§ 59-328.25. Temporary certificate of ability to practice dental hygiene.

A.  The Board of Dentistry may issue a temporary license to practice dental hygiene, without examination, to an out-of-state dental hygienist who has been engaged in the active practice of dental hygiene in another state or territory during the two (2) years immediately preceding application upon presentation to the Board of a certificate from the Board of Dental Examiners or a like dental hygiene licensing agency of that state or territory, certifying that the applicant is in good standing with the agency and upon the payment of a fee established by the rules of the Board; provided, however, the state or territory from which the applicant presents a license to practice dental hygiene shall have required the applicant to meet professional education, competency, and other eligibility standards equivalent to the standards required by the Board for issuance of a license by examination to practice dental hygiene in this state.

B.  A holder of a temporary license to practice dental hygiene shall have the same rights and privileges and be governed by the State Dental Act and the rules of the Board in the same manner as a holder of a permanent license to practice dental hygiene.  A temporary license to practice dental hygiene shall expire as of the date of the next dental hygiene clinical examination required by the Board.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 173, § 25, eff. July 1, 1970.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 283, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.