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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 765 By: Gollihare
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to dentists and dental hygienists;
providing purpose; defining terms; providing for
Compact Commission membership; pro viding duties for
Compact member states; providing the powers and
duties of the Compact Commission; providing the
application, eligibility, and issuance of the Compact
license privilege to a practice state; specifying
jurisdiction of Compact license privil ege holders;
providing for fees and military waiver; providing for
joint investigations and disciplinary actions;
providing for request of information from nonmember
states; directing rulemaking functions of the Compact
Commission; providing for oversight of Compact;
providing for enforcement; providing for dispute
resolution; providing for withdrawal from the
Compact; providing for dissolution of the Compact;
providing for severability; providing for binding
effect of the Compact; providing rules of order;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.1 of Titl e 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact is hereby
enacted into law and the Governor shall enter into the Compact on
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behalf of the State of Oklahoma with any jurisdiction l egally joined
therein, in the form substantially as set forth in this act.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.2 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
INTERSTATE DENTAL AND DENTAL HYGIENE COMPACT
A. This Compact shall be known as the Interstate Dental and
Dental Hygiene Compact. The purpose of the Compact is to expedite
licensure and increase access to dental health care through state
licensing agencies acting in cooperation. The Compact adopts the
existing structures most utilized by state licensing agencies across
the United States, while ensuring the safety of the public through
the sharing of documents and information. The C ompact ensures that
each state retains the right to impose an adverse action on a
licensee as a home state or as a practicing state. Each state has
an opportunity to share investigations and information with the home
state of licensure. The Compact is ad ministered by state licensing
agencies, thus allowing for each state to mainta in its sovereignty.
B. The Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact:
1. Allows for expedited licensure portability and ease of
movement between states;
2. Allows each stat e to continue to regulate the practice of
dentistry and dental hygiene within its borders and maintain its
sovereignty by allowing actions against a Compact license privilege
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or a licensee and maintaining its existing licensure structure while
allowing for Compact licensure privileges;
3. Creates a common goal of protecting the pub lic by ensuring a
uniform licensure standard and the sharing of information in the
Compact;
4. Allows for licensure in every participating state by passing
a uniform licensure e xamination that tests psychomotor and cognitive
dental skills exam that is currently accepted in fifty state
licensing jurisdictions and United States territories;
5. Gives licensees one location to maintain professional
documentation to expedite Compact license privileges in member
states;
6. Facilitates a faster licensure proces s for relocation or
separation of military members and their dependent spouses. There
are no Compact fees for military members or their spouses;
7. Alleviates a duplicative pro cess for licensure among
multiple states;
8. Saves applicants money by not having to obtain duplicate
documents from a source that charges for the documents; and
9. Utilizes existing infrastructure of the American Association
of Dental Boards, which has been in existence for over one hundred
(100) years representing dental licensi ng agencies.
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SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.3 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in this act:
1. “AADB” means the American Association of Dental Boards or
its named successor, formerly known as the American Association of
Dental Examiners (AADE), originally chartered on September 10, 1896 ,
and renewed in 1944, comprised of state dental licensing agencies in
the United States and its territories;
2. “Active-duty military member ” means an individual in full -
time active-duty status in the active uniformed service of the
United States includi ng members of the National Guard and Reserve.
The legal spouse of the military member must be recognized by the
military unit as a dependent while the service member is on active
duty. Spouses shall receive the same privileges as military members
for the purpose of this Compact;
3. “Active investigation ” means an active investiga tion
resulting in formal allegations or charges precipitating a judicial
process by a licensing agency, oversight agency, or other law
enforcement entity;
4. “Adverse action” means an order issued by a state licensing
agency or reported to the clearinghouse pursuant to the Compact
bylaws and rules. The term includes, but is not limited to, a
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temporary emergency or substantially equivalent action, even when
such order is later wi thdrawn by a licensing agency;
5. “ADEX examination” means the American Board of Dental
Examiners examination;
6. “Bylaws” means the bylaws passed by the Compact Commission;
7. “Clearinghouse” means the AADB clearinghouse and databank,
or its successor entity, that houses prior adverse actions, orders,
and denials of licensure or permits from state licensing agencies in
the United States and its territories;
8. “CODA” means the Commission on Dental Accreditation or its
successor as approved by the Unite d States Department of Education;
9. “Compact” means the Interstate Dental an d Dental Hygiene
Compact;
10. “Compact Commission” or “Commission” means the Interstate
Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact Commission created pursuant to
Section 4 of this Compac t;
11. “Compact Commission Attorneys ’ Committee” means attorneys
that currently represent a state licensing agency. The Attorneys ’
Committee participates in the commission as a nonvoting member. An
attorney that has previously served as an attorney for a state
licensing agency may be invited on a year -to-year basis to serve on
the committee if they have not engaged in an official case against a
licensing agency of a Compact member state or have any other
conflict of interest. The Attorneys ’ Committee may assist the
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investigators in working through joint investigation issues between
states. The Attorneys ’ Committee shall prepare a summary of legal
issues directly dealing with the Compacts at the annual meeting as
well as a legal update for issues affecti ng member state licensing
agencies;
12. “Compact license privilege ” means the expedited dental or
dental hygiene license to practice in a member state that differs
from the licensee’s home state;
13. “Conviction” means an adjudication or formal judgment by a
court that an individual is guilty through a plea of guilty or no
contest, or a finding of guilt by the court. Evidence of a
conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered
final for the purposes of disciplinary action by a licensin g agency;
14. “Criminal background check ” means a dentist or dental
hygienist seeking Compact license privileges shall complete and
provide a criminal background check, including the use of the
results of fingerprint or other biometric data checks complia nt with
the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the
exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in
accordance with 5 C.F.R., Section 731.202;
15. “Dental hygienist” means any person who:
a. has successfully grad uated from a CODA approved dental
hygiene school,
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b. has successfully passed t he American Board of Dental
Examiners (ADEX) licensure exam, or has been in
practice five (5) years or more and has successfully
passed a regional or equivalent state -administered
psychomotor licensure examination prior to January 1,
2024,
c. has successfully passed the written national dental
hygiene board examination administered by the Joint
Commission on National Dental Examinations,
d. possesses a full and unrestricted dental hygiene
license issued by a member state of the Compact,
e. has never been convicted, received adjudication,
deferred adjudication, community supervision, or
deferred disposition for any offense by a court of
appropriate jurisdiction,
f. has never been a subject of discipline by a licensing
agency through any adverse action, order, or other
restriction of the licensee by the licensing agency
with the exception of failure to pay fees or failure
to complete continuing education,
g. is not currently under act ive investigation by a
licensing agency or law enforcement authority in any
state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, and
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h. meets any jurisprudence requirement established by a
member state licensing agency in which a licensee is
seeking a Compact privileg e expedited license;
16. “Dental Practice Act” means the laws and regulations
governing the practice of dentistry within a member state;
17. “Dentist” means any person who:
a. has successfully graduated from a CODA approved dental
school,
b. has successfully passed the American Board of Dental
Examiners (ADEX) licensure exam, or h as been in
practice five (5) years or more and has successfully
passed a regional or equivalent state -administered
psychomotor licensure examination prior to January 1,
2024,
c. has successfully passed the written National Denta l
Board Examination administered by the Joint Commission
on National Dental Examinations,
d. possesses a full and unrestricted dental license
issued by a member state licensing agency,
e. has never been convicted, received adjudication,
deferred adjudication, community supervision, o r
deferred disposition for any offense by a court of
appropriate jurisdiction,
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f. has never been a subject of discipline by a licensing
agency as determined by the Compact bylaws and rules,
through any adverse action, order, or other
restriction of the licensee by the licensing agency
with the exception of failure to pay fees or failure
to complete continuing education,
g. has never had a state or federal drug registration,
permit, or license restricted, suspended, or revoked
by the United States Drug Enfor cement Administration
or any state agency that oversees controlled substance
registrations,
h. is not currently under active investigation by a
licensing agency or law enforcemen t authority in any
state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, and
i. meets any jurisprudence requirement established by a
member state licensing agency in which a licensee is
seeking a Compact privilege expedited license;
18. “Home state” means the state of primary licensure. It is
the location of the practicing dentist or dental hy gienist license
where Compact privileges originate and the licensee practices at
least twenty-five percent (25%) of the time within a calendar year.
The home state may take an a ction against a licensee regardless of
where an action against a licensee occurred;
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19. “Licensing agency” means the agency, board, or other entity
of a state that is responsible for the licensing of dentists and
dental hygienists;
20. “Member state” means a state or United States territory
that has enacted the Compact;
21. “Regional board examination ” means the Western Regional
Dental Board Examination (WREB), the North East Regional Board of
Dental Examiners (NERB), the Commission on Dental Competency
Assessments (CDCA), Council of AADB Compact Testing Agencies (CITA),
Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA), Central Regional Dental
Testing Services (CRDTS);
22. “Repository” means the AADB repository, or its successor
entity, of original documents of a licensee that may include
original transcripts, certification documents, test scores, military
training records, previous or current licensing documents, and other
sources of materials needed for applications and verification. The
repository shall receiv e documents from primary or originating
sources and verify their authenticity;
23. “Scope of practice” means the dental-related procedures
that require a license, permit, or training to undertake the
treatment and procedure to be completed on a patient wi thin the
practice state’s requirements;
24. “State” means a state within the United States or a United
States Territory; and
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25. “State jurisprudence” means the knowledge of the state laws
and rules of dentistry and dental hygiene in which a Compact lice nse
privilege is extended.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.4 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The member states her eby establish the Interstate Dental and
Dental Hygiene Compact. Each state sh all enact the Compact in a
form that is not materially different from the model Compact as
determined by the Compact Commission.
B. Each member state shall have two voting membe rs on the
Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact Commission, to be
appointed by the state licensing agency. Such members shall serve
as commissioners and have one vote each, cumulatively making up the
Compact Commission. Member states with separate licensing agencies
for dentists and dental hygienists shall appoint one commi ssioner
from each licensing agency. Commissioners may not delegate votes or
proxies; however, if a commissioner is unable to attend, the member
state may substitute a delegate t hat meets the same requirements.
C. Upon five states joining the Compact, the Compact shall
become active. The Compact Commission shall have the authority to
enact bylaws and rules on behalf of the Compact that shall have the
force of law in each partici pating state to carry out the provisions
of the Compact.
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D. The Interstate De ntal and Dental Hygiene Compact shall be a
distinct, standalone entity; separate and apart from the American
Association of Dental Boards.
E. The Compact Commission shall meet a t least once per calendar
year and additional times as necessary pursuant to the bylaws and
rules.
F. The Compact Commission shall elect officers from the
membership that shall serve as an Executive Committee. Elections
shall occur during the annual meet ing. The quorum of commissioners
shall select an Executive Committee consisti ng of a chair, vice
chair, secretary, treasurer, and a representative from the north,
south, east, and west districts as divided pursuant to the Compact
rules. All officers shal l serve one-year terms.
G. Quorum for purposes of conducting business shall be a
majority of Commission members attending in person or virtually.
H. The Commission shall provide notice of all meetings on its
website and in other communications to members .
I. A vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership shall be
required for an executive session to discuss:
1. Items specifically related to participation in a lawsuit or
in anticipation of a legal proceeding;
2. Matters specifically exempted from disclosu re by federal
statute;
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3. Discussions of investigative records of an active Compact
member investigation or investigative records for law enforcement or
discussions involving specifically accusing a person of a crime or a
public censure;
4. Discussions that would include information of a personal
nature that would constitute an un warranted invasion of personal
privacy;
5. Anything considered internal practices and procedures or a
trade secret;
6. Other items in the Commission bylaws allowing for executi ve
sessions to be called; or
7. Advice of legal counsel.
J. The Commission shall keep minutes and make them available to
all member states.
K. The Commission may establish other committees as needed.
L. The Commission shall prepare an annual report tha t shall be
made available electronically to the legislatures and governors of
the member states concerning the activities of the Compact
Commission during the preceding calendar year. Such reports shall
also include reports of financial audits and any rec ommendations
that may have been adopted by the Compact Commission.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.5 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
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A. Member states agree to submit member state licensing agency
actions and other documents and data as determined by the Compact
Commission through bylaws and rules.
B. Member states shall notify the Compact Commission pursuant
to the rules regarding any adverse action taken by the licensing
agency, any active investigation by the licensing agency, and any
active investigation involving pending criminal charges or other
circumstances as determined by the Compact Commission rules and
bylaws.
C. Any adverse action, order, restriction, or denial of a
license or permit on a licensee or permit holder shall be reported
to the Compact Commission clearinghouse by the member state
licensing agency.
D. Member state licensing agencies may submit nonp ublic
complaints, disciplinary or investigatory information not required
by subsection C of this section to the clearinghouse. All
investigatory material shall be considered confidential and not part
of a public record unless otherwise specifically requir ed by state
statute.
E. Member state licensing agencies shall accept continui ng
education credits as required by each state including, but not
limited to, classes authorized by AADB Accredited Continuing
Education (ACE) program.
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F. Documents in the Compa ct Commission repository shall be
treated by a member state as the equivalent of a primary or original
source document for licensure.
G. Member states agree to accept a standardized application for
Compact license privileges. The standardized application shall be
established by the rules enacted by the Compact Commission.
H. As part of the Compact enforcement, participating member
states issuing subpoenas and seeking testimony of witnesses shall be
enforced in other participating member states in the Com pact and
shall be enforced by a court of competent jurisdiction where the
witnesses or evidence is located.
SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.6 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Compact Commis sion shall have the power and duty to:
1. Oversee and maintain the administration of the Compact
including the organizational needs, the financial activities, the
hiring of personnel, and the ongoing activities or needs of the
Compact Commission;
2. Promulgate bylaws and rules to operate the Compact;
3. Establish a budget and make expenditures;
4. Issue, upon the request of a member state licensing agency,
advisory opinions co ncerning the meaning or interpretation of the
Compact and its bylaws, rules, a nd actions;
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5. Enforce compliance with Compact provisions, the rules
promulgated by the Compact Commission, and the bylaws using all
necessary and proper means including, but no t limited to, the use of
judicial process;
6. Hold an annual meeting for the Compact Commission where the
elections of an Executive Committee and other issues may be
discussed and voted on;
7. Establish personnel policies and programs relating to
conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of
personnel;
8. Accept donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies,
materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of
them in a manner consistent with the conflict -of-interest policies
established by the Compact Commission;
9. As required by Section 4(L) of this Compact, report annually
to the legislatures and governors of the member state licensing
agencies concerning the activities of the Compact Commission during
the preceding calendar year. Such reports shall also include
reports of financial audi ts and any recommendations that may have
been adopted by the Compact Commission; and
10. Coordinate education, training, and public awareness
regarding the Compact, its implemen tation, and its operation.
B. The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on
behalf of the Compact Commission with the exception of rulemaking
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during periods when the Compact Commission is not in session. When
acting on behalf of the Compact Comm ission, the Executive Committee
shall oversee the administration of the Compac t including
enforcement and compliance of the Compact.
C. The officers and employees of the Compact Commission shall
be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in t heir
official capacity, for a claim for damage to or loss of property or
personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of,
or relating to, an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that
occurred, or that such person had a reasonable bas is for believing
occurred, within the scope of Compact Commission employment, duties,
or responsibilities; provided, such person shall not be protected
from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused
by the intentional or willful and w anton misconduct of such person.
D. The liability of the executive director and employees of the
Compact Commission or representatives of the Compact Commission,
acting within the scope of such person ’s employment or duties for
acts, errors, or omissions occurring within such person ’s state may
not exceed the limits of liability se t forth under the constitution
and laws of that state for state officials, employees, and agents.
The Compact Commission is considered to be an instrumentality of the
states for the purposes of any such action. Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to protect such person from suit or
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liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person.
E. The Compact Commission shall defend the executive director,
its employees, and, subject t o the approval of the attorney general
or other appropriate legal counsel of the member state represented
by a Compact Commission representative, shall defend such Compact
Commission representative in any civil action seeking to impose
liability arising out of an actual or alleged act, error, or
omission that occurred within the scope of Compact Commission
employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a
reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Compact
Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that
the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of su ch
person.
F. To the extent not covered by the laws of any state involved,
a member state, the Compact Commission, or the representatives or
employees of the Compact Commission shall be held harmless in the
amount of a settlement or judgment, including at torney fees and
costs, obtained against such persons arising out of an actual or
alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of
Compact Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that
such persons had a reasonable basis for b elieving occurred within
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responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or
omission did not result from intentional or willful and wanton
misconduct on the part of such persons.
SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.7 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A dentist or dental hygienist applying for Compact l icense
privileges shall meet the requirements established in applicable
definitions listed Section 3 of this Compact and hold a current
valid license in a member state under this Compact.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of this Compact or state law
to the contrary, each member state agrees to issue an expedited
state license within ten (10) days of a completed application
pursuant to 50 U.S.C., Section 4025(a) to an active duty military
member or spouse.
C. Each dentist or dental hygienist shall designat e a home
state of licensure. The home state shall be determined by:
1. The state of primary residence for the dentist or dental
hygienist where twenty -five percent (25%) of his or her practice
within one (1) year occurs. An active -duty military member o r his
or her spouse may choose a home state as designated with the
military but are not required to meet the twenty -five percent (25%)
practice within the home state requirement; or
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then the state where the dentist or dental hygienist filed the
previous year federal tax return.
D. A dentist or dental hygienist may redesignate a home state
one time in a calendar year, if the qualifications of a home state
are met.
E. A dentist or dental hygien ist seeking a Compact license
privilege shall apply to his or her home state f or a letter stating
that he or she is eligible for Compact license privileges.
F. The home state shall determine the eligibility of the
applicant and shall issue a letter of app roval or denial for the
Compact license privilege.
G. The letter shall be submitted to the proposed Compact
license state along with:
1. The completed Compact application packet;
2. Authorization to seek access to the licensee ’s repository
documents;
3. Any additional information as may be required by the
proposed Compact licens e state; and
4. Any required fees.
H. Upon approval from the home state, the Compact license state
shall issue a state Compact license privilege from the proposed
application state to the applicant.
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I. Appeals on determination of eligibility shall be made to the
home state where the applicant was seeking privileges under a state
Compact license privilege and shall be subject to the law of that
state.
J. A person holding a Comp act license privilege shall notify
the Compact Commission within ten (10) busi ness days of any adverse
action taken against a license held in a non -Compact state.
K. A Compact license privilege may be revoked, suspended, or
limited by the issuing state li censing agency if at any time the
licensee’s home state license is revoked, suspended, or limited.
L. The Compact Commission is authorized to develop rules
regarding the application and renewal process including payment of
any application fees, and the is suance of a Compact license
privilege.
M. Eligibility or ineligibility to rec eive a state Compact
license privilege shall not impact or prohibit an individual from
the ability to seek a state license through the regular process
outside of the Compact.
SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.8 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Each dentist or dental hygienist holding a Compact license
privilege is required to reference the member state licensing
agency’s statutes and rules to be aware of laws that apply to a
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privilege. Compact license scope and practice require ments shall
conform to the state jurisdiction in which the Compact license
privilege holder is practicing.
B. Each dentist or dental hygienist holding a Compact license
privilege shall list a current address with the Compact Commission
that shall serve as his or her official address of service.
C. A dentist or dental hygienist hol ding a Compact license
privilege may have an adverse action taken against him or her by
the:
1. Member state licensing agency in a state in which the
dentist or dental hygienist :
a. is practicing with a Compact license privilege, or
b. has requested or received a Compact license privilege
to practice; or
2. Compact licensee ’s home state.
D. Any state in which the Compact licensee holds a Compact
license privilege may investigat e an allegation of a violation of
the statutes and rules of dentistry or denta l hygiene in any other
state where the Compact licensee holds a Compact license privilege.
SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.9 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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A. The Compact Commission is authorized to develop rules
regarding fees for Compact licensees ’ use of the repository and
other provisions as determined by the Compact Commission.
B. A member state licensing agency i ssuing a Compact license
privilege authorizing practice in their state may impose a fee for a
Compact license privilege to be issued or renewed.
C. No Compact fee shall be requi red of each active-duty
military member or his or her spouse up to one (1) year after
completion of the military member ’s service. Each participating
state issuing a Compact license privilege may waive fees for active -
duty military and his or her spouse as required by each individual
state statute.
D. Active-duty military may tran sfer military training records
to the repository without a fee.
SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.10 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Each state shall name a point of contact for joint
investigations between Compact member state licensing agencies.
B. In addition to the authority granted to a member state
licensing agency by the state law of their jurisdiction, member
state licensing agencies may participate with other member state
licensing agencies in joint investigations of licensees that fall
subject to this Compact.
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C. Member state licens ing agencies may share investigative,
litigation, or other materials in furtherance of any joint or
individual investigation arising with a licensee who holds a Compact
license privilege within their jurisdiction.
D. A subpoena issued by a member state or member state
licensing agencies shall be enforceable in other member states a s
allowed by law.
E. If a licensee has a disciplinary action taken by any member
state licensing agency against a licensee under the Compact, he or
she shall automatically be su bject to discipline by other member
state licensing agencies.
F. If a licensee has an action taken against his or her home
state license including being revoked, surrendered, or relinquished
in lieu of discipline or suspension, then automatically all othe r
Compact license privileges shall be placed in the same status. The
home state shall notify the Compact Commission and the Compact
Commission shall issue a notice to all member state licensing
agencies that the licensee holding a Compact license privileg e shall
suspend the Compact license privilege.
G. If discipline is taken against a licensee in an Compact
member state, the member state licensing agency shall notify the
Compact Commission and the home state of the licensee. The home
state may deem the action conclusive as a matter of law and fact
decided and:
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1. Impose the same or lesser sanction consistent with the home
state practice act; or
2. Pursue separate actions against the licensee under its
practice act regardless of the sanctions pursued by the Compact
member state licensing agency.
SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.11 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Insurance companies and entities verifying documents for the
purpose of licenses extended to a provider may seek information from
the Compact Commission clearinghouse for public record documents.
B. A dentist or dental hygienist, as defined by the bylaws and
rules, may submit a request to the Compact Commission to allow any
hiring employer, entity, or insurance company to access documents
from the repository for the purposes of credentialing, licensing, or
other privileges.
C. The Commission shall set a fee schedule for these services
in the bylaws and rules.
SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.12 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
A. The Compact Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in
order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the
Compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Compact
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beyond the scope of the purposes of the Compact, or the powers
granted hereunder, then such an action by the Compact Commission may
be determined to be invalid and have no force or effect.
B. Rules deemed appropriate for the operations of the Compa ct
Commission shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that
substantially conforms to the Model State Administrative Procedure
Act of 2010, and subsequent amendments thereto.
SECTION 13. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codif ied
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.13 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state
government in each member state licensing agencies shall enforc e the
Compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to
effectuate the Compact ’s purposes and intent to allow for expedited
licensure for the purpose of mobility. The provisions of the
Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have s tanding as
statutory law, but shall not override existing state authority to
regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
B. All courts may take judicial notice of the Compact and the
rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a membe r state
pertaining to the subject matter of the Compact which may affect the
powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Compact Commission.
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C. The Compact Commission shall be entitled to receive all
service of process in any such proceeding and shall hav e standing to
intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provid e
service of process to the Compact Commission shall render a judgment
or order void as to the Compact Commission, the Compact, or
promulgated rules.
SECTION 14. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.14 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Compact Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its
discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of the Compact.
B. The grounds for default include, but are not limited to,
failure of a member state to perform such obligations or
responsibilities imposed upon it by the Compact, or the rules and
bylaws of the Compact Commission promulgated under the Compact.
C. If the Compact Commission determines that a member state has
defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities
under the Compact, or the bylaws or promulgated rules, the Compact
Commission shall:
1. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other
member states of the nature of the default, the means of curing the
default, and any action taken by the Compact Commission. The
Compact Commission shall specify the conditions by which the
defaulting state must cure its default; and
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regarding the default.
D. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default, the
defaulting state shall be terminated from the Compact upon an
affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners and all rights,
privileges, and benefits conferred by the Compact shall terminate on
the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not
relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilitie s incurred
during the period of the default.
E. Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed
only after all other means of securing compliance have been
exhausted. Notice of intent to terminate shall be given by the
Compact Commission to the governor, the majority and minority
leaders of the defaulting state ’s legislature, and each of the
member states.
F. The Compact Commission shall establish rules and procedures
to address licenses and Compact license privilege holders that are
materially impacted by the termination of a member state or the
withdrawal of a member state.
G. The Compact Commission shall not bear any costs relating to
any state that has been found to be in default or which has been
terminated from the Compact, unless otherwi se mutually agreed upon
in writing between the Compact Commission and the defa ulting state.
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H. The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Compact
Commission by petitioning the federal district where the Compact
Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall be
awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney
fees.
I. The Compact Commission shall not bear any costs relating to
any state that has been found to be in default or which has been
terminated from the C ompact, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon
in writing between the Compact C ommission and the defaulting state.
J. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of
the Compact Commission. The Compact Commission may avail itself of
any other remedies available under state law or the regulation of a
profession.
SECTION 15. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.15 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Compact Commission shall attempt, upon the request o f a
member state licensing agency, to resolve disputes which are subject
to the Compact and which may arise among member state licensing
agencies.
B. The Compact Commission shal l promulgate rules providing for
both mediation and binding dispute resolution, as appropriate.
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SECTION 16. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.16 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any state is eligible to beco me a member state of the
Compact.
B. The Compact shall become effective and binding upon
legislative enactment of the Compact into law by no less than five
states. Thereafter, it shall become effective and binding on a
state upon enactment of the Compact into law by that state.
C. The governors of nonmember states, or their designees, shall
be invited to participate in the activities of the Compact
Commission on a nonvoting bas is prior to adoption of the Compact by
all states.
D. The Compact Commission may propose amendments to the Compact
for enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become
effective and binding upon the Compact Commission and the member
states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent
of the member states.
SECTION 17. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.17 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
A. Once effective, the Compact shall continue in f orce and
remain binding upon each and every member state; provided, that a
member state may withdraw from the Compact after giving appropriate
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Compact into law.
B. Withdrawal from the Compact shall be by the enactment of a
statute repealing the same. The individual ’s Compact license
privilege shall remain in effect for six (6) months from the date of
the member state licensing agency’s withdrawal.
C. The withdrawing state shall immediately no tify the chair of
the Compact Commission in writing upon the introduction of
legislation repealing the Compact in the withdrawing state.
D. The Compact Commission shall notify t he other member states
of the withdrawing state ’s intent to withdraw within sixty (60) days
of its receipt of notice provided under subsection C of this
section.
E. Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall
occur upon the withdrawing stat e reenacting the Compact or upon such
later date as determined by the Compact Commission.
F. The Compact Commission is authorized to develop rules to
address the impact of the withdrawal of a member state on licenses
granted in other member states to dent ists and dental hygienists who
designated the withdrawing member state as the state of principal
license.
SECTION 18. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.18 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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A. The Compact shall d issolve effective upon the date of the
withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the
membership in the Compact to one member state.
B. Upon the dissolution of the Compact, the Compact becomes
null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the
business and affairs of the Compact Commission shall be concluded
and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the
bylaws.
SECTION 19. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.19 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The provisions of the Compact shall be severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the
remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable.
B. The provisions of the Compact shall be liberally construed
to effectuate its purposes.
SECTION 20. NEW LAW A new s ection of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.20 of Tit le 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of
a member state that is not inconsiste nt with the Compact.
B. All lawful actions of the Compact Commission, including all
rules and bylaws promulgated by the Commission, are binding upon the
member states.
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C. All agreements between the Compact Commission and the member
states are binding in accordance with their terms.
D. In the event any provision of the Compact exc eeds the
constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member
state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the
conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that
member state.
SECTION 21. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 329.21 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The most current edition of the American Institute of
Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parlia mentary Procedure governs
all meetings of the Compact Commission, including its committees, in
those situations not otherwise covered in the bylaws.
SECTION 22. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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