SF 1553

2nd Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/16/2012 01:07pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; providing a temporary permit to practice without compensation
to dentists or dental hygienists licensed in another state; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, section 150A.06, subdivision 2c; Laws 2011, First Special Session
chapter 9, article 10, section 8, subdivision 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 150A.06, subdivision 2c, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2c.

Guest license.

(a) The board shall grant a guest license to practice as a
dentist, dental hygienist, or licensed dental assistant if the following conditions are met:

(1) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant is currently licensed in good
standing in deleted text begin North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Wisconsin deleted text end new text begin another United States
jurisdiction new text end ;

(2) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant is currently engaged in the
practice of that person's respective profession in deleted text begin North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or
Wisconsin deleted text end new text begin another United States jurisdiction new text end ;

(3) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant will limit that person's practice to
a public health setting in Minnesota that (i) is approved by the board; (ii) was established
by a nonprofit organization that is tax exempt under chapter 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986; and (iii) provides dental care to patients who have difficulty
accessing dental care;

(4) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant agrees to treat indigent patients
who meet the eligibility criteria established by the clinic; and

(5) the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant has applied to the board for a
guest license and has paid a nonrefundable license fee to the board not to exceed $75.

(b) A guest license must be renewed annually with the board and an annual renewal
fee not to exceed $75 must be paid to the board. new text begin Guest licenses expire on December
31 of each year.
new text end

(c) A dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant practicing under a guest license
under this subdivision shall have the same obligations as a dentist, dental hygienist, or
dental assistant who is licensed in Minnesota and shall be subject to the laws and rules of
Minnesota and the regulatory authority of the board. If the board suspends or revokes the
guest license of, or otherwise disciplines, a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant
practicing under this subdivision, the board shall promptly report such disciplinary action
to the dentist's, dental hygienist's, or dental assistant's regulatory board in the deleted text begin border state deleted text end new text begin
jurisdictions in which they are licensed new text end .

new text begin (d) The board may grant a guest license to a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental
assistant licensed in another United States jurisdiction to provide dental care to patients on
a voluntary basis without compensation for a limited period of time. The board shall not
assess a fee for the guest license for volunteer services issued under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin The board shall issue a guest license for volunteer services license if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the board determines that the applicant's services will provide dental care to
patients who have difficulty accessing dental care;
new text end

new text begin (2) the care will be provided without compensation; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the applicant provides adequate proof of the status of all licenses to practice in
other jurisdictions. The board may require such proof on an application form developed
by the board.
new text end

new text begin The guest license for volunteer services shall limit the licensee to providing dental
care services for a period of time not to exceed ten days in a calendar year. Guest licenses
expire on December 31 of each year.
new text end

new text begin The holder of a guest license for volunteer services shall be subject to state's laws
and rules regarding dentistry and the regulatory authority of the board. The board may
revoke the license of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant practicing under this
subdivision or take other regulatory action against the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental
assistant. If an action is taken, the board shall report the action to the regulatory board
of those jurisdictions where an active license is held by the dentist, dental hygienist,
or dental assistant.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 10, section 8, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Board of Nursing Home Administrators

2,153,000

2,145,000

Rulemaking. Of this appropriation, $44,000
in fiscal year 2012 is for rulemaking. This is
a onetime appropriation.

Electronic Licensing System Adaptors.
Of this appropriation, $761,000 in fiscal
year 2013 from the state government special
revenue fund is to the administrative services
unit to cover the costs to connect to the
e-licensing system. Minnesota Statutes,
section 16E.22. Base level funding for this
activity in fiscal year 2014 shall be $100,000.
Base level funding for this activity in fiscal
year 2015 shall be $50,000.

Development and Implementation of a
Disciplinary, Regulatory, Licensing and
Information Management System. Of this
appropriation, $800,000 in fiscal year 2012
and $300,000 in fiscal year 2013 are for the
development of a shared system. Base level
funding for this activity in fiscal year 2014
shall be $50,000.

Administrative Services Unit - Operating
Costs. Of this appropriation, $526,000
in fiscal year 2012 and $526,000 in
fiscal year 2013 are for operating costs
of the administrative services unit. The
administrative services unit may receive
and expend reimbursements for services
performed by other agencies.

Administrative Services Unit - Retirement
Costs. Of this appropriation in fiscal year
2012, $225,000 is for onetime retirement
costs in the health-related boards. This
funding may be transferred to the health
boards incurring those costs for their
payment. These funds are available either
year of the biennium.

Administrative Services Unit - Volunteer
Health Care Provider Program. Of this
appropriation, $150,000 in fiscal year 2012
and $150,000 in fiscal year 2013 are to pay
for medical professional liability coverage
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
214.40.

Administrative Services Unit - Contested
Cases and Other Legal Proceedings. Of
this appropriation, $200,000 in fiscal year
2012 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2013 are
for costs of contested case hearings and other
unanticipated costs of legal proceedings
involving health-related boards funded
under this section. Upon certification of a
health-related board to the administrative
services unit that the costs will be incurred
and that there is insufficient money available
to pay for the costs out of money currently
available to that board, the administrative
services unit is authorized to transfer money
from this appropriation to the board for
payment of those costs with the approval
of the commissioner of management and
budget. This appropriation does not cancel.
Any unencumbered and unspent balances
remain available for these expenditures in
subsequent fiscal years.

Base Adjustment. The State Government
Special Revenue Fund base is decreased by
$911,000 in fiscal year 2014 and deleted text begin $1,011,000 deleted text end new text begin
$961,000 new text end in fiscal year 2015.