19equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
SB895,8,2020 4. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
SB895,8,2421 5. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., 3., or 4., who
22is approved by the professional art therapist section or satisfies requirements for
23supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the
24advice of the professional art therapist section.
SB895,9,4
1(b) Received a doctorate degree in professional art therapy or its equivalent,
2and, either during or after the doctorate degree program or its equivalent, engaged
3in the equivalent of at least 1,000 hours of full-time professional counseling practice
4in a primary clinical setting supervised by one of the following:
SB895,9,85 1. An individual licensed as a professional art therapist who has received a
6doctorate degree in professional art therapy or its equivalent or who holds a
7certification as an art therapy certified supervisor from the Art Therapy Credentials
8Board or its successor organization.
SB895,9,129 2. An individual who holds a certification as a board certified art therapist from
10the Art Therapy Credentials Board or its successor organization and who has
11engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical professional art therapy
12practice.
SB895,9,1413 3. An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the
14equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
SB895,9,1515 4. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
SB895,9,1916 5. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., 3., or 4., who
17is approved by the professional art therapist section or satisfies requirements for
18supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the
19advice of the professional art therapist section.
SB895,9,21 20(5) Passes one or more examinations approved by the professional art therapist
21section to determine minimum competence to practice as a professional art therapist.