SB214 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Scott Beason

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Dentists and dental hygienists, Dental Practice Act and Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee substantially revised, Sec. 34-9-9.1 added; Secs. 34-9-1, 34-9-2, 34-9-6, 34-9-7, 34-9-7.1, 34-9-9, 34-9-10, 34-9-11, 34-9-12, 34-9-13, 34-9-14, 34-9-15, 34-9-15.1, 34-9-16, 34-9-17, 34-9-18, 34-9-19, 34-9-19.1, 34-9-20, 34-9-21, 34-9-24, 34-9-25, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-29, 34-9-40, 34-9-42, 34-9-43, 34-9-43.1, 34-9-45, 34-9-46, 34-9-47, 34-9-80, 34-38-2, 34-38-3, 34-38-5, 34-38-6, 34-38-7, 34-38-8 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama is the entity responsible for licensing and regulating dentists and dental hygienists in the state and the Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee is responsible for assisting the board and the State Board of Pharmacy in obtaining treatment and providing treatment for licensees impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, or the excessive use of drugs, alcohol, or other dependency inducing substances.

This bill would substantially rewrite the Dental Practice Act and the Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee as they relate to the practice of dentistry by dentists and dental hygienists.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

Show more Show less

Subjects

Dental Examiners of Alabama, Board of