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4	4	2025 SENATE BILL 71
5	5	February 26, 2025 - Introduced by Senators TESTIN, CARPENTER, FEYEN, HABUSH
6	6	SINYKIN, HESSELBEIN, JAMES, MARKLEIN, SPREITZER and RATCLIFF,
7	7	cosponsored by Representatives BROOKS, BARE, CALLAHAN, DITTRICH,
8	8	DUCHOW, GUNDRUM, B. JACOBSON, JOERS, KNODL, KRUG, O'CONNOR, SPIROS,
9	9	SUBECK, TITTL, UDELL and VINING. Referred to Committee on Health.
10	10	AN ACT to renumber and amend 448.78; to amend 146.81 (1) (em), 146.997
11	11	(1) (d) 6., 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m., 253.065 (3), 253.065 (5), 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.),
12	12	440.03 (9) (a) 2., 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.), 440.15, 446.01 (1v) (f), 446.02 (6m),
13	13	448.70 (1m), 448.72 (6), 448.74 (1), 448.78 (title), 448.80, 448.82, 448.87 (2)
14	14	(intro.), 448.87 (2) (a), 448.956 (1m) and 450.10 (3) (a) 5m.; to repeal and
15	15	recreate 632.895 (1) (b) 5. b.; to create 14.833, 440.03 (11m) (c) 2rm., 440.03
16	16	(13) (c) 1. gm., 448.70 (1r), 448.70 (1s), 448.78 (1m) (title), 448.78 (1m) (f),
17	17	448.78 (2m), (3m) and (4m) and subchapter XIV of chapter 448 [precedes
18	18	448.9887] of the statutes; relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure
19	19	Compact.
20	20	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
21	21	This bill ratifies and enters Wisconsin into the Dietitian Licensure Compact,
22	22	which provides for the ability of a dietitian to become eligible to practice in other
23	23	compact states. Significant provisions of the compact include the following:
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37	37	1. The creation of a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission, which includes
38	38	the primary administrators of the licensure authorities of each member state. The
39	39	commission has various powers and duties granted in the compact, including
40	40	establishing bylaws, promulgating rules for the compact, appointing officers and
41	41	hiring employees, and establishing and electing an executive committee. The
42	42	commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state
43	43	or impose fees on licensees to whom it grants a compact privilege to cover the cost of
44	44	the operations and activities of the commission and its staff.
45	45	2. The ability for a dietitian to obtain a Xcompact privilege,Y which allows a
46	46	dietitian to practice dietetics in another compact state (remote state) if the dietitian
47	47	satisfies certain criteria. The compact specifies a number of requirements in order
48	48	for a dietitian to exercise a compact privilege, including holding an unencumbered
49	49	dietitian license in a home state and paying any fees and meeting any jurisprudence
50	50	requirements that may be imposed by a remote state. A dietitian practicing in a
51	51	remote state under a compact privilege must adhere to the laws and regulations of
52	52	that state. A remote state may, in accordance with that state[s laws, take adverse
53	53	action against a licensee[s compact privilege within that state. If a dietitian[s
54	54	license is encumbered, the dietitian loses the compact privilege in all remote states
55	55	until certain criteria are satisfied. If a dietitian[s compact privilege in any remote
56	56	state is removed, the dietitian may lose the compact privilege in all other remote
57	57	states until certain criteria are satisfied.
58	58	3. The ability of member states to issue subpoenas that are enforceable in
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60	60	4. The creation of a coordinated data system containing licensure and
61	61	disciplinary action information on dietitians. The compact requires member states
62	62	to report adverse actions against licensees and to monitor the data system to
63	63	determine whether adverse actions have been taken against licensees. A member
64	64	state must submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom
65	65	the compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission.
66	66	5. Provisions regarding resolutions of disputes between member states and
67	67	between member and nonmember states, including a process for termination of a
68	68	state[s membership in the compact if the state defaults on its obligations under the
69	69	compact.
70	70	The compact becomes effective in this state upon its enactment in seven states.
71	71	The compact provides that it may be amended upon enactment of an amendment by
72	72	all member states. A state may withdraw from the compact by repealing the statute
73	73	authorizing the compact, but the compact provides that a withdrawal does not take
74	74	effect until 180 days after the effective date of that repeal.
75	75	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
76	76	an appendix to this bill.
77	77	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
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83	83	SECTION 1. 14.833 of the statutes is created to read:
84	84	14.833 Dietitian licensure compact. There is created a dietitian licensure
85	85	compact commission as specified in s. 448.9887. The delegate on the commission
86	86	representing this state shall be appointed by the dietitian affiliated credentialing
87	87	board as provided in s. 448.9887 (8) (b) 1. and shall be an individual described in s.
88	88	448.9887 (8) (b) 2. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed
89	89	under s. 448.9887.
90	90	SECTION 2. 146.81 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
91	91	146.81 (1) (em) A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or who
92	92	holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
93	93	SECTION 3. 146.997 (1) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
94	94	146.997 (1) (d) 6. A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or who
95	95	holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
96	96	SECTION 4. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
97	97	252.14 (1) (ar) 4m. A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or
98	98	who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
99	99	SECTION 5. 253.065 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
100	100	253.065 (3) Unless the department grants an exception, in order to be eligible
101	101	for the internship program under sub. (1), an applicant must, at the time of his or
102	102	her selection, be employed as a nutritionist for the supplemental food program for
103	103	women, infants, and children under s. 253.06 by either the department or a local
104	104	agency and have met the educational requirements under s. 448.78 (3) (1m) (c).
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133	133	253.065 (5) The department shall issue to each individual who successfully
134	134	completes the dietetic internship program under this section a certificate of
135	135	completion that the individual may submit as verification of the completion of more
136	136	than 900 hours of qualifying dietetics practice under s. 448.78 (4) (1m) (d). The
137	137	dietitians affiliated credentialing board shall accept certificates of completion
138	138	issued under this subsection as satisfactory evidence under s. 448.78 (4) (1m) (d).
139	139	SECTION 7. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
140	140	440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and s. 458.33 (2) (b) and (5),
141	141	the department shall, biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for
142	142	which no examination is required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential
143	143	renewal and any fees imposed under ss. 447.51 (2), 448.986 (2), 448.9875 (2),
144	144	448.9885 (2), 448.9888 (2), 457.51 (2), and 459.71 (2) by doing all of the following:
145	145	SECTION 8. 440.03 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
146	146	440.03 (9) (a) 2. Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year,
147	147	adjusting for the succeeding fiscal biennium each fee for an initial credential for
148	148	which an examination is not required, for a reciprocal credential, and, subject to s.
149	149	440.08 (2) (a), for a credential renewal, and any fees imposed under ss. 447.51 (2),
150	150	448.986 (2), 448.9875 (2), 448.9885 (2), 448.9888 (2), 457.51 (2), and 459.71 (2), if an
151	151	adjustment is necessary to reflect the approximate administrative and enforcement
152	152	costs of the department that are attributable to the regulation of the particular
153	153	occupation or business during the period in which the initial or reciprocal
154	154	credential, credential renewal, or compact privilege is in effect and, for purposes of
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183	183	available for the department[s general program operations as a result of
184	184	appropriation transfers that have been or are estimated to be made under s. 20.165
185	185	(1) (i) during the fiscal biennium in progress at the time of the deadline for an
186	186	adjustment under this subdivision or during the fiscal biennium beginning on the
187	187	July 1 immediately following the deadline for an adjustment under this subdivision.
188	188	SECTION 9. 440.03 (11m) (c) 2rm. of the statutes is created to read:
189	189	440.03 (11m) (c) 2rm. The coordinated data system under s. 448.9887 (9), if
190	190	such disclosure is required under the dietitian licensure compact under s. 448.9887.
191	191	SECTION 10. 440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, is amended to read:
192	192	440.03 (13) (b) (intro.) The department may investigate whether an applicant
193	193	for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted
194	194	of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this
195	195	paragraph, including rules that establish the criteria that the department will use
196	196	to determine whether an investigation under this paragraph is necessary, except as
197	197	provided in par. (c) and ss. 441.51 (5) (a) 5., 447.50 (3) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3.,
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201	201	SECTION 11. 440.03 (13) (c) 1. gm. of the statutes is created to read:
202	202	440.03 (13) (c) 1. gm. An applicant for a dietitian compact privilege under s.
203	203	448.9887 (4) and an applicant for a dietitian certificate described in s. 448.9887 (5)
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233	233	440.15 No fingerprinting. Except as provided under ss. 440.03 (13) (c),
234	234	441.51 (5) (a) 5., 447.50 (3) (a) 5., 448.980 (5) (b) 3., 448.985 (3) (a) 4., 448.987 (3) (a)
235	235	5. a. and (5) (b) 2. a., 448.988 (3) (a) 5., 448.9887 (3) (b) 3. and (5) (b) 2. a., 450.071 (3)
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237	237	and 459.70 (3) (b) 1., the department or a credentialing board may not require that
238	238	an applicant for a credential or a credential holder be fingerprinted or submit
239	239	fingerprints in connection with the department[s or the credentialing board[s
240	240	credentialing.
241	241	SECTION 13. 446.01 (1v) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
242	242	446.01 (1v) (f) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board under subch. V of ch.
243	243	448. XHealth care professionalY also includes an individual who holds a compact
244	244	privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
245	245	SECTION 14. 446.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
246	246	446.02 (6m) No chiropractor may provide counsel, direction, guidance, advice,
247	247	or a recommendation to a patient regarding the health effects of vitamins, herbs, or
248	248	nutritional supplements unless the chiropractor has been issued a certificate under
249	249	sub. (2) (c) 1. This subsection does not apply to a chiropractor licensed under this
250	250	chapter who is a certified as a dietitian under subch. V of ch. 448, as defined in s.
251	251	448.70 (1m).
252	252	SECTION 15. 448.70 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
253	253	448.70 (1m) XCertified dietitianY means an individual who is certified as a
254	254	dietitian under this subchapter or who holds a compact privilege.
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283	283	448.70 (1r) XCompactY means the dietitian licensure compact under s.
284	284	448.9887.
285	285	SECTION 17. 448.70 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
286	286	448.70 (1s) XCompact privilegeY means a compact privilege, as defined in s.
287	287	448.9887 (2) (i), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in
288	288	this state.
289	289	SECTION 18. 448.72 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
290	290	448.72 (6) Prohibit an individual from using the title XdietitianY, Xdietitian,Y
291	291	Xlicensed dietitian,Y or Xcertified dietitianY if the person is licensed or certified as a
292	292	dietitian under the laws of another state which has licensure or certification
293	293	requirements that the affiliated credentialing board determines to be substantially
294	294	equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.78 (1m).
295	295	SECTION 19. 448.74 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
296	296	448.74 (1) Establish criteria for the approval of educational programs and
297	297	training under s. 448.78 (3) and (4) (1m) (c) and (d).
298	298	SECTION 20. 448.78 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
299	299	448.78 (title) Certification of dietitians; compact privileges.
300	300	SECTION 21. 448.78 of the statutes is renumbered 448.78 (1m), and 448.78
301	301	(1m) (c) 2. and (d) 3. b., as renumbered, are amended to read:
302	302	448.78 (1m) (c) 2. Received a bachelor[s, master[s or doctoral degree in human
303	303	nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics or food systems
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331	331	or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines
332	332	that the program is substantially equivalent to a program under par. (a) subd. 1.
333	333	(d) 3. b. A program at a college or university that is not located in a state or
334	334	territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines that
335	335	the program is substantially equivalent to a program under subd. 1. 3. a.
336	336	SECTION 22. 448.78 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
337	337	448.78 (1m) (title) CERTIFICATE.
338	338	SECTION 23. 448.78 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
339	339	448.78 (1m) (f) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence
340	340	satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he or she does not have a
341	341	conviction record.
342	342	SECTION 24. 448.78 (2m), (3m) and (4m) of the statutes are created to read:
343	343	448.78 (2m) LICENSE BASED ON COMPACT PRIVILEGE. The affiliated
344	344	credentialing board shall grant a certificate as a dietitian to any individual who
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346	346	(a) Submits an application for the certificate to the department on a form
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348	348	(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
349	349	(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he
350	350	or she holds a home state license in another state that is a party to the compact, has
351	351	changed his or her primary state of residence to this state, and satisfies all other
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379	379	(d) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, submits evidence satisfactory
380	380	to the affiliated credentialing board that he or she does not have a conviction record.
381	381	(3m) COMPACT PRIVILEGE. The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a
382	382	compact privilege to an individual who does all of the following:
383	383	(a) Submits an application for the compact privilege to the department on a
384	384	form provided by the department.
385	385	(b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he
386	386	or she holds an unencumbered home state license in another state that is a party to
387	387	the compact and satisfies all other requirements under s. 448.9887 (4).
388	388	(c) Pays any fee established by the department under s. 448.9888 (2).
389	389	(4m) TYPES OF CERTIFICATE. A certificate as a dietitian granted under sub.
390	390	(1m) may be either of the following:
391	391	(a) A certificate that, subject to s. 448.9887 (4), entitles the holder to obtain
392	392	and exercise a compact privilege in other states that are parties to the compact.
393	393	(b) A single-state certificate, which entitles the holder to practice only in this
394	394	state. Nothing in the compact applies to the holder of a single-state certificate
395	395	unless otherwise applicable under this subchapter.
396	396	SECTION 25. 448.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
397	397	448.80 Temporary certificate. Upon application and payment of the fee
398	398	specified in s. 440.05 (6), the affiliated credentialing board may grant a temporary
399	399	dietitian certificate to an individual who satisfies the requirements under s. 448.78
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429	429	valid for a period designated by the affiliated credentialing board, not to exceed 9
430	430	months, and may be renewed once by the affiliated credentialing board.
431	431	SECTION 26. 448.82 of the statutes is amended to read:
432	432	448.82 Reciprocal certificate. Upon application and payment of the fee
433	433	specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing board shall grant a dietitian
434	434	certificate to an individual who holds a similar certificate or license in another state
435	435	or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines
436	436	that the requirements for receiving the certificate in the other state or territory are
437	437	substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.78 (1m).
438	438	SECTION 27. 448.87 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
439	439	448.87 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
440	440	affiliated credentialing board may reprimand a certified dietitian or deny, limit,
441	441	suspend or revoke a certificate granted under this subchapter or a compact
442	442	privilege if it finds that the applicant or certified dietitian has done any of the
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444	444	SECTION 28. 448.87 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
445	445	448.87 (2) (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate
446	446	or a compact privilege or for renewal of a certificate.
447	447	SECTION 29. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
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449	449	448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to
450	450	an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic
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479	479	setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a
480	480	practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter;
481	481	under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) or from a practitioner who holds a compact
482	482	privilege under subch. XI or, XII, or XIV of ch. 448.
483	483	SECTION 30. Subchapter XIV of chapter 448 [precedes 448.9887] of the
484	484	statutes is created to read:
485	485	CHAPTER 448
486	486	SUBCHAPTER XIV
487	487	DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT
488	488	448.9887 Dietitian licensure compact. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this
489	489	compact is to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving
490	490	public access to dietetics services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority
491	491	of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state
492	492	licensure, while also providing for licensure portability through a compact privilege
493	493	granted to qualifying professionals. This compact is designed to achieve the
494	494	following objectives:
495	495	(a) Increase public access to dietetics services;
496	496	(b) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed dietitians who
497	497	meet uniform requirements;
498	498	(c) Eliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states;
499	499	(d) Reduce administrative burden on member states and licensees;
500	500	(e) Enhance the states[ ability to protect the public[s health and safety;
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527	527	(f) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate
528	528	practice of licensed dietitians;
529	529	(g) Support relocating active military members and their spouses;
530	530	(h) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary
531	531	information among member states; and
532	532	(i) Vest all member states with the authority to hold a licensed dietitian
533	533	accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is
534	534	located at the time care is rendered.
535	535	(2) DEFINITIONS. As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided,
536	536	the following definitions shall apply:
537	537	(a) XACENDY means the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and
538	538	Dietetics or its successor organization.
539	539	(b) XActive military memberY means any individual with full-time duty status
540	540	in the active armed forces of the United States, including members of the national
541	541	guard and reserve.
542	542	(c) XAdverse actionY means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal
543	543	action permitted by a state[s laws which is imposed by a licensing authority or other
544	544	authority against a licensee, including actions against an individual[s license or
545	545	compact privilege such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the
546	546	licensee, limitation on the licensee[s practice, or any other encumbrance on
547	547	licensure affecting a licensee[s authorization to practice, including issuance of a
548	548	cease and desist action.
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575	575	(d) XAlternative programY means a nondisciplinary monitoring or practice
576	576	remediation process approved by a licensing authority.
577	577	(e) XCharter member stateY means any member state which enacted this
578	578	compact by law before the effective date specified in sub. (12).
579	579	(f) XContinuing educationY means a requirement, as a condition of license
580	580	renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and completion of, educational and
581	581	professional activities relevant to practice or area of work.
582	582	(g) XCDRY means the Commission on Dietetic Registration or its successor
583	583	organization.
584	584	(h) XCompact commissionY means the government agency whose membership
585	585	consists of all states that have enacted this compact, which is known as the dietitian
586	586	licensure compact commission, as described in sub. (8), and which shall operate as
587	587	an instrumentality of the member states.
588	588	(i) XCompact privilegeY means a legal authorization, which is equivalent to a
589	589	license, permitting the practice of dietetics in a remote state.
590	590	(j) XCurrent significant investigative informationY means:
591	591	1. Investigative information that a licensing authority, after a preliminary
592	592	inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity for the subject licensee to
593	593	respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if
594	594	proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction; or
595	595	2. Investigative information that indicates that the subject licensee represents
596	596	an immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the subject
597	597	licensee has been notified and had an opportunity to respond.
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625	625	(k) XData systemY means a repository of information about licensees,
626	626	including, but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure,
627	627	investigative, compact privilege and adverse action information.
628	628	(L) XEncumbered licenseY means a license in which an adverse action restricts
629	629	a licensee[s ability to practice dietetics.
630	630	(m) XEncumbranceY means a revocation or suspension of, or any limitation on
631	631	a licensee[s full and unrestricted practice of dietetics by a licensing authority.
632	632	(n) XExecutive committeeY means a group of delegates elected or appointed to
633	633	act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, this compact, and the
634	634	compact commission.
635	635	(o) XHome stateY means the member state that is the licensee[s primary state
636	636	of residence or that has been designated pursuant to sub. (6).
637	637	(p) XInvestigative informationY means information, records, and documents
638	638	received or generated by a licensing authority pursuant to an investigation.
639	639	(q) XJurisprudence requirementY means an assessment of an individual[s
640	640	knowledge of the state laws and regulations governing the practice of dietetics in
641	641	such state.
642	642	(r) XLicenseY means an authorization from a member state to either:
643	643	1. Engage in the practice of dietetics (including medical nutrition therapy); or
644	644	2. Use the title Xdietitian,Y Xlicensed dietitian,Y Xlicensed dietitian
645	645	nutritionist,Y Xcertified dietitian,Y or other title describing a substantially similar
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673	673	(s) XLicenseeY or Xlicensed dietitianY means an individual who currently holds
674	674	a license and who meets all of the requirements outlined in sub. (4).
675	675	(t) XLicensing authorityY means the board or agency of a state, or equivalent,
676	676	that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the practice of dietetics.
677	677	(u) XMember stateY means a state that has enacted the compact.
678	678	(v) XPractice of dieteticsY means the synthesis and application of dietetics,
679	679	primarily for the provision of nutrition care services, including medical nutrition
680	680	therapy, in person or via telehealth, to prevent, manage, or treat diseases or
681	681	medical conditions and promote wellness.
682	682	(w) XRegistered dietitianY means a person who:
683	683	1. Has completed applicable education, experience, examination, and
684	684	recertification requirements approved by CDR;
685	685	2. Is credentialed by CDR as a registered dietitian or a registered dietitian
686	686	nutritionist; and
687	687	3. Is legally authorized to use the title registered dietitian or registered
688	688	dietitian nutritionist and the corresponding abbreviations XRDY or XRDN.Y
689	689	(x) XRemote stateY means a member state other than the home state, where a
690	690	licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise a compact privilege.
691	691	(y) XRuleY means a regulation promulgated by the compact commission that
692	692	has the force of law.
693	693	(z) XSingle state licenseY means a license issued by a member state within the
694	694	issuing state and does not include a compact privilege in any other member state.
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721	721	(za) XStateY means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the
722	722	United States.
723	723	(zb) XUnencumbered licenseY means a license that authorizes a licensee to
724	724	engage in the full and unrestricted practice of dietetics.
725	725	(3) STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. (a) To participate in the compact,
726	726	a state must currently:
727	727	1. License and regulate the practice of dietetics; and
728	728	2. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints
729	729	about licensees.
730	730	(b) A member state shall:
731	731	1. Participate fully in the compact commission[s data system, including using
732	732	the unique identifier, as defined in rules;
733	733	2. Notify the compact commission, in compliance with the terms of the
734	734	compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of current significant
735	735	investigative information regarding a licensee;
736	736	3. Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history record
737	737	information of applicants for an initial compact privilege. These procedures shall
738	738	include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by
739	739	applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant[s criminal history record
740	740	information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for
741	741	retaining that state[s criminal records;
742	742	a. A member state must fully implement a criminal history record
743	743	information requirement, within a time frame established by rule, which includes
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771	771	receiving the results of the federal bureau of investigation record search and shall
772	772	use those results in determining compact privilege eligibility.
773	773	b. Communication between a member state and the compact commission or
774	774	among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for a compact
775	775	privilege shall not include any information received from the federal bureau of
776	776	investigation relating to a federal criminal history record information check
777	777	performed by a member state.
778	778	4. Comply with and enforce the rules of the compact commission;
779	779	5. Require an applicant for a compact privilege to obtain or retain a license in
780	780	the licensee[s home state and meet the home state[s qualifications for licensure or
781	781	renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable state laws; and
782	782	6. Recognize a compact privilege granted to a licensee who meets all of the
783	783	requirements outlined in sub. (4) in accordance with the terms of the compact and
784	784	rules.
785	785	(c) Member states may set and collect a fee for granting a compact privilege.
786	786	(d) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to
787	787	apply for a member state[s single state license as provided under the laws of each
788	788	member state. However, the single state license granted to these individuals shall
789	789	not be recognized as granting a compact privilege to engage in the practice of
790	790	dietetics in any other member state.
791	791	(e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a
792	792	member state for the issuance of a single state license.
793	793	(f) At no point shall the compact commission have the power to define the
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822	822	member states shall retain sole jurisdiction over the provision of these
823	823	requirements.
824	824	(4) COMPACT PRIVILEGE. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the
825	825	terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
826	826	1. Satisfy one of the following:
827	827	a. Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the right to use
828	828	the term registered dietitian; or
829	829	b. Complete all of the following:
830	830	i. An education program which is either:
831	831	a) A master[s degree or doctoral degree that is programmatically accredited
832	832	by (i) ACEND; or (ii) a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the U.S.
833	833	department of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine,
834	834	and from a college or university accredited at the time of graduation by the
835	835	appropriate regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Higher
836	836	Education Accreditation and the U.S. department of education.
837	837	b) An academic degree from a college or university in a foreign country
838	838	equivalent to the degree described in subparagraph (a) that is programmatically
839	839	accredited by (i) ACEND; or (ii) a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the U.S.
840	840	department of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine.
841	841	ii. A planned, documented, supervised practice experience in dietetics that is
842	842	programmatically accredited by (i) ACEND, or (ii) a dietetics accrediting agency
843	843	recognized by the U.S. department of education which the compact commission may
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871	871	by rule determine and which involves at least 1,000 hours of practice experience
872	872	under the supervision of a registered dietitian or a licensed dietitian.
873	873	iii. Successful completion of either: (i) the registration examination for
874	874	dietitians administered by CDR, or (ii) a national credentialing examination for
875	875	dietitians approved by the compact commission by rule; such completion being no
876	876	more than 5 years prior to the date of the licensee[s application for initial licensure
877	877	and accompanied by a period of continuous licensure thereafter, all of which may be
878	878	further governed by the rules of the compact commission.
879	879	2. Hold an unencumbered license in the home state;
880	880	3. Notify the compact commission that the licensee is seeking a compact
881	881	privilege within a remote state;
882	882	4. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;
883	883	5. Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state in
884	884	which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and
885	885	6. Report to the compact commission any adverse action, encumbrance, or
886	886	restriction on a license taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date
887	887	the action is taken.
888	888	(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state
889	889	license. To maintain a compact privilege, renewal of the compact privilege shall be
890	890	congruent with the renewal of the home state license as the compact commission
891	891	may define by rule. The licensee must comply with the requirements of par. (a) to
892	892	maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.
893	893	(c) A licensee exercising a compact privilege shall adhere to the laws and
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921	921	regulations of the remote state. Licensees shall be responsible for educating
922	922	themselves on, and complying with, any and all state laws relating to the practice of
923	923	dietetics in such remote state.
924	924	(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this compact or
925	925	state law, a licensee exercising a compact privilege shall not be required to complete
926	926	continuing education requirements required by a remote state. A licensee
927	927	exercising a compact privilege is only required to meet any continuing education
928	928	requirements as required by the home state.
929	929	(5) OBTAINING A NEW HOME STATE LICENSE BASED ON A COMPACT PRIVILEGE.
930	930	(a) A licensee may hold a home state license, which allows for a compact privilege in
931	931	other member states, in only one member state at a time.
932	932	(b) If a licensee changes home state by moving between two member states:
933	933	1. The licensee shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license
934	934	based on a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new
935	935	home state in accordance with the rules of the compact commission.
936	936	2. Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by
937	937	virtue of a compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the licensee
938	938	meets the criteria in sub. (4) via the data system, and require that the licensee
939	939	complete the following:
940	940	a. Federal bureau of investigation fingerprint based criminal history record
941	941	information check;
942	942	b. Any other criminal history record information required by the new home
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971	971	c. Any jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.
972	972	3. The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a
973	973	compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license
974	974	in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the compact commission.
975	975	4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if the licensee cannot
976	976	meet the criteria in sub. (4), the new home state may apply its requirements for
977	977	issuing a new single state license.
978	978	5. The licensee shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to
979	979	be issued a new home state license.
980	980	(c) If a licensee changes their state of residence by moving from a member
981	981	state to a nonmember state, or from a nonmember state to a member state, the state
982	982	criteria shall apply for issuance of a single state license in the new state.
983	983	(d) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with a licensee[s ability to hold a
984	984	single state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a
985	985	licensee shall have only one home state license.
986	986	(e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a
987	987	member state for the issuance of a single state license.
988	988	(6) ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR THEIR SPOUSES. An active military member,
989	989	or their spouse, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current
990	990	license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation
991	991	during the period the service member is on active duty.
992	992	(7) ADVERSE ACTIONS. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state
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1019	1019	law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due
1020	1020	process law, to:
1021	1021	1. Take adverse action against a licensee[s compact privilege within that
1022	1022	member state; and
1023	1023	2. Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the
1024	1024	attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence.
1025	1025	Subpoenas issued by a licensing authority in a member state for the attendance and
1026	1026	testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another member state
1027	1027	shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according
1028	1028	to the practice and procedure applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings
1029	1029	pending before that court. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel
1030	1030	expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state in
1031	1031	which the witnesses or evidence are located.
1032	1032	(b) Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse action against a
1033	1033	licensee[s home state license.
1034	1034	(c) For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same
1035	1035	priority and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if
1036	1036	the conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall
1037	1037	apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.
1038	1038	(d) The home state shall complete any pending investigations of a licensee
1039	1039	who changes home states during the course of the investigations. The home state
1040	1040	shall also have authority to take appropriate action and shall promptly report the
1041	1041	conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the data system. The
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1069	1069	administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the new home state of any
1070	1070	adverse actions.
1071	1071	(e) A member state, if otherwise permitted by state law, may recover from the
1072	1072	affected licensee the costs of investigations and dispositions of cases resulting from
1073	1073	any adverse action taken against that licensee.
1074	1074	(f) A member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of
1075	1075	another remote state, provided that the member state follows its own procedures for
1076	1076	taking the adverse action.
1077	1077	(g) Joint investigations. 1. In addition to the authority granted to a member
1078	1078	state by its respective state law, any member state may participate with other
1079	1079	member states in joint investigations of licensees.
1080	1080	2. Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance
1081	1081	materials in furtherance of any joint investigation initiated under the compact.
1082	1082	(h) If adverse action is taken by the home state against a licensee[s home state
1083	1083	license resulting in an encumbrance on the home state license, the licensee[s
1084	1084	compact privilege in all other member states shall be revoked until all
1085	1085	encumbrances have been removed from the home state license. All home state
1086	1086	disciplinary orders that impose adverse action against a licensee shall include a
1087	1087	statement that the licensee[s compact privileges are revoked in all member states
1088	1088	during the pendency of the order.
1089	1089	(i) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to an
1090	1090	unencumbered license (as certified by the home state[s licensing authority), the
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1117	1117	licensee must meet the requirements of sub. (4) (a) and follow the administrative
1118	1118	requirements to reapply to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.
1119	1119	(j) If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the
1120	1120	administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall
1121	1121	promptly notify the other member states of any adverse actions.
1122	1122	(k) Nothing in this compact shall override a member state[s decision that
1123	1123	participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action.
1124	1124	(8) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION. (a)
1125	1125	The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency
1126	1126	whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact
1127	1127	known as the dietitian licensure compact commission. The compact commission is
1128	1128	an instrumentality of the compact states acting jointly and not an instrumentality
1129	1129	of any one state. The compact commission shall come into existence on or after the
1130	1130	effective date of the compact as set forth in sub. (12).
1131	1131	(b) Membership, voting, and meetings. 1. Each member state shall have and
1132	1132	be limited to one delegate selected by that member state[s licensing authority.
1133	1133	2. The delegate shall be the primary administrator of the licensing authority
1134	1134	or their designee.
1135	1135	3. The compact commission shall by rule or bylaw establish a term of office for
1136	1136	delegates and may by rule or bylaw establish term limits.
1137	1137	4. The compact commission may recommend removal or suspension of any
1138	1138	delegate from office.
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1165	1165	5. A member state[s licensing authority shall fill any vacancy of its delegate
1166	1166	occurring on the compact commission within 60 days of the vacancy.
1167	1167	6. Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all matters before the compact
1168	1168	commission requiring a vote by the delegates.
1169	1169	7. Delegates shall meet and vote by such means as set forth in the bylaws. The
1170	1170	bylaws may provide for delegates to meet and vote in person or by
1171	1171	telecommunication, video conference, or other means of communication.
1172	1172	8. The compact commission shall meet at least once during each calendar
1173	1173	year. Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws. The compact
1174	1174	commission may meet in person or by telecommunication, video conference, or other
1175	1175	means of communication.
1176	1176	(c) The compact commission shall have the following powers:
1177	1177	1. Establish the fiscal year of the compact commission;
1178	1178	2. Establish code of conduct and conflict of interest policies;
1179	1179	3. Establish and amend rules and bylaws;
1180	1180	4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;
1181	1181	5. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this
1182	1182	compact, the compact commission[s rules, and the bylaws;
1183	1183	6. Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the name of the
1184	1184	compact commission, provided that the standing of any licensing authority to sue or
1185	1185	be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
1186	1186	7. Maintain and certify records and information provided to a member state
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1213	1213	as the authenticated business records of the compact commission, and designate an
1214	1214	agent to do so on the compact commission[s behalf;
1215	1215	8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
1216	1216	9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not
1217	1217	limited to, employees of a member state;
1218	1218	10. Conduct an annual financial review;
1219	1219	11. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties,
1220	1220	grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the
1221	1221	compact, and establish the compact commission[s personnel policies and programs
1222	1222	relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related
1223	1223	personnel matters;
1224	1224	12. Assess and collect fees;
1225	1225	13. Accept any and all appropriate donations, grants of money, other sources
1226	1226	of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, services, and gifts, and receive, utilize,
1227	1227	and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the compact commission shall
1228	1228	avoid any actual or appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest;
1229	1229	14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any property, real,
1230	1230	personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest therein;
1231	1231	15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise
1232	1232	dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;
1233	1233	16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;
1234	1234	17. Borrow money;
1235	1235	18. Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed of
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1263	1263	members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer
1264	1264	representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this
1265	1265	compact or the bylaws;
1266	1266	19. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law
1267	1267	enforcement agencies;
1268	1268	20. Establish and elect an executive committee, including a chair and a vice
1269	1269	chair;
1270	1270	21. Determine whether a state[s adopted language is materially different from
1271	1271	the model compact language such that the state would not qualify for participation
1272	1272	in the compact; and
1273	1273	22. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to
1274	1274	achieve the purposes of this compact.
1275	1275	(d) The executive committee. 1. The executive committee shall have the power
1276	1276	to act on behalf of the compact commission according to the terms of this compact.
1277	1277	The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the executive committee shall include:
1278	1278	a. Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the compact
1279	1279	including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its rules
1280	1280	and bylaws, and other such duties as deemed necessary;
1281	1281	b. Recommend to the compact commission changes to the rules or bylaws,
1282	1282	changes to this compact legislation, fees charged to compact member states, fees
1283	1283	charged to licensees, and other fees;
1284	1284	c. Ensure compact administration services are appropriately provided,
1285	1285	including by contract;
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1313	1313	d. Prepare and recommend the budget;
1314	1314	e. Maintain financial records on behalf of the compact commission;
1315	1315	f. Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide compliance
1316	1316	reports to the compact commission;
1317	1317	g. Establish additional committees as necessary;
1318	1318	h. Exercise the powers and duties of the compact commission during the
1319	1319	interim between compact commission meetings, except for adopting or amending
1320	1320	rules, adopting or amending bylaws, and exercising any other powers and duties
1321	1321	expressly reserved to the compact commission by rule or bylaw; and
1322	1322	i. Other duties as provided in the rules or bylaws of the compact commission.
1323	1323	2. The executive committee shall be composed of nine members:
1324	1324	a. The chair and vice chair of the compact commission shall be voting
1325	1325	members of the executive committee;
1326	1326	b. Five voting members from the current membership of the compact
1327	1327	commission, elected by the compact commission;
1328	1328	c. One ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized professional association
1329	1329	representing dietitians; and
1330	1330	d. One ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized national credentialing
1331	1331	organization for dietitians.
1332	1332	3. The compact commission may remove any member of the executive
1333	1333	committee as provided in the compact commission[s bylaws.
1334	1334	4. The executive committee shall meet at least annually.
1335	1335	a. Executive committee meetings shall be open to the public, except that the
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1363	1363	executive committee may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in par. (f)
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1365	1365	b. The executive committee shall give 30 days[ notice of its meetings, posted on
1366	1366	the website of the compact commission and as determined to provide notice to
1367	1367	persons with an interest in the business of the compact commission.
1368	1368	c. The executive committee may hold a special meeting in accordance with
1369	1369	par. (f) 1. b.
1370	1370	(e) The compact commission shall adopt and provide to the member states an
1371	1371	annual report.
1372	1372	(f) Meetings of the compact commission. 1. All meetings shall be open to the
1373	1373	public, except that the compact commission may meet in a closed, nonpublic
1374	1374	meeting as provided in subd. 2.
1375	1375	a. Public notice for all meetings of the full compact commission shall be given
1376	1376	in the same manner as required under the rule-making provisions in sub. (10),
1377	1377	except that the compact commission may hold a special meeting as provided in
1378	1378	subd. 1. b.
1379	1379	b. The compact commission may hold a special meeting when it must meet to
1380	1380	conduct emergency business by giving 24 hours[ notice to all member states, on the
1381	1381	compact commission[s website, and other means as provided in the compact
1382	1382	commission[s rules. The compact commission[s legal counsel shall certify that the
1383	1383	compact commission[s need to meet qualifies as an emergency.
1384	1384	2. The compact commission or the executive committee or other committees of
1385	1385	the compact commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting for the
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1413	1413	compact commission or executive committee or other committees of the compact
1414	1414	commission to receive legal advice or to discuss:
1415	1415	a. Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact;
1416	1416	b. The employment, compensation, discipline, or other matters, practices, or
1417	1417	procedures related to specific employees;
1418	1418	c. Current or threatened discipline of a licensee by the compact commission or
1419	1419	by a member state[s licensing authority;
1420	1420	d. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;
1421	1421	e. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or
1422	1422	real estate;
1423	1423	f. Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;
1424	1424	g. Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or
1425	1425	confidential;
1426	1426	h. Information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a
1427	1427	clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
1428	1428	i. Investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes;
1429	1429	j. Information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of
1430	1430	or for use of the compact commission or other committee charged with
1431	1431	responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to
1432	1432	the compact;
1433	1433	k. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state
1434	1434	law; or
1435	1435	L. Other matters as specified in the rules of the compact commission.
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1463	1463	3. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed, the presiding officer shall
1464	1464	state that the meeting will be closed and reference each relevant exempting
1465	1465	provision, and such reference shall be recorded in the minutes.
1466	1466	4. The compact commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe
1467	1467	all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of
1468	1468	actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views
1469	1469	expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be
1470	1470	identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall
1471	1471	remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the compact
1472	1472	commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
1473	1473	(g) Financing of the compact commission. 1. The compact commission shall
1474	1474	pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment,
1475	1475	organization, and ongoing activities.
1476	1476	2. The compact commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue
1477	1477	sources as provided in par. (c) 13.
1478	1478	3. The compact commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment
1479	1479	from each member state and impose fees on licensees of member states to whom it
1480	1480	grants a compact privilege to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the
1481	1481	compact commission and its staff, which must, in a total amount, be sufficient to
1482	1482	cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not provided by
1483	1483	other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount for member states shall
1484	1484	be allocated based upon a formula that the compact commission shall promulgate
1485	1485	by rule.
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1513	1513	4. The compact commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to
1514	1514	securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the compact commission
1515	1515	pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of
1516	1516	the member state.
1517	1517	5. The compact commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and
1518	1518	disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the compact commission shall
1519	1519	be subject to the financial review and accounting procedures established under its
1520	1520	bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the compact
1521	1521	commission shall be subject to an annual financial review by a certified or licensed
1522	1522	public accountant, and the report of the financial review shall be included in and
1523	1523	become part of the annual report of the compact commission.
1524	1524	(h) Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification. 1. The members,
1525	1525	officers, executive director, employees and representatives of the compact
1526	1526	commission shall be immune from suit and liability, both personally and in their
1527	1527	official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or
1528	1528	other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or
1529	1529	omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a
1530	1530	reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of compact commission
1531	1531	employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this subdivision
1532	1532	shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage,
1533	1533	loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of
1534	1534	that person. The procurement of insurance of any type by the compact commission
1535	1535	shall not in any way compromise or limit the immunity granted hereunder.
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1563	1563	2. The compact commission shall defend any member, officer, executive
1564	1564	director, employee, and representative of the compact commission in any civil action
1565	1565	seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission
1566	1566	that occurred within the scope of compact commission employment, duties, or
1567	1567	responsibilities, or as determined by the compact commission that the person
1568	1568	against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred
1569	1569	within the scope of compact commission employment, duties, or responsibilities;
1570	1570	provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from
1571	1571	retaining their own counsel at their own expense; and provided further, that the
1572	1572	actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that person[s intentional
1573	1573	or willful or wanton misconduct.
1574	1574	3. The compact commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member,
1575	1575	officer, executive director, employee, and representative of the compact commission
1576	1576	for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising
1577	1577	out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of
1578	1578	compact commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person
1579	1579	had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of compact
1580	1580	commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or
1581	1581	alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or
1582	1582	wanton misconduct of that person.
1583	1583	4. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the liability of any
1584	1584	licensee for professional malpractice or misconduct, which shall be governed solely
1585	1585	by any other applicable state laws.
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1613	1613	5. Nothing in this compact shall be interpreted to waive or otherwise abrogate
1614	1614	a member state[s state action immunity or state action affirmative defense with
1615	1615	respect to antitrust claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other state
1616	1616	or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation.
1617	1617	6. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign
1618	1618	immunity by the member states or by the compact commission.
1619	1619	(9) DATA SYSTEM. (a) The compact commission shall provide for the
1620	1620	development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system.
1621	1621	(b) The compact commission shall assign each applicant for a compact
1622	1622	privilege a unique identifier, as determined by the rules.
1623	1623	(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a
1624	1624	member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals
1625	1625	to whom this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the compact
1626	1626	commission, including:
1627	1627	1. Identifying information;
1628	1628	2. Licensure data;
1629	1629	3. Adverse actions against a license or compact privilege and information
1630	1630	related thereto;
1631	1631	4. Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation,
1632	1632	the beginning and ending dates of such participation, and other information related
1633	1633	to such participation not made confidential under member state law;
1634	1634	5. Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason for such denial;
1635	1635	6. The presence of current significant investigative information; and
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1663	1663	7. Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact or
1664	1664	the protection of the public, as determined by the rules of the compact commission.
1665	1665	(d) The records and information provided to a member state pursuant to this
1666	1666	compact or through the data system, when certified by the compact commission or
1667	1667	an agent thereof, shall constitute the authenticated business records of the compact
1668	1668	commission, and shall be entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any
1669	1669	relevant judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceedings in a member state.
1670	1670	(e) Current significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in
1671	1671	any member state will only be available to other member states.
1672	1672	(f) It is the responsibility of the member states to report any adverse action
1673	1673	against a licensee and to monitor the data system to determine whether any
1674	1674	adverse action has been taken against a licensee. Adverse action information
1675	1675	pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member
1676	1676	state.
1677	1677	(g) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate
1678	1678	information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission
1679	1679	of the contributing state.
1680	1680	(h) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently
1681	1681	expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of the member state contributing the
1682	1682	information shall be removed from the data system.
1683	1683	(10) RULE MAKING. (a) The compact commission shall promulgate reasonable
1684	1684	rules in order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes
1685	1685	and provisions of the compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect
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1712	1712	SECTION 30
1713	1713	only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule is invalid because the
1714	1714	compact commission exercised its rule-making authority in a manner that is
1715	1715	beyond the scope and purposes of the compact, or the powers granted hereunder, or
1716	1716	based upon another applicable standard of review.
1717	1717	(b) The rules of the compact commission shall have the force of law in each
1718	1718	member state, provided however that where the rules conflict with the laws or
1719	1719	regulations of a member state that relate to the procedures, actions, and processes
1720	1720	a licensed dietitian is permitted to undertake in that state and the circumstances
1721	1721	under which they may do so, as held by a court of competent jurisdiction, the rules
1722	1722	of the compact commission shall be ineffective in that state to the extent of the
1723	1723	conflict.
1724	1724	(c) The compact commission shall exercise its rule-making powers pursuant to
1725	1725	the criteria set forth in this subsection and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules
1726	1726	shall become binding on the day following adoption or as of the date specified in the
1727	1727	rule or amendment, whichever is later.
1728	1728	(d) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule or
1729	1729	portion of a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used
1730	1730	to adopt the compact within 4 years of the date of adoption of the rule, then such
1731	1731	rule shall have no further force and effect in any member state.
1732	1732	(e) Rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the compact
1733	1733	commission.
1734	1734	(f) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the compact commission shall hold a
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1760	1760	SECTION 30
1761	1761	public hearing and allow persons to provide oral and written comments, data, facts,
1762	1762	opinions, and arguments.
1763	1763	(g) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule by the compact commission, and at
1764	1764	least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the compact commission will hold
1765	1765	a public hearing on the proposed rule, the compact commission shall provide a
1766	1766	notice of proposed rule making:
1767	1767	1. On the website of the compact commission or other publicly accessible
1768	1768	platform;
1769	1769	2. To persons who have requested notice of the compact commission[s notices
1770	1770	of proposed rule making; and
1771	1771	3. In such other way as the compact commission may by rule specify.
1772	1772	(h) The notice of proposed rule making shall include:
1773	1773	1. The time, date, and location of the public hearing at which the compact
1774	1774	commission will hear public comments on the proposed rule and, if different, the
1775	1775	time, date, and location of the meeting where the compact commission will consider
1776	1776	and vote on the proposed rule;
1777	1777	2. If the hearing is held via telecommunication, video conference, or other
1778	1778	means of communication, the compact commission shall include the mechanism for
1779	1779	access to the hearing in the notice of proposed rule making;
1780	1780	3. The text of the proposed rule and the reason therefore;
1781	1781	4. A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person;
1782	1782	and
1783	1783	5. The manner in which interested persons may submit written comments.
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1810	1810	SECTION 30
1811	1811	(i) All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording and all written
1812	1812	comments and documents received by the compact commission in response to the
1813	1813	proposed rule shall be available to the public.
1814	1814	(j) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a separate
1815	1815	hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the compact
1816	1816	commission at hearings required by this subsection.
1817	1817	(k) The compact commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final
1818	1818	action on the proposed rule based on the rule-making record and the full text of the
1819	1819	rule.
1820	1820	1. The compact commission may adopt changes to the proposed rule provided
1821	1821	the changes do not enlarge the original purpose of the proposed rule.
1822	1822	2. The compact commission shall provide an explanation of the reasons for
1823	1823	substantive changes made to the proposed rule as well as reasons for substantive
1824	1824	changes not made that were recommended by commenters.
1825	1825	3. The compact commission shall determine a reasonable effective date for the
1826	1826	rule. Except for an emergency as provided in par. (L), the effective date of the rule
1827	1827	shall be no sooner than 30 days after issuing the notice that it adopted or amended
1828	1828	the rule.
1829	1829	(L) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the compact commission
1830	1830	may consider and adopt an emergency rule with 24 hours[ notice, with opportunity
1831	1831	to comment, provided that the usual rule-making procedures provided in the
1832	1832	compact and in this subsection shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as
1833	1833	reasonably possible, in no event later than 90 days after the effective date of the
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1860	1860	SECTION 30
1861	1861	rule. For the purposes of this provision, an emergency rule is one that must be
1862	1862	adopted immediately in order to:
1863	1863	1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare;
1864	1864	2. Prevent a loss of compact commission or member state funds;
1865	1865	3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of a rule that is established by federal
1866	1866	law or rule; or
1867	1867	4. Protect public health and safety.
1868	1868	(m) The compact commission or an authorized committee of the compact
1869	1869	commission may direct revision to a previously adopted rule for purposes of
1870	1870	correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or
1871	1871	grammatical errors. Public notice of any revision shall be posted on the website of
1872	1872	the compact commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any person
1873	1873	for a period of 30 days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on
1874	1874	grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall
1875	1875	be made in writing and delivered to the compact commission prior to the end of the
1876	1876	notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further
1877	1877	action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the
1878	1878	approval of the compact commission.
1879	1879	(n) No member state[s rule-making requirements shall apply under this
1880	1880	compact.
1881	1881	(11) OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT . (a) Oversight. 1.
1882	1882	The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall
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1908	1908	SECTION 30
1909	1909	enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement
1910	1910	this compact.
1911	1911	2. Except as otherwise provided in this compact, venue is proper and judicial
1912	1912	proceedings by or against the compact commission shall be brought solely and
1913	1913	exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the
1914	1914	compact commission is located. The compact commission may waive venue and
1915	1915	jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in
1916	1916	alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Nothing herein shall affect or limit the
1917	1917	selection or propriety of venue in any action against a licensee for professional
1918	1918	malpractice, misconduct, or any such similar matter.
1919	1919	3. The compact commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in
1920	1920	any proceeding regarding the enforcement or interpretation of the compact and
1921	1921	shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to
1922	1922	provide the compact commission service of process shall render a judgment or order
1923	1923	void as to the compact commission, this compact, or promulgated rules.
1924	1924	(b) Default, technical assistance, and termination. 1. If the compact
1925	1925	commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its
1926	1926	obligations or responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules, the
1927	1927	compact commission shall provide written notice to the defaulting state. The notice
1928	1928	of default shall describe the default, the proposed means of curing the default, and
1929	1929	any other action that the compact commission may take and shall offer training and
1930	1930	specific technical assistance regarding the default.
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1956	1956	SECTION 30
1957	1957	2. The compact commission shall provide a copy of the notice of default to the
1958	1958	other member states.
1959	1959	(c) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be
1960	1960	terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the delegates
1961	1961	of the member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred on that state
1962	1962	by this compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of
1963	1963	the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred
1964	1964	during the period of default.
1965	1965	(d) Termination of membership in the compact shall be imposed only after all
1966	1966	other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to
1967	1967	suspend or terminate shall be given by the compact commission to the governor, the
1968	1968	majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state[s legislature, the defaulting
1969	1969	state[s licensing authority, and each of the member states[ licensing authority.
1970	1970	(e) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments,
1971	1971	obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination,
1972	1972	including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.
1973	1973	(f) Upon the termination of a state[s membership from this compact, that
1974	1974	state shall immediately provide notice to all licensees within that state of such
1975	1975	termination. The terminated state shall continue to recognize all compact
1976	1976	privileges granted pursuant to this compact for a minimum of 6 months after the
1977	1977	date of said notice of termination.
1978	1978	(g) The compact commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is
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2005	2005	found to be in default or that has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed
2006	2006	upon in writing between the compact commission and the defaulting state.
2007	2007	(h) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the compact commission by
2008	2008	petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal
2009	2009	district where the compact commission has its principal offices. The prevailing
2010	2010	party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney[s
2011	2011	fees.
2012	2012	(i) Dispute resolution. 1. Upon request by a member state, the compact
2013	2013	commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise
2014	2014	among member states and between member and nonmember states.
2015	2015	2. The compact commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both
2016	2016	mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.
2017	2017	(j) Enforcement. 1. By supermajority vote, the compact commission may
2018	2018	initiate legal action against a member state in default in the U.S. District Court for
2019	2019	the District of Columbia or the federal district where the compact commission has
2020	2020	its principal offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its
2021	2021	promulgated rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and
2022	2022	damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall
2023	2023	be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney[s fees. The
2024	2024	remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the compact commission.
2025	2025	The compact commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or
2026	2026	the defaulting member state[s law.
2027	2027	2. A member state may initiate legal action against the compact commission
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2055	2055	in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where
2056	2056	the compact commission has its principal offices to enforce compliance with the
2057	2057	provisions of the compact and its promulgated rules. The relief sought may include
2058	2058	both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary,
2059	2059	the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including
2060	2060	reasonable attorney[s fees.
2061	2061	3. No party other than a member state shall enforce this compact against the
2062	2062	compact commission.
2063	2063	(12) EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT . (a) The compact shall
2064	2064	come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the
2065	2065	7th member state.
2066	2066	1. On or after the effective date of the compact, the compact commission shall
2067	2067	convene and review the enactment of each of the first 7 member states (Xcharter
2068	2068	member statesY) to determine if the statute enacted by each such charter member
2069	2069	state is materially different than the model compact statute.
2070	2070	a. A charter member state whose enactment is found to be materially
2071	2071	different from the model compact statute shall be entitled to the default process set
2072	2072	forth in sub. (11).
2073	2073	b. If any member state is later found to be in default, or is terminated, or
2074	2074	withdraws from the compact, the compact commission shall remain in existence
2075	2075	and the compact shall remain in effect even if the number of member states should
2076	2076	be less than 7.
2077	2077	2. Member states enacting the compact subsequent to the 7 initial charter
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2105	2105	member states shall be subject to the process set forth in sub. (8) (c) 21. to
2106	2106	determine if their enactments are materially different from the model compact
2107	2107	statute and whether they qualify for participation in the compact.
2108	2108	3. All actions taken for the benefit of the compact commission or in
2109	2109	furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the compact prior to the
2110	2110	effective date of the compact or the compact commission coming into existence shall
2111	2111	be considered to be actions of the compact commission unless specifically
2112	2112	repudiated by the compact commission.
2113	2113	4. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the compact commission[s
2114	2114	initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws as
2115	2115	they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule
2116	2116	that has been previously adopted by the compact commission shall have the full
2117	2117	force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
2118	2118	(b) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute
2119	2119	repealing the same.
2120	2120	1. A member state[s withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after
2121	2121	enactment of the repealing statute.
2122	2122	2. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing
2123	2123	state[s licensing authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action
2124	2124	reporting requirements of this compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
2125	2125	3. Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from this compact, a state
2126	2126	shall immediately provide notice of such withdrawal to all licensees within that
2127	2127	state. Notwithstanding any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, such
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2154	2154	SECTION 30
2155	2155	withdrawing state shall continue to recognize all compact privileges granted
2156	2156	pursuant to this compact for a minimum of 180 days after the date of such notice of
2157	2157	withdrawal.
2158	2158	(c) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or
2159	2159	prevent any licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a
2160	2160	member state and a nonmember state that does not conflict with the provisions of
2161	2161	this compact.
2162	2162	(d) This compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to
2163	2163	this compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is
2164	2164	enacted into the laws of all member states.
2165	2165	(13) CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. (a) This compact and the compact
2166	2166	commission[s rule-making authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate
2167	2167	the purposes and the implementation and administration of the compact.
2168	2168	Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of
2169	2169	rules shall not be construed to limit the compact commission[s rule-making
2170	2170	authority solely for those purposes.
2171	2171	(b) The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause,
2172	2172	sentence, or provision of this compact is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
2173	2173	be contrary to the constitution of any member state, a state seeking participation in
2174	2174	the compact, or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any government,
2175	2175	agency, person, or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional by a court of
2176	2176	competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the
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2202	2202	SECTION 30
2203	2203	applicability thereof to any other government, agency, person, or circumstance shall
2204	2204	not be affected thereby.
2205	2205	(c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the compact commission may deny a state[s
2206	2206	participation in the compact or, in accordance with the requirements of sub. (11) (b),
2207	2207	terminate a member state[s participation in the compact, if it determines that a
2208	2208	constitutional requirement of a member state is a material departure from the
2209	2209	compact. Otherwise, if this compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution
2210	2210	of any member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the
2211	2211	remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state
2212	2212	affected as to all severable matters.
2213	2213	(14) CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS. (a) Nothing
2214	2214	herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a member state
2215	2215	that is not inconsistent with the compact.
2216	2216	(b) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a member
2217	2217	state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
2218	2218	(c) All permissible agreements between the compact commission and the
2219	2219	member states are binding in accordance with their terms.
2220	2220	448.9888 Implementation of the dietitian licensure compact. (1) In
2221	2221	this section:
2222	2222	(a) XCompactY means the dietitian licensure compact under s. 448.9887.
2223	2223	(b) XCompact privilegeY means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.9887
2224	2224	(2) (i), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this state.
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2251	2251	(2) The department may impose a fee for an individual to receive a compact
2252	2252	privilege as provided in s. 448.9887 (3) (c).
2253	2253	(3) (a) An individual who holds a compact privilege shall comply with s.
2254	2254	440.03 (13) (am).
2255	2255	(b) Subject to s. 448.9887 and any rules promulgated thereunder, ss. 440.20 to
2256	2256	440.22 and the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1) shall apply to an individual
2257	2257	who holds a compact privilege in the same manner that they apply to holders of
2258	2258	certificates issued under subch. V.
2259	2259	SECTION 31. 450.10 (3) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
2260	2260	450.10 (3) (a) 5m. A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or who
2261	2261	holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
2262	2262	SECTION 32. 632.895 (1) (b) 5. b. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
2263	2263	read:
2264	2264	632.895 (1) (b) 5. b. A dietitian who is certified under subch. V of ch. 448 or
2265	2265	who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIV of ch. 448.
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