1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to health occupations; establishing guest 
  1.3             licenses for dentists and dental hygienists; 
  1.4             establishing guest registration for dental assistants; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 150A.06, by 
  1.6             adding a subdivision. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:  
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 150A.06, is 
  1.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 2c.  [GUEST LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.] (a) The board 
  1.11  shall grant a guest license to practice as a dentist or dental 
  1.12  hygienist or a guest registration to practice as a dental 
  1.13  assistant if the following conditions are met: 
  1.14     (1) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant is 
  1.15  currently licensed or registered in good standing in North 
  1.16  Dakota; 
  1.17     (2) the dentist is currently engaged in the practice of 
  1.18  dentistry in North Dakota; 
  1.19     (3) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant is 
  1.20  seeking to practice in a public health setting in Minnesota that 
  1.21  (i) is approved by the board; (ii) was established by a 
  1.22  nonprofit organization that is tax exempt under chapter 
  1.23  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (iii) 
  1.24  provides dental care, with a focus on immediate pain relief, to 
  1.25  patients who have difficulty accessing dental care; 
  1.26     (4) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant 
  2.1   agrees to treat indigent patients who meet the eligibility 
  2.2   criteria established by the clinic; and 
  2.3      (5) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant has 
  2.4   applied to the board for a guest license or registration, 
  2.5   providing evidence of being currently licensed or registered in 
  2.6   good standing in North Dakota, and has paid a nonrefundable 
  2.7   license fee to the board of $50. 
  2.8      (b) A dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant 
  2.9   practicing under a guest license or registration may only 
  2.10  practice at a single, specific location in Minnesota.  A guest 
  2.11  license or registration must be renewed annually with the board 
  2.12  and an annual renewal fee of $50 must be paid to the board.  If 
  2.13  the clinic in Minnesota at which a dentist, dental hygienist, or 
  2.14  dental assistant seeks to practice permanently ceases operation, 
  2.15  the guest license or registration issued under this subdivision 
  2.16  is automatically revoked. 
  2.17     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
  2.18  following final enactment.