447.059(1)(a)
(a) The dentist successfully completes 8 hours in a course of study and training approved by the examining board in vaccination storage, protocols, administration technique, emergency procedures, and record keeping.
447.059(1)(b)
(b) The dentist has in effect liability insurance that covers the dentist against loss, expense, and liability resulting from errors, omissions, or neglect in the administration of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and influenza in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000 for each occurrence and $2,000,000 for all occurrences in any one policy year.
447.059(1)(c)
(c) The dentist maintains proof of completing a course of study and training specified in par.
(a) and satisfying the requirement specified in par.
(b).
447.059(2)
(2) A dentist may not administer a vaccine under sub.
(1) to a child who is under the age of 6 unless all of the following apply:
447.059(2)(a)
(a) The vaccine is administered pursuant to a prescription order issued within the 29 days immediately preceding the day on which the vaccine is administered.
447.059(2)(b)
(b) The dentist successfully completes a course of instruction approved by the examining board that includes the administration of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and influenza to children under the age of 6.
447.059(2)(c)
(c) The dentist maintains proof of completing a course of instruction specified in par.
(b).
447.059(3)
(3) Upon request, a dentist shall provide copies of proof required under subs.
(1) (c) and
(2) (c) to the department or the examining board.
447.059(4)
(4) A dentist who administers a vaccine under sub.
(1) shall update the Wisconsin Immunization Registry established by the department of health services within 7 days of administering the vaccine.
447.059 History
History: 2021 a. 8.
447.06
447.06
Practice limitations. 447.06(1)(1)
No contract of employment entered into between a dentist and any other party under which the dentist renders dental services may require the dentist to act in a manner which violates the professional standards for dentistry set forth in this chapter. Nothing in this subsection limits the ability of the other party to control the operation of the dental practice in a manner in accordance with the professional standards for dentistry set forth in this chapter.
447.06(1g)
(1g) No contract of employment entered into between a dentist and any other party under which the dentist is employed to practice dentistry may require a dentist to meet a minimum quota for the number of patients seen or the number of procedures performed.
447.06(1r)
(1r) No contract of employment entered into between a dental hygienist and any other party under which the dental hygienist is employed to practice dental hygiene may require a dental hygienist to meet a minimum quota for the number of patients seen or the number of procedures performed.
447.06(2)(a)(a) A hygienist may practice dental hygiene or perform remediable procedures only as an employee or as an independent contractor and only as follows:
447.06(2)(a)3.
3. For a school for the education of dentists or dental hygienists.
447.06(2)(a)4.
4. For a state or federal prison, county jail or other federal, state, county or municipal correctional or detention facility, or a facility established to provide care for terminally ill patients.
447.06(2)(a)6.
6. For a charitable institution open to the general public or to members of a religious sect or order.
447.06(2)(a)8.
8. For a nonprofit dental care program serving primarily indigent, economically disadvantaged or migrant worker populations.
447.06(2)(a)9.
9. At a facility, as defined in s.
50.01 (1m), an adult family home certified under s.
50.032 or licensed under s.
50.033, an adult day care center, as defined in s.
49.45 (47) (a), a community rehabilitation program, a hospital, as defined in s.
50.33 (2), or a facility that is primarily operated to provide outpatient medical services.
447.06(2)(b)
(b) A dental hygienist may practice dental hygiene or perform remediable procedures under par.
(a) 1. only as authorized by a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter and who is present in the facility in which those practices or procedures are performed, except as provided in par.
(c).
447.06(2)(c)
(c) A dental hygienist may practice dental hygiene or perform remediable procedures under par.
(a) 1. if a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter is not present in the facility in which those practices or procedures are performed only if all of the following conditions are met:
447.06(2)(c)1.
1. The dental hygiene practices or remediable procedures are performed under a written or oral prescription.
447.06(2)(c)2.
2. The dentist who made the written or oral prescription has examined the patient at least once during the 12-month period immediately preceding:
447.06(2)(c)2.a.
a. The date on which the written or oral prescription was made; and
447.06(2)(c)2.b.
b. The date on which the dental hygiene practices or remediable procedures are performed.
447.06(2)(c)3.
3. The written or oral prescription specifies the practices and procedures that the dental hygienist may perform with the informed consent of the patient or, if applicable, the patient's parent or legal guardian.
447.06(2)(d)
(d) A dental hygienist may not diagnose a dental disease or ailment, determine any treatment or any regimen of any treatment outside of the scope of dental hygiene, prescribe or order medication or perform any procedure that involves the intentional cutting of soft or hard tissue of the mouth by any means.
447.06(2)(e)
(e) Pursuant to a treatment plan approved by a dentist who is licensed under this chapter, a dental hygienist licensed under this chapter may administer the following upon delegation by the dentist if the dentist remains on the premises in which the practices are performed and is available to the patient throughout the completion of the appointment:
447.06(2)(e)1.
1. Oral systemic premedications specified by the examining board by rule.
447.06(2)(e)3.
3. Subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents specified by the examining board by rule.
447.063
447.063
Preservation and transfer of patient health care records. 447.063(1)(1)
A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through which the person allows another person to offer dental or dental hygiene services, shall preserve patient health care records, as defined in s.
146.81 (4), for an amount of time determined by the examining board by rule.
447.063(2)
(2) A person who manages or controls a business that offers dental or dental hygiene services, including management or control of a business through which the person allows another person to offer dental or dental hygiene services, shall, upon request of a patient or person authorized by the patient, as defined in s.
146.81 (5), transfer the patient health care records, as defined in s.
146.81 (4), of the patient to another person that the patient or person authorized by the patient specifies to receive the patient health care records.
447.063 History
History: 2017 a. 116.
447.065
447.065
Delegation of remediable procedures and dental practices. 447.065(1)(1)
A dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter only the performance of remediable procedures, and only if all of the following conditions are met:
447.065(1)(a)
(a) The unlicensed individual performs the remediable procedures in accordance with a treatment plan approved by the dentist.
447.065(1)(b)
(b) The dentist is on the premises when the unlicensed individual performs the remediable procedures.
447.065(1)(c)
(c) The unlicensed individual's performance of the remediable procedures is subject to inspection by the dentist.
447.065(2)
(2) Subject to the requirements under s.
447.06 (2), a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry under this chapter may delegate to a dental hygienist who is licensed to practice dental hygiene under this chapter the performance of remediable procedures and the administration of oral systemic premedications, local anesthesia, nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, and subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents.
447.065(3)
(3) A dentist who delegates to another individual the performance of any practice or remediable procedure is responsible for that individual's performance of that delegated practice or procedure.
447.067
447.067
Identification of removable prosthetic devices. 447.067(1)(1)
Except as provided in sub.
(2), a dentist who constructs a removable prosthetic device shall mark the device with the patient's first and last name. Except as provided in sub.
(2), a dentist who authorizes a dental laboratory or dental laboratory technician to construct a removable prosthetic device shall ensure that the device is marked with the patient's first and last name.
447.067(2)
(2) The following exceptions apply to the identification required under sub.
(1):
447.067(2)(a)
(a) The first, middle and last name initials of the patient may be substituted for the first and last name of the patient if, in the professional judgment of the dentist, it is impracticable to mark the first and last name of the patient.
447.067(2)(b)
(b) The name and the initials of the patient may be omitted if each of those forms of identification is medically contraindicated.
447.067 History
History: 1993 a. 103.
447.07
447.07
Disciplinary proceedings. 447.07(1)(1)
The examining board may, without further notice or process, limit, suspend, or revoke the license or certificate of any dentist 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 hygienist's, or registrant's last-known address, to renew the license, certificate, or registration.
447.07(3)
(3) 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 hygienist, or expanded function dental auxiliary, 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 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 hygienist, or expanded function dental auxiliary 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 hygienist, expanded function dental auxiliary, or mobile dentistry program registrant has done any of the following:
447.07(3)(a)
(a) Engaged in unprofessional conduct or violated the standards of conduct established by the examining board under s.
447.02 (2) (g).
447.07(3)(b)
(b) Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license, certificate, or registration or for renewal or reinstatement of a license, certificate, or registration, or received a license, certificate, or registration through error.
447.07(3)(c)
(c) Been adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court.
447.07(3)(d)
(d) Directly or indirectly sent, for a purpose other than shade verification, impressions or measurements to a dental laboratory without a written work authorization on a form approved by the examining board and signed by the authorizing dentist, or directly or indirectly sent a patient, or an agent of a patient, to a dental laboratory for any purpose other than for shade verification. The examining board or its agents or employees may inspect dental offices and the work authorization records of dental laboratories to determine compliance with this paragraph.
447.07(3)(e)
(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 or dental hygiene, the practice of an expanded function dental auxiliary, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.
447.07(3)(f)
(f) Violated this chapter or any federal or state statute or rule that relates to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or an expanded function dental auxiliary, or the operation of a mobile dentistry program.
447.07(3)(g)
(g) Subject to ss.
111.321,
111.322 and
111.34, practiced dentistry or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary while his or her ability was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
447.07(3)(h)
(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 or dental hygiene or the practice of an expanded function dental auxiliary.
447.07(3)(i)
(i) Obtained or attempted to obtain compensation by fraud or deceit.
447.07(3)(j)
(j) Employed, directly or indirectly, any unlicensed or uncertified person to perform any act requiring licensure or certification under this chapter.
447.07(3)(k)
(k) Engaged in repeated irregularities in billing a 3rd party for services rendered to a patient. In this paragraph, “irregularities in billing" includes:
447.07(3)(k)1.
1. Reporting charges for the purpose of obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually received for the services rendered.
447.07(3)(k)2.
2. Reporting incorrect treatment dates for the purpose of obtaining payment.
447.07(3)(k)4.
4. Incorrectly reporting services rendered for the purpose of obtaining payment.
447.07(3)(k)5.
5. Abrogating the copayment provisions of a contract by agreeing to forgive any or all of the patient's obligation for payment under the contract.
447.07(3)(m)
(m) Made a substantial misrepresentation in the course of practice, or in the operation of a mobile dentistry program, that was relied upon by a client.
447.07(3)(o)
(o) Advertised by using a statement that tends to deceive or mislead the public.
447.07(5)
(5) The examining board may reinstate a license, certificate, or registration that has been voluntarily surrendered or revoked on terms and conditions that it considers appropriate. This subsection does not apply to a license or registration that is revoked under s.
440.12.
447.07(7)
(7) In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or denial, limitation, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, or registration under sub.
(3), the examining board may assess against an applicant, licensee, certificate holder, or mobile dentistry program registrant a forfeiture of not more than $5,000 for each violation enumerated under sub.
(3).
447.07 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DE 6, Wis. adm. code.
447.07 Annotation
Tort-based informed consent law requires a showing that a failure to disclose information caused actual injury. The standards of unprofessional conduct do not require such a showing. Unprofessional conduct includes practicing in a manner that substantially departs from the standard of care ordinarily exercised by a dentist that harms or could have harmed a patient. Painter v. Dentistry Examining Board,
2003 WI App 123,
265 Wis. 2d 248,
665 N.W.2d 397,
02-2218.
447.07 Annotation
The 5-pronged test of
Gimenez, 203 Wis. 2d 349, does not apply to cases in which fraud and misrepresentation are alleged.
Gimenez expressly limits the application of the test to cases in which the medical professional is charged with choosing a course of treatment that is dangerous or detrimental to his or her patient or the public. It does not apply to allegations of unprofessional conduct by perpetrating a fraud on a patient in an attempt to obtain compensation. Krahenbuhl v. Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board,
2006 WI App 73,
292 Wis. 2d 154,
713 N.W.2d 152,
05-1376.
447.09
447.09
Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both for the first offense and is guilty of a Class I felony for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within 5 years.
447.10
447.10
Injunction. If it appears upon the complaint of any person to the examining board, or it is believed by the examining board that any person is violating this chapter, the examining board, or the district attorney of the proper county, may investigate such alleged violation, and may, in addition to or in lieu of any other remedies provided by law, bring action in the name and on behalf of the state against any such person to enjoin such violation. Between meetings of the examining board, its president and secretary, acting in its behalf, are empowered jointly to make such an investigation, and on the basis thereof to seek such relief. Investigations conducted by the examining board, or by its president and secretary, shall be conducted according to rules promulgated under s.
440.03 (1).
