AB56,2036 4Section 2036 . 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,1004,95 447.02 (5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this
6chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business
7or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice
8of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides
9dental or dental hygiene services.
AB56,2037 10Section 2037 . 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,1004,1311 447.03 (1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s.
12447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to
13practice dental therapy under this chapter:
AB56,1004,1414 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.
AB56,1004,1715 (b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in
16connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the
17impression that he or she is a dental therapist.
AB56,2038 18Section 2038 . 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,1004,2219 447.03 (3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under
20the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital or other institution
21connected or associated for training purposes with an accredited dental therapy
22school.
AB56,2039 23Section 2039 . 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,1005,424 447.03 (3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or
25dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry , dental therapy,

1or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of
2a group of dentists or practices dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the
3jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service , or veterans
4bureau.
AB56,2040 5Section 2040 . 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,1005,76 447.04 (1m) Dental therapists. (a) The examining board shall grant a license
7to practice dental therapy to an individual who does all of the following:
AB56,1005,98 1. Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided
9by the department.
AB56,1005,1010 2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
AB56,1005,1211 3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has done
12one of the following:
AB56,1005,1313 a. Graduated from an accredited dental therapy education program.
AB56,1005,1814 b. Graduated from a dental therapy education program that was not accredited
15at the time of graduation, but was accredited or approved by a state dental licensing
16board, was certified as a community health aide program dental therapy education
17program under U.S. Indian health service standards, or is otherwise approved by the
18examining board as being substantially comparable to an accredited program.
AB56,1006,219 4. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
20passed a national board dental therapy examination and a dental therapy clinical
21examination administered by a regional testing service that has been approved by
22the examining board to administer clinical examinations for dental professionals.
23If a national board examination or a regional testing service examination for dental
24therapy does not exist, the examining board shall accept evidence of passing an

1alternative examination administered by another entity or testing service that is
2approved by the examining board.
AB56,1006,43 5. Passes an examination administered by the examining board on the statutes
4and rules relating to dental therapy.
AB56,1006,95 5m. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
6current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an
7automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an
8individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03
9(38) to provide such instruction.
AB56,1006,1310 6. Completes any other requirements established by the examining board by
11rule that are comparable to and no more restrictive than the requirements
12established by the board for dentists under sub. (1) (a) 6. and dental hygienists under
13sub. (2) (a) 6.
AB56,1006,1814 (b) The examining board may grant a license to practice dental therapy to an
15individual who is licensed or certified in good standing to practice dental therapy in
16another state or territory of the United States or in another country, or by the U.S.
17Indian health service community health aide program, if the applicant complies with
18all of the following requirements:
AB56,1006,2219 1. Meets the requirements for licensure established by the examining board by
20rule. The board shall establish requirements under this subdivision that are
21comparable to and no more restrictive than the requirements established by the
22board for dentists under sub. (1) (b) 1. and dental hygienists under sub. (2) (b) 1.
AB56,1007,423 2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person has
24current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an
25automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an

1individual, organization, or institution of higher education qualified to provide such
2instruction. The examining board shall consult with the department of health
3services to determine whether an individual, organization, or institution of higher
4education is qualified to provide instruction under this subdivision.
AB56,1007,65 3. Presents the license or certification to the examining board and pays the fee
6specified under s. 440.05 (2).
AB56,2041 7Section 2041 . 447.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,1008,6 8447.05 Expiration and renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted
9to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable
10renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable
11renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The examining
12board may not renew a license to practice dentistry unless the applicant for renewal
13attests that he or she has complied with s. 447.056, that he or she has current
14proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including and that he or she has
15current proficiency in
the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved
16through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher
17education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. The examining
18board may not renew a license to practice dental therapy unless the applicant for
19renewal attests that he or she has complied with s. 447.057 and any rules
20promulgated under s. 447.057, that he or she has current proficiency in
21cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and that he or she has current proficiency in the use
22of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an
23individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03
24(38) to provide such instruction.
The examining board may not renew a license to
25practice dental hygiene unless the applicant for renewal attests that he or she has

1complied with s. 447.055 and any rules promulgated by the examining board under
2s. 447.055, that he or she has a current certification in cardiopulmonary
3resuscitation, and that he or she has current proficiency in the use of an automated
4external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual,
5organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to
6provide such instruction.
AB56,2042 7Section 2042 . 447.057 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,1008,16 8447.057 Continuing education; dental therapists. (1) (a) Except as
9provided in subs. (3) and (4), a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice
10dental therapy, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has
11taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed, during the 2-year period
12immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 12 credit
13hours of continuing education relating to the clinical practice of dental therapy that
14is sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international
15dental, dental therapy, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related
16professional organization.