HB 2133 Summary

• Replaces fixed renewal dates (June 30) with thirty days after each licensee's birthday for dentists, dental therapists, dental hygienists, and denturists under State Board of Dental Examiners jurisdiction.

• Updates language regarding disability status from "disabled or retired status" to "retired [professional] or to a [professional] with a disability" across all four regulated professions.

• Standardizes penalty amounts throughout statutes to $50 for first failure to notify of address changes (within 10 days) and $100 for second failure (within 30 days).

• Updates monetary figures to explicit dollar amounts ($650 for dentists, $325 for hygienists, $300 for denturists) and changes "one hundred dollar" to "$100" and "fifty dollars" to "$50".

• Removes requirement for dental therapists to maintain a separate dental hygienist license.