Senate Bill S9084

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to registered dental assisting

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S9084 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10865
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 133 Head, §§6600, 6603, 6608, 6608-a & 6608-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4558, A4064

2017-S9084 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to registered dental assisting; increases the age for registered dental assisting from seventeen to eighteen years of age.

2017-S9084 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9084
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  registered  dental
   assisting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The article heading of article 133 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
                   DENTISTRY [AND], DENTAL HYGIENE, AND
                        REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTING
   § 2. Section 6600 of the education law, as added by chapter 987 of the
 laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6600. Introduction.   This article applies  to  the  professions  of
 dentistry  [and],  dental hygiene, AND REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTING.  The
 general provisions for all professions contained in article one  hundred
 thirty of this title apply to this article.
   §  3.  Section 6603 of the education law, as amended by chapter 393 of
 the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6603. State board for dentistry. A state board for  dentistry  shall
 be  appointed  by  the board of regents on recommendation of the commis-
 sioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the depart-
 ment on matters of professional licensing and  professional  conduct  in
 accordance  with  section  sixty-five  hundred  eight of this title. The
 board shall be composed of not less than thirteen dentists  licensed  in
 this  state  for at least five years, not less than three dental hygien-
 ists licensed in this state for at least five years, and not  less  than
 one  [certified]  REGISTERED dental assistant licensed in this state for
 at least one  year.  An  executive  secretary  to  the  board  shall  be
 appointed  by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner
 and shall be a dentist licensed in this state.
   § 4. Section 6608 of the education law, as amended by chapter  239  of
 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6608. Definition   of  practice  of  [certified]  REGISTERED  dental
 assisting. The practice of [certified] REGISTERED  dental  assisting  is
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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