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92_HB0752
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1 AN ACT concerning dental hygiene.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended
5 by changing Section 13 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 2313)
7 Sec. 13. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental
8 Hygienists. Every person who desires to obtain a license as
9 a dental hygienist shall apply to the Department in writing,
10 upon forms prepared and furnished by the Department. Each
11 application shall contain proof of the particular
12 qualifications required of the applicant, shall be verified
13 by the applicant, under oath, and shall be accompanied by the
14 required examination fee.
15 The Department shall require that every applicant for a
16 license as a dental hygienist shall:
17 (1) (Blank).
18 (2) Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent.
19 (3) Present satisfactory evidence of having successfully
20 completed received 2 academic years of credit at a dental
21 hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental
22 Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its
23 successor specialty accrediting agency or its equivalent in
24 an approved program of dental hygiene.
25 (4) Submit evidence that he holds a currently valid
26 certification to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The
27 Department shall adopt rules establishing criteria for
28 certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The rules of
29 the Department shall provide for variances only in instances
30 where the applicant is physically disabled and therefore
31 unable to secure such certification.
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1 (5) (Blank).
2 (6) Pass an examination authorized or given by the
3 Department in the subjects usually taught in approved
4 programs of dental hygiene, which examination shall determine
5 the qualifications of applicants to perform the operative
6 procedures of dental hygiene. The Department may recognize a
7 certificate granted by the National Board of Dental Examiners
8 in lieu of, or subject to, such examination.
9 (Source: P.A. 89-80, eff. 6-30-95; 89-116, eff. 7-7-95;
10 89-387, eff. 8-20-95.)
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.