Bill Text: IL SB3061 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the Department may issue a temporary permit authorizing the practice in the State, without compensation, of dentistry or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in another state, if the Department determines that: (1) the applicant's services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents and (2) the applicant is qualified and satisfies the criteria under the Act, except for having passed an examination as required by the Act for licensure. Provides that the Department may not require the applicant to pass an examination in order to receive a temporary permit under the Act. Provides that a temporary permit shall authorize the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in a specified area of the State for a period of time not to exceed 10 consecutive days in a year and may be renewed by the Department. Provides that the Department may require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or renewal of the temporary permit. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1222 [SB3061 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3061-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
changing Section 9 and by adding Section 19.2 as follows:
(225 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 2309)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 9. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental Licenses.
The Department shall require that each applicant for a license
to practice dentistry shall:
(a) (Blank).
(b) Be at least 21 years of age and of good moral
character.
(c) (1) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of
dental education by graduation from a dental college or
school in the United States or Canada approved by the
Department. The Department shall not approve any dental
college or school which does not require at least (A) 60
semester hours of collegiate credit or the equivalent in
acceptable subjects from a college or university before
admission, and (B) completion of at least 4 academic years
of instruction or the equivalent in an approved dental
college or school that is accredited by the Commission on

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Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
before graduation; or
(2) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of
dental education by graduation from a dental college or
school outside the United States or Canada and provide
satisfactory evidence that:
(A) (blank);
(B) the applicant has completed a minimum of 2
academic years of general dental clinical training at a
dental college or school in the United States or Canada
approved by the Department, however, an accredited
advanced dental education program approved by the
Department of no less than 2 years may be substituted
for the 2 academic years of general dental clinical
training and an applicant who was enrolled for not less
than one year in an approved clinical program prior to
January 1, 1993 at an Illinois dental college or school
shall be required to complete only that program; and
(C) the applicant has received certification from
the dean of an approved dental college or school in the
United States or Canada or the program director of an
approved advanced dental education program stating
that the applicant has achieved the same level of
scientific knowledge and clinical competence as
required of all graduates of the college, school, or
advanced dental education program.

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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
either the Department or any dental college or school from
establishing higher standards than specified in this Act.
(d) (Blank). In determining professional capacity
under this Section, any individual who has not been
actively engaged in the practice of dentistry, has not been
a dental student, or has not been engaged in a formal
program of dental education during the 5 years immediately
preceding the filing of an application may be required to
complete such additional testing, training, or remedial
education as the Board may deem necessary in order to
establish the applicant's present capacity to practice
dentistry with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety.
(e) Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant
has passed both parts of the National Board Dental
Examination administered by the Joint Commission on
National Dental Examinations and has successfully
completed an examination conducted by one of the following
regional testing services: the Central Regional Dental
Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional
Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional
Examining Board (WREB), or the North East Regional Board
(NERB). For purposes of this Section, successful
completion shall mean that the applicant has achieved a
minimum passing score as determined by the applicable
regional testing service. (f) The Secretary of the

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Department may suspend a regional testing service under
this subsection (e) of this Section if, after proper notice
and hearing, it is established that (i) the integrity of
the examination has been breached so as to make future test
results unreliable or (ii) the test is fundamentally
deficient in testing clinical competency.
In determining professional capacity under this Section,
any individual who has not been actively engaged in the
practice of dentistry, has not been a dental student, or has
not been engaged in a formal program of dental education during
the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of an application
may be required to complete such additional testing, training,
or remedial education as the Board may deem necessary in order
to establish the applicant's present capacity to practice
dentistry with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety.
(Source: P.A. 96-14, eff. 6-19-09; revised 11-3-09.)
(225 ILCS 25/19.2 new)
Sec. 19.2. Temporary permit for free dental care.
(a) The Department may issue a temporary permit authorizing
the practice in this State, without compensation, of dentistry
or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice
dentistry or dental hygiene in another state, if all of the
following apply:
(1) The Department determines that the applicant's
services will improve the welfare of Illinois residents.

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(2) The Department determines that the applicant is
qualified and satisfies the criteria specified under
Sections 9 and 13 of this Act, except for the examination
requirement.
(b) The Department may not require the applicant to pass an
examination as provided in subsection (e) of Section 9 of this
Act in order to receive a temporary permit under this Section.
(c) A temporary permit under this Section shall authorize
the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in a specified area
of the State for a period of time not to exceed 10 consecutive
days in a year and may be renewed by the Department. The
Department may require an applicant to pay a fee for the
issuance or renewal of a permit under this Section.
(d) The Secretary may summarily terminate any permit issued
pursuant to this Section, without a hearing, if the Secretary
finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that an
individual permit holder's continuation in practice would
constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that
the Secretary summarily suspends a permit issued pursuant to
this Section, the permit holder may petition the Department for
a hearing in accordance with the provisions of this Act to
reinstate his or her permit.
In addition to terminating any permit issued pursuant to
this Section, the Department may issue a monetary penalty not
to exceed $1,000 upon the permit holder and may notify any
state in which the permit holder has been issued a license that

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his or her Illinois permit has been terminated and the reasons
for the termination. The monetary penalty shall be paid within
60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the
penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed
and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from any court of record. It is the intent of the General
Assembly that a permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be
considered a privilege and not a property right.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.