Senate Bill 180
Granting prescriptive authority to psychologists and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
Topics: Drugs, Nurses, Psychology, Regulation and Licensing, Department of
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 24, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes the Psychology Examining Board in the Department of Regulation and Licensing to issue a certificate of prescriptive authority to a psychologist licensed by the examining board. "Prescriptive authority" is defined, generally, to mean authority to prescribe, distribute, and administer drugs to treat disorders identified within the practice of psychology. A person certified by the examining board may use the title, prescribing psychologist.
To qualify for certification under the bill, a psychologist must complete educational requirements and supervised practice established by the examining board by rule and must pass an examination approved by the examining board by rule. A person certified under the bill must annually submit proof to the examining board of malpractice insurance coverage in an amount established by the examining board by rule.
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The bill requires the examining board to promulgate rules governing the certification, supervision, and practice of prescribing psychologists. The bill also authorizes the examining board to make investigations and conduct hearings to determine whether a violation of the bill has occurred. The board may reprimand a prescribing psychologist or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a certificate granted under the bill if a prescribing psychologist or applicant for certification has engaged in prohibited conduct.
Under current law, with certain exceptions, only persons registered under 21 U.S.C. 822 may lawfully possess controlled substances in the state. This bill requires applicants for certification to register under 21 U.S.C. 822 .
Finally, the bill modifies the definitions of practical nursing and professional nursing under current law to include taking certain actions under the direction of a prescribing psychologist.
Who's behind it
26 lawmakers are its . 5 are Democrats. 21 have no party on record.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (26)
- ARC Community Services
- Bethesda Lutheran Homes
- Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin
- Easter Seals of Southeast Wisconsin
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Inc.
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Other Drug Abuse
- Rehabilitation for Wisconsin
- Residential Services Association of Wisconsin
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Ryan Community
- Services
- Services for the Aging
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
- Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
- Wisconsin Association of Alcohol
- Wisconsin Association of County Homes
- Wisconsin Association of Homes
- Wisconsin Council on Community Corrections
- Wisconsin Counties Association
- Wisconsin Early Autism Project
- Wisconsin Health Care Association
- Wisconsin Psychological Association
- by request of ATTIC Correctional Services
Signed on in support (9)
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 7, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 24, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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Apr 24, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 24, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Robson, Lehman, Taylor, Wirch and Hansen, by request of ATTIC Correctional Services, ARC Community Services, Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin, Easter Seals of Southeast Wisconsin, Rehabilitation for Wisconsin, Residential Services Association of Wisconsin, Ryan Community, Inc., Wisconsin Association of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Wisconsin Assisted Living Association, Wisconsin Association of County Homes, Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Wisconsin Council on Community Corrections, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Early Autism Project, Wisconsin Health Care Association, Wisconsin Psychological Association;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Jorgensen, Soletski, Smith, Gunderson, Grigsby, Garthwaite, Townsend, Friske and Fields
- Apr 24, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue
- May 5, 2009 · Senate
Representative Townsend withdrawn as a cosponsor
- May 7, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate