The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB327,1 1Section 1. 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,2,22 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. Dental practice registrant.
SB327,2 3Section 2. 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,2,54 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. Dental practice registration: October 1 of each
5odd-numbered year.
SB327,3 6Section 3. 447.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,2,87 447.01 (5m) "Dental practice registrant" means a person registered under s.
8447.059.
SB327,4 9Section 4. 447.02 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,2,1110 447.02 (2) (k) Standards of conduct for the operation of a dental practice in this
11state.
SB327,5 12Section 5. 447.059 of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,2,16 13447.059 Dental practice registration. (1) Registration required. No
14person may own or operate a dental practice in this state unless the person is
15registered under this section. A person shall apply for a separate registration under
16this section for each dental practice the person owns or operates.
SB327,2,18 17(2) Registration. (a) The examining board may grant a registration under this
18section to a person who does all of the following:
SB327,3,219 1. Submits an application for registration to the department on a form provided
20by the department. The application shall include the person's name and tax

1identification number, the person's business address and telephone number, and any
2other information the department or the examining board requires.
SB327,3,33 2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
SB327,3,54 3. Satisfies any other requirements established by the examining board by
5rule.
SB327,3,96 (b) A dental practice registrant shall submit an application for renewal, and
7the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), to
8the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable
9renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
SB327,3,1210 (c) The examining board may not promulgate a rule that prohibits a person who
11is not a dentist from owning or operating a dental practice in this state consistent
12with this section.
SB327,3,14 13(3) Exceptions to registration requirement. No registration is required under
14this section for any of the following:
SB327,3,1515 (a) A dentist who is licensed under this chapter.
SB327,3,1816 (b) A mobile dentistry program registrant, unless the mobile dentistry program
17registrant owns or operates a dental practice other than the mobile dentistry
18program.
SB327,3,2019 (c) A hospital, a federally qualified health center, or an affiliate of a hospital
20or health care system, as determined by the examining board.
SB327,6 21Section 6. 447.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,4,222 447.07 (1) The examining board may, without further notice or process, limit,
23suspend, or revoke the license or certificate of any dentist or dental hygienist, or the
24registration of a dental practice registrant,
who fails, within 60 days after the

1mailing of written notice to the dentist's or, dental hygienist's, or registrant's
2last-known address, to renew his or her the license or, certificate, or registration.
SB327,7 3Section 7. 447.07 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 244 and
42015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,4,105 447.07 (1) The examining board may, without further notice or process, limit,
6suspend, or revoke the license or certificate of any dentist or dental hygienist, or the
7registration of a mobile dentistry program registrant or a dental practice registrant,
8who fails, within 60 days after the mailing of written notice to the dentist's, dental
9hygienist's, or registrant's last-known address, to renew the license, certificate, or
10registration.
SB327,8 11Section 8. 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,4,2212 447.07 (3) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
13examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to any
14alleged action of any dentist or dental hygienist, of a dental practice registrant, or
15of any other person it has reason to believe is engaged in or has engaged in the
16practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, or the operation of a dental practice, in this
17state, and may, on its own motion, or upon complaint in writing, reprimand any
18dentist or dental hygienist who is licensed or certified under this chapter, or any
19dental practice registrant,
or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke his or her license or
20certificate, or the registration of the dental practice registrant, if it finds that the
21dentist or, dental hygienist, or dental practice registrant has done any of the
22following:
SB327,9 23Section 9. 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
24244
and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,5,13
1447.07 (3) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
2examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to any
3alleged action of any dentist or dental hygienist, of a mobile dentistry program
4registrant or a dental practice registrant, or of any other person it has reason to
5believe is engaged in or has engaged in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene,
6or the operation of a mobile dentistry program or a dental practice, in this state, and
7may, on its own motion, or upon complaint in writing, reprimand any dentist or
8dental hygienist who is licensed or certified under this chapter, or any mobile
9dentistry program registrant or dental practice registrant, or deny, limit, suspend,
10or revoke his or her license or certificate, or the registration of the mobile dentistry
11program registrant or dental practice registrant, if it finds that the dentist, dental
12hygienist, mobile dentistry program registrant, or dental practice registrant has
13done any of the following:
SB327,10 14Section 10. 447.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,5,1615 447.07 (3) (a) Engaged in unprofessional conduct or violated the standards of
16conduct established by the examining board under s. 447.02 (2) (k)
.
SB327,11 17Section 11. 447.07 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 244
18and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,5,2019 447.07 (3) (a) Engaged in unprofessional conduct or violated the standards of
20conduct established by the examining board under s. 447.02 (2) (g) or (k).
SB327,12 21Section 12. 447.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,5,2522 447.07 (3) (b) Made any false statement or given any false information in
23connection with an application for a license or, certificate, or registration or for
24renewal or reinstatement of a license or, certificate, or registration, or received a
25license or, certificate, or registration through error.
SB327,13
1Section 13. 447.07 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,6,42 447.07 (3) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of a
3crime, the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of dentistry or
4dental hygiene or the operation of a dental practice.
SB327,14 5Section 14. 447.07 (3) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 244
6and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,6,97 447.07 (3) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of a
8crime, the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of dentistry or
9dental hygiene or the operation of a mobile dentistry program or a dental practice.
SB327,15 10Section 15. 447.07 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,6,1311 447.07 (3) (f) Violated this chapter or any federal or state statute or rule which
12that relates to the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, or the operation of a dental
13practice
.
SB327,16 14Section 16. 447.07 (3) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 244
15and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,6,1816 447.07 (3) (f) Violated this chapter or any federal or state statute or rule that
17relates to the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, or the operation of a mobile
18dentistry program or a dental practice.
SB327,17 19Section 17. 447.07 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,6,2120 447.07 (3) (m) Made a substantial misrepresentation in the course of practice,
21or in the operation of a dental practice,
that was relied upon by a client.
SB327,18 22Section 18. 447.07 (3) (m) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
23244
and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,7,3
1447.07 (3) (m) Made a substantial misrepresentation in the course of practice,
2or in the operation of a mobile dentistry program or a dental practice, that was relied
3upon by a client.
SB327,19 4Section 19. 447.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,7,85 447.07 (5) The examining board may reinstate a license or, certificate, or
6registration
that has been voluntarily surrendered or revoked on terms and
7conditions that it considers appropriate. This subsection does not apply to a license
8or registration that is revoked under s. 440.12.
SB327,20 9Section 20. 447.07 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,7,1410 447.07 (7) In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or denial, limitation,
11suspension, or revocation of a license or , certificate, or registration under sub. (3), the
12examining board may assess against an applicant, licensee or, certificate holder, or
13dental practice registrant
a forfeiture of not more than $5,000 for each violation
14enumerated under sub. (3).
SB327,21 15Section 21. 447.07 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 244
16and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB327,7,2117 447.07 (7) In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or denial, limitation,
18suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, or registration under sub. (3), the
19examining board may assess against an applicant, licensee, certificate holder, mobile
20dentistry program registrant, or dental practice registrant a forfeiture of not more
21than $5,000 for each violation enumerated under sub. (3).
SB327,22 22Section 22. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB327,8,223 (1) Mobile dentistry programs. If this act takes effect before 2013 Wisconsin
24Act 244
, other than as specified in section 16 (1) of that act, a person who owns or
25operates a mobile dentistry program, as determined by the dentistry examining

1board, is not required to be registered under section 447.059 (1) of the statutes, as
2created by this act, for that mobile dentistry program.
SB327,23 3Section 23. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
4except as follows:
SB327,8,65 (1) Registration requirement. The treatment of section 447.059 (1), as created
6by this act, takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
SB327,8,117 (2) Delayed mobile dentistry provisions. The repeal and recreation of section
8447.07 (1), (3) (intro.), (a), (e), (f), and (m), and (7) takes effect on the first day of the
93rd month beginning after the legislative reference bureau receives the notice under
10Section 15 (1) of 2013 Wisconsin Act 244, or on the day after publication, whichever
11is later.
SB327,8,1212 (End)
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