Bill Text: IA HF2387 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled

---

Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the dental board to offer an alternative examination for licensure. Effective 7-1-16.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-30 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 585. [HF2387 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF2387-Enrolled.html

---

House File 2387 - Enrolled




                              HOUSE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                  RESOURCES

                              (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 532)
 \5
                                   A BILL FOR
 \1
                                        House File 2387

                             AN ACT
 REQUIRING THE DENTAL BOARD TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE EXAMINATION
    FOR LICENSURE.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  DENTAL BOARD == ALTERNATIVE TESTING STUDY.
    1.  The dental board, jointly with the university of Iowa
 college of dentistry, shall study the use of a station=based
 examination for the licensure of dentists for implementation no
 later than academic year 2017=2018. The dental board and the
 university of Iowa college of dentistry shall develop a joint
 strategy for alternative and improved testing methods involving
 the use of live patients.
    2.  The dental board and the university of Iowa college
 of dentistry shall jointly file a report on the findings and
 recommendations of the study with the general assembly no
 later
  than December 15, 2016. The cost of the study and report shall
 be treated as an additional cost to the dental board.


                                                             
                               LINDA UPMEYER
                               Speaker of the House


                                                             
                               PAM JOCHUM
                               President of the Senate
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
 is known as House File 2387, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.


                                                             
                               CARMINE BOAL
                               Chief Clerk of the House
 Approved                , 2016


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

                             -1-