Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,2874 Section 2874. 350.12 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,4 350.12 (3) (c) 2. The fee for issuing or renewing a commercial snowmobile certificate is $90. Upon receipt of the application through an online application system or on a form required by the department and the fee required under this subdivision, the department shall issue to the applicant a commercial snowmobile certificate and 3 registration decals. The fee for additional registration decals is $30 per decal.

AB68-SSA1,2875 Section 2875. 350.12 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,10 350.12 (3) (d) 1. Upon receipt of the required fee, a sales report, payment of sales and use taxes due under s. 77.61 (1), and an application through an online application system or on forms prescribed by the department, a temporary operating receipt or a registration certificate and 2 registration decals shall be issued to the applicant using one of the procedures specified in sub. (3h) (ag) 1.

AB68-SSA1,2876 Section 2876. 350.12 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,17 350.12 (3) (e) If a registration certificate, registration decal, or commercial snowmobile certificate is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate or decal may apply for a duplicate through an online application system or on forms provided for by the department accompanied by a fee of $5. Upon receipt of a proper application and the required fee, the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue a duplicate certificate, decal, or plate to the applicant.

AB68-SSA1,2877 Section 2877. 350.12 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,20 350.12 (3) (f) All fees remitted to or collected by the department under pars. (a) and (e) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

AB68-SSA1,2878 Section 2878. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,23 350.12 (3h) (ag) 3. Under either procedure under subd. 1., an agent may accept an application by facilitating an online application for registration documents.

AB68-SSA1,2879 Section 2879. 350.12 (3h) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,9 350.12 (3h) (ar) Registration; supplemental fees. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), each when an agent appointed under par. (a) 3. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person , or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents or a renewal temporary operating receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. or b. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

AB68-SSA1,2880 Section 2880. 350.12 (3j) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,12 350.12 (3j) (e) 4. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under subd. 2. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

AB68-SSA1,2881 Section 2881. 350.12 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,16 350.12 (4) (a) Enforcement, administration and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated from s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), (5) (es) and (9) (mu) and (mw) may be used for the following:

AB68-SSA1,2882 Section 2882. 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,19 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. The cost of state law enforcement efforts as appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq); and

AB68-SSA1,2883 Section 2883. 350.12 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,24 350.12 (4) (am) Enforcement aids to department. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), the department shall allocate $26,000 in each fiscal year to be used exclusively for the purchase of snowmobiles or trailers to carry snowmobiles, or both, to be used in state law enforcement efforts.

AB68-SSA1,2884 Section 2884 . 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1290,11 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails and areas, and real-time online tracking of snowmobile trail grooming and geographic information system mapping of snowmobile trails. The department may also obligate from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) moneys for any of these purposes, except maintenance and except online snowmobile trail grooming tracking and mapping of snowmobile trails. Except as provided in par. (bd), the moneys shall be distributed as follows:

AB68-SSA1,2885 Section 2885 . 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1290,24 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, state snowmobile trails and areas, and real-time online tracking of snowmobile trail grooming and geographic information system mapping of snowmobile trails. The department may also obligate from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) moneys for any of these purposes, except maintenance and except online snowmobile trail grooming tracking and mapping of snowmobile trails. Except as provided in par. (bd), the moneys shall be distributed as follows:

AB68-SSA1,2886 Section 2886. 350.12 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,4 350.12 (4) (b) 5. For direct payment to a qualified vendor to provide real-time tracking of snowmobile trail grooming through the department's online trail grooming reporting system and to develop and maintain an accurate, statewide geographic information system map of snowmobile trails.

AB68-SSA1,2887 Section 2887 . 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,6 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. Dental therapist.

AB68-SSA1,2888 Section 2888 . 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,8 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. Dental therapist: October 1 of each odd-numbered year.

AB68-SSA1,2889 Section 2889. 440.11 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,10 440.11 (title) Communications with department.

AB68-SSA1,2890 Section 2890. 440.11 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,18 440.11 (1m) (a) An applicant for or recipient of a credential shall provide the department with a current electronic mail address at the time of application or renewal that may be used to receive electronic communications from the department. An applicant for or recipient of a credential who changes his or her electronic mail address or whose current electronic mail address becomes inactive shall notify the department of such change within 30 days of the change in writing or in accordance with other notification procedures approved by the department.

AB68-SSA1,1291,20 (b) Electronic communications under this subsection may not be substituted for the service of any process, notice, or demand under sub. (2).

AB68-SSA1,1291,23 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), an applicant for or recipient of a credential who does not have reasonable access to the Internet may maintain paper communication with the department.

AB68-SSA1,2891 Section 2891 . 447.01 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,2 447.01 (6g) “Dental therapist” means an individual who practices dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,2892 Section 2892 . 447.01 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,5 447.01 (6r) “Dental therapy” means the limited practice of dentistry, consisting of the services, treatments, and procedures specified in s. 447.06 (3) (b).

AB68-SSA1,2893 Section 2893 . 447.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,10 447.02 (1) (a) Governing the reexamination of an applicant who fails an examination specified in s. 447.04 (1) (a) 5., (1m) (a) 5., or (2) (a) 5. The rules may specify additional educational requirements for those applicants and may specify the number of times an applicant may be examined.

AB68-SSA1,2894 Section 2894 . 447.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,13 447.02 (1) (b) Governing the standards and conditions for the use of radiation and ionizing equipment in the practice of dentistry or dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,2895 Section 2895 . 447.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,17 447.02 (1) (g) Specifying services, treatments, or procedures, in addition to those specified under s. 447.06 (3) (c) 1. to 28., that are included within the practice of dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,2896 Section 2896 . 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,20 447.02 (2) (a) The conditions for supervision and the degree of supervision required under ss. 447.03 (3) (a), (am), (b) and (d) 2. and 447.065.

AB68-SSA1,2897 Section 2897. 447.02 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,24 447.02 (2) (k) The settings in which a dental therapist may practice dental therapy. The examining board shall specify only settings that primarily serve low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients, including all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1293,3 1. Settings located in areas that are designated as a dental health professional shortage area by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 254e.

AB68-SSA1,1293,4 2. Military and veterans administration hospitals, clinics, and care settings.

AB68-SSA1,1293,6 3. Any other practice setting in which at least 50 percent of the patients consist of patients who are any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1293,7 a. Patients who receive medical assistance.

AB68-SSA1,1293,10 b. Patients who do not have dental health coverage, either through a public health care program or private insurance, and have an annual gross family income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

AB68-SSA1,2898 Section 2898 . 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1293,15 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply:

AB68-SSA1,2899 Section 2899 . 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1293,20 447.02 (3) (a) 2. The examining board determines that the applicant is qualified and satisfies the criteria specified under s. 447.04 (1) (b) 1. to 3., except that the examining board may not require the applicant to pass an examination of state statutes and rules relating to dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene.

AB68-SSA1,2900 Section 2900 . 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,2 447.02 (3) (b) A permit under this subsection shall authorize the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a specified area of the state for a period of time not more than 10 days in a year and may be renewed by the examining board. The examining board may not require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or renewal of a permit under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,2901 Section 2901 . 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,8 447.02 (5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides dental or dental hygiene services.

AB68-SSA1,2902 Section 2902 . 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,12 447.03 (1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to practice dental therapy under this chapter:

AB68-SSA1,1294,13 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,1294,16 (b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the impression that he or she is a dental therapist.

AB68-SSA1,2903 Section 2903 . 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,21 447.03 (3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or other institution connected or associated for training purposes with an accredited dental therapy school.

AB68-SSA1,2904 Section 2904 . 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1295,3 447.03 (3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry , dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of a group of dentists or practices dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service , or veterans bureau.

AB68-SSA1,2905 Section 2905 . 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1295,6 447.04 (1m) Dental therapists. (a) The examining board shall grant a license to practice dental therapy to an individual who does all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1295,8 1. Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.

AB68-SSA1,1295,9 2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).

AB68-SSA1,1295,11 3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has done one of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1295,12 a. Graduated from an accredited dental therapy education program.

AB68-SSA1,1295,17 b. Graduated from a dental therapy education program that was not accredited at the time of graduation, but was accredited or approved by a state dental licensing board, was certified as a community health aide program dental therapy education program under U.S. Indian health service standards, or is otherwise approved by the examining board as being substantially comparable to an accredited program.

AB68-SSA1,1295,25 4. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has passed a national board dental therapy examination and a dental therapy clinical examination administered by a regional testing service that has been approved by the examining board to administer clinical examinations for dental professionals. If a national board examination or a regional testing service examination for dental therapy does not exist, the examining board shall accept evidence of passing an alternative examination administered by another entity or testing service that is approved by the examining board.

AB68-SSA1,1296,2 5. Passes an examination administered by the examining board on the statutes and rules relating to dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,1296,7 5m. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.

AB68-SSA1,1296,11 6. Completes any other requirements established by the examining board by rule that are comparable to and no more restrictive than the requirements established by the board for dentists under sub. (1) (a) 6. and dental hygienists under sub. (2) (a) 6.

AB68-SSA1,1296,16 (b) The examining board may grant a license to practice dental therapy to an individual who is licensed or certified in good standing to practice dental therapy in another state or territory of the United States or in another country, or by the U.S. Indian health service community health aide program, if the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:

AB68-SSA1,1296,20 1. Meets the requirements for licensure established by the examining board by rule. The board shall establish requirements under this subdivision that are comparable to and no more restrictive than the requirements established by the board for dentists under sub. (1) (b) 1. and dental hygienists under sub. (2) (b) 1.

AB68-SSA1,1297,2 2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education qualified to provide such instruction. The examining board shall consult with the department of health services to determine whether an individual, organization, or institution of higher education is qualified to provide instruction under this subdivision.

AB68-SSA1,1297,4 3. Presents the license or certification to the examining board and pays the fee specified under s. 440.05 (2).

AB68-SSA1,2906 Section 2906 . 447.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1298,4 447.05 Expiration and renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The examining board may not renew a license to practice dentistry unless the applicant for renewal attests that he or she has complied with s. 447.056, that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including and that he or she has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. The examining board may not renew a license to practice dental therapy unless the applicant for renewal attests that he or she has complied with s. 447.057 and any rules promulgated under s. 447.057, that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and that he or she has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. The examining board may not renew a license to practice dental hygiene unless the applicant for renewal attests that he or she has complied with s. 447.055 and any rules promulgated by the examining board under s. 447.055, that he or she has a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and that he or she has current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.

AB68-SSA1,2907 Section 2907 . 447.057 of the statutes is created to read: