SB689,,176 (dm) A dental therapist may, subject to par. (e), provide dental therapy services only as an employee of one or more of the following that satisfies par. (dr):

SB689,,177 1. A dentist with whom the dental therapist has entered into a collaborative management agreement.

SB689,,178 2. A dental practice.

SB689,,179 3. A school district or the operator of a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), or a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m).

SB689,,180 4. The operator of a school for the education of dentists or dental hygienists.

SB689,,181 5. A state or federal prison, a county jail, or other federal, state, county, or municipal correctional or detention facility, or a facility established to provide care for terminally ill patients.

SB689,,182 6. A local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4).

SB689,,183 7. A charitable institution open to the general public or to members of a religious sect or order.

SB689,,184 8. A nonprofit home health care agency.

SB689,,185 9. The operator of a nonprofit dental care program serving primarily indigent, economically disadvantaged, or migrant worker populations.

SB689,,186 10. A health care employer, as defined in s. 440.094 (1) (b).

SB689,,187 (dr) A dentist may not enter into a collaborative management agreement with a dental therapist unless the dentist directly employs the dental therapist as provided in par. (dm) 1. or the dentist is employed by or contracts with the dental therapist’s employer described in par. (dm) 2. to 10.

SB689,,188 (e) A dental therapist shall at all times comply with at least one of the following:

SB689,,189 1. Limit his or her practice to practicing in one or more dental health shortage areas. If a dental therapist begins practicing in a dental health shortage area, and that area loses its designation as a dental health shortage area while the dental therapist continues to practice in that area, the dental therapist is considered to satisfy this subdivision as long as the dental therapist continues to practice in that area.

SB689,,190 2. Practice in one or more settings in which at least 50 percent of the total patient base of the dental therapist consists of patients who are any of the following:

SB689,,191 a. Medical Assistance patients.

SB689,,192 b. Uninsured patients.

SB689,,193 c. Patients receiving dental care at free and charitable clinics.

SB689,,194 d. Patients receiving dental care at federally qualified health centers.

SB689,,195 e. Patients who reside in long-term care facilities.

SB689,,196 f. Veterans.

SB689,,197 g. Patients who are members of a federally recognized Indian tribe or band.

SB689,,198 h. Patients receiving dental care at clinics or facilities located on tribal lands.

SB689,,199 i. Patients with medical disabilities or chronic conditions that create barriers of access to dental care.

SB689,45 Section 45. 447.063 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB689,,201 447.063 Preservation and transfer of patient health care records. (1) A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through which the person allows another person to offer dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, shall preserve patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4), for an amount of time determined by the examining board by rule.

SB689,,202 (2) A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through which the person allows another person to offer dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene services, shall, upon request of a patient or person authorized by the patient, as defined in s. 146.81 (5), transfer the patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4), of the patient to another person that the patient or person authorized by the patient specifies to receive the patient health care records.

SB689,46 Section 46. 447.065 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB689,,204 447.065 Delegation of remediable procedures and dental practices. (1) A dentist or dental therapist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter only the performance of remediable procedures, and only if all of the following conditions are met: