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AB169,25,2519 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
20permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to provide home medical
21oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or practical nursing or
22nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental
23hygiene under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice
24optometry under ch. 449 or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as
25otherwise provided by statute.
AB169,54
1Section 54. 450.10 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,26,22 450.10 (3) (a) 4. A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.
AB169,55 3Section 55 . 462.02 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,26,64 462.02 (2) (d) A dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a dental therapist licensed
5under s. 447.04 (1m),
a dental hygienist licensed under s. 447.04 (2), or a person
6under the direct supervision of a dentist.
AB169,56 7Section 56. 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,26,16 8462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or
9limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic
10X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by
11prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a dentist licensed
12under s. 447.04 (1), a dental therapist licensed under s. 447.04 (1m), a podiatrist
13licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02, an advanced
14practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician assistant licensed under s.
15448.04 (1) (f), or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) (a), a physical therapist who is licensed under
16s. 448.53 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. IX of ch. 448.
AB169,57 17Section 57 . 463.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,26,2118 463.10 (5) Exception. Subsections (2) to (4m) do not apply to a dentist who is
19licensed under s. 447.03 (1) or to a
, dental therapist, or physician who tattoos or
20offers to tattoo a person in the course of the dentist's, dental therapist's, or physician's
21professional practice.
AB169,58 22Section 58 . 463.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,27,223 463.12 (5) Exception. Subsections (2) to (4m) do not apply to a dentist who is
24licensed under s. 447.03 (1) or to a
, dental therapist, or physician who pierces the

1body of or offers to pierce the body of a person in the course of the dentist's, dental
2therapist's,
or physician's professional practice.
AB169,59 3Section 59 . 632.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,27,84 632.87 (4) No policy, plan or contract may exclude coverage for diagnosis and
5treatment of a condition or complaint by a licensed dentist or dental therapist within
6the scope of the dentist's or dental therapist's license, if the policy, plan or contract
7covers diagnosis and treatment of the condition or complaint by another health care
8provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p).
AB169,60 9Section 60 . 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,27,2110 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician, physician
11assistant, podiatrist, or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed
12under ch. 446, dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical
13services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, emergency medical responder
14certified under s. 256.15 (8), registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage
15therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who renders voluntary health
16care to a participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit
17corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001
18(3r), a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), a public agency, as defined in s.
1946.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is immune from civil liability
20for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if all of the following conditions
21exist:
AB169,61 22Section 61 . 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,28,223 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. The physician, podiatrist, athletic trainer, chiropractor,
24dentist, dental therapist, emergency medical services practitioner, as defined in s.
25256.01 (5), emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), physician

1assistant, registered nurse, massage therapist or bodywork therapist does not
2receive compensation for the health care, other than reimbursement for expenses.
AB169,62 3Section 62 . 941.315 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB169,28,74 941.315 (5) (a) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person to whom nitrous oxide
5is administered for the purpose of providing medical or dental care, if the nitrous
6oxide is administered by a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist or at the direction
7or under the supervision of a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist.
AB169,28,118 (b) Subsection (3) does not apply to the administration of nitrous oxide by a
9physician or, dentist, or dental therapist, or by another person at the direction or
10under the supervision of a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist, for the purpose
11of providing medical or dental care.
AB169,28,1512 (c) Subsection (3) (c) does not apply to the sale to a hospital, health care clinic
13or other health care organization or to a physician or , dentist, or dental therapist of
14any object used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in administering
15nitrous oxide for the purpose of providing medical or dental care.
AB169,63 16Section 63 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB169,28,2017 (1) The dentistry examining board shall send a notice to the legislative
18reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register when the
19board determines that 50 or more individuals are currently licensed as dental
20therapists in this state under s. 447.04 (1m).
AB169,29,421 (2) (a) The dentistry examining board shall promulgate emergency rules under
22s. 227.24 that are necessary to implement this act. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c)
23and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this paragraph remain in effect for 2
24years, or until the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
25Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the board is not required to provide

1evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is
2necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is
3not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this
4paragraph.
AB169,29,115 (b) The dentistry examining board shall present a statement of scope for
6permanent and emergency rules required to implement this act to the department
7of administration under s. 227.135 (2) no later than the 30th day after the effective
8date of this paragraph. Notwithstanding s. 227.135 (2), if the governor does not
9disapprove the statement of scope by the 30th day after the statement is presented
10to the department of administration, the statement is considered to be approved by
11the governor.
AB169,29,1712 (c) The dentistry examining board shall submit a proposed emergency rule
13required to implement this act to the governor for approval under s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1g.
14no later than the 150th day after the effective date of this paragraph.
15Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1g., if the governor does not reject the proposed
16emergency rule by the 14th day after the rule is submitted to the governor in final
17draft form, the rule is considered to be approved by the governor.
AB169,29,2318 (d) The dentistry examining board shall submit a proposed permanent rule
19required to implement this act to the governor for approval under s. 227.185 no later
20than the 365th day after the effective date of this paragraph. Notwithstanding s.
21227.185, if the governor does not reject that proposed permanent rule by the 30th day
22after the rule is submitted to the governor in final draft form, the rule is considered
23to be approved by the governor.
AB169,64 24Section 64 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
AB169,30,3
1(1) The treatment of s. 15.405 (6) (b) takes effect on the date the notice under
2s. 447.02 (6) is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register or on the first day
3of the 6th year beginning after publication, whichever occurs first.
AB169,30,44 (End)
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