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| 1 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 326 | |
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| 3 | - | – 1 – | |
| 4 | - | Chapter 326 | |
| 5 | - | (House Bill 1159) | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | - | AN ACT concerning | |
| 3 | + | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | + | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | + | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | + | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | + | amendment. | |
| 8 | + | *hb1159* | |
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| 10 | + | HOUSE BILL 1159 | |
| 11 | + | J2 3lr2394 | |
| 11 | 12 | ||
| 12 | - | FOR the purpose of altering the circumstances under which a dentist who is a faculty | |
| 13 | - | member at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and trained at a foreign | |
| 14 | - | dental school must be qualified by the State Board of Dental Examiners to take an | |
| 15 | - | examination offered by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or its | |
| 16 | - | successor organization; and generally relating to the qualifying of faculty members | |
| 17 | - | at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry by the State Board of Dental | |
| 18 | - | Examiners for examination. | |
| 13 | + | By: Delegate Cullison Delegates Cullison, Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, | |
| 14 | + | Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, R. Lewis, | |
| 15 | + | Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Pena–Melnyk, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, | |
| 16 | + | Taveras, White, and Woods | |
| 17 | + | Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023 | |
| 18 | + | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations | |
| 19 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 20 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 21 | + | Read second time: March 7, 2023 | |
| 19 | 22 | ||
| 20 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 21 | - | Article – Health Occupations | |
| 22 | - | Section 4–306.1 | |
| 23 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 24 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) | |
| 23 | + | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 25 | 24 | ||
| 26 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 27 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 25 | + | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 28 | 26 | ||
| 29 | - | Article – Health Occupations | |
| 27 | + | State Board of Dental Examiners – University of Maryland School of Dentistry 2 | |
| 28 | + | Faculty – Qualifying for Examination 3 | |
| 30 | 29 | ||
| 31 | - | 4–306.1. | |
| 30 | + | FOR the purpose of altering the circumstances under which a dentist who is a faculty 4 | |
| 31 | + | member at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and trained at a foreign 5 | |
| 32 | + | dental school must be qualified by the State Board of Dental Examiners to take an 6 | |
| 33 | + | examination offered by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or its 7 | |
| 34 | + | successor organization; and generally relating to the qualifying of faculty members 8 | |
| 35 | + | at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry by the State Board of Dental 9 | |
| 36 | + | Examiners for examination. 10 | |
| 32 | 37 | ||
| 33 | - | (a) A dentist who is a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of | |
| 34 | - | Dentistry and was trained at a foreign dental school shall be qualified by the Board to take | |
| 35 | - | an examination offered by ADEX, as defined in § 4–306 of this subtitle, if the applicant: | |
| 38 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11 | |
| 39 | + | Article – Health Occupations 12 | |
| 40 | + | Section 4–306.1 13 | |
| 41 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 42 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 15 | |
| 36 | 43 | ||
| 37 | - | | |
| 38 | - | the | |
| 44 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 | |
| 45 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 | |
| 39 | 46 | ||
| 40 | - | ||
| 41 | - | ||
| 47 | + | Article – Health Occupations 18 | |
| 48 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 1159 | |
| 42 | 49 | ||
| 43 | - | (3)] (II) IS A GENERAL D ENTIST WHO: | |
| 44 | 50 | ||
| 45 | - | ||
| 51 | + | 4–306.1. 1 | |
| 46 | 52 | ||
| 47 | - | A. A GENERAL DENTAL PRACT ICE RESIDENCY; OR | |
| 48 | - | Ch. 326 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 53 | + | (a) A dentist who is a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of 2 | |
| 54 | + | Dentistry and was trained at a foreign dental school shall be qualified by the Board to take 3 | |
| 55 | + | an examination offered by ADEX, as defined in § 4–306 of this subtitle, if the applicant: 4 | |
| 49 | 56 | ||
| 50 | - | – 2 – | |
| 51 | - | B. ADVANCED EDUCATION IN A GENERAL DENTISTRY | |
| 52 | - | PROGRAM; OR | |
| 57 | + | (1) (I) 1. [Completes training in a dental specialty recognized by 5 | |
| 58 | + | the Board; AND 6 | |
| 53 | 59 | ||
| 54 | - | 2. IS BOARD CERTIFIED BY THE | |
| 55 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (2) 2. Is board certified in a dental specialty recognized by the 7 | |
| 61 | + | Board; OR 8 | |
| 56 | 62 | ||
| 57 | - | (2) At the time the application is made, is a full–time faculty member at | |
| 58 | - | the University of Maryland School of Dentistry who has completed at least 7 consecutive | |
| 59 | - | years as a full–time faculty member; and | |
| 63 | + | (3)] (II) IS A GENERAL DENTIST WHO: 9 | |
| 60 | 64 | ||
| 61 | - | [(4)] (2) (3) Submits to the Board a written letter of support from the | |
| 62 | - | University of Maryland School of Dentistry stating that the school supports the applicant | |
| 63 | - | to take the ADEX examination. | |
| 65 | + | 1. HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMP LETED: 10 | |
| 64 | 66 | ||
| 65 | - | (b) If the dentist receives a passing score on the ADEX examination, the dentist | |
| 66 | - | may apply for a general license to practice dentistry. | |
| 67 | + | A. A GENERAL DENTAL PRACT ICE RESIDENCY; OR 11 | |
| 67 | 68 | ||
| 68 | - | (c) A dentist who applied for a general license to practice dentistry under | |
| 69 | - | subsection (b) of this section and was issued a general license shall surrender the license if | |
| 70 | - | the dentist violates any provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Board. | |
| 69 | + | B. ADVANCED EDUCATION IN A GENERAL DENTISTRY 12 | |
| 70 | + | PROGRAM; OR 13 | |
| 71 | 71 | ||
| 72 | - | ||
| 73 | - | ||
| 72 | + | 2. IS BOARD CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF 14 | |
| 73 | + | GENERAL DENTISTRY; 15 | |
| 74 | 74 | ||
| 75 | - | Approved by the Governor, May 3, 2023. | |
| 75 | + | (2) At the time the application is made, is a full–time faculty member at 16 | |
| 76 | + | the University of Maryland School of Dentistry who has completed at least 7 consecutive 17 | |
| 77 | + | years as a full–time faculty member; and 18 | |
| 78 | + | ||
| 79 | + | [(4)] (2) (3) Submits to the Board a written letter of support from the 19 | |
| 80 | + | University of Maryland School of Dentistry stating that the school supports the applicant 20 | |
| 81 | + | to take the ADEX examination. 21 | |
| 82 | + | ||
| 83 | + | (b) If the dentist receives a passing score on the ADEX examination, the dentist 22 | |
| 84 | + | may apply for a general license to practice dentistry. 23 | |
| 85 | + | ||
| 86 | + | (c) A dentist who applied for a general license to practice dentistry under 24 | |
| 87 | + | subsection (b) of this section and was issued a general license shall surrender the license if 25 | |
| 88 | + | the dentist violates any provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Board. 26 | |
| 89 | + | ||
| 90 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27 | |
| 91 | + | October 1, 2023. 28 | |
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