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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1739 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 25/4 from Ch. 111, par. 2304225 ILCS 25/6.5 new225 ILCS 25/7 from Ch. 111, par. 2307225 ILCS 25/11.5 new225 ILCS 25/20 from Ch. 111, par. 2320 Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds provisions concerning the licensing of denturists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, including qualifications, applications, examinations, and the creation of the Board of Denture Technology. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 08218 AAS 18268 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1739 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 25/4 from Ch. 111, par. 2304225 ILCS 25/6.5 new225 ILCS 25/7 from Ch. 111, par. 2307225 ILCS 25/11.5 new225 ILCS 25/20 from Ch. 111, par. 2320 225 ILCS 25/4 from Ch. 111, par. 2304 225 ILCS 25/6.5 new 225 ILCS 25/7 from Ch. 111, par. 2307 225 ILCS 25/11.5 new 225 ILCS 25/20 from Ch. 111, par. 2320 Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds provisions concerning the licensing of denturists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, including qualifications, applications, examinations, and the creation of the Board of Denture Technology. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 08218 AAS 18268 b LRB104 08218 AAS 18268 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1739 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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99 Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds provisions concerning the licensing of denturists by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, including qualifications, applications, examinations, and the creation of the Board of Denture Technology. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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1515 1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
1616 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1717 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1818 4 Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
1919 5 changing Section 4, 7, and 20 and by adding Sections 6.5 and
2020 6 11.5 as follows:
2121 7 (225 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 2304)
2222 8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
2323 9 Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2424 10 "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
2525 11 by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
2626 12 file or license file as maintained by the Department's
2727 13 licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
2828 14 licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
2929 15 those changes must be made either through the Department's
3030 16 website or by contacting the Department.
3131 17 "Department" means the Department of Financial and
3232 18 Professional Regulation.
3333 19 "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
3434 20 Professional Regulation.
3535 21 "Board" means the Board of Dentistry.
3636 22 "Dentist" means a person who has received a general
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8080 1 this Act and who may perform any intraoral and extraoral
8181 2 procedure required in the practice of dentistry and to whom is
8282 3 reserved the responsibilities specified in Section 17.
8383 4 "Dental hygienist" means a person who holds a license
8484 5 under this Act to perform dental services as authorized by
8585 6 Section 18.
8686 7 "Dental assistant" means an appropriately trained person
8787 8 who, under the supervision of a dentist, provides dental
8888 9 services as authorized by Section 17.
8989 10 "Expanded function dental assistant" means a dental
9090 11 assistant who has completed the training required by Section
9191 12 17.1 of this Act.
9292 13 "Dental laboratory" means a person, firm, or corporation
9393 14 which:
9494 15 (i) engages in making, providing, repairing, or
9595 16 altering dental prosthetic appliances and other artificial
9696 17 materials and devices which are returned to a dentist for
9797 18 insertion into the human oral cavity or which come in
9898 19 contact with its adjacent structures and tissues; and
9999 20 (ii) utilizes or employs a dental technician to
100100 21 provide such services; and
101101 22 (iii) performs such functions only for a dentist or
102102 23 dentists.
103103 24 "Supervision" means supervision of a dental hygienist or a
104104 25 dental assistant requiring that a dentist authorize the
105105 26 procedure, remain in the dental facility while the procedure
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116116 1 is performed, and approve the work performed by the dental
117117 2 hygienist or dental assistant before dismissal of the patient,
118118 3 but does not mean that the dentist must be present at all times
119119 4 in the treatment room.
120120 5 "General supervision" means supervision of a dental
121121 6 hygienist requiring that the patient be a patient of record,
122122 7 that the dentist examine the patient in accordance with
123123 8 Section 18 prior to treatment by the dental hygienist, and
124124 9 that the dentist authorize the procedures which are being
125125 10 carried out by a notation in the patient's record, but not
126126 11 requiring that a dentist be present when the authorized
127127 12 procedures are being performed. The issuance of a prescription
128128 13 to a dental laboratory by a dentist does not constitute
129129 14 general supervision.
130130 15 "Public member" means a person who is not a health
131131 16 professional. For purposes of board membership, any person
132132 17 with a significant financial interest in a health service or
133133 18 profession is not a public member.
134134 19 "Dentistry" means the healing art which is concerned with
135135 20 the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and care of
136136 21 conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent
137137 22 tissues and structures, as further specified in Section 17.
138138 23 "Branches of dentistry" means the various specialties of
139139 24 dentistry which, for purposes of this Act, shall be limited to
140140 25 the following: endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery,
141141 26 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry,
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152152 1 periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial
153153 2 radiology, and dental anesthesiology.
154154 3 "Specialist" means a dentist who has received a specialty
155155 4 license pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11 11(b).
156156 5 "Dental technician" means a person who owns, operates, or
157157 6 is employed by a dental laboratory and engages in making,
158158 7 providing, repairing, or altering dental prosthetic appliances
159159 8 and other artificial materials and devices which are returned
160160 9 to a dentist for insertion into the human oral cavity or which
161161 10 come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues.
162162 11 "Denture" means any removable full or partial upper or
163163 12 lower prosthetic dental appliance to be worn in the human
164164 13 mouth to replace any missing natural teeth.
165165 14 "Denturist" means a person licensed under Section 11.5 to
166166 15 engage in the practice of denture technology and who is
167167 16 authorized within the person's scope of practice to provide to
168168 17 the public full or partial upper or lower dentures or other
169169 18 removable nonorthodontic dental appliances intended to be worn
170170 19 in the human mouth.
171171 20 "Practice of denture technology" means:
172172 21 (1) constructing, repairing, relining, reproducing,
173173 22 duplicating, supplying, fitting, or altering a denture or
174174 23 other removable nonorthodontic dental appliance intended
175175 24 to be worn in the human mouth with respect to which a
176176 25 service is performed under paragraph (2); and
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188188 1 purpose listed in paragraph (1):
189189 2 (A) the taking of impressions;
190190 3 (B) the taking of bite registrations;
191191 4 (C) try-ins of dentures or other removable
192192 5 nonorthodontic dental appliances intended to be worn
193193 6 in the human mouth; and
194194 7 (D) insertions of dentures or other removable
195195 8 nonorthodontic dental appliances intended to be worn
196196 9 in the human mouth.
197197 10 "Informed consent" means legally valid consent that is
198198 11 given by a patient or legal guardian, that is recorded in
199199 12 writing or digitally, that authorizes intervention or
200200 13 treatment services from the treating dentist, and that
201201 14 documents agreement to participate in those services and
202202 15 knowledge of the risks, benefits, and alternatives, including
203203 16 the decision to withdraw from or decline treatment.
204204 17 "Impaired dentist" or "impaired dental hygienist" means a
205205 18 dentist or dental hygienist who is unable to practice with
206206 19 reasonable skill and safety because of a physical or mental
207207 20 disability as evidenced by a written determination or written
208208 21 consent based on clinical evidence, including deterioration
209209 22 through the aging process, loss of motor skills, abuse of
210210 23 drugs or alcohol, or a psychiatric disorder, of sufficient
211211 24 degree to diminish the person's ability to deliver competent
212212 25 patient care.
213213 26 "Nurse" means a registered professional nurse, a certified
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224224 1 registered nurse anesthetist licensed as an advanced practice
225225 2 registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse licensed under
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227227 4 "Patient of record", except as provided in Section 17.2,
228228 5 means a patient for whom the patient's most recent dentist has
229229 6 obtained a relevant medical and dental history and on whom the
230230 7 dentist has performed a physical examination within the last
231231 8 year and evaluated the condition to be treated, including a
232232 9 review of the patient's most recent x-rays.
233233 10 "Dental responder" means a dentist or dental hygienist who
234234 11 is appropriately certified in disaster preparedness,
235235 12 immunizations, and dental humanitarian medical response
236236 13 consistent with the Society of Disaster Medicine and Public
237237 14 Health and training certified by the National Incident
238238 15 Management System or the National Disaster Life Support
239239 16 Foundation.
240240 17 "Mobile dental van or portable dental unit" means any
241241 18 self-contained or portable dental unit in which dentistry is
242242 19 practiced that can be moved, towed, or transported from one
243243 20 location to another in order to establish a location where
244244 21 dental services can be provided.
245245 22 "Public health dental hygienist" means a hygienist who
246246 23 holds a valid license to practice in the State, has 2 years of
247247 24 full-time clinical experience or an equivalent of 4,000 hours
248248 25 of clinical experience, and has completed at least 42 clock
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260260 1 advanced areas specific to public health dentistry.
261261 2 "Public health setting" means a federally qualified health
262262 3 center; a federal, State, or local public health facility;
263263 4 Head Start; a special supplemental nutrition program for
264264 5 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) facility; a certified
265265 6 school-based health center or school-based oral health
266266 7 program; a prison; or a long-term care facility.
267267 8 "Public health supervision" means the supervision of a
268268 9 public health dental hygienist by a licensed dentist who has a
269269 10 written public health supervision agreement with that public
270270 11 health dental hygienist while working in an approved facility
271271 12 or program that allows the public health dental hygienist to
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273273 14 and being present in the facility during treatment, (1) who
274274 15 are eligible for Medicaid or (2) who are uninsured or whose
275275 16 household income is not greater than 300% of the federal
276276 17 poverty level.
277277 18 "Teledentistry" means the use of telehealth systems and
278278 19 methodologies in dentistry and includes patient diagnosis,
279279 20 treatment planning, care, and education delivery for a patient
280280 21 of record using synchronous and asynchronous communications
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283283 24 "Moderate sedation" means a drug-induced depression of
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296296 1 tactile stimulation; (2) no interventions are required to
297297 2 maintain a patient's airway and spontaneous ventilation is
298298 3 adequate; and (3) cardiovascular function is usually
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300300 5 "Deep sedation" means a drug-induced depression of
301301 6 consciousness during which: (1) patients cannot be easily
302302 7 aroused, but respond purposefully following repeated or
303303 8 painful stimulation; (2) the ability to independently maintain
304304 9 ventilatory function may be impaired; (3) patients may require
305305 10 assistance in maintaining airways and spontaneous ventilation
306306 11 may be inadequate; and (4) cardiovascular function is usually
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308308 13 "General anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of
309309 14 consciousness during which: (1) patients are not arousable,
310310 15 even by painful stimulation; (2) the ability to independently
311311 16 maintain ventilatory function is often impaired; (3) patients
312312 17 often require assistance in maintaining airways and positive
313313 18 pressure ventilation may be required because of depressed
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315315 20 neuromuscular function; and (4) cardiovascular function may be
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317317 22 "Venipuncture" means the puncture of a vein as part of a
318318 23 medical procedure, typically to withdraw a blood sample or for
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332332 1 a drug that is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract or
333333 2 through oral, rectal, or sublingual mucosa.
334334 3 "Parenteral route of administration" means administration
335335 4 of a drug by which the drug bypasses the gastrointestinal
336336 5 tract through intramuscular, intravenous, intranasal,
337337 6 submucosal, subcutaneous, or intraosseous methods.
338338 7 (Source: P.A. 102-93, eff. 1-1-22; 102-588, eff. 8-20-21;
339339 8 102-936, eff. 1-1-23; 103-425, eff. 1-1-24; 103-431, eff.
340340 9 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-628, eff. 7-1-24; 103-902,
341341 10 eff. 8-9-24; revised 10-10-24.)
342342 11 (225 ILCS 25/6.5 new)
343343 12 Sec. 6.5. Board of Denture Technology.
344344 13 (a) There is created a Board of Denture Technology, which
345345 14 is composed of the following persons appointed by the
346346 15 Secretary: 4 must have practiced denture technology for a
347347 16 period of 5 or more years; one must be an dentist licensed
348348 17 under this Act; and 2 must be members of the public who do not
349349 18 possess the professional qualifications of other members and
350350 19 who are not a spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, or
351351 20 sibling of an active licensed denturist or dentist. The
352352 21 membership of the Board shall include only residents from
353353 22 various geographic areas of this State and shall include at
354354 23 least some graduates from various institutions of dental
355355 24 education in this State. In making appointments to the Board,
356356 25 the Secretary shall give due consideration to recommendations
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367367 1 by organizations of the dental profession in Illinois,
368368 2 including the Illinois State Dental Society, and shall
369369 3 promptly give due notice to such organizations of any vacancy
370370 4 in the membership of the Board.
371371 5 (b) The board shall annually elect a chairman and
372372 6 vice-chairman who shall be individuals who have practiced
373373 7 denture technology for a period of 5 or more years.
374374 8 (c) Terms for all members shall be for 4 years. Partial
375375 9 terms over 2 years in length shall be considered as full terms.
376376 10 A member may be reappointed for a successive term, but no
377377 11 member shall serve more than 2 full terms in his or her
378378 12 lifetime.
379379 13 (d) The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any
380380 14 member for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary
381381 15 reasonably justifies such termination. A vacancy in the
382382 16 membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum
383383 17 to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the
384384 18 Board.
385385 19 (e) Any action to be taken by the Board under this Act may
386386 20 be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting,
387387 21 and each such resolution shall take effect immediately.
388388 22 (f) The Board shall meet at least quarterly. The members
389389 23 of the Board shall each receive as compensation a reasonable
390390 24 sum as determined by the Secretary for each day actually
391391 25 engaged in the duties of the office, and all legitimate and
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404404 2 (g) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
405405 3 action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
406406 4 activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
407407 5 (225 ILCS 25/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 2307)
408408 6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
409409 7 Sec. 7. Recommendations by the Board. The Secretary may
410410 8 consider the recommendations of the Board of Dentistry or the
411411 9 Board of Denture Technology in establishing guidelines for
412412 10 professional conduct, for the conduct of formal disciplinary
413413 11 proceedings brought under this Act, and for establishing
414414 12 guidelines for qualifications of applicants. Notice of
415415 13 proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the Board of
416416 14 Dentistry or the Board of Denture Technology and the
417417 15 Department shall review the response of the Board of Dentistry
418418 16 or the Board of Denture Technology and any recommendations
419419 17 made therein. The Department may, at any time, seek the expert
420420 18 advice and knowledge of the Board of Dentistry or the Board of
421421 19 Denture Technology on any matter relating to the
422422 20 administration or enforcement of this Act. The action or
423423 21 report in writing of a majority of the Board of Dentistry or
424424 22 the Board of Denture Technology shall be sufficient authority
425425 23 upon which the Secretary may act.
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438438 1 revocation, suspension or refusal to issue a license, the
439439 2 Secretary may order a reexamination or rehearing.
440440 3 (Source: P.A. 97-1013, eff. 8-17-12.)
441441 4 (225 ILCS 25/11.5 new)
442442 5 Sec. 11.5. Necessity for licensure of denturist.
443443 6 (a) On or after January 1, 2026, unless a person holds an
444444 7 active license issued under this Section, a person may not:
445445 8 (1) engage, or offer to engage, in the practice of
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447447 10 (2) use in connection with the name of the person the
448448 11 word "denturist" or any other words, letters, or
449449 12 abbreviations or insignia tending to indicate that such
450450 13 person is engaged in the practice of denture technology.
451451 14 (b) This Section does not apply to:
452452 15 (1) a person acting under the supervision of a
453453 16 denturist.
454454 17 (2) the practice of dentistry or medicine by persons
455455 18 authorized to do so by this State.
456456 19 (3) a student of denture technology in pursuit of
457457 20 clinical studies under an approved school program, or a
458458 21 person having met the formal educational requirements, who
459459 22 is operating, for no more than 2 years, under the direct
460460 23 supervision of a denturist or a licensed dentist in
461461 24 pursuit of practical clinical experience as required for
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473473 1 (c) The Department shall issue a license to practice
474474 2 denture technology to an applicant who, in addition to
475475 3 submitting an application and paying the applicable fees
476476 4 established by rule:
477477 5 (1) provides to the Department official transcripts
478478 6 verifying completion of an associate degree program in
479479 7 denture technology, or the equivalent in formal,
480480 8 post-secondary education, approved by the Department;
481481 9 (2) provides to the Department documentation of 1,000
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483483 11 technology, completed while enrolled in or after having
484484 12 completed a course of study offered in a post-secondary
485485 13 educational institution, or through equivalent supervised
486486 14 experience, as determined by the Department;
487487 15 (3) passes a written and a practical examination
488488 16 prescribed, recognized, or approved by the Board of
489489 17 Denture Technology. An applicant who fails the practical
490490 18 examination must complete additional hours of clinical and
491491 19 laboratory training in an approved work experience
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494494 22 (4) meets other requirements established by the
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510510 2 medical emergencies, geriatrics, professional ethics, clinical
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512512 4 board may accept educational training obtained in any other
513513 5 state or country if, upon review of satisfactory evidence, the
514514 6 Department determines that the educational program in the
515515 7 other state or country meets the educational standards
516516 8 prescribed in this Section.
517517 9 An applicant meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or
518518 10 (2) of this subsection if the applicant provides the
519519 11 Department with documentation of military training or
520520 12 experience that the Department determines is substantially
521521 13 equivalent to the training or experience required by
522522 14 subsection (1) or (2) of this subsection.
523523 15 The Department may adopt rules providing for waiver of the
524524 16 practical examination requirement.
525525 17 (d) The Department may adopt rules allowing for issuance
526526 18 of a temporary license to practice denture technology.
527527 19 (e) Examinations of applicants for licensure under this
528528 20 Section shall be held at least once a year at such times and
529529 21 places as the State Board of Denture Technology may determine.
530530 22 Timely and appropriate notice shall be given to each
531531 23 applicant. The examination shall be sufficiently thorough to
532532 24 determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of the
533533 25 applicant to practice denture technology. The examination may
534534 26 be in the form of written, oral, or practical demonstration of
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545545 1 skills, or a combination of any such types. The examination
546546 2 shall cover at least subjects listed in subsection (c) and any
547547 3 additional subjects required by the Department by rule that
548548 4 are based on changes in industry technology, health care
549549 5 delivery systems, client safety, or scientific infection
550550 6 control techniques.
551551 7 (f) The Department may issue a license to practice denture
552552 8 technology, without examination, to any person who:
553553 9 (1) submits an application and pays the applicable
554554 10 fees established by rule;
555555 11 (2) has satisfied the educational requirements of this
556556 12 Section;
557557 13 (3) is a denturist licensed under the laws of any
558558 14 other state, the District of Columbia, Canada, or a
559559 15 territory of the United States, and the standards for
560560 16 licensing of denturists in the licensing jurisdiction are
561561 17 determined by the Department to be substantially
562562 18 equivalent to those of this Section;
563563 19 (4) has passed a written and practical examination
564564 20 that the Department determines to be substantially
565565 21 equivalent to the examination required for licensure in
566566 22 this State; and
567567 23 (5) has engaged in the full-time active practice of
568568 24 denture technology as a licensed denturist in another
569569 25 jurisdiction for a minimum of 2 years immediately
570570 26 preceding the date of application for licensure under this
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581581 1 Section.
582582 2 (225 ILCS 25/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 2320)
583583 3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
584584 4 Sec. 20. Display of licenses. Any person licensed to
585585 5 practice dentistry, denture technology, or dental hygiene in
586586 6 this State by the Department as hereinbefore provided, shall
587587 7 at all times display such license or duplicate original
588588 8 thereof in a conspicuous place, in his or her office wherein he
589589 9 or she shall practice such profession, and shall further,
590590 10 whenever requested, exhibit such license to any of the members
591591 11 of the Department or its authorized agent. Upon proof by
592592 12 affidavit, the Department shall provide a duplicate if such
593593 13 person establishes that his or her license is lost or stolen or
594594 14 that he or she practices at multiple locations.
595595 15 (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)
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