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Public Act 096-0014 |
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AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 9 and 13 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 2309)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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Sec. 9. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental Licenses. | ||||
The
Department shall require that each applicant for a license | ||||
to
practice dentistry shall:
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(a) (Blank).
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(b) Be at least 21 years of age and of good moral | ||||
character.
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(c) (1) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of | ||||
dental
education by graduation from a dental college or school | ||||
in the United
States or Canada approved by the Department. The | ||||
Department shall not approve
any dental college or school which | ||||
does not require at least (A) 60 semester
hours of collegiate | ||||
credit or the equivalent in acceptable subjects from a
college | ||||
or university before admission, and (B) completion of at least | ||||
4
academic years of instruction or the equivalent in an | ||||
approved dental college
or school before graduation; or
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(2) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of dental |
education by
graduation from a dental college or school outside | ||
the United States or
Canada and provide satisfactory evidence | ||
that:
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(A) (blank);
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(B) the applicant has completed a minimum of 2 academic | ||
years of general
dental clinical training at a dental | ||
college or school in the United States or
Canada approved | ||
by the Department, however, an accredited advanced dental | ||
education program approved by the Department of no less | ||
than 2 years may be substituted for the 2 academic years of | ||
general dental clinical training and an applicant who was | ||
enrolled
for not less than one year in an approved clinical | ||
program prior to January 1,
1993 at an Illinois dental | ||
college or school shall be required to complete only
that | ||
program; and
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(C) the applicant has received certification from the | ||
dean of an
approved dental college or school in the United | ||
States or Canada or the program director of an approved | ||
advanced dental education program stating that
the | ||
applicant has achieved the same level of scientific | ||
knowledge and clinical
competence as required of all | ||
graduates of the college, school, or advanced dental | ||
education program.
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent either | ||
the Department or
any dental college or school from | ||
establishing higher standards than
specified in this Act.
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(d) In determining professional capacity under this | ||
Section, any
individual who has not been actively engaged in | ||
the practice of dentistry,
has not been a dental student, or | ||
has not been engaged in a formal program
of dental education | ||
during the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of an
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application may be required to complete such additional | ||
testing, training, or
remedial education as the Board may deem | ||
necessary in order to establish
the applicant's present | ||
capacity to practice dentistry with reasonable
judgment, | ||
skill, and safety.
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(e) Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has | ||
passed both parts of the National Board Dental Examination | ||
administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental | ||
Examinations and has successfully completed an examination | ||
conducted by one of the following regional testing services: | ||
the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the | ||
Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western | ||
Regional Examining Board (WREB), or the North East Regional | ||
Board (NERB). For purposes of this Section, successful | ||
completion shall mean that the applicant has achieved a minimum | ||
passing score as determined by the applicable regional testing | ||
service. | ||
(f) The Secretary of the Department may suspend a regional | ||
testing service under subsection (e) of this Section if, after | ||
proper notice and hearing, it is established that (i) the | ||
integrity of the examination has been breached so as to make |
future test results unreliable or (ii) the test is | ||
fundamentally deficient in testing clinical competency. Pass | ||
an examination authorized or given by the Department
in the | ||
theory and practice of the science of dentistry; provided,
that | ||
the Department (1) may recognize a certificate granted by the | ||
National
Board of Dental Examiners in lieu of, or subject to, | ||
such examination as
may be required and (2) may recognize | ||
successful completion of the clinical examination conducted by | ||
approved regional testing services in
lieu of such examinations | ||
as may be required. For purposes of this Section,
successful | ||
completion shall mean that the applicant has achieved a minimum
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passing score on the regional examinations as determined by | ||
each approved
regional testing service.
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(Source: P.A. 94-409, eff. 12-31-05.)
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(225 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 2313)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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Sec. 13. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental | ||
Hygienists. Every
person who desires to obtain a license as a | ||
dental hygienist shall apply to the
Department in writing, upon | ||
forms prepared
and furnished by the Department. Each | ||
application shall contain proof of
the particular | ||
qualifications required of the applicant, shall be verified
by | ||
the applicant, under oath, and shall be accompanied by the | ||
required
examination fee.
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The Department shall require that every applicant for a |
license
as a dental hygienist shall:
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(1) (Blank).
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(2) Be a graduate of high school
or its equivalent.
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(3) Present satisfactory evidence of having successfully | ||
completed 2 academic
years of credit at a dental hygiene | ||
program accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of | ||
the American Dental Association.
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(4) Submit evidence that he holds a currently valid | ||
certification to
perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The | ||
Department shall adopt rules
establishing criteria for | ||
certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The rules of | ||
the Department shall provide for variances only in instances
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where the applicant is physically disabled and therefore unable | ||
to secure
such certification.
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(5) (Blank).
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(6) Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has | ||
passed the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination | ||
administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental | ||
Examinations and has successfully completed an examination | ||
conducted by one of the following regional testing services: | ||
the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the | ||
Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western | ||
Regional Examining Board (WREB), or the North East Regional | ||
Board (NERB). For the purposes of this Section, successful | ||
completion shall mean that the applicant has achieved a minimum | ||
passing score as determined by the applicable regional testing |
service. The Secretary of the Department may suspend a regional | ||
testing service under this item (6) if, after proper notice and | ||
hearing, it is established that (i) the integrity of the | ||
examination has been breached so as to make future test results | ||
unreliable or (ii) the examination is fundamentally deficient | ||
in testing clinical competency. Pass an examination authorized | ||
or given by the Department in the
subjects usually taught in | ||
approved programs of dental hygiene, which
examination shall | ||
determine the qualifications of applicants to perform the
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operative procedures of dental hygiene. The Department may | ||
recognize a
certificate granted by the National Board of Dental | ||
Examiners in lieu of,
or subject to, such examination.
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(Source: P.A. 92-262, eff. 8-7-01 .)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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