HB543 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

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.
Summary: HB543 expands regulation and licensing for expanded duty dental assistants, adds a funding and procedural framework for the impairment committee, and strengthens board authority (subpoenas and deposition handling) while updating clinic registration and cross-state licensure rules.
What This Bill Does
The bill defines Expanded Duty Dental Assistant and allows the State Board of Dental Examiners to license and regulate them, including establishing licensing and annual registration requirements. It creates an Impaired Dental Professionals Committee and imposes an annual monitoring fee to support its work, with the fee set in the bill (notably $2,000). It adds authority for the board president to designate members to issue subpoenas and allows depositions in matters before the circuit court to be filed directly with the board office. It also requires certain 501(c)(3) dental clinics to register with the board and adds broader licensure and credentialing provisions, including measures for cross-state licensure and special licenses to practice across state lines.

Who It Affects
Expanded duty dental assistants (EDDA) who will be licensed and subject to associated fees and regulatory requirements; dentists and dental hygienists who work with EDDA and are affected by updated licensing/registration processes and cross-state provisions.
501(c)(3) dental clinics and licensees in Alabama who must register with the board, and the Alabama Impaired Professionals Committee which will be funded and governed under the new framework.

Key Provisions
Defines Expanded Duty Dental Assistant and authorizes the Board of Dental Examiners to license and regulate EDDA personnel.
Authorizes the board to charge and collect licensing fees for Expanded Duty Dental Assistants and to collect an Impaired Dental Professionals Committee annual monitoring fee (set at $2,000 in the bill).
Gives the board president authority to designate board members to issue subpoenas; authorizes subpoenas and oaths; sets process for serving subpoenas and enforcing orders.
Allows depositions in matters pending before circuit court to be returnable directly to the board office; provides for deposition handling similar to court procedures.
Requires 501(c)(3) dental clinics to register with the board, listing clinic sites and licensed personnel; sets reporting and oversight expectations for these entities.
Includes licensure by credentials, cross-state licensure provisions, and related replacement and renewal rules for dentists, dental hygienists, and EDDAs, along with general technical corrections.

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Subjects: Dental Examiners of Alabama, Board of