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senate Bill S9108
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S9108 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6614, Ed L
S9108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9108 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the orthodontic specialty consumer protection act PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would enact the orthodontic specialty consumer protection act. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 Names the Act the "orthodontic specialty consumer protection act." The education law is amended by adding new section 6614 to *require that every entity engaged in cosmetic orthodontics in NYS will be in full compliance with standards of care as prescribed by the Ameri- can Dental Association; *require the NYS Dept. of Education Licensing Bureau to investigate complaints of noncompliance and the authority to void license to operate for entity with more than two violations;
S9108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9108
I N S E N A T E
June 18, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 enacting the orthodon-
tic specialty consumer protection act
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "orthodontic specialty consumer protection act".
§ 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6614 to read
as follows:
§ 6614. SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ORTHODONTIC COSMETIC DENTISTRY.
1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "COSMETIC DENTAL PROCEDURE" SHALL
MEAN CERTAIN DENTAL PROCEDURES INCLUDING DENTAL IMPLANTS, PORCELAIN
CROWNS, DENTAL BONDING, PORCELAIN VENEERS, TEETH WHITENING, TOOTH-CO-
LORED FILLINGS AND FULL AND PARTIAL DENTURES.
2. (A) EVERY LICENSED DENTAL PROCEDURES ENTITY WHO PERFORMS ANY
COSMETIC DENTAL PROCEDURE, SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY THAT
ANY SUCH PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS OF
CARE PRESCRIBED BY THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION. THE TIMING AND
MANNER OF SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
(B) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE ANY ALLEGATION OF
NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION
AND MAY REVOKE THE OPERATING LICENSE OF ANY SUCH ENTITY THAT HAS BEEN
FOUND TO BE NON-COMPLIANT IN MORE THAN TWO INSTANCES.
3. NO AGREEMENT BETWEEN A LICENSED DENTAL PROCEDURES ENTITY OR A
LICENSED DENTIST AND A PATIENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A COSMETIC DENTAL
PROCEDURE SHALL INCLUDE AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE.
4. A LICENSED DENTAL PROCEDURES ENTITY OR A LICENSED DENTIST SHALL
PROVIDE A NOTICE TO A PATIENT RECEIVING A COSMETIC DENTAL PROCEDURE,
SUCH NOTICE SHALL (A) BE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED ON A SEPARATE PAGE, (B)
BE SIGNED BY SUCH PATIENT AND SUCH LICENSED DENTIST OR AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH DENTIST, AND (C) INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TEXT IN
BOLD PRINTED FONT SIZE FORTY-EIGHT OR GREATER:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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