House File 126 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  QUIRK


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to examination requirements for dental
  2    assistants.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1723HH 82
  5 jr/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 153.39, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  A person shall be registered upon the successful
  1  4 completion of education and examination requirements pursuant
  1  5 to paragraph "a" or "b".  Education requirements shall be
  1  6 determined by the board by rule, according to standards to be
  1  7 determined by the board.
  1  8    a.  Successful completion of a course of study and
  1  9 examination approved by the board and sponsored by a
  1 10 board=approved postsecondary school.
  1 11    b.  Successful completion of on=the=job training and
  1 12 examination consisting of all of the following:
  1 13    (1)  Completion of on=the=job training as specified in
  1 14 rule.
  1 15    (2)  Successful completion of an examination process
  1 16 approved by the board which, at the request of the supervising
  1 17 dentist, shall be administered and certified by the
  1 18 supervising dentist at the dentist's office.  A written
  1 19 examination may be waived by the board pursuant to section
  1 20 17A.9A, in practice situations where the written examination
  1 21 is deemed to be unnecessary or detrimental to the dentist's
  1 22 practice.
  1 23    The education requirements in paragraphs "a" and "b" may
  1 24 include possession of a valid certificate in a nationally
  1 25 recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  1 26 Successful passage of an examination administered by the board
  1 27 or the supervising dentist under paragraph "a" or "b", which
  1 28 shall include sections regarding infection control, hazardous
  1 29 materials, and jurisprudence, shall also be required.  The
  1 30 board shall establish continuing education requirements as a
  1 31 condition of renewing registration as a registered dental
  1 32 assistant, as well as standards for the suspension or
  1 33 revocation of registration.
  1 34                           EXPLANATION
  1 35    Under current law a dental assistant must pass an
  2  1 examination administered by the board of dental examiners
  2  2 prior to registration.  This bill provides that a supervising
  2  3 dentist, upon request, may administer and certify an
  2  4 examination for a dental assistant trained on the job.
  2  5 LSB 1723HH 82
  2  6 jr:nh/gg/14