Tax 11.17(5)(5) Hospital definition. Section 50.33 (2), Stats., provides the definition of hospital which is to be used for sales tax purposes. Tax 11.17 NoteNote: Section Tax 11.17 interprets ss. 77.51 (3pj), (3pm), (7m), (9), and (11m), 77.52 (1) and (2) (a) 1. and 9., and 77.54 (9a), (14), (14r), (20n), (22b), (28), and (64), Stats. Tax 11.17 NoteNote: Refer to s. Tax 11.002 for a description of permit requirements, how to apply for a permit, and the 15-day time period within which the department is required to act on permit applications. Tax 11.17 NoteNote: Refer to s. Tax 11.33 for additional information relating to occasional sales. Tax 11.17 NoteNote: The interpretations in s. Tax 11.17 are effective under the general sales and use tax law on and after September 1, 1969, except: (a) The exemption for needles and syringes used by diabetics became effective November 19, 1975, pursuant to Ch. 102, Laws of 1975; (b) The exemption for oxygen equipment became effective September 1, 1983, pursuant to 1983 Wis. Act 27; (c) The exemption for motorized scooters became effective September 1, 1985, pursuant to 1985 Wis. Act 29; (d) The exemption for diabetic apparatus and equipment and supplies for determining blood sugar levels became effective March 1, 1989, pursuant to 1987 Wis. Act 399; (e) The exemption for antiembolism elastic hose and stockings prescribed by a physician became effective October 1, 1989, pursuant to 1989 Wis. Act 31; (f) The purchases by a hospital service insurance corporation under s. 613.80 (2), Stats., became taxable effective September 1, 1985, pursuant to 1985 Wis. Act 29; (g) The exemption for parts and accessories for certain medical equipment became effective October 1, 1991, pursuant to 1991 Wis. Act 39; (h) The sales of meals by hospitals off the hospital’s premises became taxable October 1, 1991, pursuant to 1991 Wis. Act 39; (i) The exemptions for durable medical equipment for home use, mobility-enhancing equipment, and prosthetic devices became exempt October 1, 2009 pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; (j) The change of the term “gross receipts” to “sales price” and the separate impositions of tax on coins and stamps sold above face value under s. 77.52 (1) (b), Stats., certain leased property affixed to real property under s. 77.52 (1) (c), Stats., and digital goods under s. 77.52 (1) (d), Stats., became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; (k) The exemption for patient health records under s. 77.54 (64), Stats., became effective June 23, 2017, pursuant to 2017 Wis. Act 17; and (L) The threshold for exempt occasional sales was changed to less than $2,000 in annual sales, effective for sales beginning January 1, 2018, pursuant to 2017 Wis. Act 59. Tax 11.17 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, May, 1978, No. 269, eff. 6-1-78; am. (4) (a) 1. and cr. (4) (b) 5., Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; am. (3), Register, September, 1984, No. 345, eff. 10-1-84; am. (1) (a), Register, August, 1985, No. 356, eff. 9-1-85; am. (1) (b), (2), (3), (4) (b) 4. and (5), Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91; am. (1) (a), (3), (4) (a) 2. and (b) 4., renum. (4) (b) 5. to be (4) (b) 6. and am., cr. (4) (b) 5., Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6-1-93; EmR0924: emerg. am. (1) to (4) (a), (b) (intro.) and 3. to 6., cr. (4) (a) 3., eff. 10-1-09; CR 09-090: am. (1) to (4) (a), (b) (intro.) and 3. to 6., cr. (4) (a) 3. Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; CR 10-094: am. (1) to (3), (4) (title), (a) 2., 3. Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10; CR 12-014: am. (4) (b) 6. Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12; CR 13-011: am. (3) Register August 2013 No. 692, eff. 9-1-13; CR 19-122: am. (4) (a) 3. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20; CR 20-018: cr. (4) (a) 4., am. (4) (b) 6. Register July 2021 No. 787, eff. 8-1-21; CR 020-027: am. (3) (table) Register July 2021 No. 787, eff. 8-1-21. Tax 11.18Tax 11.18 Dentists and their suppliers. Tax 11.18(1)(1) Dentists’ charges. Charges by dentists for dental services are not subject to the sales tax. In addition, charges for items specifically designed for a patient which are installed in the patient’s mouth, including artificial teeth, fillings, bridges, crowns, or inlays, and parts and accessories for those items, are not subject to the tax. Tax 11.18(2)(a)1.1. Drugs, including nitrous oxide, oxygen, novocaine, toothpaste, and bone regeneration materials. Tax 11.18(2)(a)2.2. Gold, silver, amalgam, and other alloys used to fill teeth and cement and bonding agents used in conjunction with fillings. Tax 11.18(2)(a)3.3. Crowns, bridges, bridgework, dentures, inlays, fillings, and other items, including parts and accessories for those items, which the dentist installs in the human patient’s mouth. Tax 11.18(2)(a)4.4. Bands, brackets, wire, space maintainers, positioners, and other items installed in a patient’s mouth to prevent or correct a physical deformity or to support a weak or deformed portion of the body. Tax 11.18(2)(b)(b) The items described in par. (a) include braces and other corrective and supporting devices, such as teeth, mouth, and jaw braces and supports. Tax 11.18(3)(a)(a) The sales price from the following sales to dentists are taxable: Tax 11.18(3)(a)2.2. Office equipment, office supplies, and consumable supplies used by dentists to conduct their business. Tax 11.18(3)(b)(b) Items included in par. (a) include tongue depressors, bandages, tooth brushes, dental floss, and cotton. Tax 11.18 NoteNote: The interpretations in s. Tax 11.18 are effective under the general sales and use tax law on and after September 1, 1969, except: (a) The exemption for parts and accessories for certain items became effective October 1, 1991, pursuant to 1991 Wis. Act 39; and (b) The term “gross receipts” was changed to “sales price” effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2. Tax 11.18 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, November, 1978, No. 275, eff. 12-1-78; am. (1), r. and recr. (2) and (3), Register, April, 1990, No. 412, eff. 5-1-90; am. (1) and (2) (a) 3., Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6-1-93; EmR0924: emerg. am. (2), (3) (a) (intro.), 2. and (b), cr. (2) (a) 4., r. and recr. (3) (a) 1., eff. 10-1-09; CR 09-090: am. (2), (3) (a) (intro.), 2. and (b), cr. (2) (a) 4., r. and recr. (3) (a) 1. Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; CR 10-094: am. (2) (b) Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10. Tax 11.19Tax 11.19 Printed material exemptions. Tax 11.19(1)(1) General. All retail sales of tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), Stats., including printed material, are subject to the tax, except when a specific exemption applies to the transaction. This section describes exemptions which commonly apply to sales of printed material. Tax 11.19(2)(a)(a) Section 77.52 (2) (a) 11., Stats., imposes the sales and use tax on certain services. However, an exemption is provided for the printing or imprinting of tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), Stats., furnished by customers, that results in any of the following: