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RSA 317-A:2 · Board; Appointment; Term; Compensation

Title
XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter
317-A · DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY
Status
current
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317-A:2 Board; Appointment; Term; Compensation. –

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I.

There shall be a board of dental examiners consisting of 9 members; including 6 dentists, 2 dental hygienists, and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years. One dentist member shall have a current permit to administer general anesthesia and deep sedation. No member of the board shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. Only board members provided for in this paragraph shall have the authority to vote in board determinations.

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II.

The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the dental profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of dental services or an activity directly related to dentistry, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.

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III.

[Repealed.]

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[Repealed.] Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:1. 1981, 482:3. 1985, 416:3. 1989, 237:1. 2000, 5:2. 2010, 118:6, eff. July 1, 2010. 2015, 276:108, XII, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:43, I, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 215:1, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

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Source note

Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:1. 1981, 482:3. 1985, 416:3. 1989, 237:1. 2000, 5:2. 2010, 118:6, eff. July 1, 2010. 2015, 276:108, XII, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:43, I, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 215:1, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

Source history

  • 1971, 364:1
  • 1979, 456:1
  • 1981, 482:3
  • 1985, 416:3
  • 1989, 237:1
  • 2000, 5:2
  • 2010, 118:6, eff. July 1, 2010
  • 2015, 276:108, XII, eff. July 1, 2015
  • 2021, 197:43, I, eff. July 1, 2021
  • 2023, 215:1, eff. Oct. 3, 2023

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