2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                     A SB208 R2 1169

Amendment No. 1169

 

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 208  Second Reprint                                           (BDR 40‑738)

Proposed by: Committee on Health and Human Services

Amendment Box: Resolves conflict with Senate Bill No. 133. Makes substantive changes.

Resolves Conflicts with: SB133

Amends:         Summary:               Title:               Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, between lines 10 and 11, by inserting:

     “4.  The health division may solicit and accept gifts and grants to pay the costs associated with the position of state dental health officer.”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, between lines 34 and 35, by inserting:

     “4.  The health division may solicit and accept gifts and grants to pay the costs associated with the position of state public health dental hygienist.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 12 and inserting:

     “Sec. 12. (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 16 and 17 as sections 17 and 18 and adding a new section designated sec. 16, following sec. 15, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 16.  Section 7.5 of Senate Bill No. 133 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:

     Sec. 7.5  NRS 631.290 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     631.290  1.  Any person is eligible to [take an examination] apply for a license to practice dental hygiene in this state who:

     (a) Is of good moral character;

     (b) Is over 18 years of age;

     (c) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States; and

     (d) Is a graduate of a school of dental hygiene or other institution that awards at least an associate degree upon completion of the program and that is accredited by a regional educational accrediting organization that is recognized by the United States Department of Education. The program of dental hygiene must:

          (1) Be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor specialty accrediting organization; and

          (2) Include a curriculum of not less than 2 years of academic instruction in dental hygiene or its academic equivalent.

     2.  To determine whether a person has good moral character , the board may consider whether his license to practice dental hygiene in another state has been suspended or revoked or whether he is currently involved in any disciplinary action concerning his license in that state.”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 7, by deleting lines 9 and 10 and inserting:

     “Sec. 17. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of this act, for the fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003:

     1.  The health division may, in lieu of complying with the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of this act, appoint a”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 7, line 16, by deleting “Each” and inserting:

“Unless the health division provides otherwise, each”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 7, line 17, by deleting “act,” and inserting “act”.