Senate
File
401
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
401
BY
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TO
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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
penalty
for
the
unlawful
practice
of
1
dentistry.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
153.17,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
striking
1
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2
153.17
Unlawful
practice.
3
1.
A
person
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
dental
hygiene
4
without
a
license
or
who
violates
section
147.84
or
147.85
in
5
connection
with
a
license
to
practice
dental
hygiene
commits
6
a
fraudulent
practice
or
a
serious
misdemeanor
as
provided
in
7
sections
147.84
through
147.86.
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2.
A
person
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
dentistry
or
9
dental
surgery
without
a
license
or
who
violates
section
147.84
10
or
147.85
in
connection
with
a
license
to
practice
dentistry
11
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
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3.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
fails
to
13
renew
the
person’s
license
within
an
established
grace
period.
14
EXPLANATION
15
Current
law
provides
the
same
penalty
for
unlawful
16
practice
by
either
a
dentist
or
dental
hygienist
——
a
serious
17
misdemeanor.
This
bill
provides
that
practicing
dentistry
or
18
dental
surgery
without
a
license
or
violating
the
provisions
of
19
Code
section
147.84
or
147.85
in
connection
with
a
license
to
20
practice
dentistry
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
Code
sections
21
147.84
and
147.85
relate
to
providing
forged
or
fraudulent
22
documents
in
connection
with
professional
practices
and
23
licensing.
24
As
provided
in
Code
section
902.9(5),
a
class
“D”
felony
is
25
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
26
fine
of
at
least
$750
but
not
more
than
$7,500.
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