Senate
File
543
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
543
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1202)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
685
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES)
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
or
8
teledentistry
examination
of
the
teeth
and
supporting
9
structures
of
the
new
patient
prior
to
beginning
orthodontic
10
treatment.
11
b.
The
new
patient
provides
the
licensee
with
the
portion
12
of
the
dental
record
taken
within
the
prior
six
months
of
13
an
in-person
or
teledentistry
examination
of
the
teeth
and
14
supporting
structures
of
the
new
patient
prior
to
the
licensee
15
beginning
orthodontic
treatment.
16
2.
The
examination
required
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
17
include
any
appropriate
conventional
or
digital
radiographs
18
or
digital
imaging
that
are
necessary
to
develop
a
suitable
19
orthodontic
diagnosis
and
treatment
plan.
20
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“new
patient”
means
a
21
person
whom
a
licensee
has
not
examined,
for
whom
a
licensee
22
has
not
provided
care,
or
for
whom
a
licensee
has
not
otherwise
23
provided
consultation
during
the
two-year
period
immediately
24
prior
to
the
patient’s
most
recent
appointment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
prohibits
a
licensee
under
the
purview
of
the
29
dental
board
who
provides
treatment
for
the
correction
of
30
malpositions
of
human
teeth
or
the
initial
use
of
orthodontic
31
appliances
from
beginning
orthodontic
treatment
on
a
new
32
patient
unless
either
the
licensee
performs
an
initial
33
in-person
or
teledentistry
examination
of
the
teeth
and
34
supporting
structures
of
the
new
patient
prior
to
beginning
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orthodontic
treatment,
or
the
new
patient
provides
the
licensee
1
with
the
portion
of
the
dental
record
taken
within
the
prior
2
six
months
of
an
in-person
or
teledentistry
examination
of
the
3
teeth
and
supporting
structures
of
the
new
patient
prior
to
4
the
licensee
beginning
orthodontic
treatment.
The
required
5
examination
shall
include
any
appropriate
conventional
or
6
digital
radiographs
or
digital
imaging
that
are
necessary
to
7
develop
a
suitable
orthodontic
diagnosis
and
treatment
plan.
8
The
bill
defines
“new
patient”
as
a
person
whom
a
licensee
has
9
not
examined,
for
whom
a
licensee
has
not
provided
care,
or
for
10
whom
a
licensee
has
not
otherwise
provided
consultation
during
11
the
two-year
period
immediately
prior
to
the
patient’s
most
12
recent
appointment.
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