<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 288<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to health; regulating dental laboratories; appropriating money; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>April 24, 2012<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Kurt Zellers<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 288 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 288 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Section 1. <b>[150A.24] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For the purposes of sections 150A.24 to 150A.31, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>following terms have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Dental laboratory.</b> "Dental laboratory" means a corporation, partnership, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>sole proprietor, or business entity engaged in the manufacture or repair of dental prosthetic <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>appliances. This definition does not include a dental laboratory that is physically located <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>within a dental practice if the dental prosthetic appliances are manufactured or repaired for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>the exclusive use of the dentist or dentists within the dental practice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Material content notice.</b> "Material content notice" means a notice that <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>contains the complete material content information of a dental prosthetic appliance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>including whether U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliant materials were <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>used. The notice must be provided in a manner that can be easily entered into a patient <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Work authorization.</b> "Work authorization" means a written instrument <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>by which a dental laboratory subcontracts to another dental laboratory all or part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>manufacture or repair of a dental prosthetic appliance authorized by a work order by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>a licensed dentist.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Work order.</b> "Work order" means a written instrument prescribed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>licensed dentist directing a dental laboratory to manufacture or repair a dental prosthetic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>appliance for an individual patient.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[150A.25] REGISTRATION FOR DENTAL LABORATORIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> Beginning January 1, 2013, all dental laboratories <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>physically located in Minnesota must register with the Board of Dentistry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Registration requirements.</b> (a) An application for an initial registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>and for renewal must be submitted to the board on a form provided by the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>accompanied with the registration fee required under section 150A.31. The application <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>must contain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(1) the business name of the laboratory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(2) the physical address of the laboratory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(3) the name of the laboratory's owner or operator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(4) the telephone number or electronic mail address;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(5) the certification number and the name of the certifying organization, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>applicable; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(6) any other identifying information deemed necessary by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(b) It is the responsibility of the dental laboratory to notify the board of any changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>in the registration information required under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Unique registration number.</b> Upon approval, the board shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>registration and a unique registration number to the dental laboratory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Registration term; renewal.</b> Registration shall be valid for two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon submitting the information required <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>in subdivision 2 and the registration renewal fee required in section 150A.31.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[150A.26] WORK ORDER REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>No registered dental laboratory shall perform or authorize any dental technological <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>work without a valid work order from a licensed dentist or a work authorization issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>pursuant to a valid work order. A work order or work authorization may be handwritten <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>and may be faxed or sent electronically using an electronic signature.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[150A.27] MATERIAL CONTENT NOTICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(a) A registered dental laboratory shall inform the dentist who issued the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>order of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(1) the country of origin where the technological work was performed in whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>or in part; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(2) the name, physical address, and registration number of the laboratory or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>laboratories that manufactured or repaired the dental prosthesis, either directly or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>indirectly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>(b) A registered dental laboratory shall provide to the dentist a material content <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>notice for each dental prosthetic appliance. Upon receipt of the material content notice, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>dentist must include the information in the record of the patient for whom the prosthesis is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>intended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(c) Dentists licensed under this chapter who manufacture or repair a dental prosthetic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>appliance or by work order have a dental prosthetic appliance manufactured or repaired by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>a dental technician within their dental practice for a patient must include in the patient's <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>record the material content notice information of the dental prosthetic appliance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(d) It is the responsibility of the licensed dentist to obtain the material content <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>notice information and the country of origin for dental laboratory work performed by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>out-of-state dental laboratory and to include this information in the record of the patient <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>for whom the dental work is intended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(e) Upon request of the patient, the licensed dentist shall provide a patient with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>material content information and the country of origin information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(f) A registered dental laboratory must comply with section 150A.21.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[150A.28] PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE OF A NONREGISTERED </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><b>DENTAL LABORATORY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(a) A dentist licensed under this chapter must use a dental laboratory registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>under sections 150A.24 to 150A.31 for any dental laboratory work that is performed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>this state and outside of the office of a licensed dentist.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(b) No registered dental laboratory shall subcontract all or part of any dental <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>laboratory work that is prescribed by a work order to another dental laboratory unless that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>laboratory provides the registered dental laboratory with a material content notice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>the country of origin for any dental laboratory work performed by the subcontracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>dental laboratory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a licensed dentist from directing a nonregistered <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>dental laboratory located outside the state to manufacture or repair a dental prosthesis <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>pursuant to a valid work order.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[150A.29] WEB SITE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>By May 1, 2013, the board shall provide on its Web site a list of the laboratories <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>registered under section 150A.25, with the information described in section 150A.25 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>each registered laboratory.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[150A.30] CERTIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>Nothing in sections 150A.24 to 150A.31 shall prohibit the development of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>voluntary certification process for dental laboratories or dental technicians.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[150A.31] FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(a) The initial biennial registration fee is $50. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(b) The biennial renewal registration fee is $25.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(c) The fees specified in this section are nonrefundable and shall be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>the state government special revenue fund.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>$15,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the state government special <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>revenue fund to the Board of Dentistry for the purpose of implementing Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>Statutes, sections 150A.24 to 150A.31. The state government special revenue fund base <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>for the Board of Dentistry is decreased by $10,000 for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>Sections 1 to 8 are effective January 1, 2013."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>John Sterling Howe<br />
                  		
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               <td>John C. Pederson<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Katie Sieben<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Tim Kelly<br />
                  		
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               <td>Jim Abeler<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Thomas Huntley<br />
                  		
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