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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois Dental Practice Act.

 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
 5    by changing Sections 4, 8.1, 11, and 45 and by adding Section
 6    44.1 as follows:

 7        (225 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 2304)
 8        Sec. 4.  Definitions.  As used in this Act:
 9        (a)  "Department"  means  the  Illinois   Department   of
10    Professional Regulation.
11        (b)  "Director"   means   the  Director  of  Professional
12    Regulation.
13        (c)  "Board" means the Board of Dentistry established  by
14    Section 6 of this Act.
15        (d)  "Dentist"  means a person who has received a general
16    license pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 11 of  this  Act
17    and  who  may  perform  any intraoral and extraoral procedure
18    required in the practice of dentistry and to whom is reserved
19    the responsibilities specified in Section 17.
20        (e)  "Dental  hygienist"  means  a  person  who  holds  a
21    license  under  this  Act  to  perform  dental  services   as
22    authorized by Section 18.
23        (f)  "Dental  assistant"  means  an appropriately trained
24    person who, under the  supervision  of  a  dentist,  provides
25    dental services as authorized by Section 17.
26        (g)  "Dental   laboratory"   means   a  person,  firm  or
27    corporation which:
28             (i)  engages  in  making,  providing,  repairing  or
29        altering   dental   prosthetic   appliances   and   other
30        artificial materials and devices which are returned to  a
31        dentist for insertion into the human oral cavity or which
 
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 1        come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues;
 2        and
 3             (ii)  utilizes  or  employs  a  dental technician to
 4        provide such services; and
 5             (iii)  performs such functions only for a dentist or
 6        dentists.
 7        (h)  "Supervision"  means   supervision   of   a   dental
 8    hygienist  or  a  dental  assistant  requiring that a dentist
 9    authorize the procedure, remain in the dental facility  while
10    the procedure is performed, and approve the work performed by
11    the  dental hygienist or dental assistant before dismissal of
12    the patient, but does not  mean  that  the  dentist  must  be
13    present at all times in the treatment room.
14        (i)  "General  supervision" means supervision of a dental
15    hygienist requiring that a dentist authorize  the  procedures
16    which are being carried out, but not requiring that a dentist
17    be   present   when   the  authorized  procedures  are  being
18    performed.  The authorized procedures may also  be  performed
19    at  a place other than the dentist's usual place of practice.
20    The issuance of a prescription to a dental  laboratory  by  a
21    dentist does not constitute general supervision.
22        (j)  "Public  member"  means a person who is not a health
23    professional.  For purposes of board membership,  any  person
24    with  a significant financial interest in a health service or
25    profession is not a public member.
26        (k)  "Dentistry" means the healing art which is concerned
27    with the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and  care
28    of  conditions  within the human oral cavity and its adjacent
29    tissues and structures, as further specified in Section 17.
30        (l)  "Branches   of   dentistry"   means   the    various
31    specialties  of  dentistry  which,  for purposes of this Act,
32    shall be limited to  the  following:  endodontics,  oral  and
33    maxillofacial    surgery,    orthodontics   and   dentofacial
34    orthopedics,   pediatric   dentistry,    periodontics,    and
 
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 1    prosthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial radiology.
 2        (m)  "Specialist"  means  a  dentist  who  has received a
 3    specialty license pursuant to Section 11(b).
 4        (n)  "Dental  technician"  means  a  person   who   owns,
 5    operates or is employed by a dental laboratory and engages in
 6    making,  providing,  repairing  or altering dental prosthetic
 7    appliances and other artificial materials and  devices  which
 8    are  returned  to a dentist for insertion into the human oral
 9    cavity or which come in contact with its adjacent  structures
10    and tissues.
11        (o)  "Impaired  dentist"  or  "impaired dental hygienist"
12    means a dentist or dental hygienist who is unable to practice
13    with reasonable skill and safety because  of  a  physical  or
14    mental  disability as evidenced by a written determination or
15    written  consent  based  on  clinical   evidence,   including
16    deterioration  through  the  aging  process,  loss  of  motor
17    skills, abuse of drugs or alcohol, or a psychiatric disorder,
18    of  sufficient  degree  to  diminish  the person's ability to
19    deliver competent patient care.
20        (p)  "Nurse" means a  registered  professional  nurse,  a
21    certified   registered   nurse  anesthesist  licensed  as  an
22    advanced  practice  nurse,  or  a  licensed  practical  nurse
23    licensed under the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 91-138, eff. 1-1-00; 91-689, eff. 1-1-01.)

25        (225 ILCS 25/8.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2308.1)
26        Sec. 8.1.  No licensed dentist shall  administer  general
27    anesthesia  or  parenteral  conscious  sedation without first
28    applying for and obtaining a permit for such purpose from the
29    Department.  The Department  shall  issue  such  permit  only
30    after  ascertaining  that the applicant possesses the minimum
31    qualifications necessary to protect public safety.  A  person
32    with a dental degree who administers anesthesia or parenteral
33    conscious  sedation  in an approved hospital training program
 
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 1    under the supervision of either a  licensed  dentist  holding
 2    such  permit  or a physician licensed to practice medicine in
 3    all its branches shall not be required to obtain such permit.
 4    (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)

 5        (225 ILCS 25/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 2311)
 6        Sec. 11.  Types of Dental Licenses.  The Department shall
 7    have the authority to issue the following types of licenses:
 8        (a)  General licenses.   The  Department  shall  issue  a
 9    license  authorizing  practice as a dentist to any person who
10    qualifies for a license under this Act.
11        (b)  Specialty licenses.  The Department  shall  issue  a
12    license   authorizing   practice   as  a  specialist  in  any
13    particular  branch  of  dentistry  to  any  dentist  who  has
14    complied  with  the   requirements   established   for   that
15    particular   branch  of  dentistry  at  the  time  of  making
16    application.  The  Department  shall   establish   additional
17    requirements of any dentist who announces or holds himself or
18    herself  out  to  the  public  as  a  specialist  or as being
19    specially qualified in any particular branch of dentistry.
20        No dentist shall announce or hold himself or herself  out
21    to the public as a specialist or as being specially qualified
22    in  any  particular  branch  of dentistry unless he or she is
23    licensed to practice in that specialty of dentistry.
24        The  fact  that  any  dentist  shall  announce  by  card,
25    letterhead or any other form of communication using terms  as
26    "Specialist,"  "Practice Limited To" or "Limited to Specialty
27    of" with the name of the branch of dentistry practiced  as  a
28    specialty,  or  shall  use  equivalent  words  or  phrases to
29    announce the same, shall be prima  facie  evidence  that  the
30    dentist  is holding himself or herself out to the public as a
31    specialist.
32        (c)  Temporary training licenses.  Persons  who  wish  to
33    pursue  specialty  or  other  advanced  clinical  educational
 
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 1    programs  in an approved dental school or a hospital situated
 2    in this State, or persons who  wish  to  pursue  programs  of
 3    specialty training in dental public health in public agencies
 4    in  this  State,  may  receive  without  examination,  in the
 5    discretion of the Department, a temporary  training  license.
 6    In  order  to receive a temporary training license under this
 7    subsection, an applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof  to
 8    the Department that:
 9             (1)  The  applicant  is at least 21 years of age and
10        is  of  good  moral  character.  In   determining   moral
11        character  under  this  Section,  the Department may take
12        into  consideration  any   felony   conviction   of   the
13        applicant, but such a conviction shall not operate as bar
14        to licensure;
15             (2)  The  applicant  has  been accepted or appointed
16        for  specialty  or  residency  training  by  an  approved
17        hospital situated in this State, by  an  approved  dental
18        school  situated  in  this  State,  or by a public health
19        agency in this State the training programs of  which  are
20        recognized and approved by the Department.  The applicant
21        shall  indicate  the  beginning  and  ending dates of the
22        period  for  which  he  or  she  has  been  accepted   or
23        appointed;
24             (3)  The  applicant is a graduate of a dental school
25        or college approved and in good standing in the  judgment
26        of  the  Department. The Department may consider diplomas
27        or certifications of education, or both,  accompanied  by
28        transcripts   of  course  work  and  credits  awarded  to
29        determine if an applicant has  graduated  from  a  dental
30        school  or  college  approved  and in good standing.  The
31        Department may also consider diplomas  or  certifications
32        of  education,  or  both,  accompanied  by transcripts of
33        course work and credits awarded in determining whether  a
34        dental   school  or  college  is  approved  and  in  good
 
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 1        standing.
 2        Temporary training licenses  issued  under  this  Section
 3    shall  be  valid  only  for  the  duration  of  the period of
 4    residency or  specialty  training  and  may  be  extended  or
 5    renewed  as  prescribed  by  rule.  The  holder  of  a  valid
 6    temporary  training  license  shall  be  entitled  thereby to
 7    perform acts as may be prescribed by and incidental to his or
 8    her program of residency or specialty training; but he or she
 9    shall not be entitled to engage in the practice of  dentistry
10    in this State.
11        A  temporary  training  license  may  be  revoked  by the
12    Department upon proof that the  holder  has  engaged  in  the
13    practice  of  dentistry  in  this State outside of his or her
14    program of residency or specialty training, or if the  holder
15    shall  fail  to  supply the Department, within 10 days of its
16    request, with information as to his or her current status and
17    activities in his or her specialty training program.
18        (d)  Restricted  faculty  licenses.    Persons  who  have
19    received full-time appointments  to  teach  dentistry  at  an
20    approved dental school or hospital situated in this State may
21    receive   without  examination,  in  the  discretion  of  the
22    Department,  a  restricted  faculty  license.   In  order  to
23    receive a  restricted  faculty  license  an  applicant  shall
24    furnish satisfactory proof to the Department that:
25             (1)  The  applicant  is at least 21 years of age, is
26        of good moral  character  and  is  licensed  to  practice
27        dentistry in another state or country; and
28             (2)  The applicant has a full-time an appointment to
29        teach  dentistry at an approved dental school or hospital
30        situated in this State.
31        Restricted faculty licenses  issued  under  this  Section
32    shall  be valid only for a period of 2 5 years and may not be
33    extended or  renewed.   The  holder  of  a  valid  restricted
34    faculty   license   may  perform  acts  as  may  be  required
 
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 1    prescribed by his or her teaching of dentistry, but  may  not
 2    otherwise  engage in the practice of dentistry in this State.
 3    In addition, the holder of a restricted faculty  license  may
 4    practice   general  dentistry  or  in  his  or  her  area  of
 5    specialty, but only in a clinic or office affiliated with the
 6    dental school.  Any restricted faculty license  issued  to  a
 7    faculty member under this Section shall terminate immediately
 8    and   automatically,   without  any  further  action  by  the
 9    Department, if the holder ceases to be a faculty member at an
10    approved dental school or hospital in this State.
11        The Department may revoke a  restricted  faculty  license
12    for a violation of this Act or its rules A restricted faculty
13    license  may be revoked by the Department upon proof that the
14    holder thereof has engaged in the practice  of  dentistry  in
15    this  State  outside  of his teaching of dentistry, or if the
16    holder fails to supply the Department, within 10 days of  its
17    request,  with  information  as  to  his  current  status and
18    activities in his teaching program.
19        (e)  Inactive status.  Any person who holds  one  of  the
20    licenses  under  subsection (a) or (b) of Section 11 or under
21    Section 12 of  this  Act  may  elect,  upon  payment  of  the
22    required  fee,  to  place  his  or her license on an inactive
23    status and shall, subject to the rules of the Department,  be
24    excused  from  the  payment  of  renewal fees until he or she
25    notifies the Department in writing of his or  her  desire  to
26    resume active status.
27        Any  licensee requesting restoration from inactive status
28    shall be required to pay the current  renewal  fee  and  upon
29    payment  the  Department  shall be required to restore his or
30    her license, as provided in Section 16 of this Act.
31        Any licensee whose license is in an inactive status shall
32    not practice in the State of Illinois.
33        (f)  Certificates of Identification.  In addition to  the
34    licenses  authorized  by  this  Section, the Department shall
 
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 1    deliver to each dentist a certificate of identification in  a
 2    form specified by the Department.
 3    (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)

 4        (225 ILCS 25/44.1 new)
 5        Sec. 44.1.  Nurses; dental care.   Nurses may be employed
 6    by  a dentist and may perform those duties permitted by their
 7    licenses.

 8        (225 ILCS 25/45) (from Ch. 111, par. 2345)
 9        Sec. 45.  Advertising.  The purpose of this Section is to
10    authorize and  regulate  the  advertisement  by  dentists  of
11    information  which  is  intended to provide the public with a
12    sufficient basis upon which to make an informed selection  of
13    dentists while protecting the public from false or misleading
14    advertisements which would detract from the fair and rational
15    selection process.
16        Any  dentist  may  advertise  the  availability of dental
17    services in the public media or on the  premises  where  such
18    dental  services  are  rendered.  Such  advertising  shall be
19    limited to the following information:
20        (a)  The dental services available;
21        (b)  Publication of the  dentist's  name,  title,  office
22    hours, address and telephone;
23        (c)  Information   pertaining  to  his  or  her  area  of
24    specialization, including appropriate board certification  or
25    limitation of professional practice;
26        (d)  Information  on usual and customary fees for routine
27    dental services  offered,  which  information  shall  include
28    notification  that  fees may be adjusted due to complications
29    or unforeseen circumstances;
30        (e)  Announcement of the opening of, change  of,  absence
31    from, or return to business;
32        (f)  Announcement  of  additions  to  or  deletions  from
 
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 1    professional dental staff;
 2        (g)  The issuance of business or appointment cards;
 3        (h)  Other   information  about  the  dentist,  dentist's
 4    practice or the types of dental services  which  the  dentist
 5    offers  to  perform which a reasonable person might regard as
 6    relevant  in  determining  whether  to  seek  the   dentist's
 7    services.  However,  any  advertisement  which  announces the
 8    availability    of    endodontics,    pediatric    dentistry,
 9    periodontics, prosthodontics,  orthodontics  and  dentofacial
10    orthopedics,  or  oral and maxillofacial surgery, or oral and
11    maxillofacial radiology by a general dentist or by a licensed
12    specialist who  is  not  licensed  in  that  specialty  shall
13    include a disclaimer stating that the dentist does not hold a
14    license in that specialty.
15        It is unlawful for any dentist licensed under this Act:
16             (1)  To  use  testimonials  or  claims  of  superior
17        quality of care to entice the public;
18             (2)  To  advertise  in any way to practice dentistry
19        without causing pain;
20             (3)  To pay a fee to any dental referral service  or
21        other  third  party  who  advertises  a  dental  referral
22        service,  unless  all  advertising of the dental referral
23        service makes it clear that dentists are paying a fee for
24        that referral service; or
25             (4)  To advertise or offer gifts as an inducement to
26        secure dental patronage. Dentists may advertise or  offer
27        free  examinations  or  free dental services; it shall be
28        unlawful, however, for any dentist to charge a fee to any
29        new patient for any dental service provided at  the  time
30        that  such  free  examination or free dental services are
31        provided.
32        This Act does not authorize  the  advertising  of  dental
33    services  when the offeror of such services is not a dentist.
34    Nor shall the dentist use  statements  which  contain  false,
 
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 1    fraudulent, deceptive or misleading material or guarantees of
 2    success,  statements  which  play upon the vanity or fears of
 3    the public, or statements which  promote  or  produce  unfair
 4    competition.
 5        A  dentist  shall  be  required  to  keep  a  copy of all
 6    advertisements for a period of 3 years.   All  advertisements
 7    in  the dentist's possession shall indicate the accurate date
 8    and place of publication.
 9        The Department shall adopt rules to carry out the  intent
10    of this Section.
11    (Source:  P.A.  88-635,  eff.  1-1-95;  89-80,  eff. 6-30-95;
12    89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)

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