AB43,1507,128 446.025 (3) (b) A chiropractic radiological technician shall, at the time that he
9or she applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory
10to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 12 continuing
11educational credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the
12examining board, which shall require at least 12 credit hours per 2-year period.
AB43,2898 13Section 2898 . 446.026 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.026 (3) (a) 1.
14and amended to read:
AB43,1507,1615 446.026 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this
16section are specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB43,2899 17Section 2899 . 446.026 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1507,1918 446.026 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section are
19determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB43,2900 20Section 2900 . 446.026 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1507,2521 446.026 (3) (b) A chiropractic technician shall, at the time that he or she applies
22for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory to the
23examining board that he or she has completed at least 6 continuing educational
24credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the examining board,
25which shall require at least 6 credit hours per 2-year period
.
AB43,2901
1Section 2901. 447.01 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1508,32 447.01 (6g) “Dental therapist” means an individual who practices dental
3therapy.
AB43,2902 4Section 2902 . 447.01 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1508,65 447.01 (6r) “Dental therapy” means the limited practice of dentistry, consisting
6of the services, treatments, and procedures specified in s. 447.06 (3) (b).
AB43,2903 7Section 2903 . 447.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1508,118 447.02 (1) (a) Governing the reexamination of an applicant who fails an
9examination specified in s. 447.04 (1) (a) 5., (1m) (e), or (2) (a) 5. The rules may specify
10additional educational requirements for those applicants and may specify the
11number of times an applicant may be examined.
AB43,2904 12Section 2904 . 447.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1508,1413 447.02 (1) (b) Governing the standards and conditions for the use of radiation
14and ionizing equipment in the practice of dentistry or dental therapy.
AB43,2905 15Section 2905 . 447.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1508,1816 447.02 (1) (g) Specifying services, treatments, or procedures, in addition to
17those specified under s. 447.06 (3) (b) 1. to 27., that are included within the practice
18of dental therapy.
AB43,2906 19Section 2906 . 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1508,2120 447.02 (2) (a) The conditions for supervision and the degree of supervision
21required under ss. 447.03 (3) (a), (am), (b) and (d) 2. and 447.065.
AB43,2907 22Section 2907 . 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1509,223 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the
24practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental

1hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry , dental therapy, or dental
2hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply:
AB43,2908 3Section 2908 . 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1509,74 447.02 (3) (a) 2. The examining board determines that the applicant is qualified
5and satisfies the criteria specified under s. 447.04 (1) (b) 1. to 3., except that the
6examining board may not require the applicant to pass an examination of state
7statutes and rules relating to dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene.
AB43,2909 8Section 2909 . 447.02 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1509,119 447.02 (3) (a) 3. If the applicant is applying for a permit to practice dental
10therapy, the applicant graduated from a dental therapy education program approved
11under s. 447.04 (1m) (c) 1. to 3.
AB43,2910 12Section 2910 . 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1509,1713 447.02 (3) (b) A permit under this subsection shall authorize the practice of
14dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a specified area of the state for a period
15of time not more than 10 days in a year and may be renewed by the examining board.
16The examining board may not require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or
17renewal of a permit under this subsection.
AB43,2911 18Section 2911 . 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1509,2319 447.02 (5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this
20chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business
21or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice
22of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides
23dental or dental hygiene services.
AB43,2912 24Section 2912 . 447.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1510,6
1447.02 (6) The examining board shall send a notice to the legislative reference
2bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register when the board
3determines that 50 or more individuals are currently licensed as dental therapists
4in this state under s. 447.04 (1m). This subsection does not apply on or after the first
5day of the 6th year beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB
6inserts date].
AB43,2913 7Section 2913 . 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1510,108 447.03 (1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s.
9447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to
10practice dental therapy under this chapter:
AB43,1510,1111 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.
AB43,1510,1412 (b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in
13connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the
14impression that he or she is a dental therapist.
AB43,2914 15Section 2914 . 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1510,2016 447.03 (3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under
17the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or other institution
18connected or associated for training purposes with a dental therapy school accredited
19by the American Dental Association commission on dental accreditation or its
20successor agency.
AB43,2915 21Section 2915 . 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1511,222 447.03 (3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or
23dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry , dental therapy,
24or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of
25a group of dentists or practices dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the

1jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service, or veterans
2bureau.
AB43,2916 3Section 2916 . 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1511,54 447.04 (1m) Dental therapists. The examining board shall grant a license to
5practice dental therapy to an individual who does all of the following:
AB43,1511,76 (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided
7by the department.
AB43,1511,88 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
AB43,1511,109 (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
10done one of the following:
AB43,1511,1311 1. Graduated from a dental therapy education program accredited by the
12American Dental Association commission on dental accreditation or its successor
13agency.
AB43,1511,1814 2. Graduated from a dental therapy education program that was not accredited
15by the American Dental Association commission on dental accreditation or its
16successor agency at the time of graduation, but was, on or before the effective date
17of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], accredited or approved by the Minnesota
18Board of Dentistry.
AB43,1511,2519 3. Graduated from a dental therapy education program located outside this
20state that was not accredited by the American Dental Association commission on
21dental accreditation or its successor agency, but that is approved by the examining
22board. The examining board shall approve a program under this subdivision if the
23examining board determines that the dental therapy education program is
24substantially similar to a program accredited by the American Dental Association
25commission on dental accreditation or its successor agency.
AB43,1512,8
1(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
2passed a national board dental therapy examination and a dental therapy clinical
3examination administered by a regional testing service that has been approved by
4the examining board to administer clinical examinations for dental professionals.
5If a national board examination or a regional testing service examination for dental
6therapy does not exist, the examining board shall accept evidence of passing an
7alternative examination administered by another entity or testing service that is
8approved by the examining board.
AB43,1512,109 (e) Passes an examination administered by the examining board on the
10statutes and rules relating to dental therapy.
AB43,1512,1511 (f) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
12current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an
13automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an
14individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03
15(38) to provide such instruction.
AB43,1512,1916 (g) If the individual was licensed or is currently licensed in another state or
17territory of the United States or in another country, the individual submits
18information related to his or her licensure in other jurisdictions as required by the
19examining board.
AB43,1512,2320 (h) Completes any other requirements established by the examining board by
21rule that are comparable to and no more restrictive than the requirements
22established by the board for dentists under sub. (1) (a) 6. and dental hygienists under
23sub. (2) (a) 6.
AB43,2917 24Section 2917. 447.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1513,5
1447.05 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), renewal applications shall be
2submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the
3applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2)
4(a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under
5s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB43,2918 6Section 2918 . 447.05 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1513,137 447.05 (2m) The examining board may not renew a license to practice dental
8therapy unless the applicant for renewal attests that he or she has complied with s.
9447.057 and any rules promulgated under s. 447.057, that he or she has current
10proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and that he or she has current
11proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through
12instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher
13education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
AB43,2919 14Section 2919. 447.055 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1513,2315 447.055 (1) (a) 1. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), a person is not eligible
16for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene, other than a permit issued under
17s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise
18completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date
19specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 12 credit hours of
satisfied the applicable continuing
20education relating to the clinical practice of dental hygiene that is sponsored or
21recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, dental
22hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional organization.

23requirements established under subd. 2.
AB43,1514,524 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the The examining board may shall promulgate
25 a rule rules requiring not more than 20 nor less than 12 credit hours of continuing

1education for eligibility for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene to be
2taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed per 2-year period. The rules
3shall require that continuing education be sponsored or recognized by a local, state,
4regional, national, or international dental, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or
5medical-related professional organization in order to qualify under this paragraph
.
AB43,2920 6Section 2920. 447.055 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1514,97 447.055 (1) (b) 1. Basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not
8more than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be
9satisfied by such training.
AB43,2921 10Section 2921. 447.055 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1514,1211 447.055 (1) (b) 2. Infection control. Not less than 2 of the credit hours required
12under par. (a) per 2-year period must be satisfied by such training.
AB43,2922 13Section 2922. 447.055 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,1514,1514 447.055 (3) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new
15licensees from the requirements under this section.
AB43,2923 16Section 2923. 447.056 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1515,417 447.056 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) to and (4), a person is not
18eligible for renewal of a license to practice dentistry, other than a permit issued under
19s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, attended, or otherwise completed, during
20the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08
21(2) (a), 30 credit hours of
satisfied the applicable continuing education related to the
22practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine, including
requirements established
23under this subsection. The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring 30
24credit hours of continuing education to be taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise
25completed per 2-year period. The rules shall require that
not less than 25 credit

1hours of instruction per 2-year period be in clinical dentistry or clinical medicine.
2Not
The rules may not allow more than 4 of the 30 hours may per 2-year period to
3be from teaching. Continuing education does not satisfy the requirements under this
4subsection unless the continuing education is one of the following:
AB43,2924 5Section 2924. 447.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,1515,76 447.056 (2) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new
7licensees from the requirements under this section.
AB43,2925 8Section 2925. 447.056 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2926 9Section 2926 . 447.057 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1515,18 10447.057 Continuing education; dental therapists. (1) (a) Except as
11provided in subs. (3) and (4), a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice
12dental therapy, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has
13taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed, during the 2-year period
14immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 12 credit
15hours of continuing education relating to the clinical practice of dental therapy that
16is sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international
17dental, dental therapy, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related
18professional organization.
AB43,1515,2019 (b) Continuing education required under par. (a) may include training in all of
20the following:
AB43,1515,2221 1. Basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not more than 2 of the
22credit hours required under par. (a) may be satisfied by such training.
AB43,1515,2423 2. Infection control. Not less than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a)
24must be satisfied by such training.
AB43,1516,3
1(c) After consultation with the department of health services, the examining
2board may promulgate rules requiring that continuing education credit hours under
3par. (a) include courses in specific clinical subjects.
AB43,1516,5 4(2) The credit hours required under sub. (1) (a) may be satisfied by independent
5study, correspondence, or Internet programs or courses.
AB43,1516,8 6(3) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that
7expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board
8initially granted the license.
AB43,1516,12 9(4) A person may substitute credit hours of college level courses related to the
10practice of dental therapy for the credit hours required under sub. (1) (a). For
11purposes of this subsection, one credit hour of a college level course is equivalent to
126 credit hours of continuing education.
AB43,1516,16 13(5) For purposes of sub. (1) (a), one hour of teaching or preparing a continuing
14education program is equivalent to one credit hour of continuing education, but a
15person who teaches or prepares a continuing education program may obtain credit
16for the program only once.
AB43,1516,19 17(6) The examining board may require applicants for renewal of a license to
18practice dental therapy to submit proof of compliance with the requirements of this
19section.
AB43,2927 20Section 2927 . 447.057 (1) (a) and (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes, as created by
212023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
AB43,1517,522 447.057 (1) (a) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), a person is not eligible
23for renewal of a license to practice dental therapy, other than a permit issued under
24s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise
25completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date

1specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 12 credit hours of
satisfied the applicable continuing
2education relating to the clinical practice of dental therapy that is sponsored or
3recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, dental
4therapy, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional
5organization
requirements established under subd. 2.
AB43,1517,86 (b) 1. Basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not more than 2 of
7the credit hours required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be satisfied by such
8training.
AB43,1517,109 2. Infection control. Not less than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a)
10per 2-year period must be satisfied by such training.
AB43,2928 11Section 2928 . 447.057 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
12(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,1517,1413 447.057 (3) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new
14licensees from the requirements under this section.
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