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S1343.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
DENTISTRY - Amends, adds to and repeals existing law to revise definitions;
to remove references to annual licensing; to provide for licensing of
certain persons by the State Board of Dentistry; to provide for license
fees and procedures for the renewal of licenses; to provide procedures for
those who fail to properly submit completed renewal applications and
license fees; to provide fees and procedures for the return of unpaid
checks or other payments; to provide license classes; to provide conditions
for the issuance of licenses; to provide procedures for the conversion of
licenses; to provide notification to the Board of Dentistry of certain
changes; to provide for the reinstatement of persons whose licenses have
expired for failure to comply with license renewal requirements; and to
require display or immediate production of a license for the time period of
practice.
02/02 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/14 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
Title apvd - to House
02/15 House intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Cannon,
Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Deal, Field(23), Smith(24), Trail
Floor Sponsor - Shepherd(8)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/27 To enrol
03/28 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/29 Sp signed
03/30 To Governor
03/31 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 285
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1343
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY; AMENDING SECTION 54-903, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 REVISE DEFINITIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS
4 54-913 AND 54-919, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL LICENSING;
5 REPEALING SECTION 54-920, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 54, IDAHO
6 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 54-920, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR
7 THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN PERSONS BY THE STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, TO PRO-
8 VIDE FOR LICENSE FEES, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE RENEWAL OF LICENSES,
9 TO PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES FOR THOSE WHO FAIL TO PROPERLY SUBMIT COMPLETED
10 RENEWAL APPLICATIONS AND LICENSE FEES, TO PRESCRIBE FEES AND PROCEDURES
11 FOR RETURN OF AN UNPAID CHECK OR OTHER PAYMENT, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR
12 LICENSE CLASSES, TO PROVIDE DISCRETION AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE
13 BOARD AND CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE CLASSES, TO PROVIDE FOR
14 THE CONVERSION OF CERTAIN LICENSES, TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE BOARD
15 OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND TO IMPOSE A TIME LIMIT FOR NOTIFICATION; AMENDING
16 SECTION 54-921, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN
17 PERSONS WHOSE LICENSES HAVE EXPIRED FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LICENSE
18 RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 54-922, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE DIS-
19 PLAY OR IMMEDIATE PRODUCTION OF A LICENSE FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF PRACTICE;
20 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 54-923, 54-924, 54-925 AND 54-932, IDAHO CODE, TO
21 REMOVE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL LICENSING.
22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
23 SECTION 1. That Section 54-903, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
24 amended to read as follows:
25 54-903. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
26 (1) "Association" means the Idaho state dental association and the Idaho
27 dental hygienists' association.
28 (2) "Board" means the state board of dentistry.
29 (3) "Dental assistant" is a person who need not be licensed under this
30 chapter, but who is regularly employed by a dentist at his office, who works
31 under the dentist's supervision, and is adequately trained and qualified
32 according to standards established by the board to perform the dental services
33 permitted to be performed by assistants by this chapter and applicable rules
34 of the board.
35 (4) "Dental hygienist" is a person both qualified and annually licensed
36 by the laws of Idaho to practice dental hygiene.
37 (5) "Dental specialist" is a dentist who limits his practice to a spe-
38 cialty recognized by the American dental association, who has graduated from a
39 board-approved post-graduate postgraduate program in his specialty and is a
40 person both qualified and annually licensed by the laws of Idaho to practice a
41 dental specialty.
42 (6) "Dentist" is a person both qualified and annually licensed by the
43 laws of Idaho to practice dentistry.
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1 (7) "Direct supervision" is supervision of a dental assistant or dental
2 hygienist requiring that a dentist diagnose the condition to be treated, a
3 dentist authorize the procedure to be performed, a dentist remain in the den-
4 tal office while the procedure is performed, and that before dismissal of the
5 patient, a dentist approves the work performed by the dental assistant or den-
6 tal hygienist.
7 (8) "Extended access oral health care program" means and includes dental
8 and dental hygiene treatment and services provided as part of a program con-
9 ducted by or through a local, county, state or federal agency, hospital, long-
10 term care facility, public health district, dental or dental hygiene school,
11 tribal clinic, or migrant health center; or such other oral health care pro-
12 gram approved on an annual basis by the board and conducted by or through a
13 public or private entity, recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the federal
14 Internal Revenue Code, to provide free or reduced fee dental and dental
15 hygiene services to persons who, due to age, infirmity, handicap, indigence or
16 disability, are unable to receive regular dental and dental hygiene treatment
17 in a private office.
18 (9) "General supervision" is supervision of a dental assistant or dental
19 hygienist requiring that a dentist authorize the procedure which is carried
20 out, but not requiring that a dentist be in the office when the authorized
21 procedure is performed.
22 (10) "Indirect supervision" is supervision of a dental assistant or dental
23 hygienist requiring that a dentist authorize a procedure and that a dentist be
24 in the dental office while the procedure is performed by the assistant or
25 hygienist.
26 SECTION 2. That Section 54-913, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
27 amended to read as follows:
28 54-913. CERTIFICATES -- LICENSES -- RECORDS. (1) All certificates of
29 qualification to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, and all annual licenses
30 shall be issued by the board in the name of the board, with the seal attached.
31 (2) The board shall keep a record of all applicants for licensure to
32 qualify as a dentist or dental hygienist, of applicants rejected on applica-
33 tion or examination with the reason for rejection, of certificates of qualifi-
34 cation and of annual licenses issued, and of dentists and dental hygienists.
35 SECTION 3. That Section 54-919, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
36 amended to read as follows:
37 54-919. CHEATING. In the event the board finds prior to the issuance of a
38 certificate of qualification that an applicant, whether or not receiving a
39 passing grade in the examination, has made any false statement with intent to
40 mislead or deceive the board or its members in or in connection with his
41 application, or has cheated or attempted to cheat in examination, such appli-
42 cant shall be denied a certificate of qualification and shall be notified in
43 writing with the reasons, the facts and the date and means of notification
44 shall be recorded by the board.
45 In the event of such finding, subsequent to the issuance of a certificate
46 of qualification, proceedings may be maintained to revoke such certificate and
47 any annual license outstanding, on such ground.
48 SECTION 4. That Section 54-920, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
49 repealed.
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1 SECTION 5. That Chapter 9, Title 54, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
2 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
3 ignated as Section 54-920, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
4 54-920. LICENSING -- LICENSE FEES -- BIENNIAL RENEWAL OF LICENSES -- LATE
5 FEES AND RETURNED CHECKS -- CLASSIFICATIONS OF LICENSES -- RIGHTS OF LICENSEES
6 -- NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. (1) Each person determined by the board
7 as qualified for licensure under this chapter shall pay the prescribed bien-
8 nial license fee to the board prior to issuance of a license. Unless otherwise
9 specified on a license, licenses issued by the board shall be effective for
10 the biennial licensing period specified in this section. The biennial licens-
11 ing period for dental licenses shall be a two (2) year period from October 1
12 of each even-numbered calendar year to September 30 of the next successive
13 even-numbered calendar year. The biennial licensing period for dental hygiene
14 licenses shall be a two (2) year period from April 1 of each odd-numbered cal-
15 endar year to March 31 of the next successive odd-numbered calendar year.
16 Unless otherwise specified on a license, any license issued during a biennial
17 licensing period shall be effective until the beginning date of the next suc-
18 cessive biennial licensing period and the board may prorate the amount of the
19 license fee from the date of issuance of the license until the beginning date
20 of the next applicable biennial licensing period at the discretion of the
21 board. A license issued by the board shall expire unless renewed in the manner
22 specified in this section.
23 (2) The nonrefundable biennial license fees shall be fixed by the board,
24 but shall not exceed the following amounts:
25 (a) Four hundred dollars ($400) for a dentist with an active status;
26 (b) Two hundred dollars ($200) for a dentist with an inactive status;
27 (c) Two hundred twenty dollars ($220) for a dental hygienist with an
28 active status;
29 (d) One hundred twelve dollars ($112) for a dental hygienist with an
30 inactive status;
31 (e) Four hundred dollars ($400) for a dentist with a specialist status;
32 or
33 (f) Twenty dollars ($20.00) for a dentist or dental hygienist with a
34 retirement status.
35 (3) A license issued by the board shall be renewed as prescribed in this
36 section. Prior to the expiration of the effective period of a license, the
37 board shall mail a renewal application to the licensee's address of record on
38 file with the board. To renew a dental license, each licensee shall submit a
39 properly completed renewal application and the appropriate biennial license
40 fee to the board prior to September 30 of every even-numbered calendar year.
41 To renew a dental hygiene license, each licensee shall submit a properly com-
42 pleted renewal application and the appropriate biennial license fee to the
43 board prior to March 31 of each odd-numbered calendar year. Each licensee
44 determined by the board as qualified for renewal of a license shall be issued
45 a license for the applicable biennial licensing period.
46 (4) The following procedure shall be followed by the board for all licen-
47 sees who fail to submit a properly completed renewal application and appropri-
48 ate biennial license fee on or before the expiration of the effective period
49 of a license. A license that expires by reason of a licensee's failure to sat-
50 isfy the renewal requirements shall not be considered to be a disciplinary
51 action by the board and shall result in the termination of the licensee's
52 right to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the state.
53 (a) The board shall mail a notice of failure to renew a license to the
54 licensee's address; and
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1 (b) The notice of failure to renew a license shall advise the licensee
2 that he has failed to comply with the board's license renewal requirements
3 and that a failure to submit a properly completed renewal application, the
4 appropriate biennial license fee and a fifty dollar ($50.00) late fee
5 within thirty (30) days of the date upon which the board's notice was
6 mailed shall result in the expiration of his license.
7 (5) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the board that is
8 returned to the board unpaid by the financial institution upon which it was
9 drawn shall pay to the board as an administrative cost, in addition to any
10 other amount owing, the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). Following notifica-
11 tion by the board of the returned check or other payment, the person shall
12 make payment of all moneys owing to the board by certified check or money
13 order within thirty (30) days of the date of notification. A failure to submit
14 the necessary remittance within the thirty (30) day period may result in the
15 expiration of a license or constitute grounds for the board to deny, cancel,
16 suspend or revoke a license.
17 (6) The board of dentistry may issue different classes of licenses as
18 defined in this subsection.
19 (a) The term "license with active status" means a license issued by the
20 board to a qualified person who is authorized to be an active practitioner
21 of dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho. A person's right to
22 be issued and maintain a license with active status shall not be affected
23 by any absence, not exceeding two (2) years, from active practice in Idaho
24 by reason of illness or vacation. A person's right to be issued and main-
25 tain a license with active status shall not be affected by any absence
26 from active practice in Idaho for any period while serving on active duty
27 in the armed forces of the United States, while employed in the United
28 States public health service or United States veterans administration, or
29 while enrolled in board-approved postgraduate educational courses, either
30 within or without the state of Idaho. Each applicant or licensee request-
31 ing an active status license must state that he intends to fulfill the
32 requirements for that status.
33 (b) The term "license with an inactive status" means a license issued by
34 the board to a qualified person who is not authorized to be an active
35 practitioner of dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho. A per-
36 son issued a license with an inactive status is not entitled to practice
37 dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho.
38 (c) The terms "license with special status" and "license with provisional
39 status" mean licenses issued by the board to a qualified person on a pro-
40 visional, conditional, restricted or limited basis under the terms of
41 which the licensee is authorized to practice dentistry or dental hygiene
42 in the state of Idaho subject to conditions, limitations and requirements
43 imposed by the board. The conditions, limitations and requirements imposed
44 by the board may include, but are not limited to, a limitation on the
45 effective period of the license, a requirement that specific conditions
46 must be fulfilled in order for the license to remain effective, a require-
47 ment that specified education, examinations and skills testing be success-
48 fully completed during the effective period of the license, a restriction
49 on the scope of permissible services that the licensee is authorized to
50 perform, a restriction on the type of patients for whom treatment may be
51 rendered and a restriction on the locations at which the licensee can per-
52 form authorized services.
53 (d) The term "license with retirement status" means a license issued to a
54 person who was previously licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist in
55 Idaho who no longer intends to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. A
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1 license with retirement status does not permit the holder to practice den-
2 tistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho. A license with retirement
3 status cannot be converted to a license with active or inactive status
4 other than by filing an application for licensure and qualifying as
5 required of a first time applicant.
6 (7) (a) The board may issue a license with active status to any quali-
7 fied applicant or qualified licensee who is an active practitioner of den-
8 tistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho or who signifies to the
9 board in writing that, upon issuance of an initial license or renewal of a
10 biennial license, he intends to be an active practitioner in this state
11 within two (2) years. Renewal of a license with active status requires
12 compliance with requirements as determined by the board.
13 (b) The board may issue a license with inactive status to any qualified
14 person who fulfilled the licensure requirements but, for any reason, is
15 not eligible for a license with active status. Renewal of a license with
16 inactive status requires compliance with requirements as determined by the
17 board.
18 (c) The board may issue a license with provisional status or special sta-
19 tus to any person who fulfills, or substantially fulfills, the applicable
20 licensure requirements when the board, acting in its discretion, deter-
21 mined that special circumstances existed which, for the protection of the
22 public health, safety and welfare, required that specific conditions,
23 restrictions or limitations be imposed on the license. A license with spe-
24 cial status or provisional status entitles the holder thereof to practice
25 dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho subject to the condi-
26 tions, restrictions and limitations specifically determined by the board
27 and for the period of time prescribed. A provisional license is effective
28 for the period specified by the board and may not be renewed. The board
29 shall develop rules to include definitions, application and renewal
30 requirements, limitations of practice and other conditions regarding pro-
31 visional and special status licenses.
32 (d) The board may convert a license with inactive status to a license
33 with active status in the event the holder pays the license fee prescribed
34 for licenses with active status and submits to the board satisfactory evi-
35 dence of:
36 (i) Compliance with the requirements of this chapter and all rules
37 promulgated under the provisions of this chapter;
38 (ii) Evidence of good moral character and good professional conduct;
39 and
40 (iii) Evidence of one thousand (1,000) hours of clinical practice of
41 dentistry or dental hygiene during the previous two (2) years or
42 full-time employment as a dental or dental hygiene instructor at an
43 American dental association accredited dental or dental hygiene
44 school.
45 (e) Persons unable to otherwise fully meet the requirements for conver-
46 sion of an inactive status license to an active status license may convert
47 their license upon board approval.
48 (8) Each person licensed under this chapter shall notify the board in
49 writing of any change in the person's name or address of record within thirty
50 (30) days after the change has taken place.
51 SECTION 6. That Section 54-921, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
52 amended to read as follows:
53 54-921. REINSTATEMENT. A person whose license has been suspended or
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1 revoked expired for nonpayment of the required license fee failure to fully
2 comply with the board's license renewal requirements may have such qualifica-
3 tion reinstated by filing an application for licensure showing possession by
4 him of the qualifications required of a first applicant for licensure, and
5 additionally the fact, time and cause of cancellation of his previous qualifi-
6 cation. He shall pay to the board an application fee in the same amount as
7 prescribed by the board under the provisions of section 54-916, Idaho Code,
8 which fee shall not be refunded. If found qualified as in the case of a first
9 applicant for licensure, he may be required to take and pass such examinations
10 as, in the discretion of the board, shall show that he possesses the knowledge
11 and skill requisite to the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene as the case
12 may be. In the event he passes such examinations there shall be issued to him
13 a certificate of qualification.
14 SECTION 7. That Section 54-922, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
15 amended to read as follows:
16 54-922. DISPLAY OF ANNUAL LICENSE. No person shall practice dentistry or
17 dental hygiene unless he either has on display in his office an unrevoked and
18 unsuspended annual license for the year time period in which he shall practice
19 or has the same immediately producible upon request.
20 SECTION 8. That Section 54-923, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
21 amended to read as follows:
22 54-923. REVOCATION FOR CONVICTIONS OF CRIME. A certificate or other evi-
23 dence of qualification and right to practice dentistry, a dental specialty or
24 dental hygiene, and an annual a license, may be revoked by the board whenever
25 it shall be shown to the board that the holder of such certificate or other
26 evidence of qualification, right to practice or license has been finally
27 adjudged guilty of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
28 whether such final judgment shall have been entered before or after qualifica-
29 tion, or accrual of such right, or the issuance of such certificate or other
30 evidence of qualification, or of such annual license, unless the person demon-
31 strates that he has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public
32 trust.
33 A copy of the judgment of conviction, certified to be correct and final by
34 the clerk or judge of the court wherein conviction was had, shall be conclu-
35 sive evidence of such conviction, and upon the filing thereof with the board,
36 the revocation shall be entered without further proceedings.
37 SECTION 9. That Section 54-924, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
38 amended to read as follows:
39 54-924. OTHER GROUNDS OF REFUSAL, REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF DENTISTS --
40 PROBATION AGREEMENTS. The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental license,
41 or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other disciplin-
42 ary action with respect to a dental license as the board may deem proper,
43 including administrative penalties not to exceed ten thousand dollars
44 ($10,000) per violation and assessment of the costs of disciplinary proceed-
45 ings in the event a dentist shall:
46 (1) Intentionally misstate, or fail fully to disclose, a fact material to
47 determination of fitness and qualification in an application for licensure to
48 practice dentistry, or cheat in an examination to practice dentistry; or pro-
49 cure a certificate or finding of qualification to practice dentistry or subse-
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1 quently an annual a license by false, fraudulent or deceitful means or in any
2 other name than his own true name; or
3 (2) Practice dentistry under any name other than his own true name except
4 as authorized by the provisions of the professional service corporation act;
5 or
6 (3) Practice or in any manner or by any means or at any place hold out or
7 represent himself as practicing dentistry in or under the name of, or as a
8 member, representative, agent or employee of, or in connection with, any com-
9 pany, association, or corporation, or under any trade, fictitious or business
10 name except as authorized by the provisions of the professional service corpo-
11 ration act; or
12 (4) (a) Make, or cause to be made, or assist in making, any fraudulent,
13 false, or misleading statement as to his own, or an employee's,
14 associate's, or other dentist's or dental hygienist's skill or lack of
15 skill, or method of practice; or
16 (b) Claim to practice dentistry without causing pain; or
17 (c) Claim superiority over other dentists; or
18 (d) Publish, advertise, or circulate reports, letters, certificates,
19 endorsements, or evidence of cures or corrections of dental conditions by
20 such dentist, his employee or associate by reason of his or their skill,
21 experience, or ability or of his or their use of any system, method, tech-
22 nique, device, drug, medicine, material, manipulation or machine; or
23 (e) Advertise the use of, or use, any system, method, technique, device,
24 drug, medicine, material or machine, which is either falsely advertised or
25 misnamed; or
26 (5) Employ any person to obtain patronage, or call or seek to call, the
27 attention of the public to him, his office, his skill, or his practice, by
28 public exhibition, use, reproduction, or representation of specimens or sam-
29 ples, of dental work, or by demonstrations in public. This shall not apply to
30 teaching in dental or dental hygiene schools, or demonstrations or exhibitions
31 before meetings of other dentists or dental hygienists; or
32 (6) Use intoxicants or drugs to such a degree as to render him unfit to
33 practice; or
34 (7) Commit malpractice, that is, to provide dental care which fails to
35 meet the standard of dental care provided by other qualified dentists in the
36 same community or similar communities, taking into account his training, expe-
37 rience and the degree of expertise to which he holds himself out to the pub-
38 lic; or
39 (8) Engage in unprofessional, unethical or immoral conduct, as defined by
40 board rules; or
41 (9) Advertise in such way as to deceive or defraud, or probably deceive
42 or defraud, the public or patrons; or
43 (10) Employ or permit any person not a dentist to practice dentistry, or
44 any person not a dentist or dental hygienist to practice dental hygiene, in
45 his office or under his control or direction; or
46 (11) Fail, neglect or refuse to keep his office or equipment, or otherwise
47 conduct his work in accordance with current state and federal laws, rules and
48 regulations; or
49 (12) Violate any other provisions of law or rules adopted by the board; or
50 (13) Falsely identify himself to the public as a specialist in a spe-
51 cialty area of dentistry as defined by rule.
52 SECTION 10. That Section 54-925, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
53 amended to read as follows:
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1 54-925. OTHER GROUNDS OF REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS --
2 PROBATION AGREEMENTS. The certificate or other evidence of qualification, and
3 the right to practice dental hygiene and the annual license of any dental
4 hygienist may be revoked, suspended or otherwise conditioned by the board in
5 the event such dental hygienist shall do, in respect to the practice of dental
6 hygiene, or as a dental hygienist, any of the things or acts set forth in sec-
7 tion 54-924, Idaho Code; Provided, however, that notwithstanding any provi-
8 sions of section 54-924, Idaho Code, a dental hygienist shall not practice
9 otherwise than as provided in section 54-904, Idaho Code, and his doing so
10 shall be an additional ground for revocation, suspension, or other conditions
11 as determined by the board.
12 The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental hygiene license, or may
13 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other disciplinary
14 action with respect to a dental hygiene license as the board may deem proper,
15 including administrative penalties not to exceed five thousand dollars
16 ($5,000) per violation and assessment of the costs of disciplinary proceed-
17 ings.
18 SECTION 11. That Section 54-932, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
19 amended to read as follows:
20 54-932. LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES. If the certificate of
21 qualification or the annual license of a dentist or dental hygienist be lost
22 or destroyed, and such fact appear by affidavit of such dentist or dental
23 hygienist filed with the board together with a fee of ten dollars ($10.00),
24 the board shall issue a duplicate.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15380
The purpose of this proposed legislation is to provide authorization
for the Board of Dentistry to renew professional licenses issued to
dentists and dental hygienists on a biennial basis. At present, the
Board of Dentistry renews approximately 2,700 professional licenses
on an annual basis (dental hygienists on April 1st and dentists on
October 1st of each year). The proposed legislation would provide
for the renewal of dental hygiene licenses in each odd numbered year
and for the renewal of dental licenses in each even numbered year.
The reduction in license renewal cycles to one (1) per year by means
of biennial licensing would reduce the amount of staff time required
to process renewals and would reduce printing and mailing costs. The
proposed legislation does not increase the amount of the licensees'
renewal application fees or the amount of continuing education credits
required for license renewal. Revisions to the Board of Dentistry's
administrative rules will also be necessary to accomplish biennial
licensing.
FISCAL NOTE
The Board of Dentistry is a dedicated fund agency that receives no
monies from the general fund. The proposed legislation does not result
in either an increase to the Board of Dentistry's receipts from license
renewals or an increase to the renewal fees paid by licensees.
CONTACT
Name: Mike Sheeley
Agency: Dentistry Board
Phone: 334-2369
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1343