SB70-AA1,393,2321 447.02 (1) (g) Specifying services, treatments, or procedures, in addition to
22those specified under s. 447.06 (3) (b) 1. to 27., that are included within the practice
23of dental therapy.
SB70-AA1,867 24Section 867. 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1447.02 (2) (a) The conditions for supervision and the degree of supervision
2required under ss. 447.03 (3) (a), (am), (b) and (d) 2. and 447.065.
SB70-AA1,868 3Section 868. 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,394,74 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the
5practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental
6hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental
7hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply:
SB70-AA1,869 8Section 869. 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,394,129 447.02 (3) (a) 2. The examining board determines that the applicant is qualified
10and satisfies the criteria specified under s. 447.04 (1) (b) 1. to 3., except that the
11examining board may not require the applicant to pass an examination of state
12statutes and rules relating to dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene.
SB70-AA1,870 13Section 870. 447.02 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,394,1614 447.02 (3) (a) 3. If the applicant is applying for a permit to practice dental
15therapy, the applicant graduated from a dental therapy education program approved
16under s. 447.04 (1m) (c) 1. to 3.
SB70-AA1,871 17Section 871. 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,394,2218 447.02 (3) (b) A permit under this subsection shall authorize the practice of
19dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a specified area of the state for a period
20of time not more than 10 days in a year and may be renewed by the examining board.
21The examining board may not require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or
22renewal of a permit under this subsection.
SB70-AA1,872 23Section 872. 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,395,324 447.02 (5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this
25chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business

1or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice
2of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides
3dental or dental hygiene services.
SB70-AA1,873 4Section 873. 447.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,395,95 447.02 (6) The examining board shall send a notice to the legislative reference
6bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register when the board
7determines that 50 or more individuals are currently licensed as dental therapists
8in this state under s. 447.04 (1m). This subsection does not apply on or after the first
9day of the 6th year beginning after publication of this act .... [LRB inserts date].
SB70-AA1,874 10Section 874. 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,395,1311 447.03 (1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s.
12447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to
13practice dental therapy under this chapter:
SB70-AA1,395,1414 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.
SB70-AA1,395,1715 (b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in
16connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the
17impression that he or she is a dental therapist.
SB70-AA1,875 18Section 875. 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,395,2319 447.03 (3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under
20the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or other institution
21connected or associated for training purposes with a dental therapy school accredited
22by the American Dental Association commission on dental accreditation or its
23successor agency.
SB70-AA1,876 24Section 876. 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1447.03 (3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or
2dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry , dental therapy,
3or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of
4a group of dentists or practices dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the
5jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service , or veterans
6bureau.
SB70-AA1,877 7Section 877. 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,396,98 447.04 (1m) Dental therapists. The examining board shall grant a license to
9practice dental therapy to an individual who does all of the following:
SB70-AA1,396,1110 (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided
11by the department.
SB70-AA1,396,1212 (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
SB70-AA1,396,1413 (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has
14done one of the following:
SB70-AA1,396,1715 1. Graduated from a dental therapy education program accredited by the
16American Dental Association commission on dental accreditation or its successor
17agency.