February 2, 2007
SENATE BILL No. 136
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DIGEST OF SB 136
(Updated January 31, 2007 12:36 pm - DI 104)
Citations Affected: IC 25-14.
Synopsis: Extension of dentistry instructor licenses. Extends until
June 30, 2013, the state board of dentistry's authority to issue an
instructor's license to teach and practice dentistry at an Indiana school
of dentistry for an individual who is not otherwise licensed to practice
dentistry in Indiana, if certain conditions are met. (Current law expires
June 30, 2008.)
Effective: July 1, 2007.
January 8, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
January 18, 2007, amended; reassigned to Committee on Health and Provider Services.
February 1, 2007, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
February 2, 2007
First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)
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SENATE BILL No. 136
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
professions and occupations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 25-14-1-27.5; (07)SB0136.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 25-14-1-27.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2006,
SECTION 434, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 27.5. (a) The board may issue an
instructor's license to an individual who is not otherwise licensed to
practice dentistry in Indiana if the individual meets the following
conditions:
(1) The individual has been licensed or has had the equivalent of
a license for five (5) of the preceding nine (9) years to practice
dentistry in the United States or in any country, territory, or other
recognized jurisdiction.
(2) The individual has been approved under the credentialing
process of an Indiana school of dentistry or an affiliated medical
center of an Indiana school of dentistry that is accredited by:
(A) the American Dental Association Commission on Dental
Accreditation; or
(B) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations.
(3) The individual has successfully documented or demonstrated
clinical and academic competency to the board.
(4) The individual is fluent in the English language.
(5) The individual passes the written law examination
administered by the board.
(6) The individual meets the continuing education requirements
required by IC 25-14-3.
(7) The individual pays the licensing fee set by the board under
subsection (f).
(b) A license issued under this section must be held by the Indiana
school of dentistry for which the licensee is employed.
(c) A license issued under this section does not meet the
requirements of section 16 of this chapter and may not be used to
obtain a general dentistry license under this article.
(d) A licensee under this section may teach and practice dentistry
only at or on behalf of an Indiana school of dentistry or an affiliated
medical center of an Indiana school of dentistry.
(e) An instructor's license is valid only during the time the licensee
is employed or has a valid employment contract for a full-time faculty
position at the Indiana school of dentistry or an affiliated medical
center. The Indiana school of dentistry or the affiliated medical center
shall notify the board in writing upon the termination of the
employment contract of an individual who is issued a license under this
section and surrender the license not later than thirty (30) days after the
licensee's employment ceases.
(f) The board shall set a fee for the issuance and renewal of a license
under this section.
(g) Unless renewed, a license issued by the board under this section
expires annually on a date specified by the agency under IC 25-1-5-4.
An applicant for renewal must pay the renewal fee set by the board on
or before the renewal date specified by the agency.
(h) Not more than five percent (5%) of the Indiana school of
dentistry's full-time faculty may be individuals licensed under this
section.
(i) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to
implement this section.
(j) This section expires June 30,
2008. 2013.