Senate Bill No. 133–Senators Shaffer, Coffin,
Titus,
Carlton and Neal
February 14, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
SUMMARY—Authorizes board of dental examiners to
issue limited number of licenses without examination each year to dentists
licensed in other jurisdictions. (BDR 54‑241)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to dentistry; authorizing the board of dental examiners of Nevada to issue
a limited number of licenses each year to dentists licensed in other
jurisdictions; authorizing the establishment of the fee for an application to
practice dentistry without examination; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1-1 Section 1. Chapter 631
of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a
1-2 new section to read as
follows:
1-3 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
the board may,
1-4 without examination, issue a license to practice dentistry to a
person
1-5 who:
1-6 (a) Holds a license to
practice dentistry in another state, a territory or
1-7 possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia whose
1-8 requirements for licensing at the time the license was issued are
deemed
1-9 by the board to be substantially equivalent to the requirements for
a
1-10 license to practice dentistry set forth in this chapter;
1-11 (b) Pays the fee
prescribed by NRS 631.345; and
1-12 (c) Submits the statement
required by NRS 631.225.
1-13 2. The board shall not issue a license pursuant
to this section to:
1-14 (a) More than 20
persons each year;
1-15 (b) An applicant who
has been refused a license in this state, another
1-16 state, a possession or territory of the United States, or the
District of
1-17 Columbia; or
1-18 (c) An applicant whose
license to practice dentistry has been revoked
1-19 in this state, another state, a possession or territory of the
United States,
1-20 or the District of Columbia.
2-1 3. The board shall adopt regulations that
prescribe the procedure for
2-2 the allocation of licenses issued pursuant to this section.
2-3 Sec. 2. NRS 631.240 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-4 631.240 Except as otherwise provided in section
1 of this act:
2-5 1. [Any person
desiring to obtain] Each applicant for a
license to
2-6 practice dentistry in this
state, after having complied with the regulations of
2-7 the board to determine
eligibility, must:
2-8 (a) Present to the board a
certificate granted by the [National
Board of
2-9 Dental Examiners] Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations
2-10 which contains a notation
that he has passed the [board’s examination]
2-11 National Board Dental Examination with an average score of at
least 75;
2-12 and
2-13 (b) Be examined by the board
on his practical knowledge of dentistry.
2-14 2. The board shall examine each applicant in
writing on the contents
2-15 and interpretation of
chapter 631 of NRS and the regulations of the board.
2-16 3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.271,
the examination
2-17 required by paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 must include clinical
2-18 demonstrations of the
applicant’s skill in dentistry.
2-19 4. All persons who present
the appropriate certificate and successfully
2-20 complete the examination
must be registered as licensed dentists on the
2-21 board register, as provided
in this chapter, and are entitled to receive a
2-22 certificate of registration,
signed by the member of the board who is a
2-23 representative of the
general public and those members of the board who
2-24 are dentists.
2-25 Sec. 3. NRS 631.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-26 631.300 1. Any person desiring to obtain a license to
practice dental
2-27 hygiene, after having
complied with the regulations of the board to
2-28 determine eligibility, must
be examined by the board upon such subjects as
2-29 the board deems necessary,
and, except as otherwise provided in NRS
2-30 631.271, be given a
practical examination in dental hygiene, including, but
2-31 not limited to, the removal
of deposits from, and the polishing of, the
2-32 exposed surface of the
teeth.
2-33 2. The examination must be:
2-34 (a) Written, oral or a combination of both; and
2-35 (b) Practical, as in the opinion of the board is necessary to test
the
2-36 qualifications of the
applicant.
2-37 3. The board shall examine
each applicant in writing on the contents
2-38 and interpretation of
chapter 631 of NRS and the regulations of the board.
2-39 4. In lieu of the written
examination which may be required by
2-40 subsection 2, the board
shall recognize a certificate from the [National
2-41 Board of Dental Examiners] Joint Commission on National Dental
2-42 Examinations which contains a notation that the applicant has
passed the
2-43 [examination of the board] National Board Dental Examination with a
2-44 score of at least 75.
2-45 Sec. 4. NRS 631.345 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-46 631.345 1. The board shall by regulation establish fees
for the
2-47 performance of the duties
imposed upon it by this chapter which must not
2-48 exceed the following
amounts:
3-1 Examination fee for a license to practice dentistry............. $750
3-2 Examination fee for a license to practice dental
hygiene....... 150
3-3 Application fee for a specialist license............................... 125
3-4 Application fee for a limited or restricted license................ 125
3-5 Application fee
for a license to practice dentistry without
3-6 examination................... 150
3-7 Application and examination fee for a permit to
administer
3-8 general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep
sedation... 500
3-9 Fee for any reinspection required by the board to
maintain
3-10 a permit to administer general anesthesia, conscious
3-11 sedation or deep sedation. 250
3-12 Annual renewal fee for a permit to administer
general
3-13 anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation................ 100
3-14 Fee for the inspection of a facility required by the
board to
3-15 renew a permit to administer general anesthesia,
conscious
3-16 sedation or deep sedation. 100
3-17 Annual license renewal fee for a general dentist or
3-18 specialist.......................... 300
3-19 Annual license renewal fee for a dental hygienist............... 150
3-20 Annual license renewal fee for a limited license................. 100
3-21 Annual license renewal fee for an inactive dentist.............. 100
3-22 Annual license renewal fee for a retired or disabled
dentist.. 25
3-23 Annual license renewal fee for an inactive dental
hygienist... 25
3-24 Annual license renewal fee for a retired or disabled
dental
3-25 hygienist............................ 25
3-26 Reinstatement fee for a suspended license to
practice
3-27 dentistry or dental hygiene. 200
3-28 Reinstatement fee for a revoked license to practice
3-29 dentistry or dental hygiene. 500
3-30 Reinstatement fee to return an inactive, retired or
disabled
3-31 dentist or dental hygienist to active status....................... 200
3-32 Fee for the certification of a license................................. 50
3-33 2. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the board shall
3-34 charge a fee to review a
course of continuing education for accreditation.
3-35 The fee must not exceed $150
per credit hour of the proposed course. The
3-36 board shall not charge a
nonprofit organization or an agency of the state or
3-37 of a political subdivision
of the state a fee to review a course of continuing
3-38 education.
3-39 3. All fees prescribed in
this section are payable in advance and must
3-40 not be refunded.
3-41 Sec. 5. Section 1 of this act is hereby amended to read as
follows:
3-42 Section 1. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
the
3-43 board may, without
examination, issue a license to practice dentistry
3-44 to a person who:
3-45 (a) Holds a license to practice dentistry in another state, a
territory
3-46 or possession of the United
States , or the
District of Columbia whose
3-47 requirements for licensing
at the time the license was issued are
3-48 deemed by the board to be
substantially equivalent to the
4-1 requirements for a license
to practice dentistry set forth in this
4-2 chapter; and
4-3 (b) Pays the fee prescribed by NRS 631.345 . [; and
4-4 (c) Submits the statement
required by NRS 631.225.]
4-5 2. The board shall not issue
a license pursuant to this section to:
4-6 (a) More than 20 persons each year;
4-7 (b) An applicant who has been refused a license in this state,
4-8 another state, a possession
or territory of the United States
, or the
4-9 District of Columbia; or
4-10 (c) An applicant whose license to practice dentistry has been
4-11 revoked in this state,
another state, a possession or territory of the
4-12 United States , or the District of
Columbia.
4-13 3. The board shall adopt
regulations that prescribe the procedure
4-14 for the allocation of
licenses issued pursuant to this section.
4-15 Sec. 6. 1. This section and sections 1 to 4, inclusive,
of this act
4-16 become effective on October
1, 2001.
4-17 2. Section 5 of this act
becomes effective on the date on which the
4-18 provisions of 42 U.S.C. §
666 requiring each state to establish procedures
4-19 under which the state has
authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the
4-20 use of professional,
occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:
4-21 (a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a
4-22 procedure to determine the
paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an
4-23 obligation for the support
of a child; or
4-24 (b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more
4-25 children,
4-26 are repealed by the Congress
of the United States.
4-27 H