SB692,40107Section 40. 447.06 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,108108447.06 (2) (c) (intro.) A dental hygienist may practice dental hygiene or perform remediable procedures under par. (a) 1. if a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter is not present in the facility in which those practices or procedures are performed only if all of the following conditions are met:
SB692,41109Section 41. 447.06 (2) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,110110447.06 (2) (e) (intro.) Pursuant to a treatment plan approved by a dentist who is licensed under this chapter, a dental hygienist licensed under this chapter may administer the following upon delegation by the dentist if the dentist remains on the premises in which the practices are performed and is available to the patient throughout the completion of the appointment:
SB692,42111Section 42. 447.065 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,112112447.065 (1) (intro.) A dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter subchapter only the performance of remediable procedures, and only if all of the following conditions are met:
SB692,43113Section 43. 447.065 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,114114447.065 (2) Subject to the requirements under s. 447.06 (2), a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to a dental hygienist who is licensed to practice dental hygiene under this chapter the performance of remediable procedures and the administration of oral systemic premedications, local anesthesia, nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, and subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents.
SB692,44115Section 44. 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,116116447.07 (3) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to any alleged action of any dentist, dental hygienist, or expanded function dental auxiliary, of a mobile dentistry program registrant, or of any other person it has reason to believe is engaged in or has engaged in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program, in this state, and may, on its own motion, or upon complaint in writing, reprimand any dentist, dental hygienist, or expanded function dental auxiliary who is licensed or certified under this chapter subchapter or who holds a compact privilege, or any mobile dentistry program registrant, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke his or her license or, certificate, or compact privilege, or the registration of the mobile dentistry program registrant, if it finds that the dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function dental auxiliary, or mobile dentistry program registrant has done any of the following:
SB692,45117Section 45. 447.07 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,118118447.07 (3) (f) Violated this chapter subchapter or any federal or state statute or rule that relates to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or an expanded function dental auxiliary, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.
SB692,46119Section 46. 447.07 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,120120447.07 (3) (j) Employed, directly or indirectly, any unlicensed or uncertified person to perform any act requiring licensure or certification under this chapter subchapter.
SB692,47121Section 47. 447.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,122122447.09 Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter subchapter may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both for the first offense and is guilty of a Class I felony for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within 5 years.
SB692,48123Section 48. 447.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,124124447.10 Injunction. If it appears upon the complaint of any person to the examining board, or it is believed by the examining board that any person is violating this chapter subchapter, the examining board, or the district attorney of the proper county, may investigate such alleged violation, and may, in addition to or in lieu of any other remedies provided by law, bring action in the name and on behalf of the state against any such person to enjoin such violation. Between meetings of the examining board, its president and secretary, acting in its behalf, are empowered jointly to make such an investigation, and on the basis thereof to seek such relief. Investigations conducted by the examining board, or by its president and secretary, shall be conducted according to rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1).
SB692,49125Section 49. 447.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB692,,126126447.12 (1) The dentists of any county who are licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter subchapter, provided there are at least 5 in the county, may organize a county dental society as a component of the Wisconsin Dental Association. When so organized it shall be a body corporate, and shall be designated as the dental society of the county, and shall have the general powers of a corporation and may take by purchase or gift and hold real and personal property. County dental societies now existing are continued with the powers and privileges conferred by this chapter subchapter. A county or district dental society that was in existence but unincorporated on September 29, 1963, is not required to incorporate unless that is the express wish of the majority of its members.
SB692,50127Section 50. Subchapter II of chapter 447 [precedes 447.50] of the statutes is created to read:
SB692,,128128CHAPTER 447
SB692,,129129SUBCHAPTER II
SB692,,131130DENTIST AND DENTAL
131HYGIENIST COMPACT
SB692,,132132447.50 Dentist and dental hygienist compact. (1) Title and purpose. This statute shall be known and cited as the dentist and dental hygienist compact. The purposes of this compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental hygiene services by providing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in participating states in which they are not licensed. The compact does this by establishing a pathway for a dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state to obtain a compact privilege that authorizes them to practice in another participating state in which they are not licensed. The compact enables participating states to protect the public health and safety with respect to the practice of such dentists and dental hygienists, through the state’s authority to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in the state. The compact:
SB692,,133133(a) Enables dentists and dental hygienists who qualify for a compact privilege to practice in other participating states without satisfying burdensome and duplicative requirements associated with securing a license to practice in those States;
SB692,,134134(b) Promotes mobility and addresses workforce shortages through each participating state’s acceptance of a compact privilege to practice in that state;
SB692,,135135(c) Increases public access to qualified, licensed dentists and dental hygienists by creating a responsible, streamlined pathway for licensees to practice in participating states.
SB692,,136136(d) Enhances the ability of participating states to protect the public’s health and safety;