SB70,1523,2222 d. Dental record-keeping procedures.
SB70,1523,2323 e. Plans for managing dental or medical emergencies.
SB70,1523,2524 f. A quality assurance plan for monitoring care provided by the dental
25therapist.
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1g. Protocols for administering and dispensing medications.
SB70,1524,32 h. Criteria or protocols relating to the provision of care to patients with specific
3medical conditions, treatments, or medications.
SB70,1524,44 i. Policies relating to supervision of dental hygienists and other staff.
SB70,1524,75 j. A plan for the referral of patients to other dental or health care providers or
6clinics when services needed are beyond the scope of practice or authorization of the
7dental therapist.
SB70,1524,98 k. Whether and to what extent the dental therapist may perform services
9described in par. (b) 15.
SB70,1524,1110 2. a. A collaborative management agreement shall be limited to covering one
11qualifying dentist and one dental therapist.
SB70,1524,1312 b. A dental therapist may enter into multiple collaborative management
13agreements.
SB70,1524,1514 c. No dentist may have collaborative management agreements with more than
154 dental therapists at any time.
SB70,1524,1616 (e) A dental therapist shall at all times comply with at least one of the following:
SB70,1524,2217 1. Limit his or her practice to practicing in one or more dental health shortage
18areas. If a dental therapist begins practicing in a dental health shortage area, and
19that area loses its designation as a dental health shortage area while the dental
20therapist continues to practice in that area, the dental therapist is considered to
21satisfy this subdivision as long as the dental therapist continues to practice in that
22area.
SB70,1524,2423 2. Practice in one or more settings in which at least 50 percent of the total
24patient base of the dental therapist consists of patients who are any of the following:
SB70,1524,2525 a. Medical Assistance patients.
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1b. Uninsured patients.
SB70,1525,22 c. Patients receiving dental care at free and charitable clinics.
SB70,1525,33 d. Patients receiving dental care at federally qualified health centers.
SB70,1525,44 e. Patients who reside in long-term care facilities.
SB70,1525,55 f. Veterans.
SB70,1525,66 g. Patients who are members of a federally recognized Indian tribe or band.
SB70,1525,77 h. Patients receiving dental care at clinics or facilities located on tribal lands.
SB70,1525,98 i. Patients with medical disabilities or chronic conditions that create barriers
9of access to dental care.
SB70,2937 10Section 2937 . 447.063 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1525,16 11447.063 Preservation and transfer of patient health care records. (1)
12A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental, dental therapy, or
13dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through
14which the person allows another person to offer dental, dental therapy, or dental
15hygiene services, shall preserve patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81
16(4), for an amount of time determined by the examining board by rule.
SB70,1525,23 17(2) A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental, dental
18therapy,
or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business
19through which the person allows another person to offer dental, dental therapy, or
20dental hygiene services, shall, upon request of a patient or person authorized by the
21patient, as defined in s. 146.81 (5), transfer the patient health care records, as
22defined in s. 146.81 (4), of the patient to another person that the patient or person
23authorized by the patient specifies to receive the patient health care records.
SB70,2938 24Section 2938 . 447.065 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1526,5
1447.065 Delegation of remediable procedures and dental practices. (1)
2A dentist or dental therapist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter
3may delegate to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter only the
4performance of remediable procedures, and only if all of the following conditions are
5met:
SB70,1526,76 (a) The unlicensed individual performs the remediable procedures in
7accordance with a treatment plan approved by the dentist or dental therapist.
SB70,1526,98 (b) The dentist or dental therapist is on the premises when the unlicensed
9individual performs the remediable procedures.
SB70,1526,1110 (c) The unlicensed individual's performance of the remediable procedures is
11subject to inspection by the dentist or dental therapist.
SB70,1526,18 12(2) Subject to the requirements under s. 447.06 (2), a dentist or dental therapist
13who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to a dental
14hygienist who is licensed to practice dental hygiene under this chapter the
15performance of remediable procedures and the administration of oral systemic
16premedications, local anesthesia, nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, and
17subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents, to the extent the dentist or
18dental therapist has the authority to perform the activity personally
.
SB70,1526,21 19(3) A dentist or dental therapist who delegates to another individual the
20performance of any practice or remediable procedure is responsible for that
21individual's performance of that delegated practice or procedure.
SB70,2939 22Section 2939 . 447.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1527,323 447.07 (1) The examining board may, without further notice or process, limit,
24suspend, or revoke the license or certificate of any dentist, dental therapist, or dental
25hygienist, or the registration of a mobile dentistry program registrant, who fails,

1within 60 days after the mailing of written notice to the dentist's, dental therapist's,
2dental hygienist's, or registrant's last-known address, to renew the license,
3certificate, or registration.
SB70,2940 4Section 2940 . 447.07 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1527,175 447.07 (3) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
6examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings in regard to any
7alleged action of any dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, or expanded
8function dental auxiliary, of a mobile dentistry program registrant, or of any other
9person it has reason to believe is engaged in or has engaged in the practice of
10dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, or the operation of a mobile dentistry
11program, in this state, and may, on its own motion, or upon complaint in writing,
12reprimand any dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, or expanded function
13dental auxiliary who is licensed or certified under this chapter, or any mobile
14dentistry program registrant, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke his or her license or
15certificate, or the registration of the mobile dentistry program registrant, if it finds
16that the dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, expanded function dental
17auxiliary, or mobile dentistry program registrant has done any of the following:
SB70,2941 18Section 2941 . 447.07 (3) (e) to (h) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70,1527,2219 447.07 (3) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, been convicted of a
20crime, the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of dentistry,
21dental therapy,
or dental hygiene, the practice of an expanded function dental
22auxiliary, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.
SB70,1527,2523 (f) Violated this chapter or any federal or state statute or rule that relates to
24the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, dental hygiene, or an expanded function
25dental auxiliary, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.
SB70,1528,3
1(g) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.34, practiced dentistry, dental
2therapy,
or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary while his or
3her ability was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
SB70,1528,64 (h) Engaged in conduct that indicates a lack of knowledge of, an inability to
5apply or the negligent application of, principles or skills of dentistry , dental therapy,
6or dental hygiene or the practice of an expanded function dental auxiliary.
SB70,2942 7Section 2942 . 447.40 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1528,15 8447.40 Informed consent. (intro.) Any dentist or dental therapist who treats
9a patient shall inform the patient about the availability of reasonable alternate
10modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments. The
11reasonable dentist standard is the standard for informing a patient under this
12section. The reasonable dentist standard requires disclosure only of information
13that a reasonable dentist would know and disclose under the circumstances. The
14dentist's or dental therapist's duty to inform the patient under this section does not
15require disclosure of any of the following:
SB70,2943 16Section 2943 . 447.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1528,1917 447.40 (6) Information about alternate modes of treatment for any condition
18the dentist or dental therapist has not included in his or her diagnosis, assessment,
19or treatment plan
at the time the dentist or dental therapist informs the patient.
SB70,2944 20Section 2944 . 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1529,421 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
22permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery under
23subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or practical nursing or
24nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice
25dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental

1auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice as a
2physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under
3any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as
4otherwise provided by statute.
SB70,2945 5Section 2945 . 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB70,1529,157 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license,
8permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery under
9subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or , practical, or advanced practice
10registered
nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under
11ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded
12function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to
13practice as a physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice acupuncture under ch.
14451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under
15ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute.
SB70,2946 16Section 2946 . 448.03 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,1530,417 448.03 (3m) Use of terms representing physicians. Except as otherwise
18provided in this chapter, no person, except a licensed physician, may use or assume
19the following words, letters, or terms in his or her title, advertising, or description
20of services: “physician,” “surgeon,” “osteopathic physician,” “osteopathic surgeon,"
21“medical doctor," “anesthesiologist,” “cardiologist,” “ dermatologist,”
22“endocrinologist,” “gastroenterologist,” “gynecologist,” “hematologist,”
23“laryngologist,” “nephrologist,” “neurologist,” “ obstetrician,” “oncologist,”
24“ophthalmologist,” “orthopedic surgeon,” “orthopedist,” “osteopath,” “otologist,”
25“otolaryngologist,” “otorhinolaryngologist,” “pathologist,” “pediatrician,” “primary

1care physician,” “proctologist,” “psychiatrist,” “radiologist,” “rheumatologist,”
2“rhinologist,” “urologist,” or any other words, letters, or abbreviations, alone or in
3combination with other titles or words, that represent or tend to represent that the
4person is a physician.
SB70,2947 5Section 2947 . 448.035 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70,2948 6Section 2948 . 448.035 (2) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70,1530,197 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or
8certified advanced practice nurse prescriber
may provide expedited partner therapy
9if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or
10trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during
11which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been
12transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified advanced
13practice nurse prescriber
shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient's sexual
14partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this
15subsection shall include the name and address of the patient's sexual partner, if
16known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to
17obtain the name of the patient's sexual partner, the prescription order shall include,
18in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, “expedited partner therapy" or the
19letters “EPT."
SB70,1530,23 20(3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall provide
21the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health
22services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information
23sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.
SB70,1531,3 24(4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified advanced practice
25nurse prescriber
is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person

1who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed,
2or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as
3specified under this section.
SB70,1531,74 (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution,
5furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified
6advanced practice nurse prescriber
whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton,
7or intentional misconduct.
SB70,2949 8Section 2949. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1531,219 448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall
10register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of
11the license or certificate
with the board on or before his or her renewal date
12determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2)
. Registration shall be completed
13in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall provide,
14except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed by the
15renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before October
161 of each odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every person
17required to register a registration form.
The board shall furnish to each person
18registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person shall display
19the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No person may
20exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate granted by the
21board unless currently registered as required under this subsection.
SB70,2950 22Section 2950 . 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70,1531,23 23448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development.
SB70,2951 24Section 2951. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1532,4
1448.13 (1) (a) 1. Continuing education programs or courses of study approved
2for at least 30 hours of credit
required by the board within the 2 calendar years
3preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective
by rule under s.
4448.40 (2)
.
SB70,2952 5Section 2952. 448.13 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1532,96 448.13 (1) (a) 2. Professional development and maintenance of certification or
7performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of
8study required by the board by rule under s. 448.40 (1) and completed within the 2
9calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective.
SB70,2953 10Section 2953 . 448.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1532,1711 448.13 (1m) The board shall, on a random basis, verify the accuracy of proof
12submitted by physicians under sub. (1) (a) and may, at any time during the 2 calendar
13years specified in sub. (1) (a)
, require a physician to submit proof of any continuing
14education, professional development, and maintenance of certification or
15performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of
16study that he or she has attended and completed at that time during the 2 calendar
17years
since he or she last registered under s. 448.07.
SB70,2954 18Section 2954. 448.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1532,2319 448.40 (1) The board may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this
20subchapter, including rules requiring the completion of continuing education,
21professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance
22improvement or continuing medical education programs for renewal of a license to
23practice medicine and surgery.
SB70,2955 24Section 2955. 448.40 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1533,10
1448.40 (2) (e) Establishing continuing education or continuing medical
2education requirements for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery
3under s. 448.13 (1). The board shall require 30 hours of continuing education to be
4completed every 2-year period. The examining board shall establish
the criteria for
5the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to
6the department of health services for some or all of the hours of continuing education
7credits required under s. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. for physicians specializing in psychiatry.
8The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of community
9programs for the certification and recertification of community mental health
10programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services.
SB70,2956 11Section 2956 . 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1533,1812 448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other
13than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), are
14specified
shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal
15applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
16department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
17s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any
18rules promulgated under sub. (3).
SB70,2957 19Section 2957 . 448.56 (1) and (1m) (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70,1534,920 448.56 (1) Written referral. Except as provided in this subsection and s.
21448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a
22physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist,
23or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2).
24Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to
25children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated

1by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health
2care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the
3patient's plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or
4injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed
5medical condition after informing the individual's physician, naturopathic doctor,
6physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered
7nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The
8examining board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are
9excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection.
SB70,1534,15 10(1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the
11requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic
12doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice
13registered nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of
14the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the
15health care practitioner.
SB70,2958 16Section 2958 . 448.62 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1534,2017 448.62 (2m) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to issue
18prescription orders under s. 441.16 and
who is providing nonsurgical patient services
19as directed, supervised, and inspected by a podiatrist who has the power to direct,
20decide, and oversee the implementation of the patient services rendered.
SB70,2959 21Section 2959 . 448.65 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1535,222 448.65 (2) (intro.) The renewal date for a license granted under this subchapter,
23other than a temporary license granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.63 (3),
24is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

1Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
2department and shall be accompanied by all of the following:
SB70,2960 3Section 2960 . 448.665 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1535,14 4448.665 Continuing education. The affiliated credentialing board shall
5promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for licensees to
6complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for
7renewal of a license granted under this subchapter. The rules shall require a licensee
8to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study
9within each per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified
10under s. 440.08 (2) (a)
. The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or part of
11these requirements for the completion of continuing education programs or courses
12of study if the affiliated credentialing board determines that prolonged illness,
13disability or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a licensee from
14completing the requirements.
SB70,2961 15Section 2961 . 448.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1535,2516 448.67 (2) Separate billing required. Except as provided in sub. (4), a licensee
17who renders any podiatric service or assistance, or gives any podiatric advice or any
18similar advice or assistance, to any patient, podiatrist, physician, physician
19assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2),
20partnership, or corporation, or to any other institution or organization, including a
21hospital, for which a charge is made to a patient, shall, except as authorized by
22Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, render an individual statement
23or account of the charge directly to the patient, distinct and separate from any
24statement or account by any other podiatrist, physician, physician assistant,
25advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or other person.
SB70,2962
1Section 2962. 448.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1536,62 448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this subchapter,
3other than temporary certificates granted under s. 448.80, are specified shall be as
4determined by the department
under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall
5be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall
6include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
SB70,2963 7Section 2963 . 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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