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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb0714* |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 714 |
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| 8 | 8 | | J2 2lr1508 |
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| 9 | 9 | | CF 2lr1510 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator Reilly |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Health Occupations – Dental Assistants – Certification and Regulation 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of establishing a certification and regulatory scheme to certify dental 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | assistants to perform certain intraoral procedures; specifying the intraoral 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | procedures a dental assistant is authorized to perform without being certified by the 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State Board of Dental Examiners and the intraoral procedures that require 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | certification; authorizing the Board to penalize a licensed dentist who allows a dental 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | assistant to provide dental care in an unauthorized manner or without required 8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | instruction or supervision; and generally relating to dental assistants. 9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | |
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| 28 | 28 | | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Article – Health Occupations 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 4–101(a) 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2021 Replacement Volume) 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | BY adding to 15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Article – Health Occupations 16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Section 4–101(b–1) and (c–1), 4–301.1, 4–302.1, 4–304.1, 4–305.1, 4–307.1, 4–309.1, 17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4–313.1, and 4–315(a)(38) 18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2021 Replacement Volume) 20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | |
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| 41 | 41 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Article – Health Occupations 22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Section 4–205(a)(1)(iii), 4–301(b)(5), 4–315(a)(36) and (37), and 4–505 23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2021 Replacement Volume) 25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 27 2 SENATE BILL 714 |
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| 49 | 49 | | |
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| 50 | 50 | | |
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| 51 | 51 | | |
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| 52 | 52 | | Article – Health Occupations 1 |
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| 53 | 53 | | |
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| 54 | 54 | | 4–101. 2 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 3 |
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| 57 | 57 | | |
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| 58 | 58 | | (B–1) “CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT ” MEANS A DENTAL ASSISTANT WHO IS 4 |
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| 59 | 59 | | CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD TO PERFORM SPECIFIED IN TRAORAL PROCEDURES . 5 |
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| 60 | 60 | | |
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| 61 | 61 | | (C–1) “DENTAL ASSISTANT ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO DIRECTLY ASSIST S A 6 |
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| 62 | 62 | | DENTIST IN THE PRACT ICE OF DENTISTRY . 7 |
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| 63 | 63 | | |
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| 64 | 64 | | 4–205. 8 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board may: 9 |
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| 67 | 67 | | |
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| 68 | 68 | | (1) Adopt regulations governing: 10 |
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| 69 | 69 | | |
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| 70 | 70 | | (iii) The use of a dental assistant by a licensed dentist in performing 11 |
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| 71 | 71 | | intraoral procedures, INCLUDING: 12 |
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| 72 | 72 | | |
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| 73 | 73 | | 1. REASONABLE POLICIES A ND GUIDELINES FOR A 13 |
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| 74 | 74 | | DENTAL ASSISTANT TO ASSIST IN PERFORMING INTRAORAL PROCEDURES 14 |
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| 75 | 75 | | AUTHORIZED UNDER § 4–301(A) OF THIS TITLE; AND 15 |
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| 76 | 76 | | |
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| 77 | 77 | | 2. REASONABLE EDUCATION OR TRAINING 16 |
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| 78 | 78 | | REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BECOME A CERTIFIED DENTAL A SSISTANT 17 |
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| 79 | 79 | | AND PERFORM THE INTR AORAL PROCEDURES AUT HORIZED UNDER § 4–301.1(B) OF 18 |
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| 80 | 80 | | THIS TITLE; 19 |
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| 81 | 81 | | |
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| 82 | 82 | | 4–301. 20 |
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| 84 | 84 | | (b) This section does not apply to: 21 |
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| 86 | 86 | | (5) A dental assistant, if the dental assistant: 22 |
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| 87 | 87 | | |
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| 88 | 88 | | (i) Subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board, 23 |
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| 89 | 89 | | performs only procedures that do not require the professional skills of a licensed dentist; 24 |
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| 90 | 90 | | and 25 |
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| 91 | 91 | | |
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| 92 | 92 | | (ii) Performs intraoral [tasks] PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE 26 |
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| 93 | 93 | | WITH § 4–301.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist 27 |
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| 94 | 94 | | who personally is present in the office area where the [tasks] PROCEDURES are performed; 28 |
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| 95 | 95 | | or 29 SENATE BILL 714 3 |
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| 96 | 96 | | |
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| 97 | 97 | | |
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| 98 | 98 | | |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4–301.1. 1 |
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| 101 | 101 | | (A) A DENTAL ASSISTANT MAY ASSIST A LICENSED DENTIST IN PROVIDING 2 |
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| 102 | 102 | | THE FOLLOWING INTRAO RAL PROCEDURES UNDER THE DIRECT SUP ERVISION OF A 3 |
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| 103 | 103 | | LICENSED DENTIST WITHOUT BEING CERTIF IED BY THE BOARD: 4 |
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| 104 | 104 | | |
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| 105 | 105 | | (1) RINSING AND ASPIRATIO N OF THE ORAL CAVITY ; 5 |
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| 106 | 106 | | |
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| 107 | 107 | | (2) RETRACTION OF THE LIP S, CHEEKS, TONGUE, AND FLAPS; 6 |
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| 108 | 108 | | |
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| 109 | 109 | | (3) PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FOR THE ISOLATION 7 |
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| 110 | 110 | | OF THE DENTITION , PROVIDED THAT THE MA TERIAL IS NOT RETAIN ED BY THE 8 |
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| 111 | 111 | | DENTITION; 9 |
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| 112 | 112 | | |
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| 113 | 113 | | (4) INSTRUCTING ON ORAL H YGIENE; 10 |
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| 114 | 114 | | |
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| 115 | 115 | | (5) PERFORMING INTRAORAL PHOTOGRAPHY OTHER THAN 11 |
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| 116 | 116 | | CONVENTIONAL OR DIGI TAL X–RAY; 12 |
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| 117 | 117 | | |
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| 118 | 118 | | (6) TAKING IMPRESSIONS F OR STUDY MODELS OR D IAGNOSTIC 13 |
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| 119 | 119 | | CASTS; 14 |
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| 120 | 120 | | |
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| 121 | 121 | | (7) CONSTRUCTING ATHLETIC MOUTH GUARDS ON MODE LS; 15 |
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| 122 | 122 | | |
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| 123 | 123 | | (8) APPLYING TOPICAL ANES THESIA; 16 |
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| 124 | 124 | | |
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| 125 | 125 | | (9) CURING BY THE USE OF HALOGEN LIGHT ; 17 |
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| 126 | 126 | | |
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| 127 | 127 | | (10) CHECKING FOR LOOSE BA NDS; AND 18 |
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| 128 | 128 | | |
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| 129 | 129 | | (11) ANY OTHER PROCEDURE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZES BY A 19 |
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| 130 | 130 | | RULE OR REGULATION . 20 |
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| 131 | 131 | | |
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| 132 | 132 | | (B) (1) EXCEPT FOR AN INDIVID UAL LICENS ED AS A DENTIST OR A 21 |
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| 133 | 133 | | DENTAL HYGIENIST UND ER THIS TITLE, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED B Y 22 |
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| 134 | 134 | | THE BOARD AS A CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT AUTHORIZED TO PERFOR M AT 23 |
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| 135 | 135 | | LEAST ONE OF THE FOL LOWING INTRAORAL PRO CEDURES BEFORE THE INDIVIDUA L 24 |
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| 136 | 136 | | MAY PERFORM THE INTR AORAL PROCEDURE IN THE STATE: 25 |
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| 137 | 137 | | |
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| 138 | 138 | | (I) ASSISTING IN ORTHODON TIC PROCEDURES AUTHO RIZED 26 |
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| 139 | 139 | | BY THE BOARD IN REGULATION ; 27 |
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| 140 | 140 | | 4 SENATE BILL 714 |
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| 141 | 141 | | |
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| 142 | 142 | | |
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| 143 | 143 | | (II) PLACING DENTAL SEALAN TS; 1 |
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| 144 | 144 | | |
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| 145 | 145 | | (III) AS PART OF DENTAL PRO PHYLAXIS OR BEFORE THE 2 |
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| 146 | 146 | | PERFORMANCE OF ESTHETIC AND CEMENTA TION PROCEDURES , CORONAL 3 |
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| 147 | 147 | | POLISHING SOLELY FOR STAIN AND BIOFILM REMOVAL ; 4 |
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| 148 | 148 | | |
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| 149 | 149 | | (IV) APPLYING SILVER DIAMI NE FLUORIDE; 5 |
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| 150 | 150 | | |
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| 151 | 151 | | (V) MONITORING NITROUS OX IDE; OR 6 |
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| 152 | 152 | | |
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| 153 | 153 | | (VI) ADDITIONAL INTRAORAL PROCEDURES AUTHORIZED BY 7 |
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| 154 | 154 | | THE BOARD IN REGULATIONS . 8 |
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| 155 | 155 | | |
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| 156 | 156 | | (2) A DENTAL ASSISTANT WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD TO 9 |
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| 157 | 157 | | PERFORM AN INTRAORAL PR OCEDURE LISTED IN PA RAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 10 |
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| 158 | 158 | | SUBSECTION MAY PERFORM THE INTR AORAL PROCEDURE LIST ED IN PARAGRAPH 11 |
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| 159 | 159 | | (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IF A LICENSED DENTIST: 12 |
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| 160 | 160 | | |
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| 161 | 161 | | (I) GIVES THE CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT SPECIFIC 13 |
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| 162 | 162 | | INSTRUCTION S TO PERFORM THE INTRAORAL PROCEDURE ; AND 14 |
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| 163 | 163 | | |
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| 164 | 164 | | (II) DIRECTLY SUPERVISES T HE CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT 15 |
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| 165 | 165 | | PERFORMING THE INTRA ORAL PROCEDURE . 16 |
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| 166 | 166 | | |
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| 167 | 167 | | 4–302.1. 17 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (A) TO QUALIFY FOR A CERTIFICATE TO BE A CERTIFIED DE NTAL 18 |
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| 170 | 170 | | ASSISTANT, AN APPLICANT SHALL B E AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE 19 |
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| 171 | 171 | | REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 20 |
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| 172 | 172 | | |
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| 173 | 173 | | (B) THE APPLICANT MUST BE OF GOOD MORAL CHA RACTER. 21 |
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| 174 | 174 | | |
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| 175 | 175 | | (C) THE APPLICANT MUST BE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OLD. 22 |
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| 176 | 176 | | |
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| 177 | 177 | | (D) THE APPLICANT MUST: 23 |
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| 179 | 179 | | (1) BE A HIGH SCHOOL GRAD UATE OR HAVE ATTAINE D A HIGH 24 |
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| 180 | 180 | | SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY ; 25 |
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| 181 | 181 | | |
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| 182 | 182 | | (2) HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COM PLETED A COURSE APPR OVED BY THE 26 |
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| 183 | 183 | | BOARD RELATED TO THE INTRAORAL PRO CEDURE FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS 27 |
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| 184 | 184 | | APPLIED FOR A CERTIF ICATE; 28 |
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| 185 | 185 | | SENATE BILL 714 5 |
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| 187 | 187 | | |
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| 188 | 188 | | (3) HAVE THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION FROM T HE DENTAL 1 |
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| 189 | 189 | | ASSISTING NATIONAL BOARD; 2 |
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| 190 | 190 | | |
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| 191 | 191 | | (4) HAVE PASSED ANY EXAMI NATION PROVIDED FOR IN A 3 |
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| 192 | 192 | | REGULATION ADOPTED B Y THE BOARD; AND 4 |
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| 193 | 193 | | |
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| 194 | 194 | | (5) SUBMIT TO A STATE CRIMINAL HISTOR Y RECORDS CHECK . 5 |
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| 195 | 195 | | |
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| 196 | 196 | | 4–304.1. 6 |
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| 197 | 197 | | |
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| 198 | 198 | | TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE TO BE A CERTIFIED DENTAL ASS ISTANT, AN 7 |
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| 199 | 199 | | APPLICANT SHALL : 8 |
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| 200 | 200 | | |
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| 201 | 201 | | (1) SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE BOARD IN A MANNER THA T THE 9 |
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| 202 | 202 | | BOARD REQUIRES ; AND 10 |
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| 203 | 203 | | |
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| 204 | 204 | | (2) PAY TO THE BOARD AN APPLICATION FEE SET BY THE BOARD. 11 |
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| 205 | 205 | | |
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| 206 | 206 | | 4–305.1. 12 |
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| 208 | 208 | | (A) AN APPLICANT WHO OTHE RWISE QUALIFIES FOR A CERTIFICATE TO BE 13 |
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| 209 | 209 | | A CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT IS ENTITLED TO BE EXAMI NED AS PROVIDED FOR 14 |
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| 210 | 210 | | IN THIS SECTION. 15 |
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| 211 | 211 | | |
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| 212 | 212 | | (B) THE BOARD SHALL NOTIFY EA CH QUALIFIED APPLICA NT OF THE TIME 16 |
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| 213 | 213 | | AND PLACE OF THE EXA MINATION. 17 |
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| 215 | 215 | | (C) THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THE SUBJECTS , SCOPE, FORM, AND 18 |
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| 216 | 216 | | PASSING SCORE FOR EX AMINATIONS GIVEN UND ER THIS SECTION. 19 |
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| 217 | 217 | | |
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| 218 | 218 | | (D) AN APPLICANT SHALL PA Y TO THE BOARD AN EXAMINATION FEE SET BY 20 |
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| 219 | 219 | | THE BOARD IN AN AMOUNT TH AT DOES NOT EXCEED T HE COSTS OF ADMINIST ERING 21 |
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| 220 | 220 | | THE EXAMINATION . 22 |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | 4–307.1. 23 |
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| 224 | 224 | | (A) THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE CERTIFIC ATE TO ANY 24 |
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| 225 | 225 | | APPLICANT WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE AND REGUL ATIONS 25 |
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| 226 | 226 | | ADOPTED BY THE BOARD FOR THAT CERTIF ICATE. 26 |
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| 227 | 227 | | |
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| 228 | 228 | | (B) THE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE O N EACH CERTIFICATE T HAT THE BOARD 27 |
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| 229 | 229 | | ISSUES: 28 |
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| 230 | 230 | | 6 SENATE BILL 714 |
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| 232 | 232 | | |
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| 233 | 233 | | (1) THE NAME OF THE CERTIFIED INDIVIDUAL ; 1 |
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| 234 | 234 | | |
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| 235 | 235 | | (2) THE DATE THE CERTIFIC ATE WAS ISSUED; 2 |
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| 236 | 236 | | |
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| 237 | 237 | | (3) THE INTRAORAL PROCEDU RES THAT THE CERTIFIED D ENTAL 3 |
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| 238 | 238 | | ASSISTANT IS QUALIFI ED TO PERFORM ; 4 |
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| 239 | 239 | | |
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| 240 | 240 | | (4) A SERIAL NUMBER ; 5 |
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| 241 | 241 | | |
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| 242 | 242 | | (5) THE SIGNATURES OF THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF THE 6 |
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| 243 | 243 | | BOARD; AND 7 |
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| 244 | 244 | | |
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| 245 | 245 | | (6) THE SEAL OF THE BOARD. 8 |
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| 246 | 246 | | |
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| 247 | 247 | | (C) THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE A C ERTIFICATE TO REPLAC E A LOST OR 9 |
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| 248 | 248 | | DESTROYED CERTIFICAT E IF THE CERTIFIED D ENTAL ASSISTANT PAYS A FEE SET BY 10 |
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| 249 | 249 | | THE BOARD THAT APPROXIMAT ES THE ACTUAL COST O F REPLACING THE 11 |
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| 250 | 250 | | CERTIFICATE. 12 |
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| 251 | 251 | | |
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| 252 | 252 | | (D) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY BE SIMULTANEOUSLY CERTI FIED AS A DENTAL 13 |
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| 253 | 253 | | RADIATION TECHNOLOGI ST UNDER § 4–505 OF THIS TITLE AND AS A CERTIFIED 14 |
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| 254 | 254 | | DENTAL ASSISTANT . 15 |
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| 255 | 255 | | |
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| 256 | 256 | | 4–309.1. 16 |
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| 257 | 257 | | |
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| 258 | 258 | | (A) A CERTIFICATE EXPIRES ON THE DATE SET BY THE BOARD, UNLESS THE 17 |
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| 259 | 259 | | CERTIFICATE IS RENEWED FOR AN AD DITIONAL TERM AS PRO VIDED FOR BY THE 18 |
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| 260 | 260 | | BOARD. 19 |
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| 261 | 261 | | |
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| 262 | 262 | | (B) AT LEAST 1 MONTH BEFORE A CERTI FICATE EXPIRES , THE BOARD 20 |
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| 263 | 263 | | SHALL SEND TO THE CE RTIFIED DENTAL ASSIS TANT, BY ELECTRONIC MEANS AND 21 |
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| 264 | 264 | | FIRST–CLASS MAIL TO THE LA ST KNOWN ELECTRONIC OR PHYSICAL ADDRESS O F 22 |
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| 265 | 265 | | THE DENTAL ASSISTANT , A RENEWAL NOTICE THA T STATES THE: 23 |
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| 266 | 266 | | |
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| 267 | 267 | | (1) DATE ON WHICH THE CUR RENT CERTIFICATE EXP IRES; 24 |
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| 268 | 268 | | |
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| 269 | 269 | | (2) DATE BY WHICH THE RENEW AL APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED 25 |
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| 270 | 270 | | BY THE BOARD FOR THE RENEWAL TO BE ISSUED AND MAI LED BEFORE THE 26 |
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| 271 | 271 | | CERTIFICATE EXPIRES ; AND 27 |
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| 272 | 272 | | |
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| 273 | 273 | | (3) AMOUNT OF THE RENEWAL FEE. 28 |
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| 274 | 274 | | |
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| 275 | 275 | | 4–313.1. 29 SENATE BILL 714 7 |
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| 276 | 276 | | |
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| 277 | 277 | | |
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| 278 | 278 | | |
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| 279 | 279 | | EACH HOLDER OF A CERTIFICATE TO BE A CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT 1 |
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| 280 | 280 | | SHALL KEEP THE CERTIFICATE, AND ANY CURRENT RENE WAL, IN THE OFFICE 2 |
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| 281 | 281 | | WHERE THE DENTAL ASS ISTANT IS EMPLOYED . 3 |
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| 282 | 282 | | |
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| 283 | 283 | | 4–315. 4 |
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| 284 | 284 | | |
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| 285 | 285 | | (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 4–318 of this subtitle, the Board may 5 |
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| 286 | 286 | | deny a general license to practice dentistry, a limited license to practice dentistry, or a 6 |
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| 287 | 287 | | teacher’s license to practice dentistry to any applicant, reprimand any licensed dentist, 7 |
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| 288 | 288 | | place any licensed dentist on probation, or suspend or revoke the license of any licensed 8 |
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| 289 | 289 | | dentist, if the applicant or licensee: 9 |
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| 290 | 290 | | |
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| 291 | 291 | | (36) Fails to comply with the requirements of the Prescription Drug 10 |
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| 292 | 292 | | Monitoring Program in Title 21, Subtitle 2A of the Health – General Article; [or] 11 |
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| 293 | 293 | | |
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| 294 | 294 | | (37) Accepts or tenders rebates or splits fees in violation of § 4–103(c) of this 12 |
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| 295 | 295 | | subtitle; OR 13 |
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| 296 | 296 | | |
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| 297 | 297 | | (38) ALLOWS A DENTAL ASSIS TANT TO ASSIST IN THE PRACTICE OF 14 |
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| 298 | 298 | | DENTISTRY: 15 |
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| 299 | 299 | | |
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| 300 | 300 | | (I) IN AN UNAUTHORIZED MA NNER IN VIOLATION OF THIS 16 |
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| 301 | 301 | | TITLE OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD; 17 |
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| 302 | 302 | | |
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| 303 | 303 | | (II) WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTING THE CERT IFIED 18 |
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| 304 | 304 | | DENTAL ASSISTANT TO PERFORM AN INTRAORAL PROCEDURE THAT THE CERTIFIED 19 |
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| 305 | 305 | | DENTAL ASSISTANT IS AUTHORIZED TO PER FORM; OR 20 |
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| 306 | 306 | | |
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| 307 | 307 | | (III) FAILING TO PROVIDE DI RECT SUPERVISION OF A DENTAL 21 |
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| 308 | 308 | | ASSISTANT. 22 |
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| 309 | 309 | | |
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| 310 | 310 | | 4–505. 23 |
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| 311 | 311 | | |
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| 312 | 312 | | (a) The Board of Dental Examiners shall: 24 |
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| 313 | 313 | | |
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| 314 | 314 | | (1) Define, for the purpose of this section, the terms “dental radiation 25 |
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| 315 | 315 | | technologist” and “practice dental radiation technology”; 26 |
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| 316 | 316 | | |
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| 317 | 317 | | (2) Adopt rules and regulations concerning qualifications, training, 27 |
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| 318 | 318 | | certification, monitoring of, and enforcement requirements for a dental radiation 28 |
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| 319 | 319 | | technologist; and 29 |
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| 320 | 320 | | |
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| 321 | 321 | | (3) Provide for a requirement to ensure competency in new safety and 30 |
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| 322 | 322 | | technological advances. 31 8 SENATE BILL 714 |
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| 323 | 323 | | |
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| 324 | 324 | | |
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| 325 | 325 | | |
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| 326 | 326 | | (b) The qualifications required of applicants for Board certification as a dental 1 |
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| 327 | 327 | | radiation technologist shall include requirements established by: 2 |
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| 328 | 328 | | |
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| 329 | 329 | | (1) The American Dental Association; or 3 |
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| 330 | 330 | | |
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| 331 | 331 | | (2) Any applicable federal standards for training and certification. 4 |
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| 332 | 332 | | |
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| 333 | 333 | | (c) After July 1, 1988, an individual must be certified by the Board as a dental 5 |
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| 334 | 334 | | radiation technologist before a licensed dentist may employ the individual to practice 6 |
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| 335 | 335 | | dental radiation technology. 7 |
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| 336 | 336 | | |
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| 337 | 337 | | (d) After July 1, 1988, an individual may not practice dental radiation technology 8 |
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| 338 | 338 | | unless certified by the Board. 9 |
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| 339 | 339 | | |
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| 340 | 340 | | (e) At least 1 month before a certificate expires, the Board shall send to each 10 |
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| 341 | 341 | | certificate holder, by electronic means or first–class mail to the last known electronic or 11 |
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| 342 | 342 | | physical address of the certificate holder, a renewal notice that states: 12 |
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| 343 | 343 | | |
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| 344 | 344 | | (1) The date on which the current certificate expires; 13 |
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| 345 | 345 | | |
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| 346 | 346 | | (2) The date by which the renewal application must be received by the 14 |
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| 347 | 347 | | Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the certificate expires; and 15 |
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| 348 | 348 | | |
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| 349 | 349 | | (3) The amount of the renewal fee. 16 |
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| 350 | 350 | | |
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| 351 | 351 | | (F) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY BE SIMULTANEOUSLY CERTI FIED AS A DENTAL 17 |
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| 352 | 352 | | RADIATION TECHNOLOGI ST UNDER THIS SECTIO N AND AS A CERTIFIED DENTAL 18 |
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| 353 | 353 | | ASSISTANT. 19 |
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| 355 | 355 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20 |
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| 356 | 356 | | October 1, 2022. 21 |
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