AB68,1469,2 447.02 (1) (b) Governing the standards and conditions for the use of radiation and ionizing equipment in the practice of dentistry or dental therapy.

AB68,2851 Section 2851 . 447.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1469,6 447.02 (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.

AB68,2852 Section 2852 . 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1469,9 447.02 (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.

AB68,2853 Section 2853. 447.02 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1469,13 447.02 (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:

AB68,1469,16 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.

AB68,1469,17 2. Military and veterans administration hospitals, clinics, and care settings.

AB68,1469,19 3. Any other practice setting in which at least 50 percent of the patients consist of patients who are any of the following:

AB68,1469,20 a. Patients who receive medical assistance.

AB68,1469,23 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.

AB68,2854 Section 2854 . 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,4 447.02 (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:

AB68,2855 Section 2855 . 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,9 447.02 (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.

AB68,2856 Section 2856 . 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,15 447.02 (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.

AB68,2857 Section 2857 . 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,21 447.02 (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.

AB68,2858 Section 2858 . 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1470,25 447.03 (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:

AB68,1471,1 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.

AB68,1471,4 (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.

AB68,2859 Section 2859 . 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1471,9 447.03 (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.

AB68,2860 Section 2860 . 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1471,16 447.03 (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.

AB68,2861 Section 2861 . 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: