HB543 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, Secs. 34-9-1, 34-9-4, 34-9-6, 34-9-7, 34-9-7.2, 34-9-8, 34-9-9, 34-9-10, 34-9-12, 34-9-13, 34-9-14, 34-9-15, 34-9-16, 34-9-18, 34-9-22, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-28, 34-9-40, 34-9-46, 34-9-47, 34-38-2 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the State Board of Dental Examiners is the entity responsible for licensing and regulating dentists and dental hygienists in the state.

This bill would define and provide for the licensing, duties, and responsibilities of an expanded duty dental assistant.

This bill would authorize the board to charge and collect fees relating to the licensing of expanded duty dental assistants and to charge and collect an Impaired Dental Professionals Committee annual monitoring fee.

This bill would authorize the president of the board to designate, in writing, any member of the board to issue subpoenas.

This bill would provide that depositions taken in matters pending before the circuit court be returnable directly to the board office in lieu of to the circuit clerk.

This bill would also make technical corrections.

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Subjects

Dental Examiners of Alabama, Board of