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90_HB1860
225 ILCS 25/16 from Ch. 111, par. 2316
225 ILCS 25/16.05 new
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides
certain license renewal and restoration standards for dental
hygienists parallel to those already in place. Also provides
certain continuing education requirements for dental
hygienists.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Dental Practice Act by
2 changing Section 16 and adding Section 16.05.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended
6 by changing Section 16 and adding Section 16.05 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 25/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316)
8 Sec. 16. Expiration, renewal and restoration of dentist
9 licenses. The expiration date and renewal period for each
10 dentist license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
11 A dentist or dental hygienist may renew a license during the
12 month preceding its expiration date by paying the required
13 fee. A dental hygienist shall provide proof of current
14 cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification at the time of
15 renewal.
16 Any dentist or dental hygienist whose license has expired
17 or whose license is on inactive status may have his or her
18 license restored at any time within 5 years after the
19 expiration thereof, upon payment of the required fee.
20 Any person whose dentist license has been expired for
21 more than 5 years or who has had his or her dentist license
22 on inactive status for more than 5 years may have his or her
23 dentist license restored by making application to the
24 Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of
25 his or her fitness to have the license restored, including
26 sworn evidence certifying to active practice in another
27 jurisdiction, and by paying the required restoration fee. A
28 person practicing on an expired license is deemed to be
29 practicing without a license.
30 If a person whose dentist license has expired or who has
31 had his or her dentist license on inactive status for more
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1 than 5 years has not maintained an active practice
2 satisfactory to the Department, the Department shall
3 determine, by an evaluation process established by rule, his
4 or her fitness to resume active status and may require the
5 person to complete a period of evaluated clinical experience
6 and may require successful completion of a practical
7 examination.
8 However, any person whose dentist license has expired
9 while he or she has been engaged (1) in federal or state
10 service active duty, or (2) in training or education under
11 the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction
12 into the military service, may have his or her dentist
13 license restored without paying any lapsed renewal or
14 restoration fee, if within 2 years after termination of such
15 service, training, or education other than by dishonorable
16 discharge, he or she furnishes the Department with
17 satisfactory proof that he or she has been so engaged and
18 that his or her service, training, or education has been so
19 terminated.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)
21 (225 ILCS 25/16.05 new)
22 Sec. 16.05. Expiration; renewal; restoration of dental
23 hygienist licenses. The expiration and renewal date for each
24 dental hygienist license issued under this Act shall be set
25 by rule. A dental hygienist may renew a license during the
26 month preceding its expiration date by paying the required
27 fee and providing proof of current cardiopulmonary
28 resuscitation certification and completion of any continuing
29 education programs as required by Department rule. The
30 Department shall require a minimum of 24 hours of study in
31 approved courses for dental hygienists during each 2-year
32 period. The continuing education rules shall apply only to
33 licenses renewed after November 1, 1998.
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1 The Department shall approve only courses that are
2 relevant to the treatment and care of patients including, but
3 not limited to, clinical courses in dentistry and dental
4 hygiene and nonclinical courses including, but not limited
5 to, patient management, legal and ethical responsibilities,
6 and stress management. Approved courses may include, but
7 need not be limited to, courses that are offered or sponsored
8 by approved colleges, universities, and hospitals and by
9 recognized national, State, and local dental and dental
10 hygiene organizations.
11 No dental hygienist license shall be renewed unless the
12 renewal application is accompanied by an affidavit indicating
13 that the applicant has completed the required minimum number
14 of hours of continuing education in approved courses as
15 required by this Section. The affidavit shall not require a
16 listing of courses. The affidavit shall be prima facie
17 evidence that the applicant has obtained the minimum number
18 of required continuing education hours in approved courses.
19 The Department shall not be obligated to conduct random
20 audits or otherwise independently verify that an applicant
21 has met the continuing education requirement. If the
22 Department, however, receives a complaint that a dental
23 hygienist licensee has not completed the required continuing
24 education or if the Department is investigating another
25 alleged violation of this Act by a dental hygienist licensee,
26 the Department may demand and shall be entitled to receive
27 specific evidence from any dental hygienist licensee of
28 completion of required continuing education courses for the
29 most recently completed 2-year licensing period. The
30 Department may provide exemptions from continuing education
31 requirements. The exemptions shall include, but shall not be
32 limited to, dental hygienists who agree not to practice
33 within the State during the licensing period because they are
34 retired from practice.
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1 A dental hygienist whose license has expired or whose
2 license is on inactive status may have his or her license
3 restored at any time within 5 years after its expiration,
4 upon payment of the required fee.
5 A person whose dental hygienist license has expired or
6 who has had his or her dental hygienist license on inactive
7 status for more than 5 years may have his or her license
8 restored by making application to the Department and filing
9 proof acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the
10 license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to
11 active practice in another jurisdiction, and by paying the
12 required restoration fee. A person practicing on an expired
13 license is considered to be practicing without a license.
14 If a person whose dental hygienist license has expired or
15 who has had a dental hygienist license on inactive status for
16 more than 5 years has not maintained an active practice
17 satisfactory to the Department, the Department shall
18 determine, by an evaluation process established by rule, his
19 or her fitness to resume active status and may require the
20 person to complete a period of evaluated clinical experience
21 and may require the person to successfully complete a
22 practical examination.
23 However, a person whose dental hygienist license has
24 expired while he or she has been engaged: (i) in federal or
25 state service active duty or (ii) in training or education
26 under the supervision of the United States preliminary to
27 induction into the military service may have his or her
28 dental hygienist license restored without paying any lapsed
29 renewal or restoration fee if, within 2 years after
30 termination of the service, training, or education other than
31 by dishonorable discharge, the person furnishes the
32 Department with satisfactory proof that he or she has been so
33 engaged and that the service, training, or education has been
34 so terminated.