BILL NUMBER: AB 1938INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fletcher FEBRUARY 17, 2010 An act to repeal Section 1620.1 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1938, as introduced, Fletcher. Dentistry. Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, establishes the Dental Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the purpose of licensing and regulating dental professionals and dental auxiliaries. Existing law requires the department, in conjunction with the board and the Joint Committee on Boards Commissions, and Consumer Protection, to review the scope of practice of dental auxiliaries and requires the department to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by September 1, 2002. This bill would delete that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1620.1 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed.1620.1. The Department of Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the board and the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection, shall review the scope of practice for dental auxiliaries. The department shall employ the services of an independent consultant to perform this comprehensive analysis. The department shall be authorized to enter into an interagency agreement or be exempted from obtaining sole source approval for a sole source contract. The board shall pay for all of the costs associated with this comprehensive analysis. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by September 1, 2002.