ENROLLED
ACT No. 331
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 836
BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 37:761(D) and 764(E), relative to professionals licensed by the Louisiana
3 State Board of Dentistry; to provide for the waiver of certain licensing requirements
4 in the event of a declared state of emergency; to provide an effective date; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 37:761(D) and 764(E) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §761. Requirements of applicants for dental license
9 * * *
10 D. The requirement provided in Subsection C of this Section for any
11 national, regional, or independent third-party clinical dental licensing examination
12 passed by the applicant to include procedures performed on human subjects may be
13 waived or modified by the board during the state of emergency declared by
14 Proclamation Number 58-JBE-2020.
15 * * *
16 §764. Dental hygienist; application for license
17 * * *
18 E. The requirement provided in Subsection D of this Section for any
19 national, regional, or independent third-party clinical dental hygiene licensing
20 examination passed by the applicant to include procedures performed on human
21 subjects may be waived or modified by the board during the state of emergency
22 declared by Proclamation Number 58-JBE-2020.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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