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§1701. Scope of Chapter - Table of Contents Title 46 Professional and Occupational Standards
§1701. Scope of Chapter
A. This Chapter shall describe all procedures relative to the administration of the clinical licensing examinations for persons wishing to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(1) and (8).
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 24:1118 (June 1998).
§1707. Religious Obligations
A. There will be no exceptions relative to religious obligations in the conducting of the clinical licensing examinations of the board.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 24:1119 (June 1998).
§1709. Examination of Dentists
A. An applicant shall be entitled to take the examinations required in this Section to practice dentistry in this state if such applicant:
3. is a graduate of a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, if any, or any other nationally-recognized accrediting agency; and
4. has successfully completed the National Board of Dental Examiners dental examination.
B. To be licensed as a dentist in this state, an applicant for initial licensure must successfully complete the following:
1. a written examination on the jurisprudence and ethics of the state regulating the practice of dentistry; and
2. the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry approved clinical examination. This examination will be named by the board and this approval may be changed or amended as deemed necessary by the board.
C. Examination scores are valid for initial licensure for three years following the candidate’s successful completion of an accepted licensing examination. The examinations accepted by the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry for initial licensure by examination are as follows:
1. examinations conducted prior to January 1, 2012, by Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), Central Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS), Northeast Regional Examining Board (NERB), Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA), and Western Regional Examining Board (WREB);
2. examinations conducted after January 1, 2012, by Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA);
3. the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) dental examination.
D. The board is expressly authorized to utilize the services of other licensed dentists to facilitate the examination.
E. No clinical licensing examination may be conducted in the state of Louisiana without the written permission from the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry. For permission to be granted, the agency conducting the examination must have at least four current members of the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry participating in the clinical licensing examination.
F. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary or any examination manual of any of the testing agencies listed in Subsection C of this Section, no candidate for licensure in the state of Louisiana will be granted same if said candidate has failed any clinical licensing examination for a total of three times. This number includes the accumulation of all examinations taken regardless of the testing agency. This number excludes failures of clinical examinations taken prior to an applicant’s final year of dental school. A make-up examination counts as an examination.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 24:1119 (June 1998), amended LR 28:2513 (December 2002), LR 33:2654 (December 2007), LR 37:1407 (May 2011), LR 37:2151 (July 2011), LR 37:3516 (December 2011), repromulgated LR 38:356 (February 2012), amended LR 38:1959 (August 2012), LR 39:86 (January 2013), LR 39:1282 (May 2013), LR 40:783 (April 2014), amended by the Board of Dentistry, LR 42:1622 (October 2016).
§1711. Examination of Dental Hygienists
A. An applicant shall be entitled to take the examinations required in this Section to practice dental hygiene in this state if such applicant:
3. is a graduate of a dental hygiene college or school approved by the board or accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency; and
4. has successfully completed the national board dental hygiene examination as administered by the American Dental Association.
B. To be licensed as a dental hygienist in this state, an applicant must successfully complete the following:
1. a written examination on the jurisprudence and ethics of the state regulating the practice of dental hygiene; and
2. the clinical examination administered by the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry approved testing agency. This agency will be named by the board and this relationship may be changed or amended as deemed necessary by the board.
1. examinations conducted by Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA);
2. the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) dental hygiene examination.
F. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary or any examination manual of any of the testing agencies, no candidate for licensure in the state of Louisiana will be granted same if said candidate has failed any clinical licensing examination for a total of three times. This number includes the accumulation of all examinations taken regardless of the testing agency. A make-up examination counts as an examination.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 24:1119 (June 1998), amended LR 28:1779 (August 2002), LR 33:2654 (December 2007), LR 37:1407 (May 2011), LR 37:2151 (July 2011), LR 37:3516 (December 2011), repromulgated LR 38:356 (February 2012), amended LR 38:1960 (August 2012). amended by the Department of Health, Board of Dentistry, LR 42:1662 (October 2016).
§1713. Board Approved Regional or National Independent Third Party Clinical Examinations
A. The board may accept passing scores from board approved testing agencies which administer reliable, accurate, and valid examinations and in which the board has the option of representation on both the board of directors and the examination review committee or equivalent committees and allow for the board’s input into the examination development and administration.
B.1. The clinical examination shall include procedures performed on human subjects as part of the assessment of restorative and periodontal clinical competencies and shall have included evaluations in at least four of the following subject matter areas:
a. periodontics, clinical abilities testing;
b. endodontics, clinical abilities testing;
c. amalgam preparation and restoration;
d. anterior composite preparation and restoration;
e. posterior ceramic or composite preparation and restoration;
f. cast gold, clinical abilities testing;
g. prosthetics, written or clinical abilities testing;
h. oral diagnosis, written or clinical abilities testing; or
i. oral surgery, written or clinical abilities testing.
2. In addition to the foregoing requirements, the examination shall include:
a. anonymity between candidates and examination raters;
b. standardization and calibration of raters; and
c. a mechanism for post examination analysis.
3. The board shall accept scores upon such examination for a period of three years following the date of such examinations. Each applicant shall arrange for and ensure the submission to the board office the applicant’s scores.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 36:63 (January 2010), amended LR 36:2039 (September 2010).
Chapter 18. Criminal History Records Information
§1801. Scope of Chapter
A. The rules of this Chapter govern the collection and use of criminal history records information in connection with applications for an initial license, renewal, or reinstatement of a license of a dentist or dental hygienist in conformity with R.S. 37:763.1.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. and 37:760(6), (8) and 37:763.1.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 28:1779 (August 2002).
§1803. Definitions
Applicant―an individual who has made application to the board for the issuance or reinstatement of any license, permit, certificate, or registration which the board is authorized by law to issue.
Board―the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.
Bureau―the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the Office of State Police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Criminal History Record Information―information collected by the bureau or the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice or an individual consisting of detentions, indictments, bills of information, or any formal criminal charges and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing, criminal correctional supervision and release. Criminal history record information does not include information collected for intelligence or investigatory purposes nor does it include any identification information which does not indicate involvement of the individual in the criminal justice system.
FBI―the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice.
Licensure or License―any license, permit, certification, or registration which the board is authorized by law to issue.
§1805. Criminal History Record Information Requirement
A. As a condition for eligibility for the issuance of an initial license or the reinstatement of any license, an applicant must submit to the board such number of full sets of fingerprints, other identifiable information, and fees and costs as may be incurred by the board in requesting or obtaining criminal history record information, in the form and manner prescribed in §1809.
B. The board will use the fingerprints to request and obtain criminal history record information relative to the applicant as provided in R.S. 37:763.1.
C. The application of an applicant who fails to comply with the requirements set forth in §1805.A shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be considered by the board unless and until such requirements have been satisfied.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(6), (8) and 37:763.1.
§1807. Effect of Application
A. The submission of an application for licensure to the board shall constitute and operate as an acknowledgement and authorization by the applicant to any state or federal agency, including, but not limited to, the bureau and the FBI, to disclose and release to the board any and all state, national, or foreign criminal history record information; the submission of an application for licensure to the board shall equally constitute and operate as a consent by the applicant for disclosure and release of such information and as a waiver by the applicant of any privilege or right of confidentiality which the applicant would otherwise possess with respect thereto.
B. The submission of an application for licensure to the board shall constitute and operate as an acknowledgement and authorization by the applicant to the board's utilization of criminal history record information to determine his or her suitability and eligibility for licensure, and whether just cause exists for the board to refuse to issue, suspend, revoke, or impose probationary or other terms, conditions, or restrictions on any license held or applied for by an applicant in the state of Louisiana for violation of any of the causes specified by R.S. 37:776 or R.S. 37:777, and the board's rules respecting any such health care provider as set forth in LAC 46:XXXIII.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 28:1780 (August 2002).
§1809. Procedural Requirements
A. In conformity with the substantive requirements of §1805, an application for licensure, whether initial, by credential, or reinstatement to the board, shall be accompanied by each of the following:
1. two or such other number of fully completed fingerprint record cards, containing all identifiable information requested, as well as certified sets of fingerprints which have been affixed by a sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement personnel;
2. a check in the amount of no less than $100 in satisfaction of the fees and costs incurred by the board to process fingerprint cards and to request and to receive criminal history record information.
B. Fingerprint cards and instructions pertaining thereto will be supplied by the board with an application. Such cards and instructions may also be obtained upon written request directed to the office of the board.
C. An applicant shall be responsible for any increase in the amounts specified in §1809.A.2, which may be assessed by any state or federal agency, including, but not limited to, the bureau and the FBI, or for the fees and costs which may be incurred by the board in requesting and obtaining criminal history record information. An applicant shall also be responsible for payment of any processing fees and costs resulting from a fingerprint card being rejected by any state or federal agency, including, but not limited to, the bureau and the FBI.
D. All background check results shall be valid for a period of six months or until the license is issued, whichever is earlier.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 28:1780 (August 2002), amended LR 39:86 (January 2013), LR 40:1006 (May 2014).
§1811. Falsification of Criminal Record Information
A. An applicant who denies the existence or extent of criminal history record information on an application, which is discovered by information, records, or documentation provided by the bureau, FBI, or any other state, national, or foreign jurisdiction shall, in addition to the potential disqualification of licensure for any of the causes specified in §1807.B, be deemed to have provided false, misleading, or deceptive information, or false sworn information on an application for licensure, and to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, providing additional cause for the board to suspend or revoke, refuse to issue, or impose probationary or other restrictions on any license held or applied for by an applicant in the state of Louisiana culpable of such violation, pursuant to R.S. 37:776.A.(3) or R.S. 37:777.A.(3).
§1813. Confidentiality of Criminal History Record Information
A. Criminal history record information obtained by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:763.1 and the rules of this Chapter, which is not already a matter of public record or to which the privilege of confidentiality has not otherwise been waived or abandoned, shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information, restricted to and utilized exclusively by the board, its officers, members, investigators, employees, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure. Criminal history record information shall not, except with the written consent of the applicant or by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be released or otherwise disclosed by the board to any other person or agency, provided, however, that any such information or documents which are admitted into evidence and made part of the administrative record in any adjudicatory proceeding before the board shall become public records upon the filing of a petition for judicial review of the board's final decision therein.
§1815. Exceptions to Criminal History Information Requirement
A. The criminal history record information requirements prescribed by this Chapter shall not be applicable to a dentist or dental hygienist applicant who seeks:
1. a visiting dentist or dental hygienist temporary permit, issued in accordance with LAC 46:XXXIII.120.
B. The criminal history record information requirements prescribed by §§1801-1813 may be waived in such instances as the board, in its discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 28:1781 (August 2002).