71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
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amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
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LC 1995
B-Engrossed
House Bill 2469
Ordered by the Senate April 27
Including House Amendments dated February 19 and Senate
Amendments
dated April 27
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE (at the request of House
Interim Committee on Health and Human Services)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
Requires Oregon Board of Dentistry to accept results of certain
examinations by regional testing agencies and other state boards
in satisfaction of examination requirements for certain
applicants for licensure { + who have been actively practicing
immediately preceding application + }.
{ + Requires board to issue dental hygiene instructor's
license permitting certain individuals to practice only on campus
of Oregon Health Sciences University. + }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to licensure without further examination by Oregon Board
of Dentistry; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 679.070
and 680.060.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 679.070 is amended to read:
679.070. (1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may administer
written, laboratory or clinical examinations to test professional
knowledge and skills.
(2) The examination shall be elementary and practical in
character but sufficiently thorough to test the fitness of the
applicant to practice dentistry. It shall include, written in the
English language, questions on any subjects pertaining to dental
science. The written examination may be supplemented by oral
examination. Demonstrations of the applicant's skill in operative
and prosthetic dentistry 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 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 or of clinical board examinations
{ - in - } { + administered by + } other states in
satisfaction of the laboratory or clinical examination authorized
{ - by - } { + under + } this section.
{ + (4) The board shall accept the results of regional
testing agencies or of clinical board examinations administered
by other states in satisfaction of the examinations authorized
under this section for applicants who have engaged in the active
practice of dentistry 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 at least 3,500
hours in the five years immediately preceding application and who
meet all other requirements for licensure. + }
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 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 { + or of clinical board examinations
administered by other states + } in satisfaction of the clinical
examination authorized { - by - } { + under + } this section.
{ + ' ' ' (4) The board shall accept the results of regional
testing agencies or of clinical board examinations administered
by other states in satisfaction of the examinations authorized
under this section for applicants who have 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 preceding
application and who meet all other requirements for
licensure. + }
SECTION 3. { + Section 4 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 680.010 to 680.205. + }
SECTION 4. { + (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS
680.010 to 680.205, the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall issue a
dental hygiene instructor's license to any person who:
(a) Is or will be a full-time instructor of dental hygiene
engaged in the practice of dental hygiene, including but not
limited to participation in a faculty practice plan within the
scope of the applicant's employment at the Oregon Health Sciences
University;
(b) Is a graduate of a dental hygiene program accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association or its successor agency, if any; and
(c) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state or
a Canadian province.
(2) The board shall by rule establish standards, procedures and
fees for the issuance, suspension, revocation and renewal of a
dental hygiene instructor's license.
(3) The board may refuse to issue or renew a dental hygiene
instructor's license to an applicant or licensee:
(a) Who has been convicted of an offense or disciplined by a
dental licensing body in a manner that bears, in the judgment of
the board, a demonstrable relationship to the ability of the
applicant or licensee to practice dental hygiene in accordance
with the provisions of ORS 680.010 to 680.205;
(b) Who has falsified an application for licensure; or
(c) For cause as described under ORS 679.140 or 679.170.
(4) An applicant who receives a dental hygiene instructor's
license is restricted to the practice of dental hygiene in a
facility devoted to dental care on the campus of the Oregon
Health Sciences University.
(5) An applicant who receives a dental hygiene instructor's
license is subject to the professional ethics, standards and
discipline of ORS 680.010 to 680.205. + }
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