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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, K. SMITH, MUNDY, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY AND STABACK, MARCH 17, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 17, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to dentistry; defining and providing for the |
3 | licensing and registration of dentists and dental hygienists, |
4 | and for the revocation and suspension of such licenses and |
5 | registrations, subject to appeal, and for their |
6 | reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the State |
7 | Dental Council and Examining Board and the Department of |
8 | Public Instruction; providing penalties; and repealing |
9 | existing laws," further providing for State Board of |
10 | Dentistry. |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. Section 2.1(a) of the act of May 1, 1933 |
14 | (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, added December 20, |
15 | 1985 (P.L.513, No.118), is amended to read: |
16 | Section 2.1. State Board of Dentistry.--(a) The State Board |
17 | of Dentistry shall consist of the Secretary of Health, or his |
18 | designee, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in |
19 | the Office of the Attorney General, or his designee, the |
20 | Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs and [ten] |
21 | twelve additional members, who shall be appointed by the |
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1 | Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the |
2 | members elected to the Senate. Two members shall represent the |
3 | public at large. [Seven] Eight members shall have been licensed |
4 | and engaged in the actual practice of dentistry in this |
5 | Commonwealth during a period of not less than ten years |
6 | immediately preceding their appointment. One member shall be a |
7 | dental hygienist licensed to practice dental hygiene in this |
8 | Commonwealth and shall have been engaged in the practice of |
9 | dental hygiene for a period of at least three years immediately |
10 | preceding appointment. One member shall be an expanded function |
11 | dental assistant. |
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13 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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