Bill Text: OR SB548 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to dental instructors; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-21 - Effective date, June 13, 2013. [SB548 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB548-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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                         Senate Bill 548

Sponsored by Senator ROBLAN (at the request of Oregon Health and
  Science University)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Modifies circumstances in which person issued dental
instructor's or dental hygiene instructor's license may practice
dentistry.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to dental instructors; amending ORS 679.115 and 680.082;
  and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 679.115 is amended to read:
  679.115. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a dental
instructor's license to practice dentistry to any person who
furnishes the board with evidence satisfactory to the board that
the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this
section.
  (2) An applicant for a dental instructor's license must be a
full-time instructor of dentistry engaged in dental activities,
including but not limited to participation in a faculty practice
plan, within the scope of the applicant's employment at
 { - the - } Oregon Health and Science University and:
  (a) Be a graduate of an accredited dental school; or
  (b) If the applicant is not a graduate of an accredited dental
school, have a certificate or degree in an accredited, advanced
dental education program of at least two years' duration from an
accredited dental school and:
  (A) Be licensed to practice dentistry in another state or a
Canadian province;
  (B) Have held an instructor's or faculty license to practice
dentistry in another state or a Canadian province immediately
prior to becoming an instructor of dentistry at   { - the - }
Oregon Health and Science University;
  (C) Have successfully passed any clinical examination
recognized by the board for initial licensure; or
  (D) Be certified by the appropriate national certifying
examination body in a dental specialty recognized by the American
Dental Association.
  (3) The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental
instructor's license to an applicant or licensee:

  (a) Who has been convicted of an offense or disciplined by a
dental licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of
the board, a demonstrable relationship to the ability of the
applicant or licensee to practice dentistry in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter;
  (b) Who has falsified an application for licensure; or
  (c) For cause as described under ORS 679.140 or 679.170.
  (4)   { - A license issued to an applicant qualifying for a
dental instructor's license is restricted to the practice of
dentistry in a facility devoted to dental care on the campus of
the Oregon Health and Science University. - }   { + A person
issued a dental instructor's license is restricted to the
practice of dentistry for or on behalf of Oregon Health and
Science University. + }
  (5) A license issued to an applicant qualifying for a dental
instructor's license who is a specialist by virtue of successful
completion of an accredited dental education program is
restricted to the specialty in which the dentist was trained.
  (6) As used in this section, 'accredited' means accredited by
the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association or its successor agency, if any.
  SECTION 2. ORS 680.082 is amended to read:
  680.082. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 680.010
to 680.205, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a dental
hygiene instructor's license to any person who:
  (a) Is or will be a full-time instructor of dental hygiene
engaged in the practice of dental hygiene, including but not
limited to participation in a faculty practice plan within the
scope of the applicant's employment at   { - the - }  Oregon
Health and Science University;
  (b) Is a graduate of a dental hygiene program accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association or its successor agency, if any; and
  (c) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state or
a Canadian province.
  (2) The board shall by rule establish standards, procedures and
fees for the issuance, suspension, revocation and renewal of a
dental hygiene instructor's license.
  (3) The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental hygiene
instructor's license to an applicant or licensee:
  (a) Who has been convicted of an offense or disciplined by a
dental licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of
the board, a demonstrable relationship to the ability of the
applicant or licensee to practice dental hygiene in accordance
with the provisions of ORS 680.010 to 680.205;
  (b) Who has falsified an application for licensure; or
  (c) For cause as described under ORS 679.140 or 679.170.
  (4)   { - An applicant who receives - }   { + A person
issued + } a dental hygiene instructor's license is restricted to
the practice of dental hygiene   { - in a facility devoted to
dental care on the campus of the Oregon Health and Science
University - }  { +  for or on behalf of Oregon Health and
Science University + }.
  (5) An applicant who receives a dental hygiene instructor's
license is subject to the professional ethics, standards and
discipline of ORS 680.010 to 680.205.
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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