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An Act To Allow the Board of Dental Examiners To Issue Dental School Faculty Licenses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §1086-A  is enacted to read:
§ 1086-A. Dental school faculty license
 
1.  Dental school faculty license.     The board may issue a dental school faculty license to an applicant who teaches:
 
A.  Dentistry, dental hygiene or denturism in this State as part of a clinical and didactic program for professional education for dental students and dental residents accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or a successor organization approved by the board;
 
B.  Dental hygiene in this State as part of a clinical and didactic program for professional education for dental hygiene students and dental hygiene residents accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or a successor organization approved by the board; or
 
C.  Denturism in this State as part of a board-approved clinical and didactic program for professional education for denturism students.
 
A dental school faculty license allows the licensee to practice only within the dental school setting, dental hygiene school setting or denturism school setting, including any satellite locations approved by the board.
 
2.  Eligibility.     To qualify for licensure under this section, an applicant must:
 
A.  Hold a current dental, dental hygiene or denturism license in another state or a Canadian province and demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the board, full compliance with the requirements of that other jurisdiction's dental laws; and
 
B.  Submit credentials, satisfactory to the board, including a recommendation letter from an employing school of dentistry, dental hygiene or denturism stating why the board should consider the applicant to be qualified under criteria established by rules adopted by the board.
 
3.  Fees.     The board may assess a fee of up to $250 for a dental school faculty license and renewal.
 
4.  Renewals.     All licenses under this section expire after 2 years on such date as the board may designate and are renewable by the board.
 
5.  Rules.     The board may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Dental Examiners - Board of 0384
 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for the costs associated with rulemaking and with configuring the licensing system to issue dental school faculty licenses.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$5,000	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$5,000	$0	

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.