New York A 3244: Relates to requirements for licensure as a dentist

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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3244--C
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, DeSTEFANO, LUPAR-
DO, SIMON, PAULIN, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, GLICK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
RAGA, ROMERO, STECK, BAILEY, BUTTENSCHON, McDONALD, MEEKS, GRAY --
read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with
amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- 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 commit-
tee
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:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6605 of the education law, as
2 amended by chapter 57 of the laws of 1999, is amended and two new subdi-
3 visions 2-a and 6 are added to read as follows:
4 2-a. (a) On recommendation of the board, the department may issue a
5 limited permit to a foreign trained dentist to be employed as a general
6 practice dental preceptee in a federally qualified health center or
7 look-alike health center located in a rural or partially-rural desig-
8 nated federal dental health professions shortage area to practice
9 dentistry as defined in this article while under the supervision and
10 training of a licensed preceptor dentist, provided that such practice
11 shall be limited to the premises of such federally qualified health
12 center or look-alike health center and such other premises as may be
13 used by such centers. No such permit shall be issued or renewed unless
14 such dentist has a bona fide offer of a position in a federally quali-
15 fied health center or look-alike health center.
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (b) As used in this subdivision, the following terms shall have the
2 following meanings:
3 (i) "Foreign trained dentist" shall mean an individual who:
4 (1) has graduated with a degree, diploma or certificate from a foreign
5 dental school which is recognized by the appropriate civil authorities
6 in the jurisdiction in which such school is located as acceptable for
7 entry into practice in such jurisdiction and such school is not accred-
8 ited by an organization accepted by the department as a reliable author-
9 ity, such as the commission on dental accreditation, for the purposes of
10 accrediting such programs;
11 (2) is licensed to practice dentistry in the jurisdiction in which the
12 school from which such individual graduated is located;
13 (3) has successfully completed a nationally-recognized competency
14 examination satisfactory to the commissioner;
15 (4) passes an examination demonstrating English proficiency satisfac-
16 tory to the commissioner; and
17 (5) obtains validation of their dental degree, diploma or certificate
18 for national equivalency by a credential evaluation service satisfactory
19 to the commissioner.
20 (ii) "Licensed preceptor dentist" shall mean a dentist licensed in
21 this state who has at least five years of general practice dental expe-
22 rience. No licensed preceptor dentist shall supervise more than two
23 general practice dental preceptees at one time.
24 (iii) "Look-alike health center" shall mean a health center that meets
25 all federal requirements for a federally qualified health center but
26 does not receive baseline operational funding through a section 330
27 grant pursuant to section 330 of the federal public health service act,
28 42 U.S.C. § 256b.
29 4. A limited permit under this section shall be valid for one year or
30 until ten days after notification of denial of an application for
31 license. A limited permit may be renewed for one year, except if the
32 applicant is serving in a residency program in a hospital or school of
33 dentistry in this state or as a general practice dental preceptee in a
34 federally qualified health center or look-alike health center in accord-
35 . A limited permit may beance with subdivision two-a of this section
36 renewed annually for the duration of such residency program or general
37 . The fee for each limited permit andpractice dental preceptee program
38 for each renewal shall be one hundred five dollars.
39 6. A foreign trained dentist who successfully completes seven years of
40 practice in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two-a of this
41 section shall be deemed eligible to apply for licensure as a dentist in
42 this state. For purposes of this section, such a dentist shall be cred-
43 ited with two years of the seven-year practice