HB285 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Apr 17, 2023

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2023

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Craig Lipscomb Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; to amend Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-5, 34-9-10, 34-9-11, 34-9-15, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-43, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, and 34-9-86, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for penalties for violations; and qualifications for licensure and administration of controlled substances by dentists and dental hygienists.
Description: Under existing law there is no provision allowing the Board of Dental Examiners to deny licensure or certification of an applicant to practice dentistry or dental hygiene based on the interest of public health and safety.
Under existing law there is no provision allowing the board to require payment of certain administrative fines as part of the required annual registration fees for dentists and dental hygienists.
Under existing law a dental hygienist is authorized only to work under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.
Under existing law the provision establishing the number and qualifications of examiners conducting certain on-site inspections of dental facilities limits the number of members and their qualifications to certain general standards.
This bill would define the terms "administer" and "dispense" in reference to the use of a controlled substance in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene.
This bill would allow the Board of Dental Examiners to deny licensure or certification of a dentist or a dental hygienist applicant based on the HB285 INTRODUCED public interest and the promotion of public health and safety.
This bill would allow the board to require payment of certain administrative fines related to disciplinary actions to be paid as part of required annual registration fees for dentists and dental hygienists.
This bill would allow a dental hygienist to work under the general or direct supervision of a licensed dentist.
This bill would provide greater specificity of qualifications for examiners conducting on-site inspection of facilities where anesthesia or sedation would be administered by dentists and dental hygienists.
This bill would also make certain changes to reflect current terminology used in the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene, clarify existing code language, and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update existing code language to current style.