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Senate Bill S7915

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to uncertified dental assistants

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2013-S7915 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3515, Pub Health L

2013-S7915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to uncertified dental assistants.

2013-S7915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7915

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to uncertified dental
  assistants

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  4 of section 3515 of the
public health law, as added by chapter 175  of  the  laws  of  2006,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (c)  a  person  acting  as a [certified] LICENSED dental assistant [or
uncertified dental assistant] who, under the supervision of  a  licensed
dentist,  operates  only  such  radiographic  dental equipment as may be
prescribed by the commissioner in rules and  regulations  for  the  sole
purpose of dental radiography. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED  TO  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT AN UNLICENSED
OR UNCERTIFIED  DENTAL  ASSISTANT  FROM  OPERATING  RADIOGRAPHIC  DENTAL
EQUIPMENT  PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15439-01-4

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