Wisconsin Code § 457.15

Reciprocal certificates and licenses
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(1) Upon
application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the
social worker section may do all of the following:
(a) Grant a social worker certificate to any individual who
holds a similar certificate in another state or territory of the
United States and who passes an examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state law relating to
social work, if the social worker section determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s.
457.08 (1).
(b) Grant an advanced practice social worker certificate to any
individual who holds a similar certificate in another state or territory of the United States and who passes an examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state
law relating to advanced practice social work, if the social worker
section determines that the requirements for obtaining the certifi-

cate in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent to
the requirements under s. 457.08 (2).
(c) Grant an independent social worker certificate to any individual who holds a similar certificate in another state or territory
of the United States and who passes an examination approved by
the social worker section that tests knowledge of state law relating
to independent social work, if the social worker section determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate in the
other state or territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.08 (3).
(d) Grant a clinical social worker license to any individual
who holds a similar certificate or license in another state or territory of the United States and who passes an examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state
law relating to clinical social work, if the social worker section
determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate or
license in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent
to the requirements under s. 457.08 (4).
(2) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s.
440.05 (2), the marriage and family therapist section may grant a
marriage and family therapist license to any individual who holds
a similar certificate or license in another state or territory of the
United States and who passes an examination approved by the
marriage and family therapist section that tests knowledge of
state law relating to marriage and family therapy, if the marriage
and family therapist section determines that the requirements for
obtaining the certificate or license in the other state or territory
are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 457.10.
(3) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s.
440.05 (2), the professional counselor section may grant a professional counselor license to any individual who holds a similar
certificate or license in another state or territory of the United
States and who passes an examination approved by the professional counselor section that tests knowledge of state law relating
to professional counseling, if the professional counselor section
determines that the requirements for obtaining the certificate or
license in the other state or territory are substantially equivalent
to the requirements under s. 457.12 (1m).

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