Public Act 096-1222
 
SB3061 EnrolledLRB096 16656 ASK 31937 b


  
    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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)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 
    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.
        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 
    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.
        (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 
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.