House File 2061 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY BAILEY, FOEGE, PETTENGILL, MERTZ, SMITH, GAYMAN, REICHERT, WENTHE, PALMER, GRANZOW, UPMEYER, and L. MILLER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to a temporary permit to practice dentistry or 2 dental hygiene. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5074HH 82 5 jr/rj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 153.19, subsection 2, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. A temporary permit shall be issued for a period 1 4 determined by the board and may be renewed at the discretion 1 5 of the board. The fee for a temporary permit and the fee for 1 6 renewal shall be set by the board. The fees shall be based on 1 7 the administrative costs of issuing and renewing the permits. 1 8 If the board issues a temporary permit to a person providing 1 9 free dental or dental hygiene services on a volunteer basis, 1 10 the board shall not charge a fee for issuance of the permit. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 Current law authorizes the board to issue temporary permits 1 13 to persons who do not hold an Iowa license but possess 1 14 qualifications which are substantially equivalent to Iowa 1 15 licensure standards. This bill waives any permit fee for a 1 16 person providing free dental or dental hygiene services on a 1 17 volunteer basis. 1 18 LSB 5074HH 82 1 19 jr/rj/5