SB404: allowing dental school graduates to practice in an approved dental residency program.

CHAPTER 43

SB 404 – FINAL VERSION

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2008 SESSION

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10/09

SENATE BILL 404

AN ACT allowing dental school graduates to practice in an approved dental residency program.

SPONSORS: Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. Pilotte, Hills 16; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Rep. Harding, Graf 11

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill allows persons in a dental residency program to practice under a supervising dentist without holding a license.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT allowing dental school graduates to practice in an approved dental residency program.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

43:1 New Subparagraph; Practice of Dentistry; Exceptions; Residency. Amend RSA 317-A:20, III by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:

(d) Graduates from an American Dental Association accredited school from practicing in an American Dental Association accredited residency program under the supervision of a dentist holding an active license issued by the board for the duration of the residency program.

43:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 12, 2008

Effective Date: July 11, 2008