00HOUSE BILL NO. 387                                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to dentists."                                                                                          
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03    * Section 1.  AS 08.36.070(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
04  (a)  The board shall                                                                                                  
05   (1)  provide for the examination of applicants and issue licenses to those                                           
06 applicants it finds qualified;                                                                                          
07   (2)  register licensed dentists and licensed dental hygienists who are in                                            
08 good standing;                                                                                                          
09   (3)  report annually to the governor and the department on the board's                                               
10 proceedings during the year, findings concerning the standards and availability of                                      
11 dental services in the state including the number of licensees, examination, and                                        
12 licensing activities, other matters related to dental practice, and board receipts and                                  
13 expenditures;                                                                                                           
14   (4)  affiliate with the American Association of Dental Examiners [,] and                                             

01 pay annual dues to the association;                                                                                     
02   (5)  hold hearings [,] and order the disciplinary sanction of a person who                                           
03 violates this chapter, AS 08.32, or a regulation of the board;                                                          
04   (6)  supply forms for applications, licenses, permits, certificates, and                                             
05 other papers and records;                                                                                               
06   (7)  enforce the provisions of this chapter and AS 08.32 and adopt or                                                
07 amend the regulations necessary to make the provisions of this chapter and AS 08.32                                     
08 effective;                                                                                                              
09   (8)  adopt regulations ensuring that renewal of registration is contingent                                           
10 upon proof of continued professional competence by a licensed dentist or licensed                                       
11 dental hygienist;                                                                                                       
12   (9)  provide the department with the requirements for proof of continued                                             
13 professional competence and request the department to make these requirements                                           
14 available to each licensed dentist and licensed dental hygienist at least one year before                               
15 the date on which the dentist or dental hygienist must renew registration;                                              
16   (10)  at least annually cause to be published in a newspaper of general                                              
17 circulation in each major city in the state a summary of disciplinary actions the board                                 
18 has taken during the preceding calendar year;                                                                           
19   (11)  issue permits or certificates to licensed dentists, licensed dental                                            
20 hygienists, and dental assistants who meet standards determined by the board for                                        
21 specific procedures that require specific education and training;                                                       
22   (12)  regulate the reentry into practice of inactive dentists and dental                                             
23 hygienists;                                                                                                             
24   (13)  require, as a condition of a license or license renewal issued by                                              
25 the board, that an applicant or licensee has ,  at the time of licensing or renewal and                               
26 maintains throughout the period of a license ,  current certification in cardiopulmonary                              
27 resuscitation techniques , except that the board may waive this requirement under                                      
28 an agreement with the applicant or licensee if the agreement specifies that the                                         
29 applicant or licensee will ensure that another person who is certified in                                               
30 cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques will be in the same room as the                                                
31 applicant or licensee whenever the applicant or licensee is practicing dentistry on                                     

01 a living patient who is also present; the board may include in the agreement an                                         
02 expiration date or provide that the agreement remains in effect until reviewed by                                       
03 the board .