71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2469
 
LC 1995/HB 2469-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2469
 
           By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY
 
                           February 19
 
  In line 3 of the printed bill, after '679.070' insert 'and
680.060'.
  After line 27, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + } ORS 680.060 is amended to read:
  ' 680.060. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may administer
written, laboratory or clinical examinations to test professional
knowledge and skills.
  ' (2) The examination shall be sufficiently thorough to test
the fitness of the applicant to practice dental hygiene. It shall
include, written in the English language, questions on any
subjects pertaining to dental hygiene. The written examination
may be supplemented by oral examination. Demonstrations of the
applicant's skill in clinical dental hygiene also may be
required.  The examination shall be conducted under oath or
affirmation before the board, and any member of the board may
administer the necessary oath or affirmation.
  ' (3) The board   { - may - }   { + shall + } accept the
results of national standardized examinations in satisfaction of
the written examination as authorized by this section, and
 { - may accept the results of regional testing agencies in
satisfaction of the clinical examination authorized by this
section - }  { +  shall accept the results of regional testing
agencies, for a period of not less than five years from the date
of application for licensure, in satisfaction of the clinical
examination authorized by this section for those applicants who
have less than five years of active practice experience as dental
hygienists but otherwise meet the board's rules regarding
qualification of applicants for dental hygiene licensure.
  ' (4) The board shall accept the results of regional testing
agencies or of clinical board examinations administered by other
states in satisfaction of the clinical examination authorized by
this section for those applicants who have been engaged in the
active practice of dental hygiene in other states or in the Armed
Forces of the United States, the United States Public Health
Service or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for a
period of at least 3,500 hours in the five years immediately
prior to application and who otherwise meet the board's rules
regarding qualification of applicants for dental hygiene
licensure without further examination + }.'.
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