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AL HB543
Bill
Status
4/18/2013
Primary Sponsor
Jim McClendon
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AI Summary
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Defines and establishes licensing, duties, and responsibilities for expanded duty dental assistants as a new category of dental professional in Alabama.
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Authorizes the State Board of Dental Examiners to charge and collect fees for licensing expanded duty dental assistants and an annual monitoring fee of up to $2,000 for the Alabama Impaired Dental Professionals Committee.
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Allows the board president to designate any board member to issue subpoenas in matters pending before the board, and requires depositions to be returnable directly to the board office rather than the circuit court clerk.
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Includes expanded duty dental assistants in all relevant sections of the dental practice act governing licensure requirements, registration, discipline, and board membership eligibility.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Board of Dental Examiners, authorize to charge and collect impaired annual monitoring fee, authorize president to designate any board member to issue subpoenas, and to provide for filing of depositions in board office, Secs. 34-9-1, 34-9-4, 34-9-6, 34-9-7, 34-9-7.2, 34-9-8, 34-9-9, 34-9-10, 34-9-12, 34-9-13, 34-9-14, 34-9-15, 34-9-16, 34-9-18, 34-9-22, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-28, 34-9-40, 34-9-46, 34-9-47, 34-38-2 am'd.
Dental Examiners of Alabama, Board of
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 25 Favorable from Health
4/24/2013