AB666,20,64 (t) “Participating state” means a state that has enacted the compact and been
5admitted to the commission in accordance with the provisions herein and
6commission rules.
AB666,20,87 (u) “Qualifying license” means a license that is not an encumbered license
8issued by a participating state to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.
AB666,20,119 (v) “Remote state” means a participating state where a licensee who is not
10licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist is exercising or seeking to exercise the
11compact privilege.
AB666,20,1312 (w) “Rule” means a regulation promulgated by an entity that has the force of
13law.
AB666,20,2014 (x) “Scope of practice” means the procedures, actions, and processes a dentist
15or dental hygienist licensed in a state is permitted to undertake in that state and the
16circumstances under which the licensee is permitted to undertake those procedures,
17actions and processes. Such procedures, actions and processes and the
18circumstances under which they may be undertaken may be established through
19means, including, but not limited to, statute, regulations, case law, and other
20processes available to the state licensing authority or other government agency.
AB666,21,221 (y) “Significant investigative information” means information, records, and
22documents received or generated by a state licensing authority pursuant to an
23investigation for which a determination has been made that there is probable cause
24to believe that the licensee has violated a statute or regulation that is considered

1more than a minor infraction for which the state licensing authority could pursue
2adverse action against the licensee.
AB666,21,43 (z) “State” means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United
4States of America that regulates the practices of dentistry and dental hygiene.
AB666,21,65 (za) “State licensing authority” means an agency or other entity of a state that
6is responsible for the licensing and regulation of dentists or dental hygienists.
AB666,21,8 7(3) State participation in the compact. (a) In order to join the Compact and
8thereafter continue as a participating state, a state must:
AB666,21,109 1. Enact a compact that is not materially different from the model compact as
10determined in accordance with commission rules;
AB666,21,1111 2. Participate fully in the commission's data system;
AB666,21,1312 3. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about
13its licensees and license applicants;
AB666,21,1614 4. Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and
15commission rules, of any adverse action or the availability of significant
16investigative information regarding a licensee and license applicant;
AB666,21,1917 5. Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time
18frame established by commission rule, by receiving the results of a qualifying
19criminal background check;
AB666,21,2020 6. Comply with the commission rules applicable to a participating state;
AB666,21,2321 7. Accept the national board examinations of the Joint Commission on National
22Dental Examinations or another examination accepted by commission rule as a
23licensure examination;
AB666,22,424 8. Accept for licensure that applicants for a dentist license graduate from a
25predoctoral dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental

1Accreditation or another accrediting agency recognized by the United States
2department of education for the accreditation of dentistry and dental hygiene
3education programs, leading to the doctor of dental surgery (D.D.S.) or doctor of
4dental medicine (D.M.D.) degree;
AB666,22,95 9. Accept for licensure that applicants for a dental hygienist license graduate
6from a dental hygiene education program accredited by the Commission on Dental
7Accreditation or another accrediting agency recognized by the United States
8department of education for the accreditation of dentistry and dental hygiene
9education programs;
AB666,22,1110 10. Require for licensure that applicants successfully complete a clinical
11assessment;
AB666,22,1312 11. Have continuing professional development requirements as a condition for
13license renewal; and
AB666,22,1514 12. Pay a participation fee to the commission as established by commission
15rule.
AB666,22,1716 (b) Providing alternative pathways for an individual to obtain an unrestricted
17license does not disqualify a state from participating in the compact.
AB666,22,1918 (c) When conducting a criminal background check the state licensing authority
19shall:
AB666,22,2020 1. Consider that information in making a licensure decision;
AB666,22,2221 2. Maintain documentation of completion of the criminal background check and
22background check information to the extent allowed by state and federal law; and
AB666,22,2423 3. Report to the commission whether it has completed the criminal background
24check and whether the individual was granted or denied a license.
AB666,23,6
1(d) A licensee of a participating state who has a qualifying license in that state
2and does not hold an encumbered license in any other participating state, shall be
3issued a compact privilege in a remote state in accordance with the terms of the
4compact and commission rules. If a remote state has a jurisprudence requirement
5a compact privilege will not be issued to the licensee unless the licensee has satisfied
6the jurisprudence requirement.
AB666,23,8 7(4) Compact privilege. (a) To obtain and exercise the compact privilege under
8the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
AB666,23,109 1. Have a qualifying license as a dentist or dental hygienist in a participating
10state;
AB666,23,1211 2. Be eligible for a compact privilege in any remote state in accordance with
12pars. (d), (g), and (h);
AB666,23,1413 3. Submit to an application process whenever the licensee is seeking a compact
14privilege;
AB666,23,1615 4. Pay any applicable commission and remote state fees for a compact privilege
16in the remote state;
AB666,23,1817 5. Meet any jurisprudence requirement established by a remote state in which
18the licensee is seeking a compact privilege;
AB666,23,2119 6. Have passed a national board examination of the Joint Commission on
20National Dental Examinations or another examination accepted by commission
21rule;
AB666,24,222 7. For a dentist, have graduated from a predoctoral dental education program
23accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or another accrediting agency
24recognized by the United States department of education for the accreditation of

1dentistry and dental hygiene education programs, leading to the doctor of dental
2surgery (D.D.S.) or doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.) degree;
AB666,24,63 8. For a dental hygienist, have graduated from a dental hygiene education
4program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or another
5accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education for the
6accreditation of dentistry and dental hygiene education programs;
AB666,24,77 9. Have successfully completed a clinical assessment for licensure;
AB666,24,108 10. Report to the commission adverse action taken by any non-participating
9state when applying for a compact privilege and, otherwise, within thirty (30) days
10from the date the adverse action is taken;
AB666,24,1311 11. Report to the commission when applying for a compact privilege the address
12of the licensee's primary residence and thereafter immediately report to the
13commission any change in the address of the licensee's primary residence; and
AB666,24,1914 12. Consent to accept service of process by mail at the licensee's primary
15residence on record with the commission with respect to any action brought against
16the licensee by the commission or a participating state, and consent to accept service
17of a subpoena by mail at the licensee's primary residence on record with the
18commission with respect to any action brought or investigation conducted by the
19commission or a participating state.
AB666,24,2420 (b) The licensee must comply with the requirements of par. (a) to maintain the
21compact privilege in the remote state. If those requirements are met, the compact
22privilege will continue as long as the licensee maintains a qualifying license in the
23state through which the licensee applied for the compact privilege and pays any
24applicable compact privilege renewal fees.
AB666,25,3
1(c) A licensee providing dentistry or dental hygiene in a remote state under the
2compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the
3remote state for a dentist or dental hygienist licensed in that state.
AB666,25,144 (d) A licensee providing dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to a compact
5privilege in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote
6state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, by adverse action
7revoke or remove a licensee's compact privilege in the remote state for a specific
8period of time and impose fines or take any other necessary actions to protect the
9health and safety of its citizens. If a remote state imposes an adverse action against
10a compact privilege that limits the compact privilege, that adverse action applies to
11all compact privileges in all remote states. A licensee whose compact privilege in a
12remote state is removed for a specified period of time is not eligible for a compact
13privilege in any other remote state until the specific time for removal of the compact
14privilege has passed and all encumbrance requirements are satisfied.
AB666,25,1715 (e) If a license in a participating state is an encumbered license, the licensee
16shall lose the compact privilege in a remote state and shall not be eligible for a
17compact privilege in any remote state until the license is no longer encumbered.
AB666,25,2018 (f) Once an encumbered license in a participating state is restored to good
19standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of par. (a) to obtain a compact
20privilege in a remote state.
AB666,25,2321 (g) If a licensee's compact privilege in a remote state is removed by the remote
22state, the individual shall lose or be ineligible for the compact privilege in any remote
23state until the following occur:
AB666,25,2524 1. The specific period of time for which the compact privilege was removed has
25ended; and
AB666,26,1
12. All conditions for removal of the compact privilege have been satisfied.
AB666,26,32 (h) Once the requirements of par. (g) have been met, the licensee must meet the
3requirements in par. (a) to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.
AB666,26,8 4(5) Active military member or their spouses. An active military member and
5their spouse shall not be required to pay to the commission for a compact privilege
6the fee otherwise charged by the commission. If a remote state chooses to charge a
7fee for a compact privilege, it may choose to charge a reduced fee or no fee to an active
8military member and their spouse for a compact privilege.
AB666,26,11 9(6) Adverse actions. (a) A participating state in which a licensee is licensed
10shall have exclusive authority to impose adverse action against the qualifying
11license issued by that participating state.
AB666,26,1412 (b) A participating state may take adverse action based on the significant
13investigative information of a remote state, so long as the participating state follows
14its own procedures for imposing adverse action.
AB666,26,2115 (c) Nothing in this compact shall override a participating state's decision that
16participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and
17that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by the participating
18state's laws. Participating states must require licensees who enter any alternative
19program in lieu of discipline to agree not to practice pursuant to a compact privilege
20in any other participating state during the term of the alternative program without
21prior authorization from such other participating state.
AB666,27,222 (d) Any participating state in which a licensee is applying to practice or is
23practicing pursuant to a compact privilege may investigate actual or alleged
24violations of the statutes and regulations authorizing the practice of dentistry or

1dental hygiene in any other participating state in which the dentist or dental
2hygienist holds a license or compact privilege.
AB666,27,33 (e) A remote state shall have the authority to:
AB666,27,54 1. Take adverse actions as set forth in sub. (4) (d) against a licensee's compact
5privilege in the state;
AB666,27,156 2. In furtherance of its rights and responsibilities under the compact and the
7commission's rules issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that
8require the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of evidence.
9Subpoenas issued by a state licensing authority in a participating state for the
10attendance and testimony of witnesses, or the production of evidence from another
11participating state, shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent
12jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to
13subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay
14any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service
15statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence are located; and
AB666,27,1816 3. If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the licensee the costs of
17investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken
18against that licensee.
AB666,27,2219 (f) Joint investigations. 1. In addition to the authority granted to a
20participating state by its dentist or dental hygienist licensure act or other applicable
21state law, a participating state may jointly investigate licensees with other
22participating states.
AB666,27,2523 2. Participating states shall share any significant investigative information,
24litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual
25investigation initiated under the compact.
AB666,28,4
1(g) Authority to continue investigation. 1. After a licensee's compact privilege
2in a remote state is terminated, the remote state may continue an investigation of
3the licensee that began when the licensee had a compact privilege in that remote
4state.
AB666,28,85 2. If the investigation yields what would be significant investigative
6information had the licensee continued to have a compact privilege in that remote
7state, the remote state shall report the presence of such information to the data
8system as required by sub. (8) (b) 6. as if it was significant investigative information.
AB666,28,14 9(7) Establishment and operation of the commission. (a) The compact
10participating states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose
11membership consists of all participating states that have enacted the compact. The
12commission is an instrumentality of the participating states acting jointly and not
13an instrumentality of any one state. The commission shall come into existence on
14or after the effective date of the compact as set forth in sub. (11) (a).
AB666,28,1815 (b) Participation, voting, and meetings. 1. Each participating state shall have
16and be limited to one (1) commissioner selected by that participating state's state
17licensing authority or, if the state has more than one state licensing authority,
18selected collectively by the state licensing authorities.
AB666,28,2019 2. The commissioner shall be a member or designee of such authority or
20authorities.
AB666,28,2221 3. The commission may by rule or bylaw establish a term of office for
22commissioners and may by rule or bylaw establish term limits.
AB666,28,2523 4. The commission may recommend to a state licensing authority or
24authorities, as applicable, removal or suspension of an individual as the state's
25commissioner.
AB666,29,3
15. A participating state's state licensing authority, or authorities, as applicable,
2shall fill any vacancy of its commissioner on the commission within sixty (60) days
3of the vacancy.
AB666,29,54 6. Each commissioner shall be entitled to one vote on all matters that are voted
5upon by the commission.
AB666,29,86 7. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year.
7Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws. The commission may
8meet by telecommunication, video conference or other similar electronic means.
AB666,29,99 (c) The commission shall have the following powers:
AB666,29,1010 1. Establish the fiscal year of the commission;
AB666,29,1111 2. Establish a code of conduct and conflict of interest policies;
AB666,29,1212 3. Adopt rules and bylaws;
AB666,29,1313 4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;
AB666,29,1514 5. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this
15compact, the commission's rules, and the bylaws;
AB666,29,1816 6. Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the name of the
17commission, provided that the standing of any state licensing authority to sue or be
18sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
AB666,29,2119 7. Maintain and certify records and information provided to a participating
20state as the authenticated business records of the commission, and designate a
21person to do so on the commission's behalf;
AB666,29,2222 8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
AB666,29,2423 9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not
24limited to, employees of a participating state;
AB666,29,2525 10. Conduct an annual financial review;
AB666,30,5
111. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties,
2grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the
3compact, and establish the commission's personnel policies and programs relating
4to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel
5matters;
AB666,30,136 12. As set forth in the commission rules, charge a fee to a licensee for the grant
7of a compact privilege in a remote state and thereafter, as may be established by
8commission rule, charge the licensee a compact privilege renewal fee for each
9renewal period in which that licensee exercises or intends to exercise the compact
10privilege in that remote state. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent a remote
11state from charging a licensee a fee for a compact privilege or renewals of a compact
12privilege, or a fee for the jurisprudence requirement if the remote state imposes such
13a requirement for the grant of a compact privilege;
AB666,30,1714 13. Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations, grants of money, other
15sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and receive, utilize,
16and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the commission shall avoid any
17appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest;
AB666,30,1918 14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any property, real,
19personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest therein;
AB666,30,2120 15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise
21dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;
AB666,30,2222 16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;
AB666,30,2323 17. Borrow money;
AB666,31,224 18. Appoint committees, including standing committees, which may be
25composed of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives,

1and consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be
2designated in this compact and the bylaws;
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