AB 1758, as introduced, Patterson. Healing arts: dental hygienists.
Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, and registered dental hygienists in extended functions. Under existing law, a license issued to a dental hygienist expires, if not renewed or specifically excepted, at 12 midnight on the last day of the month of the legal birth date of the licensee during the 2nd year of a 2-year term.
This bill would instead provide that a license issued to a dental hygienist expires, if not renewed or specifically excepted, 2 years after the date the license was issued or last renewed.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 1935 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
If not renewed, a license issued under the provisions of
4this article, unless specifically excepted, expiresbegin delete at 12 midnight begin insert two years after the date
5on the last day of the month of the legal birth date of the licensee
P2 1during the second year of a two-year term.end delete
2the license was issued or last renewed.end insert To renew an unexpired
3license, the licensee shall, before the time at which the license
4would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed
5by the committee and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this article.
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