96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0790

 

Introduced 2/9/2009, by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 25/6  from Ch. 111, par. 2306

    Amends the Dental Practice Act. Changes the membership of the Board of Dentistry from 11 members to 13 members, with 4 (rather than 2) members being dental hygienists. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
5 changing Section 6 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 25/6)   (from Ch. 111, par. 2306)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
8     Sec. 6. Board of Dentistry - Report By Majority Required.
9 There is created a Board of Dentistry, to be composed of
10 persons designated from time to time by the Director, as
11 follows:
12     Thirteen Eleven persons, 8 of whom have been dentists for a
13 period of 5 years or more; 4 2 of whom have been dental
14 hygienists for a period of 5 years or more, and one public
15 member. None of the members shall be an officer, dean,
16 assistant dean, or associate dean of a dental college or dental
17 department of an institute of learning, nor shall any member be
18 the program director of any dental hygiene program. A board
19 member who holds a faculty position in a dental school or
20 dental hygiene program shall not participate in the examination
21 of applicants for licenses from that school or program. The
22 dental hygienists shall not participate in the examination of
23 applicants for licenses to practice dentistry. The public

 

 

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1 member shall not participate in the examination of applicants
2 for licenses to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. The board
3 shall annually elect a chairman who shall be a dentist.
4     Terms for all members shall be for 4 years. Partial terms
5 over 2 years in length shall be considered as full terms. A
6 member may be reappointed for a successive term, but no member
7 shall serve more than 2 full terms in his or her lifetime.
8     The membership of the Board shall include only residents
9 from various geographic areas of this State and shall include
10 at least some graduates from various institutions of dental
11 education in this State.
12     In making appointments to the Board the Director shall give
13 due consideration to recommendations by organizations of the
14 dental profession in Illinois, including the Illinois State
15 Dental Society and Illinois Dental Hygienists Association, and
16 shall promptly give due notice to such organizations of any
17 vacancy in the membership of the Board. The Director may
18 terminate the appointment of any member for cause which in the
19 opinion of the Director reasonably justifies such termination.
20     A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair
21 the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
22 all the duties of the Board. Any action to be taken by the
23 Board under this Act may be authorized by resolution at any
24 regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take
25 effect immediately. The Board shall meet at least quarterly.
26 The Board may adopt all rules and regulations necessary and

 

 

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1 incident to its powers and duties under this Act.
2     The members of the Board shall each receive as compensation
3 a reasonable sum as determined by the Director for each day
4 actually engaged in the duties of the office, and all
5 legitimate and necessary expense incurred in attending the
6 meetings of the Board.
7     Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
8 action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
9 activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
10 (Source: P.A. 93-821, eff. 7-28-04.)
 
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.