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OR HB2676

Bill

Status

Failed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ed Diehl

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Oregon would join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, allowing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other participating states to practice in Oregon through a "compact privilege" without obtaining a separate Oregon license

  • Licensees must hold an unrestricted license in a participating state, pass national board examinations, graduate from accredited programs, complete a clinical assessment, and meet any jurisprudence requirements in the remote state

  • Active military members and their spouses are exempt from paying compact privilege fees charged by the Commission

  • The Oregon Board of Dentistry may disclose licensee information to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission and use board account funds to meet financial obligations from compact participation

  • The compact provisions become operative on January 1, 2026, with the act taking effect on the 91st day after the 2025 legislative session adjourns

Legislative Description

Relating to an interstate dental professionals compact; prescribing an effective date.

Last Action

In committee upon adjournment.

6/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Behavioral Health and Health Care1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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