The board may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this section.

§1094-H.__Certification; renewal

Certificates must be renewed every 5 years.__On or before the expiration of the certificate, the expanded function dental assistant must pay to the board a certification renewal fee of not more than $100 to be determined by the board.__Expanded function dental assistants who have not paid the renewal fee on or before the expiration of the 5-year certificate must be reinstated upon payment of a late fee of not more than $50 to be determined by the board if paid within 30 days of the certificate's expiration date.__Failure to be properly certified within 30 days results in automatic suspension of a certificate to practice.__Reinstatement may be made, if approved by the board, by payment to the secretary-treasurer of the board of a fee determined by the board of not more than $100.

The board may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this section.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1100-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §87, is further amended to read:

§1100-A. Definition

Duties of dental auxiliaries other than dental hygienists and expanded function dental assistants must be defined and governed by the rules of the Board of Dental Examiners. Dental auxiliaries include, but are not limited to, dental hygienists, dental assistants, expanded function dental assistants, dental laboratory technicians and denturists.

Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION,

DEPARTMENT OF

Dental Examiners - Board of 0384

Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs associated with establishing a new category of dental assistant.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2005-06 2006-07

All Other $0 $5,600