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1448.02 (3) (cg) Subject to par. (cm), the board may, in addition to or in lieu of
2any disciplinary action under par. (c), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for
3each separate offense against a person who is guilty of unprofessional conduct or
4negligence in treatment if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or
5public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB64,838,87 448.05 (5) (c) In promulgating rules under par. (a), the board shall recognize
8the objective under s. 448.20 (4) (2m) (d).

AB64,838,10 10448.20 (title) Medical assistants council.

AB64,838,2113 448.20 (2m) (title) Council on Duties; physician assistants; duties. (a)
14Recommend licensing and practice standards. The council on physician assistants
15shall develop and recommend to the examining board licensing and practice
16standards for physician assistants. In developing the standards, the council shall
17consider the following factors: an individual's training, wherever given; experience,
18however acquired, including experience obtained in a hospital, a physician's office,
19the armed services or the federal health service of the United States, or their
20equivalent as found by the examining board; and education, including that offered
21by a medical school and the technical college system board.

AB64,838,2322 (c) Advise board. (intro.) The council shall advise the board on all of the
23following:

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1(d) Adhere to program objectives. In formulating standards under this section
2subsection, the council shall recognize that an objective of this program is to increase
3the existing pool of health personnel.

AB64,839,65 448.20 (1m) Definition. In this section, “council" means the medical assistants
6council.

AB64,839,98 448.20 (4m) Duties; perfusionists. The council shall consult with the board
9as provided in s. 448.40 (2) (b) and (c).

AB64,839,1311 448.20 (5m) Duties; respiratory care practitioners. The council shall advise
12the board regarding the promulgation of rules relating to respiratory care
13practitioners.

AB64,839,2016 448.20 (3m) Council on Duties; anesthesiologist assistants. The council on
17anesthesiologist assistants shall guide, advise, and make recommendations to the
18board regarding the scope of anesthesiologist assistant practice and promote the safe
19and competent practice of anesthesiologist assistants in the delivery of health care
20services.

AB64,839,2422 448.40 (2) (b) Establishing the scope of the practice of perfusion. In
23promulgating rules under this paragraph, the board shall consult with the
24perfusionists examining medical assistants council.

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1448.40 (2) (c) Establishing continuing education requirements for renewal of
2a license to practice perfusion under s. 448.13 (2). In promulgating rules under this
3paragraph, the board shall consult with the perfusionists examining medical
4assistants council.

AB64,840,109 464.01 (1v) “Examining board" means the physical medical therapy examining
10board.

AB64,840,14 11(4) (b) 1. Using roentgen rays or radium for any purpose, except that “physical
12therapy" includes ordering X-rays to be performed by qualified persons, subject to
13s. 448.56 (7) 464.08 (9) (a), and using X-ray results to determine a course of care or
14to determine whether a referral to another health care provider is necessary.

AB64,840,2018 464.02 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. 448.52 sub. (2), no person may practice
19physical therapy unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist under this
20subchapter.

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1464.02 (1) (d) Except as provided in s. 448.52 (2m) sub. (2) (b), no person may
2claim to render physical therapy or physiotherapy services unless the person is
3licensed as a physical therapist under this subchapter.

AB64,841,108 464.02 (2) (b) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) subd. 2., a chiropractor licensed
9under ch. 446 claiming to render physical therapy, if the physical therapy is provided
10by a physical therapist employed by the chiropractor.

AB64,841,1715 464.03 (1) The examining board shall promulgate Promulgate rules
16establishing a code of ethics governing the professional conduct of physical
17therapists and physical therapist assistants.

AB64,841,2020 464.04 (1) (e) Passes an examination under s. 448.54 464.06.

AB64,841,2323 464.05 (1) (e) Passes an examination under s. 448.54 464.06.

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1464.06 (3) Notwithstanding s. 448.53 464.04 (1) (f), the examining board may
2not require an applicant for physical therapist licensure to take an oral examination
3or an examination to test proficiency in the English language for the sole reason that
4the applicant was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the United
5States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the examining board, that
6he or she satisfies the requirements under s. 448.53 464.04 (3).

AB64,842,149 464.07 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other
10than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 464.04 (2),
11are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the
12department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee
13determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with
14the requirements established in any rules promulgated under sub. (3).

AB64,842,17 17464.08 (title) Practice requirements and restrictions.

AB64,843,920 464.08 (1) (a) Except as provided in this subsection paragraph and s. 448.52
21464.02 (2), a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of
22a physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced
23practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral is not
24required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with
25disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the

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1department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care
2agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient's
3plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury
4prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical
5condition after informing the individual's physician, physician assistant,
6chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified
7under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate
8rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written referral
9requirements of this subsection paragraph.

AB64,843,2015 464.08 (1) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
16requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, physician
17assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice nurse prescriber
18makes a written referral under sub. (1) par. (a). The purpose of the rules shall be to
19ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care
20practitioner.

AB64,844,323 464.08 (3) Fee splitting. No licensee may give or receive, directly or indirectly,
24to or from any other person any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
25compensation or anything of value for sending, referring, or otherwise inducing a

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1person to communicate with a licensee in a professional capacity, or for any
2professional services not actually rendered personally by the licensee or at the
3licensee's direction.

AB64,844,127 464.08 (8) Physical therapist assistants. A physical therapist assistant may
8assist a physical therapist in the practice of physical therapy if the physical therapist
9provides direct or general supervision of the physical therapist assistant. The
10examining board shall promulgate rules defining “direct or general supervision" for
11purposes of this subsection. Nothing in this subsection interferes with delegation
12authority under any other provision of this chapter or ch. 448.

AB64,844,1917 464.03 (2) The examining board shall promulgate Promulgate rules
18establishing procedures and requirements for filing complaints against licensees
19and shall publicize the procedures and requirements.

AB64,844,2523 464.03 (3) The examining board shall promulgate Promulgate rules that
24require the examining board on a periodic basis to conduct performance self-audits
25of its activities under this subchapter.

AB64,845,63 464.09 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
4examining board may reprimand a licensee or may deny, limit, suspend , or revoke
5a license granted under this subchapter if it finds that the applicant or licensee has
6done any of the following:

AB64,845,77 (c) Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive, or misleading.

AB64,845,88 (d) Advertised, practiced, or attempted to practice under another's name.

AB64,845,109 (f) Engaged in unprofessional or unethical conduct in violation of the code of
10ethics established in the rules promulgated under s. 448.527 464.03 (1).

AB64,845,1914 464.10 (2) If the examining board has reason to believe that any person is
15violating this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter, the
16examining board, the department, the attorney general, or the district attorney of
17the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring
18an action in the name and on behalf of this state to enjoin the person from the
19violation.

AB64,846,54 448.60 (1) “Affiliated credentialing board" “Board" means the podiatry
5affiliated credentialing medical examining board.

AB64,846,117 448.60 (3) “Podiatrist" means an individual possessing the degree of doctor of
8podiatric medicine or doctor of surgical chiropody or equivalent degree as determined
9by the affiliated credentialing board, and holding a license to practice podiatry or
10podiatric medicine and surgery granted by the affiliated credentialing board under
11this subchapter.

AB64,846,1513 448.60 (5) “Unprofessional conduct" means an act or attempted act of
14commission or omission, as defined by the affiliated credentialing board by rule
15under s. 448.695 (1), or an act by a podiatrist in violation of ch. 450 or 961.