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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 454 - Barbering and cosmetology. › 454.29 - Disciplinary proceedings and actions.

454.29
Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
(1)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the department may make investigations or conduct hearings to determine whether a person has violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter.
(2)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) and this subchapter, the department may revoke, limit, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew, in accordance with the severity of the violation, a license or temporary permit granted under this subchapter or reprimand the holder of a license or temporary permit granted under this subchapter if the department finds that the holder or applicant has done any of the following:
(a)
Made a material misstatement in an application for a license, renewal of a license, or temporary permit.
(b)
Failed to correct or take substantial steps approved by the department to correct a violation of any sanitary or other rule of the department within the time limit stated by the department in a notification of violation.
(c)
Engaged in conduct in the practice of barbering that evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.
(d)
Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of a felony committed while engaged in the practice of barbering.
(e)
Continued practice while knowingly having an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease.
(f)
Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive, or misleading.
(g)
Advertised, practiced, or attempted to practice under another's name or another's trade name.
(h)
Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, been addicted to alcohol or other drugs to an extent related to the individual's ability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of that individual's licensure.
(i)
Violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter.
(3)
The department may, in addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or revocation, limitation, suspension, or denial of a license or temporary permit, assess against a person who has done any of the things under sub. (2) (a) to (i) a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
History:  2011 a. 190.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 454 - Barbering and cosmetology. › 454.295 - Penalties.

454.295
Penalties.
Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both.
History:  2011 a. 190.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 455 - Psychology. › 455.03 - Temporary practice; telepsychology.

455.03
Temporary practice; telepsychology.
(1)
(a)
In this subsection, “day” means any part of a day during which psychological services are rendered.
(b)
A psychologist who is licensed or certified by a similar examining board of another state or territory of the United States or of a foreign country or province whose standards, in the opinion of the examining board, are equivalent to or higher than the requirements for licensure as a psychologist in s. 455.04 (1) may provide psychological services in this state on not more than 60 days in any year without holding a license issued under s. 455.04 (1). The psychologist shall report to the examining board the nature and extent of his or her practice in this state if it exceeds 20 days within a year.
(2)
An individual who holds a valid interjurisdictional practice certificate may exercise the temporary authorization to practice in this state, subject to ss. 455.50 (5) and 455.51 (2) (a) 1. and (b) 1.
(3)
An individual who holds a valid E.Passport may practice under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology as provided in and subject to ss. 455.50 (4) and (6) and 455.51 (2) (a) 2. and (b) 2.
History:  1989 a. 243; 2021 a. 22, 131.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 455 - Psychology. › 455.045 - Examinations.

455.045
Examinations.
(1)
In order to qualify for a psychologist license under s. 455.04 (1), an applicant must have passed all of the following examinations:
(a)
A written examination on the professional practice of psychology.
(b)
A written examination on state law related to the practice of psychology.
(3)
The examining board shall set passing scores for examinations under sub. (1) (a) or (b). The examining board may adopt passing scores recommended by test developers.
History:  1989 a. 243; 2021 a. 22.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 455 - Psychology. › 455.06 - Renewals.

455.06
Renewals.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), the renewal dates for licenses issued under this subchapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2019 stats., are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
(b)
A license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is valid for 2 years or until the individual obtains a license under s. 455.04 (1) and may not be renewed, except that the examining board may promulgate rules specifying circumstances in which the examining board, in cases of hardship, may allow an individual to renew a license issued under s. 455.04 (2). Notwithstanding sub. (2), an individual holding a license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is not required to complete continuing education.
(2)
An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this subchapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2019 stats., shall include with his or her application proof in the form specified by the examining board that he or she has completed the hours of continuing education required under s. 455.065.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 162; 1989 a. 243; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 188; 2007 a. 20; 2021 a. 22, 131.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 455 - Psychology. › 455.065 - Continuing education requirements.

455.065
Continuing education requirements.
The examining board shall do all of the following:
(1)
Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of continuing education, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the criteria for the approval of continuing education programs and courses required for renewal of a license, and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of those continuing education programs and courses. The examining board may establish criteria for the substitution of hours of professional activities to meet continuing education requirements.
(4)
Approve continuing education programs and courses in accordance with the criteria established under sub. (1).
(5)
Promulgate rules establishing the criteria for the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of health services for some or all hours of continuing education credits required under sub. (1). The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services.
(6)
Grant a postponement of or waiver from the continuing education requirements under this section on the basis of prolonged illness or disability or on other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The examining board shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the examining board may grant a postponement, partial waiver, or total waiver of the requirement as the examining board deems appropriate.
(7)
Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements under this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year period prior to the return to the practice of psychology.
History:  1989 a. 243; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 445; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1995 a. 188; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2021 a. 22.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 455 - Psychology. › 455.51 - Implementation of the psychology interjurisdictional compact.

455.51
Implementation of the psychology interjurisdictional compact.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology" has the meaning given in s. 455.50 (2) (b).
(b)
“Temporary authorization to practice” has the meaning given in s. 455.50 (2) (o).
(2)
(a)
1.
An individual who is exercising the temporary authorization to practice in this state shall comply with s. 440.03 (13) (am).
2.
An individual who is practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology shall comply with s. 440.03 (13) (am).
(b)
1.
Subject to s. 455.50 and any rules promulgated thereunder, ss. 440.20 to 440.22 and the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) shall apply to an individual who is exercising the temporary authorization to practice in this state in the same manner that they apply to holders of licenses issued under subch. I.
2.
Subject to s. 455.50 and any rules promulgated thereunder, ss. 440.20 to 440.22 and the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) shall apply to an individual who is practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology in the same manner that they apply to holders of licenses issued under subch. I.
History:  2021 a. 131.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.01 - Definitions.

456.01
Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1)
“Examining board" means the nursing home administrator examining board.
(2)
“Nursing home" has the meaning provided in s. 50.01 (3), plus includes all public medical institutions under ss. 49.70, 49.71 and 49.72.
(3)
“Nursing home administrator" means any individual responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling the operation of a nursing home, or who in fact performs such functions, whether or not such functions are shared by one or more other persons.
(4)
“Practice of nursing home administration" means the planning, organizing, directing and control of the operation of a nursing home.
(5)
“Provisional license" is a temporary license issued to a provisional nursing home administrator under this chapter.
(6)
“Provisional nursing home administrator" means an individual who has been licensed as such under this chapter.
History:  1975 c. 413 s. 18; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (1); 1979 c. 124; 1983 a. 189; 1995 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.02 - Duties.

456.02
Duties.
The examining board shall:
(1)
Develop, impose and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;
(2)
Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;
(3)
Issue licenses to individuals determined, after the application of such techniques, to meet such standards, and revoke or suspend licenses previously granted by the examining board in any case where the individual holding any such license is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of such standards;
(4)
Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards;
(5)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to, any charge or complaint filed with the examining board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards;
(6)
In cooperation with other agencies and appropriate organizations, conduct a continuing study of the practice of nursing home administration within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of such standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such;
(7)
Develop and enforce standards for the supervised practical experience to be required for licensure; and
(8)
Appoint such advisory councils as are necessary for the proper and efficient administration of this chapter.
History:  1977 c. 418.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.03 - Licenses.

456.03
Licenses.
An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator who does all of the following and has successfully complied with any other requirements for licensure under this chapter shall be granted a license by the examining board, certifying that the applicant has met the requirements of the laws and rules entitling the applicant to serve, act, practice, and otherwise hold himself or herself out as a duly licensed nursing home administrator:
(1)
Pays the fee under s. 440.05 (1).
(2)
Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, does not have an arrest or conviction record.
(3)
Is 18 years of age.
(4)
Completes a regular course of study or equivalent specialized courses or a program of study which the examining board considers adequate academic preparation for nursing home administration.
(5)
Passes the examination under s. 456.05.
History:  1975 c. 198; 1979 c. 162; 1991 a. 39; 2013 a. 114 ss. 34, 35, 37 to 40.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.05 - Examinations.

456.05
Examinations.
The examining board shall determine the subjects of examination for applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators, and the scope, content and format of such examinations. The examinations shall include examination of the applicant's knowledge of:
(1)
The laws governing the operation of long-term care facilities and the protection of the interests, safety and well-being of the residents therein; and
(2)
The elements of proper and effective administration of long-term care facilities; and
(3)
The psychological, physical, medical and social needs of persons served in such facilities.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.07 - Registration.

456.07
Registration.
(1)
Every individual who holds a license as a nursing home administrator issued by the department shall biennially apply to the examining board for a new certificate of registration and report any facts requested by the examining board on forms provided for such purpose.
(2)
The application for a new certificate of registration shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the examining board that during the biennial period immediately preceding application for registration the applicant has attended a continuing education program or course of study. During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements. All registration fees are payable on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
(3)
Upon approval of an application for registration the examining board shall issue a certificate of registration to the nursing home administrator.
(4)
The license of a nursing home administrator who fails to comply with this section, and who continues to act as a nursing home administrator, may be suspended or revoked by the examining board.
(5)
Only an individual who has qualified as a licensed and registered nursing home administrator under this chapter and who holds a valid current registration certificate under this section for the current registration period may use the title “Nursing Home Administrator", and the abbreviation “N.H.A." after the person's name. No other person may use or be designated by such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card or device tending to or intended to indicate that the person is a licensed and registered nursing home administrator.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 162; 1991 a. 39; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 168.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.08 - Reciprocity.

456.08
Reciprocity.
The examining board may grant a nursing home administrator license under this chapter to a person who holds a nursing home administrator license issued by the proper authorities of any other state, upon payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) and upon submission of satisfactory evidence of the person's qualifications.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1991 a. 39.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.09 - Penalties.

456.09
Penalties.
(1)
No person may:
(a)
Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet therein; or
(b)
Practice as a nursing home administrator, under cover of any license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued; or
(c)
Practice as a nursing home administrator or use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that the person is a nursing home administrator unless duly licensed and registered to so practice under this chapter; or
(d)
Practice as a nursing home administrator during the time his or her license or registration issued under this chapter is suspended or revoked; or
(e)
Otherwise violate this chapter.
(2)
Any person who violates sub. (1) may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.
History:  1979 c. 162 ss. 35, 38 (7); 1981 c. 314.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.10 - Suspension and revocation.

456.10
Suspension and revocation.
(1)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may, under sub. (2), revoke, limit or suspend the license or registration of any person practicing or offering to practice nursing home administration or may reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a licensee under this section if any of the following is applicable:
(a)
Proof is submitted that the licensee is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits or other causes.
(b)
Proof is submitted that the licensee has willfully or repeatedly violated this chapter or the rules enacted in accordance with this chapter.
(bm)
Proof is submitted that the licensee has willfully or repeatedly acted in a manner inconsistent with the health and safety of the patients of the home in which the licensee is the administrator.
(c)
Proof is submitted that the licensee is guilty of fraud or deceit in his or her admission to the practice of nursing home administration.
(d)
Proof is submitted that while the licensee was the administrator of a nursing home, that nursing home engaged in conduct that constituted a pattern of serious violations of federal or state statutes, rules or regulations.
(2)
The examining board shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges brought under this section against persons licensed and registered as nursing home administrators or licensed as provisional nursing home administrators and upon such hearings shall determine such charges upon their merits. If the examining board determines that such person is guilty of the charges, the license or registration may be revoked or suspended or the licensee may be reprimanded, censured or disciplined.
History:  1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 355; 1997 a. 237; 1999 a. 85.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 456 - Nursing home administrator examining board. › 456.11 - Restoration of licenses and registrations.

456.11
Restoration of licenses and registrations.
(1)
The examining board may reinstate a license or registration to any person whose license or registration has been revoked. This subsection does not apply to a license or registration that is revoked under s. 440.12.
(2)
Application for the reinstatement of a license or registration shall not be made prior to one year after revocation and shall be made in such manner as the examining board directs. This subsection does not apply to a license or registration that is revoked under s. 440.12.
History:  1997 a. 237.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.03 - Duties and powers of examining board and sections.

457.03
Duties and powers of examining board and sections.
The examining board shall do all of the following:
(1)
Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for certification or licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards.
(1m)
Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, and consistent with s. 457.16, promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure under this chapter.
(2)
Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders and licensees. The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, or independent social work that an individual who is certified under this chapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social worker may perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services.
(3)
Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing levels of social work practice for individuals with master's or doctoral degrees in social work, in addition to the levels of practice for which certificates are granted under s. 457.08 (2) and (3), and establishing appropriate educational, training, experience, examination, and continuing education requirements for certification and renewal of a certificate at each level of practice established in rules promulgated under this subsection.
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80; 2005 a. 422; 2017 a. 357.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.033 - Psychometric testing.

457.033
Psychometric testing.
The marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board and the psychology examining board shall jointly promulgate rules that specify the different levels of psychometric testing that an individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter is qualified to perform. Such rules shall be consistent with the guidelines of the American Psychological Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines, for performing psychometric testing. A certificate holder or licensee may not engage in psychometric testing except as provided under the rules promulgated under this section.
History:  2001 a. 80.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.035 - Psychotherapy rules.

457.035
Psychotherapy rules.
The examining board may not promulgate rules under s. 457.03 that permit an individual to engage in psychotherapy unless one of the following applies:
(1)
The individual is licensed under this chapter as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor.
(2)
The individual is certified as an advanced practice or independent social worker and the individual engages in psychotherapy only under the supervision of an individual specified in s. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3., or 4.
History:  2001 a. 80.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.06 - General requirements for certification or licensure.

457.06
General requirements for certification or licensure.
The social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, or professional counselor section may not grant any certificate or license under this chapter unless the applicant does all of the following:
(1)
Submits an application for the certificate or license to the department on a form provided by the department.
(2)
Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.10 - Marriage and family therapist license.

457.10
Marriage and family therapist license.
The marriage and family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist license to any individual who does all of the following:
(1)
Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.06.
(2)
Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that he or she has done any of the following:
(a)
Received a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education.
(b)
Received a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy, psychology, sociology, social work, professional counseling or other mental health field that included course work that the marriage and family therapist section determines is substantially equivalent to the course work required for a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy described under par. (a).
(3)
Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree required under sub. (2) he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of marriage and family therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, supervised by one of the following:
(a)
An individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has received a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy.
(b)
An individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time marriage and family therapy practice.
(c)
A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
(d)
An individual, other than an individual specified in par. (a), (b), or (c), who is approved by the marriage and family therapist section or satisfies requirements for supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the advice of the marriage and family therapist section.
(4)
Passes one or more examinations approved by the marriage and family therapist section to determine minimum competence to practice marriage and family therapy.
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80; 2017 a. 357.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.11 - Marriage and family therapist training license.

457.11
Marriage and family therapist training license.
(1)
The marriage and family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist training license to any individual who does all of the following:
(a)
Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
(b)
Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6).
(c)
Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.10 (2), or submits proof satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that he or she is enrolled or will be enrolled in an institute for marriage and family therapy that is approved by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or by the marriage and family therapist section, or holds a graduate degree in a mental health field approved by the marriage and family therapist section and is enrolled or will be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy accredited by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education or by the marriage and family therapist section.
(d)
Submits evidence satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that he or she is in a position, or has an offer for a position, as a marriage and family therapist in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice or is in a position, or has an offer for a position, in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the marriage and family therapist section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice.
(2)
A marriage and family therapist training license is valid for 48 months and may be renewed at the discretion of the marriage and family therapist section. A marriage and family therapist training license authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (5) and to practice marriage and family therapy within the scope of his or her training or supervision during the period in which the license is valid.
History:  2001 a. 80; 2005 a. 422.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.12 - Professional counselor license.

457.12
Professional counselor license.
The professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor license to any individual who does all of the following:
(1)
Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.06.
(2)
Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor section that he or she has received a master's or doctorate degree in professional counseling or its equivalent from a program approved by the professional counselor section.
(3)
Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor section that he or she has done any of the following:
(a)
After receiving a master's degree in professional counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of professional counseling practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, supervised by one of the following:
1.
An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.
2.
An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
3.
A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
4.
An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., or 3., who is approved by the professional counselor section or satisfies requirements for supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the advice of the professional counselor section.
(b)
Received a doctorate degree in professional counseling or its equivalent, and, either during or after the doctorate degree program or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 1,000 hours of full-time professional counseling practice supervised by one of the following:
1.
An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.
2.
An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full-time professional counseling practice.
3.
A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
4.
An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., or 3., who is approved by the professional counselor section or satisfies requirements for supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the advice of the professional counselor section.
(4)
Passes one or more examinations approved by the professional counselor section to determine minimum competence to practice professional counseling.
History:  1991 a. 160; 1993 a. 366; 2001 a. 80; 2017 a. 357.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.13 - Professional counselor training license.

457.13
Professional counselor training license.
(1)
The professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor training license to any individual who does all of the following:
(a)
Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
(b)
Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6).
(c)
Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.12 (2).
(d)
Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor section that he or she is in a position, or has an offer for a position, as a professional counselor in a supervised clinical professional counseling practice or is in a position, or has an offer for a position, in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the professional counselor section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a supervised clinical professional counseling practice.
(2)
A professional counselor training license is valid for 48 months and may be renewed at the discretion of the professional counselor section. Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (6), a professional counselor training license authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (6) and to practice professional counseling within the scope of his or her training or supervision during the period in which the license is valid.
History:  1993 a. 366; 2001 a. 80; 2005 a. 422.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.14 - Temporary certificates and licenses.

457.14
Temporary certificates and licenses.
(1)
Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), the appropriate section of the examining board may grant a temporary social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certificate or license to any individual who does one of the following:
(a)
Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (1) (a) and (b) and has submitted an application to take the next available examination for certification under s. 457.08 (1) (c).
(b)
Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (2) (a) and (b) and has submitted an application to take the next available examination for certification under s. 457.08 (2) (c).
(c)
Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (3) (a) to (c) and has submitted an application to take the next available examination for certification under s. 457.08 (3) (d).
(d)
Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.08 (4) (a) to (c) and has submitted an application to take the next available examination for licensure under s. 457.08 (4) (d).
(e)
Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.10 (1) to (3) and has submitted an application to take the next available examination for licensure under s. 457.10 (4).
(f)
Satisfies the requirements under s. 457.12 (1) to (3) and has submitted an application to take the next available examination for licensure under s. 457.12 (4).
(2)
A temporary certificate or license granted under sub. (1) is valid for a period designated by the appropriate section of the examining board, not to exceed 9 months, and may be renewed once by that section of the examining board.
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80; 2005 a. 422.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.16 - Examinations.

457.16
Examinations.
(1)
The appropriate section of the examining board shall arrange for examinations for social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, and professional counselor certification and licensure to be conducted at least semiannually and at times and places determined by that section of the examining board, and shall provide public notice of each examination at least 90 days before the date of the examination.
(2)
Examinations shall consist of written or oral tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in subjects substantially related to the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, as appropriate, and may include an examination that tests an applicant's knowledge of state law relating to the relevant practice.
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80; 2017 a. 330, 357.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.20 - Issuance of certificate; expiration and renewal.

457.20
Issuance of certificate; expiration and renewal.
(1)
The department shall issue a certificate of certification or licensure to each individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter.
(2)
The renewal dates for certificates and licenses granted under this chapter, other than training certificates and licenses or temporary certificates or licenses, are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
(3)
Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by all of the following:
(a)
The renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
(b)
Proof of completion of continuing education requirements in s. 457.22.
(c)
If the application is for renewal of a professional counselor license that was originally granted as a professional counselor certificate under 1991 Wisconsin Act 160, section 21 (2) (g), evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor section that the applicant continues to be employed by a federal, state, or local governmental agency as a professional counselor, professional rehabilitation counselor, vocational rehabilitation counselor, or rehabilitation counselor.
(4)
Renewal of an advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, or clinical social worker certificate or license automatically renews the individual's social worker certificate without payment of the renewal fee for the social worker certificate or completion of the continuing education requirements that would otherwise be required for renewal of a social worker certificate.
History:  1991 a. 160; 1993 a. 366; 2001 a. 80; 2005 a. 422; 2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.22 - Continuing education.

457.22
Continuing education.
(1)
The examining board may do any of the following:
(a)
Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, and clinical social workers to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal.
(b)
Upon the advice of the marriage and family therapist section, promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for marriage and family therapists to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal.
(c)
Upon the advice of the professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for professional counselors to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal.
(2)
The rules promulgated under sub. (1) may not require an individual to complete more than 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal. The appropriate section of the examining board may waive all or part of the requirements established in rules promulgated under this section if it determines that prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented the individual from completing the requirements.
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.24 - Professional liability insurance.

457.24
Professional liability insurance.
(1)
Except as provided in sub. (2), a person licensed as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter may not practice clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling unless he or she has in effect professional liability insurance. The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the minimum amount of insurance required under this subsection.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person practicing clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling as an employee of a federal, state, or local governmental agency, if the practice is part of the duties for which he or she is employed and is solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed.
History:  2001 a. 80.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.25 - Reporting requirements.

457.25
Reporting requirements.
(1)
Any public or private mental health or health care agency, institution or facility, or any other person or entity that employs or contracts for services with a credential holder, that terminates, suspends, or restricts the employment or contract of the credential holder as a result of adverse or disciplinary action against the credential holder relating to his or her practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling shall submit a written report of the action to the appropriate section of the examining board within 30 days after the date on which the action is taken or, if grounds for such an action exist and the credential holder terminates his or her employment before the action is taken, within 30 days after the date on which the credential holder terminates his or her employment.
(2)
Any state or local professional society or organization of social workers, marriage and family therapists, or professional counselors that terminates, revokes, or suspends the membership of a credential holder, or takes any other adverse or disciplinary action against a credential holder relating to his or her practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, shall submit a written report of the action to the appropriate section of the examining board within 30 days after the date on which the action is taken or, if grounds for such an action exist and the credential holder terminates his or her membership before the action is taken, within 30 days after the date on which the credential holder terminates his or her membership.
(3)
Any insurer, as defined in s. 600.03 (27), who provides professional liability insurance coverage for a credential holder and who pays a claim for damages arising out of the rendering of services by the credential holder or obtains any information that tends to substantiate a charge that the credential holder has engaged in conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline under s. 457.26 shall submit a written report of the payment or information to the appropriate section of the examining board within 30 days after the date on which the payment is made or information is obtained.
(4)
Any circuit court that appoints a guardian of the person or estate of a credential holder or makes a judgment or other determination that a credential holder is mentally ill or mentally incompetent or that a credential holder has done any of the acts enumerated in s. 457.26 (2) shall submit a written report of the appointment, judgment, or determination to the appropriate section of the examining board within 30 days after the date on which the appointment, judgment, or determination is made.
History:  1991 a. 160; 2001 a. 80; 2011 a. 146.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.26 - Disciplinary proceedings and actions.

457.26
Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
(1)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the appropriate section of the examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter has occurred.
(2)
Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the appropriate section of the examining board may reprimand a credential holder or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a credential under this chapter if it finds that the applicant or credential holder has done any of the following:
(a)
Made a material misstatement in an application for a credential or for renewal of a credential.
(b)
Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.
(c)
Advertised in a manner that is false, deceptive or misleading.
(d)
Advertised, practiced or attempted to practice under another's name.
(e)
Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.34, practiced social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling while his or her ability to practice was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
(f)
Engaged in unprofessional or unethical conduct in violation of the code of ethics established in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2).
(g)
Performed social work, advanced practice social work, or independent social work services in violation of the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) or otherwise engaged in conduct while practicing social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling which evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.
(gm)
Violated the requirements of s. 253.10 (3) (c) 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. or 7.
(h)
Violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
History:  1991 a. 160; 1995 a. 309; 2001 a. 80; 2017 a. 364 s. 49.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 457 - Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. › 457.28 - Injunctive relief.

457.28
Injunctive relief.
If the appropriate section of the examining board has reason to believe that any person is violating s. 457.04, the appropriate section of the examining board, the examining board, the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of this state to enjoin the person from the violation.
History:  1991 a. 160.