Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-706 - Requirements of Applicants for Licensure by Credentials (Hygienists)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board may
				issue a license by credentials in lieu of an examination administered by a
				board-approved clinical licensing examination agency provided that the
				applicant provides to the board satisfactory documentation evidencing that the
				applicant:
1. meets all requirements set
				forth in R.S. 37:764 and 37:768, and LAC
				46:XXXIII.103 and 1805;
2. has
				satisfactorily passed an examination administered by the Louisiana State Board
				of Dentistry testing the applicant's knowledge of the Louisiana Dental Practice
				Act and the jurisprudence affecting same;
3. currently possesses a nonrestricted
				license in another state as defined in
				R.S.
				37:751(A)(2);
4. has been in active practice, while
				possessing a nonrestricted license in another state, by:
a. working full-time as a dental hygienist at
				a minimum of 1,000 hours per year for the preceding year before applying for
				licensure in Louisiana; or
b.
				working full-time in dental hygiene education as a teacher for a minimum of one
				year immediately prior to applying for licensure in Louisiana;
5. successfully completed an
				initial clinical licensure examination in a United States jurisdiction that
				included a hand skills assessment;
6. has not failed any clinical licensure
				examination a total of three or more times. This number includes the
				accumulation of all examinations taken regardless of the testing agency. A
				make-up examination counts as an examination. This prohibition may be overcome
				if the applicant meets all of the other requirements of this Rule, including
				the successful completion of an initial licensure examination that included
				procedures on a live patient, and has been actively practicing with an
				unrestricted license for five years in another state as defined in
				R.S.
				37:751(A)(2), has not had
				any discipline by any dental board and meets in person with the full board, and
				thereafter the full board votes with a majority to overcome this
				prohibition;
7. is endorsed as
				being in good standing by the state board of dentistry in the state of current
				practice and all prior states of licensure and practice;
8. has no pending criminal charges against
				him/her;
9. has paid all
				nonrefundable costs and fees;
10.
				has fully completed the required application form with all supporting data and
				certification of competency and good character;
11. has submitted one recent passport type
				color photograph;
12. has accounted
				for all units of time since graduation from dental hygiene school;
13. has furnished three affidavits of
				recommendation from professional associates (unrelated to the applicant) who
				have knowledge of the applicant's ability to practice dental hygiene after the
				applicant's graduation from dental hygiene school;
14. has no physical or psychological
				impairments which would, in the judgment of the board, adversely affect his/her
				ability to practice dentistry;
15.
				has completed continuing education in compliance with the rules of all states
				in which he is currently licensed and practicing;
16. has, if deemed necessary by the board,
				appeared for a personal interview before the board;
17. has shown or provided a sworn affidavit
				that there are no unresolved complaints against him/her;
18. has provided satisfactory explanation of
				any and all malpractice insurance payments made on the behalf of the applicant
				or any of the applicant's employers; and
19. has shown that his/her professional
				liability insurance has never been revoked, modified, or nonrenewed.