HB272 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim McClendon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Board of Dental Examiners, authorize to charge and collect impaired annual monitoring fee, authorize president to designate any board member to issue subpoenas, and to provide for filing of depositions in board office, provide for run-off elections, Secs. 34-9-16, 34-9-40, 34-9-46, 34-9-47, 34-38-2 am'd.

Summary

HB272 would let the Alabama State Board of Dental Examiners charge an annual monitoring fee for the Alabama Impaired Professionals Committee, expand subpoena and deposition handling, adjust run-off election rules, and support the Alabama Impaired Professionals Committee with board funding and governance changes.

What This Bill Does

The bill authorizes the board to collect an Impaired Dental Professionals Committee annual monitoring fee. It expands subpoena authority so the board president can designate any member to issue subpoenas, with the president and secretary-treasurer also empowered to issue subpoenas. It changes where depositions in board matters are filed, allowing direct submission to the board office. It updates run-off election procedures for board members and clarifies the operation and funding of the Alabama Impaired Professionals Committee, including its creation, composition, and relationship to disciplinary actions. It also updates the fee schedule for various board fees, including those related to dental licensure and other board services.

Who It Affects

• Licensed dentists and dental hygienists in Alabama who would be subject to the new Impaired Dental Professionals Committee annual monitoring fee and who participate in board elections (including run-off procedures).
• Members and staff of the State Board of Dental Examiners and the Alabama Impaired Professionals Committee, as well as licensees (dentists, dental hygienists, and pharmacists) who may be evaluated or supervised by the committee and who deal with subpoenas, depositions, and committee funding.

Key Provisions

• Authorize the Board of Dental Examiners to charge and collect an Impaired Dental Professionals Committee annual monitoring fee (amount to be set by the board, not specified in the excerpt).
• Provide run-off election rules for board seats: if no candidate wins a majority, a run-off between the top two candidates; ballots and timing details (mailing/publishing of ballots, deadlines, and oath timing).
• Authorize the board president to designate any board member to issue subpoenas; authorize the president and secretary-treasurer to issue subpoenas; allow board members to administer oaths.
• Deposition changes: depositions taken in matters before the circuit court may be returned directly to the board office (and may be used by the parties as in circuit court matters); the board can request commissions for depositions as needed.
• Create, fund, and regulate the Alabama Impaired Professionals Committee: 3–15 licensed professionals (dentistry or pharmacy) to assist with impairment identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation; board funding to support committee operations (excluding treatment costs) and authority to contract with nonprofits/health providers; committee operations not subject to competitive bidding.

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Subjects

Dental Examiners of Alabama, Board of