Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 200 (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Poulson, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/15/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• changes provisions related to an examination required for licensure as a dentist under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

DENTIST LICENSING AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Marie H. Poulson
Senate Sponsor: 
 Peter C. Knudson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ changes provisions related to an examination required for licensure as a dentist
under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
58-69-302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 337
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
58-69-302
 is amended to read:
58-69-302.
Qualifications -- Licensure as a dentist -- Licensure as a dental
hygienist.
(1) An applicant for licensure as a dentist, except as provided in Subsection (2), shall:
(a) submit an application in a form as prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 
63J-1-504
;
(c) be of good moral character;
(d) provide satisfactory documentation of having successfully completed a program of
professional education preparing an individual as a dentist as evidenced by having received an
earned doctor's degree in dentistry from a dental school accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(e) pass the National Board Dental Examinations as administered by the Joint
Commission on National Dental Examinations of the American Dental Association;
[
(f) pass any one of the regional dental clinical licensure examinations unless the
division, in collaboration with the board, determines that:
]
[
(i) the examination is clearly inferior to the Western Regional Examination Board;
and
]
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(ii) reliance upon the examination poses an unjustifiable threat to public health and
safety;
]
(f) pass any regional dental clinical licensure examination approved by division rule
made in collaboration with the board and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act;
(g) pass any other examinations regarding applicable law, rules, or ethics as established
by division rule made in collaboration with the board 
and in accordance with Title 63G,
Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
;
(h) be able to read, write, speak, understand, and be understood in the English language
and demonstrate proficiency to the satisfaction of the board if requested by the board; and
(i) meet with the board if requested by the board or division for the purpose of
examining the applicant's qualifications for licensure.
(2) An applicant for licensure as a dentist qualifying under the endorsement provision
of Section 
58-1-302
 shall:
(a) be currently licensed in good standing with an unrestricted license in another
jurisdiction described in Section 
58-1-302
;
(b) document having met all requirements for licensure under Subsection (1) except
Subsection (1)(d); and
(c) document having been successfully engaged in clinical practice as a dentist for not
less than 6,000 hours in the five years immediately preceding the date of application for
licensure.
(3) An applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist, except as set forth in Subsection
(4), shall:
(a) submit an application in a form as prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee as determined by the department pursuant to Section 
63J-1-504
;
(c) be of good moral character;
(d) be a graduate holding a certificate or degree in dental hygiene from a school
accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(e) pass the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination as administered by the Joint
Commission on National Dental Examinations of the American Dental Association;
(f) pass an examination consisting of practical demonstrations in the practice of dental
hygiene and written or oral examination in the theory and practice of dental hygiene as
established by division rule made in collaboration with the board;
(g) pass any other examinations regarding applicable law, rules, and ethics as
established by rule by division rule made in collaboration with the board;
(h) be able to read, write, speak, understand, and be understood in the English language
and demonstrate proficiency to the satisfaction of the board if requested by the board; and
(i) meet with the board if requested by the board or division for the purpose of
examining the applicant's qualifications for licensure.
(4) An applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist qualifying under the endorsement
provision of Section 
58-1-302
 shall:
(a) be currently licensed in another jurisdiction set forth in Section 
58-1-302
;
(b) (i) document having met all requirements for licensure under Subsection (3) except,
an applicant having received licensure in another state or jurisdiction prior to 1962, the year
when the National Board Dental Hygiene Examinations were first administered, shall
document having passed a state administered examination acceptable to the division in
collaboration with the board; or
(ii) document having obtained licensure in another state or jurisdiction upon which
licensure by endorsement is based by meeting requirements which were equal to licensure
requirements in Utah at the time the applicant obtained licensure in the other state or
jurisdiction; and
(c) document having been successfully engaged in practice as a dental hygienist for not
less than 2,000 hours in the two years immediately preceding the date of application for
licensure.
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