Amended in Senate March 25, 2014

Senate Bill No. 1416

Introduced by Senator Block

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section begin delete 1611 end delete begin insert 1724 end insert of the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1416, as amended, Block. begin delete Dentistry. end delete begin insert Dentistry: fees. end insert

Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of dentistry by the Dental Board of California. The act, among other things, requires the board to examine all applicants for a license to practice dentistry and to collect and apply all fees, as specified. begin insert The act requires the charges and fees for licensed dentists to be established by the board as is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities required by these provisions, subject to specified limitations. Existing law prohibits the fee for an initial license and for the renewal of the license from exceeding $450. end insert

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This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

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This bill would instead prohibit the fee for an initial license and for the renewal of the license from exceeding $525. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:

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(a) It is necessary for the initial license and license renewal fee
for dentists to be increased to five hundred twenty-five dollars
($525) in order for the Dental Board of California to continue its
licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.

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(b) Failure to increase the fee amount will result in spending
reductions that will cause delays in processing times for license
applications, consumer complaints, investigations, and disciplinary
actions.

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begin insert Section 1724 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

1724.  

The amount of charges and fees for dentists licensed
pursuant to this chapter shall be established by the board as is
necessary for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities
required by this chapter as it relates to dentists, subject to the
following limitations:

(a) The fee for application for examination shall not exceed five
hundred dollars ($500).

(b) The fee for application for reexamination shall not exceed
one hundred dollars ($100).

(c) The fee for examination and for reexamination shall not
exceed eight hundred dollars ($800). Applicants who are found to
be ineligible to take the examination shall be entitled to a refund
in an amount fixed by the board.

(d) The fee for an initial license and for the renewal of a license
shall not exceed begin delete four hundred fifty dollars ($450) end delete begin insert five hundred
twenty end insert begin insert -five dollars ($525) end insert .

(e) The fee for a special permit shall not exceed three hundred
dollars ($300), and the renewal fee for a special permit shall not
exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(f) The delinquency fee shall be the amount prescribed by
Section 163.5.

(g) The penalty for late registration of change of place of
practice shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).

(h) The application fee for permission to conduct an additional
place of practice shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).

(i) The renewal fee for an additional place of practice shall not
exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(j) The fee for issuance of a substitute certificate shall not exceed
one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).

(k) The fee for a provider of continuing education shall not
exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year.

(l) The fee for application for a referral service permit and for
renewal of that permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).

(m) The fee for application for an extramural facility permit
and for the renewal of a permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars
($25).

The board shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of
each house of the Legislature whenever the board increases any
fee pursuant to this section and shall specify the rationale and
justification for that increase.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 1611 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

1611.  

The board shall carry out the purposes and enforce the
provisions of this chapter. The board shall examine all applicants
for a license to practice dentistry according to the provisions of
this chapter and shall issue licenses to practice dentistry in this
state to those applicants who successfully pass the examination of
the board and otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter.
The board shall collect and apply all fees as directed by this
chapter.

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