E.__For any applicant who has completed the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination or the successor to that examination more than one year prior to application for licensure in the State, have successfully completed a personal interview before the board; and

2.__Licensure by endorsement.__For licensure by endorsement, the applicant must:

A.__Have graduated from an accredited dental hygiene program;

B.__If the candidate graduated subsequent to 1964, have completed with a passing grade the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, or the successor to that examination, if such examination was required;

C.__Have furnished proof, satisfactory to the board, that the candidate has been duly licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state after full compliance with its laws;

D.__If the candidate graduated subsequent to 1970, have completed with a passing grade the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination, or the successor to that examination, if such examination was required, except that the board may at its discretion waive the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination, or the successor to that examination, if all other requirements of this subsection have been met;

E.__Have engaged in active clinical practice for a minimum of 5 years prior to application;

F.__Have completed with a passing grade the jurisprudence examination given by the board; and

G.__Have successfully completed a personal interview before the board.

The board may at its discretion waive the Northeast Regional Board Dental Examination, or the successor to that examination, if all other requirements have been met.

Sec. 11. 32 MRSA §1099, as amended by PL 2003, c. 557, §2, is further amended to read:

§1099. Endorsement