AB169,21,19 f. Veterans.

AB169,21,20 g. Patients who are members of a federally recognized Indian tribe or band.

AB169,21,21 h. Patients receiving dental care at clinics or facilities located on tribal lands.

AB169,21,23 i. Patients with medical disabilities or chronic conditions that create barriers of access to dental care.

AB169,44 Section 44. 447.063 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,22,6 447.063 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.

AB169,22,13 (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.

AB169,45 Section 45 . 447.065 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,22,19 447.065 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:

AB169,22,21 (a) The unlicensed individual performs the remediable procedures in accordance with a treatment plan approved by the dentist or dental therapist.

AB169,22,23 (b) The dentist or dental therapist is on the premises when the unlicensed individual performs the remediable procedures.

AB169,22,25 (c) The unlicensed individual's performance of the remediable procedures is subject to inspection by the dentist or dental therapist.

AB169,23,7 (2) Subject to the requirements under s. 447.06 (2), a dentist or dental therapist 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, to the extent the dentist or dental therapist has the authority to perform the activity personally.

AB169,23,10 (3) A dentist or dental therapist who delegates to another individual the performance of any practice or remediable procedure is responsible for that individual's performance of that delegated practice or procedure.

AB169,46 Section 46 . 447.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,23,17 447.07 (1) The examining board may, without further notice or process, limit, suspend, or revoke the license or certificate of any dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist, or the registration of a mobile dentistry program registrant, who fails, within 60 days after the mailing of written notice to the dentist's, dental therapist's, dental hygienist's, or registrant's last-known address, to renew the license, certificate, or registration.

AB169,47 Section 47 . 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,24,5 447.07 (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 therapist, or dental hygienist, 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, dental therapy, 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 therapist, or dental hygienist who is licensed or certified under this chapter, or any mobile dentistry program registrant, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke his or her license or certificate, or the registration of the mobile dentistry program registrant, if it finds that the dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, or mobile dentistry program registrant has done any of the following:

AB169,48 Section 48 . 447.07 (3) (e) to (h) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB169,24,9 447.07 (3) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of a crime, the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.

AB169,24,12 (f) Violated this chapter or any federal or state statute or rule that relates to the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.

AB169,24,15 (g) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.34, practiced dentistry , dental therapy, or dental hygiene while his or her ability was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.

AB169,24,18 (h) Engaged in conduct that indicates a lack of knowledge of, an inability to apply or the negligent application of, principles or skills of dentistry , dental therapy, or dental hygiene.

AB169,49 Section 49 . 447.40 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,25,2 447.40 Informed consent. (intro.) Any dentist or dental therapist who treats a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The reasonable dentist standard is the standard for informing a patient under this section. The reasonable dentist standard requires disclosure only of information that a reasonable dentist would know and disclose under the circumstances. The dentist's or dental therapist's duty to inform the patient under this section does not require disclosure of any of the following:

AB169,50 Section 50 . 447.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,25,6 447.40 (6) Information about alternate modes of treatment for any condition the dentist or dental therapist has not included in his or her diagnosis, assessment, or treatment plan at the time the dentist or dental therapist informs the patient.

AB169,51 Section 51 . 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,25,14 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate or certification granted to practice midwifery under subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, or as otherwise provided by statute.