Bill Text: OR HB2145 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to denture technology.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Chapter 53, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB2145 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2145-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 525

                         House Bill 2145

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  for Oregon Health Licensing Agency)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Permits denturist to provide removable nonorthodontic dental
appliance to be worn in human mouth.
  Authorizes Oregon Health Licensing Agency to adopt rules
waiving examination requirement for license to practice denture
technology and providing for issuance of temporary license to
practice denture technology.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to denture technology; amending ORS 680.500, 680.510 and
  680.515.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 680.500 is amended to read:
  680.500. As used in ORS 680.500 to 680.565  { - , unless the
context requires otherwise - } :
    { - (1) 'Board' means the policy-making body known as the
State Board of Denture Technology, established within the Oregon
Health Licensing Agency. - }
    { - (2) - }   { + (1) + } 'Denture' means any removable full
 { - and/or - }   { + or + } partial upper or lower prosthetic
dental appliance to be worn in the human mouth to replace any
missing natural teeth.
    { - (3) - }   { + (2) + } 'Denturist' means a person licensed
under ORS 680.500 to 680.565 to engage in the practice of denture
technology and who is authorized within   { - their - }   { + the
person's + } scope of practice to provide to the public full or
partial upper or lower dentures  { + or other removable
nonorthodontic dental appliances intended + } to be worn in the
human mouth.
    { - (4) - }   { + (3) + } 'Practice of denture technology'
means:
  (a) Constructing, repairing, relining, reproducing,
duplicating, supplying, fitting or altering   { - any - }
 { + a + } denture  { + or other removable nonorthodontic dental
appliance intended to be worn in the human mouth + } in respect
of which a service is performed under paragraph (b) of this
subsection; and
   { +  (b) The following services when performed for a purpose
listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection: + }

    { - (b) - }   { + (A) + } The taking of impressions
 { - , - }  { + ;
  (B) The taking of + } bite registrations  { - , - }  { + ;
  (C) + } Try-ins  { - , - }   { + of dentures or other removable
nonorthodontic dental appliances intended to be worn in the human
mouth; + } and
   { +  (D) + } Insertions of   { - or in any part of the human
oral cavity for any of the purposes listed in paragraph (a) of
this subsection - }  { +  dentures or other removable
nonorthodontic dental appliances intended to be worn in the human
mouth + }.
  SECTION 2. ORS 680.515 is amended to read:
  680.515. (1) Subject to the provisions of ORS 676.612, upon
application accompanied by payment of required fees, the Oregon
Health Licensing Agency shall issue a license to practice denture
technology to any applicant who submits proof satisfactory to the
agency that the applicant has completed all requirements for
licensure, which include, but are not limited to:
  (a) Providing to the agency official transcripts verifying
completion of an associate degree program in denture technology,
or the equivalent in formal, post-secondary education, approved
by the agency in consultation with the Oregon Student Assistance
Commission and the Department of Education. The educational
program shall include pertinent courses in anatomy, including
histology, microbiology, physiology, pharmacology, pathology
emphasizing periodontology, dental materials, medical
emergencies, geriatrics, professional ethics, clinical denture
technology and denture laboratory technology;
  (b) Providing to the agency documentation of 1,000 hours of
supervised clinical practice in denture technology, completed
while enrolled in or after having completed a course of study
offered in a post-secondary educational institution, or through
equivalent supervised experience, as determined by the agency in
consultation with the Oregon Student Assistance Commission and
the Department of Education; and
  (c) Passing a written and a practical examination prescribed,
recognized or approved by the State Board of Denture Technology.
An applicant who fails the practical examination must complete
additional hours of clinical and laboratory training in an
approved work experience program, as determined by the board, to
qualify for reexamination.
  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section, the
board may accept educational training obtained in any other state
or country if, upon review of satisfactory evidence, the agency
determines that the educational program in the other state or
country meets the educational standards prescribed under this
section.
   { +  (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(c) of this section,
the agency may adopt rules providing for waiver of the practical
examination requirement.
  (4) The agency may adopt rules allowing for issuance of a
temporary license to practice denture technology. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 680.510 is amended to read:
  680.510. The prohibitions of ORS 680.500 to 680.565 do not
apply to:
  (1) Any activity described in ORS 680.500   { - (4)(a) - }
 { + (3)(a) + } by a person acting under the supervision of a
denturist.
  (2) The practice of dentistry or medicine by persons authorized
to do so by this state, or any other practices allowed under ORS
chapters 677 and 679.
  (3) A student of denture technology in pursuit of clinical
studies under an approved school program, or a person having met
the formal educational requirements, who is operating, for no
more than two years, under the direct supervision of a denturist

or a licensed dentist in pursuit of practical clinical experience
as required for licensure by ORS 680.515.
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