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endorsement who meet the requirements of this section must be | | interviewed in person by the board or members of the board, prior | | to being issued a license. The personal interview may be waived at | | the board's discretion based upon proof of overseas military | | deployment; however, the applicant shall submit to an interview by | | telephone or the equivalent as determined by the board. Every | | license of this type issued by the board must state upon its face | | the grounds upon which it is issued and the applicant may be | | required to furnish proof upon affidavit. The fee for the license | | is determined by the board, but may not be more than $550. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1089, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §71 | | and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §1089. Drugs and dental procedure |
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| | | A dentist has the right to | perform surgical operations, administer general and | | anesthetics and use appliances as may be necessary for proper | | dental treatment. A dentist may also, with the appropriate | | permit issued by the board, administer general anesthetics and | | conscious sedation. A dentist is authorized to take case | | histories and perform physical examinations to the extent the | | activities are necessary in the exercise of due care in | | conjunction with the provision of dental treatment or the | | administration of general or local anesthetics. A dentist is not | | permitted to perform physical examinations within a hospital | | licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services unless | | this activity is permitted by the hospital. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §1098, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 669, §8, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | The board shall issue a license to practice as a dental | | hygienist in this State to an individual who has met the | | licensure requirements. The license must be exhibited publicly | | at the person's place of employment. The license authorizes | | practice as a dental hygienist in this State for the year in | | which it is issued until the expiration date that appears on the | | license. On or before January 1st of each odd-numbered year, the | | dental hygienist must pay to the board a license renewal fee of | not more than $175 to be determined by the board or 1/2 of the | biennial licensure fee if the applicant applies in an even- | numbered yearas provided | | the renewal fee on or before January 1st must be reinstated upon | | payment of a late fee of not more than $50 to be determined by | | the board if paid before February 1st of the year in which | | license renewal is due. Failure to be properly licensed by | | February 1st results in automatic suspension of a license to | | practice dental hygiene. Reinstatement may be made, if approved |
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