AB945: Bill Text

AB945,40 Section 40. 447.06 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB945,14,15 447.06 (3) (a) In this subsection:

AB945,14,16 1. “Collaborative management agreement” means an agreement under par. (d).

AB945,14,18 2. “Qualifying dentist” means a dentist who is licensed in this state and who is actively practicing in this state.

AB945,14,21 (b) The scope of practice of a dental therapist shall, subject to the terms of a collaborative management agreement, be limited to providing the following services, treatments, and procedures:

AB945,14,23 1. Oral evaluation and assessment of dental disease and formulation of an individualized treatment plan.

AB945,14,24 2. Evaluating radiographs.

AB945,15,2 3. Identifying oral and systemic conditions requiring evaluation or treatment by dentists, physicians, or other health care providers and managing referrals.

AB945,15,3 4. Comprehensive charting of the oral cavity.

AB945,15,5 5. Oral health instruction and disease prevention education, including nutritional counseling and dietary analysis.

AB945,15,6 6. Exposing radiographic images.

AB945,15,7 7. Dental prophylaxis, including subgingival scaling and polishing procedures.

AB945,15,10 8. Dispensing and administering via the oral or topical route nonnarcotic analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic medications as prescribed by a licensed health care provider.

AB945,15,12 9. Applying topical preventive or prophylactic agents, including fluoride varnish, antimicrobial agents, and pit and fissure sealants.

AB945,15,13 10. Pulp vitality testing.

AB945,15,14 11. Applying desensitizing medication or resin.

AB945,15,15 12. Fabricating athletic mouth guards.

AB945,15,16 13. Changing periodontal dressings.

AB945,15,17 14. Administering local anesthetic.

AB945,15,18 15. Pulpotomies on primary teeth.

AB945,15,19 16. Simple extraction of erupted primary teeth.

AB945,15,24 17. Nonsurgical extractions of periodontally diseased permanent teeth with tooth mobility of +3 to +4 under general supervision if authorized in advance by the supervising dentist, except that “dental therapy” does not include the extraction of a tooth that is unerupted, impacted, or fractured or that needs to be sectioned for removal.

AB945,16,2 18. Emergency palliative treatment of dental pain limited to the procedures in this paragraph.

AB945,16,4 19. Preparation and placement of direct restoration in primary and permanent teeth.

AB945,16,5 20. Fabrication and placement of single-tooth temporary crowns.

AB945,16,6 21. Preparation and placement of preformed crowns on primary teeth.

AB945,16,7 22. Indirect and direct pulp capping on permanent teeth.

AB945,16,8 23. Indirect pulp capping on primary teeth.

AB945,16,9 24. Suture removal.

AB945,16,10 25. Minor adjustments and repairs on removable prostheses.

AB945,16,11 26. Placement and removal of space maintainers.

AB945,16,13 27. Any additional services, treatments, or procedures specified in the rules promulgated under s. 447.02 (1) (g).

AB945,16,23 (c) 1. A dental therapist licensed under this chapter may provide dental therapy services only under the general supervision of a qualifying dentist with which the dental therapist has entered into a collaborative management agreement. For purposes of this subdivision, general supervision of a dental therapist by a dentist requires that a task or procedure be performed by a dental therapist with the prior knowledge and consent of the dentist, but does not require the presence of the dentist in the office or on the premises at the time a task or procedure is being performed by the dental therapist and does not require prior examination or diagnosis of a patient by the dentist before the dental therapist provides dental therapy services to the patient.

AB945,17,4 2. A supervising dentist shall accept responsibility for all services performed by a dental therapist pursuant to a collaborative management agreement and for providing or arranging for services to be provided by a dentist or other qualified health care professional when services needed by a patient are beyond the dental therapist's scope of practice and authorization under the collaborative management agreement.

AB945,17,8 (d) 1. Prior to providing any dental therapy services, a dental therapist shall enter into a written collaborative management agreement with a qualifying dentist who will serve as a supervising dentist under par. (c). The agreement must be signed by the dental therapist and the qualifying dentist and address all of the following:

AB945,17,10 a. The practice settings where services may be provided and the patient populations that may be served.

AB945,17,13 b. Any conditions or limitations on the services that may be provided by the dental therapist, the level of supervision required, and any circumstances requiring consultation prior to performing services.

AB945,17,14 c. Age-specific and procedure-specific practice protocols.

AB945,17,15 d. Dental record-keeping procedures.

AB945,17,16 e. Plans for managing dental or medical emergencies.

AB945,17,18 f. A quality assurance plan for monitoring care provided by the dental therapist.

AB945,17,19 g. Protocols for administering and dispensing medications.

AB945,17,21 h. Criteria or protocols relating to the provision of care to patients with specific medical conditions, treatments, or medications.

AB945,17,22 i. Policies relating to supervision of dental hygienists and other staff.

AB945,17,25 j. A plan for the referral of patients to other dental or health care professionals or clinics when services needed are beyond the scope of practice or authorization of the dental therapist.

AB945,18,2 2. A collaborative management agreement shall be limited to covering one qualifying dentist and one dental therapist.

AB945,18,4 3. No dentist may have collaborative management agreements with more than 5 dental therapists at any time.

AB945,41 Section 41. 447.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,18,11 447.07 (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.

AB945,42 Section 42. 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,18,24 447.07 (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:

AB945,43 Section 43. 447.07 (3) (e) to (h) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB945,19,3 447.07 (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.

AB945,19,6 (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.

AB945,19,9 (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.

AB945,19,12 (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.

AB945,44 Section 44 . 447.40 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,19,21 447.40 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:

AB945,45 Section 45 . 447.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,19,25 447.40 (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.

AB945,46 Section 46. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,20,8 448.03 (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.

AB945,47 Section 47. 448.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,20,11 448.21 (1) (a) The practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene within the meaning of ch. 447.

AB945,48 Section 48. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,20,19 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or practical nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch. 449 or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.

AB945,49 Section 49. 450.10 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,20,21 450.10 (3) (a) 4. A dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.

AB945,50 Section 50. 462.02 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,20,25 462.02 (2) (d) A dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a dental therapist licensed under s. 447.04 (1m), a dental hygienist licensed under s. 447.04 (2), or a person under the direct supervision of a dentist.

AB945,51 Section 51. 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,21,10 462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a dentist licensed under s. 447.04 (1), a dental therapist licensed under s. 447.04 (1m), a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02, an advanced practice nurse certified under s. 441.16 (2), a physician assistant licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (f), or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) (a), a physical therapist licensed under s. 448.53.

AB945,52 Section 52. 463.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,21,15 463.10 (5) Exception. This section does not apply to a dentist who is licensed under s. 447.03 (1) or to a, dental therapist, or physician who tattoos or offers to tattoo a person in the course of the dentist's, dental therapist's, or physician's professional practice.

AB945,53 Section 53. 463.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,21,20 463.12 (5) Exception. This section does not apply to a dentist who is licensed under s. 447.03 (1) or to a, dental therapist, or physician who pierces the body of or offers to pierce the body of a person in the course of the dentist's , dental therapist's, or physician's professional practice.

AB945,54 Section 54. 632.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,22,2 632.87 (4) No policy, plan or contract may exclude coverage for diagnosis and treatment of a condition or complaint by a licensed dentist or dental therapist within the scope of the dentist's or dental therapist's license, if the policy, plan or contract covers diagnosis and treatment of the condition or complaint by another health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p).

AB945,55 Section 55 . 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 12, is amended to read:

AB945,22,16 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), any physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or athletic trainer licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447, emergency medical services practitioner licensed under s. 256.15, emergency medical responder certified under s. 256.15 (8), registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, or a massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under ch. 460 who renders voluntary health care to a participant in an athletic event or contest sponsored by a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), a public agency, as defined in s. 46.856 (1) (b), or a school, as defined in s. 609.655 (1) (c), is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in rendering that care if all of the following conditions exist:

AB945,56 Section 56 . 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 12, is amended to read:

AB945,22,23 895.48 (1m) (a) 2. The physician, podiatrist, athletic trainer, chiropractor, dentist, dental therapist, emergency medical services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), emergency medical responder, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), physician assistant, registered nurse, massage therapist or bodywork therapist does not receive compensation for the health care, other than reimbursement for expenses.

AB945,57 Section 57. 941.315 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB945,23,4 941.315 (5) (a) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person to whom nitrous oxide is administered for the purpose of providing medical or dental care, if the nitrous oxide is administered by a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist or at the direction or under the supervision of a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist.

AB945,23,8 (b) Subsection (3) does not apply to the administration of nitrous oxide by a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist, or by another person at the direction or under the supervision of a physician or, dentist, or dental therapist, for the purpose of providing medical or dental care.

AB945,23,12 (c) Subsection (3) (c) does not apply to the sale to a hospital, health care clinic or other health care organization or to a physician or , dentist, or dental therapist of any object used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in administering nitrous oxide for the purpose of providing medical or dental care.

AB945,58 Section 58 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB945,23,17 (1) When the first individual becomes licensed as a dental therapist in this state under section 447.04 (1m) of the statutes, the dentistry examining board shall send a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.

AB945,59 Section 59 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows: