54-916A DENTAL HYGIENE APPLICANTS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES.

TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 9

DENTISTS

54-916A. Dental hygiene applicants licensed in other states. The board may issue a license to applicants licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state upon evidence that:

(1) The applicant is currently an active dental hygienist who holds a valid license in another state.

(2) The applicant has been licensed for at least one (1) year and the hygienist has practiced a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of application.

(3) No disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint is pending at the time a license is to be issued by this state.

(4) The applicant has successfully completed a clinical examination which is at least equivalent to that required by this state, as determined by the board.