Wis. Stat. § 15.406 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.406
Same; attached affiliated credentialing boards.
Status: in_force

(2) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a dietitians affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

(a) Three dietitians who are certified under subch. V of ch. 448 .

(b) One public member.

(3) Podiatry affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a podiatry affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

(a) Three podiatrists who are licensed under subch. IV of ch. 448 .

(b) One public member.

(4) Athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, an athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

(a) Four athletic trainers who are licensed under subch. VI of ch. 448 and who have not been issued a credential in athletic training by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction outside this state. One of the athletic trainer members may also be licensed under ch. 446 or 447 or subch. II , III or IV of ch. 448 .

(b) One member who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery under subch. II of ch. 448 and who has experience with athletic training and sports medicine.

(c) One public member.

(5) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, an occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

(a) Three occupational therapists who are licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448 .

(b) Two occupational therapy assistants who are licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448 .

(c) Two public members.

(6) Massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board.

(a) There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board. The affiliated credentialing board shall consist of the following 7 members appointed for 4-year terms:

1. Six massage therapists or bodywork therapists licensed under ch. 460 who have engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy for at least 2 years preceding appointment. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school approved by the department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52 . One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a representative of a massage therapy or bodywork therapy program offered by a technical college in this state. No other members appointed under this subdivision shall be directly or indirectly affiliated with a massage therapy or bodywork therapy school or program.

2. One public member.

(b) In appointing members under par. (a) , the governor shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the membership of the affiliated credentialing board is diverse, based on all of the following factors:

1. Massage or bodywork therapies practiced in this state.

2. Affiliation and nonaffiliation with a professional association for the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy.

3. Professional associations with which massage therapists or bodywork therapists in this state are affiliated.

4. Practice in urban and rural areas in this state.

(7) Physician assistant affiliated credentialing board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a physician assistant affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:

(a) Eight physician assistants licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448 .

(b) One public member.

(8) 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:

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

(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.

(c) One public member.

History: 1993 a. 107 , 443 ; 1997 a. 75 , 175 ; 1999 a. 9 , 180 ; 2001 a. 70 ; 2009 a. 113 , 149 ; 2009 a. 355 s. 3m ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 59 , 329 ; 2021 a. 23 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 ; 2021 a. 251 ; 2025 a. 130 .