AB68,1481,75 j. A plan for the referral of patients to other dental or health care professionals
6or clinics when services needed are beyond the scope of practice or authorization of
7the dental therapist.
AB68,1481,98 k. Whether and to what extent the dental therapist may perform services
9described in par. (c) 15.
AB68,1481,1110 2. a. A collaborative management agreement shall be limited to covering one
11qualifying dentist and one dental therapist.
AB68,1481,1312 b. A dental therapist may enter into multiple collaborative management
13agreements.
AB68,1481,1514 c. No qualifying dentist may have collaborative management agreements with
15more than 5 dental therapists at any time.
AB68,2871 16Section 2871 . 447.065 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1481,21 17447.065 Delegation of remediable procedures and dental practices. (1)
18A dentist or dental therapist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter
19may delegate to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter only the
20performance of remediable procedures, and only if all of the following conditions are
21met:
AB68,1481,2322 (a) The unlicensed individual performs the remediable procedures in
23accordance with a treatment plan approved by the dentist or dental therapist.
AB68,1481,2524 (b) The dentist or dental therapist is on the premises when the unlicensed
25individual performs the remediable procedures.
AB68,1482,2
1(c) The unlicensed individual's performance of the remediable procedures is
2subject to inspection by the dentist or dental therapist.
AB68,1482,9 3(2) Subject to the requirements under s. 447.06 (2), a dentist or dental therapist
4who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to a dental
5hygienist who is licensed to practice dental hygiene under this chapter the
6performance of remediable procedures and the administration of oral systemic
7premedications, local anesthesia, nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, and
8subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents, to the extent the dentist or
9dental therapist has the authority to perform the activity personally
.
AB68,1482,12 10(3) A dentist or dental therapist who delegates to another individual the
11performance of any practice or remediable procedure is responsible for that
12individual's performance of that delegated practice or procedure.
AB68,2872 13Section 2872 . 447.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1482,1914 447.07 (1) The examining board may, without further notice or process, limit,
15suspend, or revoke the license or certificate of any dentist, dental therapist, or dental
16hygienist, or the registration of a mobile dentistry program registrant, who fails,
17within 60 days after the mailing of written notice to the dentist's, dental therapist's,
18dental hygienist's, or registrant's last-known address, to renew the license,
19certificate, or registration.
AB68,2873 20Section 2873 . 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1483,721 447.07 (3) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
22examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to any
23alleged action of any dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist, of a mobile
24dentistry program registrant, or of any other person it has reason to believe is
25engaged in or has engaged in the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental

1hygiene, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program, in this state, and may, on
2its own motion, or upon complaint in writing, reprimand any dentist , dental
3therapist,
or dental hygienist who is licensed or certified under this chapter, or any
4mobile dentistry program registrant, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke his or her
5license or certificate, or the registration of the mobile dentistry program registrant,
6if it finds that the dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, or mobile dentistry
7program registrant has done any of the following:
AB68,2874 8Section 2874 . 447.07 (3) (e) to (h) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB68,1483,119 447.07 (3) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of a
10crime, the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of dentistry,
11dental therapy,
or dental hygiene or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.
AB68,1483,1412 (f) Violated this chapter or any federal or state statute or rule that relates to
13the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, or the operation of a
14mobile dentistry program.
AB68,1483,1715 (g) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.34, practiced dentistry , dental
16therapy,
or dental hygiene while his or her ability was impaired by alcohol or other
17drugs.
AB68,1483,2018 (h) Engaged in conduct that indicates a lack of knowledge of, an inability to
19apply or the negligent application of, principles or skills of dentistry , dental therapy,
20or dental hygiene.
AB68,2875 21Section 2875 . 447.40 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1484,4 22447.40 Informed consent. (intro.) Any dentist or dental therapist who treats
23a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate
24modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The
25reasonable dentist standard is the standard for informing a patient under this

1section. The reasonable dentist standard requires disclosure only of information
2that a reasonable dentist would know and disclose under the circumstances. The
3dentist's or dental therapist's duty to inform the patient under this section does not
4require disclosure of any of the following:
AB68,2876 5Section 2876 . 447.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1484,86 447.40 (6) Information about alternate modes of treatment for any condition
7the dentist or dental therapist has not included in his or her diagnosis, assessment,
8or treatment plan
at the time the dentist or dental therapist informs the patient.
AB68,2877 9Section 2877 . 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1484,1610 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
11permit, registration, certificate or certification granted to practice midwifery under
12subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or
13nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice
14dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice optometry
15under ch. 449, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory
16provision, or as otherwise provided by statute.
AB68,2878 17Section 2878 . 448.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1484,1918 448.21 (1) (a) The practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene within
19the meaning of ch. 447.