GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1470

Short Title:  Impaired Dental Hygienists/Fee.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Allen.

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Referred to:  Finance.

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May 13, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT ALLOWING THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH SPECIAL IMPAIRED DENTIST PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE PROGRAMS FOR IMPAIRED DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND TO COLLECT FEES TO FUND SUCH PROGRAMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 2 of Chapter 90 is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 90-48.3.  Board authority to include impaired dental hygienists in programs developed for impaired dentists.
The Board may enter into agreements with special impaired dentist peer review organizations to include programs for impaired dental hygienists, and the provisions of G.S. 90-48.2 shall apply to any such agreements and programs.  Special impaired dentist peer review organizations shall have the authority to appoint to the organizations, upon the recommendation of the dental hygienist member of the Board, one additional member who is a licensed dental hygienist and the member shall participate in activities and programs as they relate to impaired dental hygienists.  Peer liaisons and volunteers participating in programs for impaired dental hygienists may be dental hygienists.  Dental hygienists who work with special impaired dentist peer review organizations in conducting programs for impaired dental hygienists shall have the same protections and responsibilities as members of traditional State and local dental society peer review committees under Article 2A of this Chapter and as provided in G.S. 90-48.2.  The provisions of G.S. 90-48.2 regarding confidentiality shall also be applicable to all dental hygienist activities authorized under this section."
Section 2. G.S. 90-223 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( e)	The Board shall have the authority to provide for programs for impaired dental hygienists as authorized in G.S. 90-48.3."
Section 3. G.S. 90-232 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-232. Fees.
In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the duties devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, it is authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules and regulations not exceeding the following:
(1)	Each applicant for examination	$125.00
(2)	Each renewal certificate, which fee shall be annually fixed by the Board and not later than November 30 of each year it shall give written notice of the amount of the renewal fee to each dental hygienist licensed to practice in this State by mailing such notice to the last address of record with the Board of each such dental hygienist    60.00
(3)	Each restoration of license	   60.00
(4)	Each provisional license	   60.00
(5)	Each certificate of license to a resident dental hygienist desiring to change to another state or territory    25.00
(6)	Annual fee to be paid upon license renewal to assist in funding programs for impaired dental hygienists    40.00.
All fees shall be payable in advance to the Board and shall be disposed of by the Board in the discharge of its duties under this Article."
Section 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.