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90_SB0786
225 ILCS 25/16.1 from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1
225 ILCS 25/21 from Ch. 111, par. 2321
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that
the Department of Professional Regulation shall not conduct a
random audit of more than 10% of licensed dentists and dental
hygienists in any one year to verify compliance with
continuing education requirements. Provides that all fees
necessary for the administration of the Act, other than
certain license renewal fees, shall be set by the Department
by rule. Effective January 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Dental Practice Act by
2 changing Sections 16.1 and 21.
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 by
6 changing Sections 16.1 and 21 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 25/16.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2316.1)
8 Sec. 16.1. Continuing education. The Department shall
9 promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed
10 under this Act. In establishing rules, the Department shall
11 require a minimum of 32 hours of study in approved courses
12 for dentists during each 2 year licensing period and a
13 minimum of 24 hours of study in approved courses for dental
14 hygienists during each 2 year licensing period. These
15 continuing education rules shall only apply to licenses
16 renewed after November 1, 1992.
17 The Department shall approve only courses that are
18 relevant to the treatment and care of patients, including,
19 but not limited to, clinical courses in dentistry and dental
20 hygiene and nonclinical courses such as patient management,
21 legal and ethical responsibilities, and stress management.
22 Courses shall not be approved in such subjects as estate and
23 financial planning, investments, or personal health.
24 Approved courses may include, but shall not be limited to,
25 courses that are offered or sponsored by approved colleges,
26 universities, and hospitals and by recognized national,
27 State, and local dental and dental hygiene organizations.
28 No license shall be renewed unless the renewal
29 application is accompanied by an affidavit indicating that
30 the applicant has completed the required minimum number of
31 hours of continuing education in approved courses as required
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1 by this Section. The affidavit shall not require a listing
2 of courses. The affidavit shall be a prima facie evidence
3 that the applicant has obtained the minimum number of
4 required continuing education hours in approved courses. The
5 Department shall not be obligated to conduct random audits or
6 otherwise independently verify that an applicant has met the
7 continuing education requirement. The Department, however,
8 may not conduct random audits of more than 10% of the
9 licensed dentists and dental hygienists in any one year to
10 verify compliance with continuing education requirements. If
11 the Department, however, receives a complaint that a licensee
12 has not completed the required continuing education or if the
13 Department is investigating another alleged violation of this
14 Act by a licensee, the Department may demand and shall be
15 entitled to receive specific evidence from any licensee of
16 completion of required continuing education courses for the
17 most recently completed 2 year licensing period. Evidence of
18 continuing education may include, but is not limited to,
19 canceled checks, official verification forms of attendance,
20 and continuing education recording forms, that demonstrate a
21 reasonable record of attendance. The Illinois State Board of
22 Dentistry shall be the final decision maker with respect to
23 whether a licensee or applicant has met the continuing
24 education requirements. Any dentist who holds more than one
25 license under this Act shall be required to complete only the
26 minimum number of hours of continuing education required for
27 renewal of a single license. The Department may provide
28 exemptions from continuing education requirements. The
29 exemptions shall include, but shall not be limited to,
30 dentists and dental hygienists who agree not to practice
31 within the State during the licensing period because they are
32 retired from practice.
33 (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)
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1 (225 ILCS 25/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 2321)
2 Sec. 21. Fees. The Department is authorized to impose
3 the following nonrefundable fees:
4 (a) License as dentist or specialist.
5 (1) Application for temporary training or
6 restricted faculty license: $25.
7 (2) Application for initial license pursuant to
8 examination: $25.
9 (3) Applicants for any examination shall be
10 required to pay, either to the Department or to the
11 designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
12 initial screening to determine eligibility and providing
13 the examination.
14 (4) Application for licensure from a person
15 licensed as a dentist under the laws of another state or
16 territory of the United States: $50.
17 (1) (5) Application for renewal of a license as a
18 dentist or specialist: $50 per year.
19 (6) Application for restoration of a license: $10
20 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees.
21 (7) Application for inactive status: $10.
22 (8) Application for restoration from inactive
23 status: the current renewal fee.
24 (9) Application for restoration after failure to
25 notify Department of change of address: $15, plus payment
26 of all lapsed renewal fees.
27 (10) Application for an initial permit to
28 administer general anesthesia or parenteral conscious
29 sedation: $25.
30 (11) Application for renewal of a permit to
31 administer general anesthesia or parenteral conscious
32 sedation: $25 per year.
33 (b) License as dental hygienist.
34 (1) Application for initial license pursuant to
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1 examination: $25.
2 (2) Applicants for any examination shall be
3 required to pay, either to the Department or to the
4 designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
5 initial screening to determine eligibility and providing
6 the examination.
7 (3) Application for license from a person licensed
8 as a dental hygienist under the laws of another state or
9 territory of the United States: $50.
10 (2) (4) Application for renewal of a license as a
11 dental hygienist: $15 per year.
12 The Department shall, in consultation with the State
13 Board of Dentistry, establish by rule all other fees
14 necessary for the administration of this Act.
15 (5) Application for restoration of a license: $10
16 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees, but not to
17 exceed $85.
18 (6) Application for inactive status: $10.
19 (7) Application for restoration from inactive
20 status: the current renewal fee.
21 (c) General fees.
22 (1) Application for a duplicate license: $20.
23 (2) Application for a certification of a
24 registrant's record for any purpose: $20.
25 (3) Application to have the scoring of an
26 examination administered by the Department reviewed and
27 verified: $20, plus any fees charged by the applicable
28 testing service.
29 (4) The fee for a wall certificate showing a
30 license shall be the actual cost of producing such
31 certificate.
32 (5) The fee for a roster of persons licensed as
33 dentists or dental specialists or dental hygienists in
34 this State shall be the actual cost of producing such a
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1 roster.
2 (6) The fee for dental licensing, disciplinary or
3 investigative records pursuant to a subpoena is $1 per
4 page.
5 (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95.)
6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
7 January 1, 1998.