AB945: Bill Text

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:

AB945,23,22 (1) The treatment of section 15.405 (6) (am) of the statutes takes effect on the date the notice under Section 58 (1) of this act is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.

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