Senate
Study
Bill
1030
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
HEALTH/DENTAL
BOARD
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
penalty
for
the
unlawful
practice
of
1
dentistry.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
153.17,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
striking
1
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
2
153.17
Unlawful
practice.
3
1.
A
person
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
dental
hygiene
4
without
a
license
or
who
violates
section
147.84
or
147.85
in
5
connection
with
a
license
to
practice
dental
hygiene
commits
6
a
fraudulent
practice
or
a
serious
misdemeanor
as
provided
in
7
sections
147.84
through
147.86.
8
2.
A
person
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
dentistry
or
9
dental
surgery
without
a
license
or
who
violates
section
147.84
10
or
147.85
in
connection
with
a
license
to
practice
dentistry
11
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
12
EXPLANATION
13
Current
law
provides
the
same
penalty
for
unlawful
14
practice
by
either
a
dentist
or
dental
hygienist
——
a
serious
15
misdemeanor.
This
bill
provides
that
practicing
dentistry
or
16
dental
surgery
without
a
license
or
violating
the
provisions
of
17
Code
section
147.84
or
147.85
in
connection
with
a
license
to
18
practice
dentistry
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
Code
sections
19
147.84
and
147.85
relate
to
providing
forged
or
fraudulent
20
documents
in
connection
with
professional
practices
and
21
licensing.
22
As
provided
in
Code
section
902.9(5),
a
class
“D”
felony
is
23
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
24
fine
of
at
least
$750
but
not
more
than
$7,500.
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