An Act To Increase Access to Oral Health Care .
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1129
Committee Amendment CA_A_H362 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 822, L.D. 1129, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Access to Oral Health Care" 
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial 
Regulation To Conduct a Sunrise Review of Oral Health Care Issues' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. I. 
Oral health care and sunrise review. 
Resolved: 
That the 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall conduct an independent 
assessment pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter I-A, subchapter 2 of 
the following oral health care issues: the proposal for expansion of the scope of practice 
of dental hygienists to create a mid-level dental hygienist license category, as well as the 
proposal to permit dental hygienists to practice independently without the supervision of 
a licensed dentist in order to increase access to preventive dental care across the State; the 
proposal to expand licensing requirements to pennit graduates of a foreign university 
considered satisfactory to the Board of Dental Examiners to practice dentistry in this 
State, including a review of other states' models for evaluation of foreign-trained dentists; 
and the proposal that the regulatory structure for denturists and dental hygienists include 
placing denturists and dental hygienists under the jurisdiction of a new board within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That no later than February 15, 
2008 the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall submit a report 
following the independent assessment under section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Business, Research and Economic Development. 
That committee is authorized to 
introduce legislation on the subject matter of the report to the Second Regular Session of 
the I23rd Legislature.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 822, L.D. 1129 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. It directs the Commissioner of 
Professional and Financial Regulation to conduct an independent assessment pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter I-A, subchapter 2 of the following oral 
health care issues: 
the proposal for expansion of the scope of practice of dental 
hygienists to create a mid-level dental hygienist license category, as well as the proposal 
to permit dental hygienists to practice independently without the supervision of a licensed 
dentist in order to increase access to preventive dental care across the State; the proposal 
to expand licensing requirements to permit graduates of a foreign university considered 
satisfactory to the Board of Dental Examiners to practice dentistry in this State, including 
a review of other states' models for evaluation of foreign-trained dentists; and the 
proposal that the regulatory structure for denturists and dental hygienists include placing 
denturists and dental hygienists under the jurisdiction of a new board within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. This amendment also requires the 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to submit a report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development and authorizes 
the committee to introduce legislation on the subject matter of the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/24/07 
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LD 1129 
LR 1779(02) 
An Act To Increase Access to Oral Health Care 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation associated with conducting the required 
independent assessment and submitting the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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