S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8363--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, McDONALD, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, DeSTEFA-
NO, LUPARDO, DICKENS, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requirements for
licensure as a dentist
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 6 of section 6604 of the education law,
subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 613 of the laws of 2022 and subdivi-
sion 6 as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, are amended to
read as follows:
(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that:
(A) such experience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a
postdoctoral general practice or specialty dental residency program, of
at least one year's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accred-
ited for teaching purposes by a national accrediting body approved by
the department, provided, further that any such residency program shall
include a formal outcome assessment evaluation of the resident's compe-
tence to practice dentistry acceptable to the department; OR
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR AN APPLI-
CANT WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS OF FULL-TIME DENTAL PRACTICE EXPERI-
ENCE, OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF, WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE APPLICANT'S APPLICATION AND IN THE STATE OR COUNTRY FROM
WHICH SUCH APPLICANT RECEIVED A LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY, SUCH
EXPERIENCE MAY CONSIST OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A MINIMUM OF ONE
YEAR OF EITHER: (I) EXPERIENCE AS A FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBER EMPLOYED
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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AT AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, OR (II) FULL-TIME
EXPERIENCE, OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF, AS A GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL
PRECEPTEE IN A PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED
DENTIST IN AN AREA WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A FEDERAL DENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREA, PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE LICENSED
DENTIST WHO SUPERVISES SUCH A PRECEPTEE SHALL BE DESIGNATED THE PRECEP-
TOR DENTIST, HAVE PRACTICED FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECED-
ING ASSUMING A PRECEPTORSHIP, AND HAVE UNDER HIS OR HER SUPERVISION NOT
MORE THAN ONE FULL-TIME PRECEPTEE NOR MORE THAN TWO PART-TIME
PRECEPTEES;
(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three
year waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been
designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except
that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to
exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure citizen-
ship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being active-
ly pursued; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE BOARD OF REGENTS MAY GRANT AN
ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR WAIVER, AND AT ITS EXPIRATION, AN EXTENSION FOR A
PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED SIX ADDITIONAL YEARS, FOR THE HOLDER OF AN H-1B
VISA, AN O-1 VISA, OR AN EQUIVALENT OR SUCCESSOR VISA THERETO;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.