447.50 Dentist and dental hygienist compact.

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(1)Title and purpose. This statute shall be known and cited as the dentist and dental hygienist compact. The purposes of this compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental hygiene services by providing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in participating states in which they are not licensed. The compact does this by establishing a pathway for a dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state to obtain a compact privilege that authorizes them to practice in another participating state in which they are not licensed. The compact enables participating states to protect the public health and safety with respect to the practice of such dentists and dental hygienists, through the state’s authority to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in the state. The compact:

(a)Enables dentists and dental hygienists who qualify for a compact privilege to practice in other participating states without satisfying burdensome and duplicative requirements associated with securing a license to practice in those states;

(b)Promotes mobility and addresses workforce shortages through each participating state’s acceptance of a compact privilege to practice in that state;

(c)Increases public access to qualified, licensed dentists and dental hygienists by creating a responsible, streamlined pathway for licensees to practice in participating states.

(d)Enhances the ability of participating states to protect the public’s health and safety;

(e)Does not interfere with licensure requirements established by a participating state;

(f)Facilitates the sharing of licensure and disciplinary information among participating states;

(g)Requires dentists and dental hygienists who practice in a participating state pursuant to a compact privilege to practice within the scope of practice authorized in that state;

(h)Extends the authority of a participating state to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene within its borders to dentists and dental hygienists who practice in the state through a compact privilege;

(i)Promotes the cooperation of participating state in regulating the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene within those states;

(j)Facilitates the relocation of military members and their spouses who are licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene;

(2)Definitions. As used in this compact, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)“Active military member” means any person with full-time duty status in the armed forces of the United States, including members of the national guard and reserve.

(b)“Adverse action” means disciplinary action or encumbrance imposed on a license or compact privilege by a state licensing authority.

(c)“Alternative program” means a nondisciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process applicable to a dentist or dental hygienist approved by a state licensing authority of a participating state in which the dentist or dental hygienist is licensed. This includes, but is not limited to, programs to which licensees with substance abuse or addiction issues are referred in lieu of adverse action.

(d)“Clinical assessment” means examination or process, required for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist as applicable, that provides evidence of clinical competence in dentistry or dental hygiene.

(e)“Commissioner” means the individual appointed by a participating state to serve as the member of the commission for that participating state.