HOUSE BILL No. 5682


     April 25, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Vear, Scranton, LaSata, Geiger, Quarles and Bogardus and referred to the Committee on
Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   by amending section 16621 (MCL 333.16621), as amended by 1998 PA

   436.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 16621.  (1) The Michigan board of dentistry is created

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      in the department.  Subject to subsection (2), the board  shall

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      consist  CONSISTS of the following  15  19 voting members
   who

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       shall  meet the requirements of part 161:

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           (a)  Seven  EIGHT dentists.  One  SUBJECT TO
   SUBSECTION

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      (3), 1 or more of the dentists appointed under this subdivision

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      may have a health profession specialty certification issued under

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      section 16608.






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           (b)  Two  SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (3), 2 dentists who have

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      been issued a health profession specialty certification under

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      section 16608.

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           (c)  Two  FOUR dental hygienists.

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           (d) Two dental assistants.

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           (e)  Two  THREE public members.

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           (2) A dentist, DENTAL HYGIENIST, PUBLIC MEMBER, OR OTHER

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      INDIVIDUAL who is a member of the board  as of  ON the effective

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      date of the amendatory act that added  this subsection  1 ADDI-

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      TIONAL DENTIST, 2 ADDITIONAL DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND 1 ADDITIONAL

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      PUBLIC MEMBER TO THE BOARD may serve out his or her term.

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           (3) The board meeting dates and times shall be concurred in

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      by a vote of not less than  12  13 board members.  Not more than

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      1 member of the board may be a dental school faculty member.

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           (4) A board member licensed to practice as a dental hygien-

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      ist or a dental assistant  shall vote  VOTES as an equal member

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      of the board in all matters except those designated in section

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      16148(1) or (2) that apply ONLY to dentists and not to dental

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      hygienists or dental assistants.

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            (5) It is the intent of the legislature to have the depart-

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      ment of consumer and industry services review the composition of

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      the board of dentistry by April 30, 1999.  This review shall

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      include the adequacy of the current board composition in respond-

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      ing to professional practice concern. 









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