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AZ SB1370

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2022

Primary Sponsor

Tyler Pace

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement that dental applicants pass the Arizona dental jurisprudence examination as a condition of licensure.

  • Changes clinical examination requirements for dentists to accept any psychomotor clinical examination administered by a state or regional testing agency in the United States within five years, rather than specifically requiring the Western Regional Examining Board examination.

  • Applies the same clinical examination flexibility to dental therapists, removing the requirement for the Western Regional Examining Board examination or a "substantially equivalent" examination as determined by the board.

  • Modifies dental hygiene licensure requirements to accept any psychomotor clinical examination administered by a state or regional testing agency in the United States within five years, eliminating the specific requirement for the Western Regional Examining Board examination.

  • For dental consultant licenses, eliminates the requirement to pass the Arizona dental jurisprudence examination while maintaining the written national dental board examination requirement.

Legislative Description

Dental board; clinical examination requirements

State Board Of Dental Examiners

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/26/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/25/2022
Health and Human Services1/25/2022

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