House
File
2437
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2437
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2157)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
for
licensees
under
the
purview
1
of
the
dental
board
relating
to
orthodontia
services.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
153.24
Orthodontia-related
1
services.
2
1.
A
licensee
under
the
purview
of
the
board
who
provides
3
treatment
for
the
correction
of
malpositions
of
human
teeth
4
or
the
initial
use
of
orthodontic
appliances
shall
not
begin
5
orthodontic
treatment
on
a
new
patient
unless
one
of
the
6
following
conditions
is
met:
7
a.
The
licensee
performs
an
initial
in-person
examination
of
8
the
teeth
and
supporting
structures
of
the
new
patient
prior
to
9
beginning
orthodontic
treatment.
10
b.
The
new
patient
provides
the
licensee
with
a
record
of
11
completion
within
the
prior
two-year
period
of
an
in-person
12
examination
of
the
teeth
and
supporting
structures
of
the
new
13
patient
prior
to
the
licensee
beginning
orthodontic
treatment.
14
2.
The
in-person
examination
required
pursuant
to
15
subsection
1
shall
include
any
appropriate
conventional
or
16
digital
radiographs
that
are
necessary
to
develop
a
suitable
17
orthodontic
diagnosis
and
treatment
plan.
18
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“new
patient”
means
a
19
person
whom
a
licensee
has
not
examined,
for
whom
a
licensee
20
has
not
provided
care,
or
for
whom
a
licensee
has
not
otherwise
21
provided
consultation
during
the
two-year
period
immediately
22
prior
to
the
patient’s
most
recent
appointment.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
prohibits
a
licensee
under
the
purview
of
the
27
dental
board
who
provides
treatment
for
the
correction
of
28
malpositions
of
human
teeth
or
the
initial
use
of
orthodontic
29
appliances
from
beginning
orthodontic
treatment
on
a
new
30
patient
unless
either
the
licensee
performs
an
initial
31
in-person
examination
of
the
teeth
and
supporting
structures
32
of
the
new
patient
prior
to
beginning
orthodontic
treatment,
33
or
the
new
patient
provides
the
licensee
with
a
record
of
34
completion
within
the
prior
two-year
period
of
an
in-person
35
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examination
of
the
teeth
and
supporting
structures
of
the
1
new
patient
prior
to
the
licensee
beginning
orthodontic
2
treatment.
The
required
in-person
examination
shall
include
3
any
appropriate
conventional
or
digital
radiographs
that
are
4
necessary
to
develop
a
suitable
orthodontic
diagnosis
and
5
treatment
plan.
The
bill
defines
“new
patient”
as
a
person
6
whom
a
licensee
has
not
examined,
for
whom
a
licensee
has
7
not
provided
care,
or
for
whom
a
licensee
has
not
otherwise
8
provided
consultation
during
the
two-year
period
immediately
9
prior
to
the
patient’s
most
recent
appointment.
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