La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXIII-706

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section XXXIII-706 - Requirements of Applicants for Licensure by Credentials (Hygienists)

A. The board may issue a license by credentials in lieu of an examination administered by a board-approved clinical licensing examination agency provided that the applicant provides to the board satisfactory documentation evidencing that the applicant:

1. meets all requirements set forth in R.S. 37:764 and 37:768, and LAC 46:XXXIII.103 and 1805;

2. has satisfactorily passed an examination administered by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry testing the applicant's knowledge of the Louisiana Dental Practice Act and the jurisprudence affecting same;

3. currently possesses a nonrestricted license in another state as defined in R.S. 37:751(A)(2);

4. has been in active practice, while possessing a nonrestricted license in another state, by:

a. working full-time as a dental hygienist at a minimum of 1,000 hours per year for the preceding year before applying for licensure in Louisiana; or

b. working full-time in dental hygiene education as a teacher for a minimum of one year immediately prior to applying for licensure in Louisiana;

5. successfully completed an initial clinical licensure examination in a United States jurisdiction that included a hand skills assessment;

6. has not failed any clinical licensure examination a total of three or more times. This number includes the accumulation of all examinations taken regardless of the testing agency. A make-up examination counts as an examination. This prohibition may be overcome if the applicant meets all of the other requirements of this Rule, including the successful completion of an initial licensure examination that included procedures on a live patient, and has been actively practicing with an unrestricted license for five years in another state as defined in R.S. 37:751(A)(2), has not had any discipline by any dental board and meets in person with the full board, and thereafter the full board votes with a majority to overcome this prohibition;

7. is endorsed as being in good standing by the state board of dentistry in the state of current practice and all prior states of licensure and practice;

8. has no pending criminal charges against him/her;

9. has paid all nonrefundable costs and fees;

10. has fully completed the required application form with all supporting data and certification of competency and good character;

11. has submitted one recent passport type color photograph;

12. has accounted for all units of time since graduation from dental hygiene school;

13. has furnished three affidavits of recommendation from professional associates (unrelated to the applicant) who have knowledge of the applicant's ability to practice dental hygiene after the applicant's graduation from dental hygiene school;

14. has no physical or psychological impairments which would, in the judgment of the board, adversely affect his/her ability to practice dentistry;

15. has completed continuing education in compliance with the rules of all states in which he is currently licensed and practicing;

16. has, if deemed necessary by the board, appeared for a personal interview before the board;

17. has shown or provided a sworn affidavit that there are no unresolved complaints against him/her;

18. has provided satisfactory explanation of any and all malpractice insurance payments made on the behalf of the applicant or any of the applicant's employers; and

19. has shown that his/her professional liability insurance has never been revoked, modified, or nonrenewed.

B. Licensure by credentials shall be granted subject to the provisions of §707 A

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXIII-706

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 18:737 (July 1992), amended LR 21:570 (June 1995), LR 22:23 (January 1996), LR 24:1117 (June 1998), LR 25:513 (March 1999), LR 26:692 (April 2000), LR 26:1613 (August 2000), repromulgated LR 27:1894 (November 2001), amended LR 28:1778 (August 2002), LR 33:846 (May 2007), LR 33:2652 (December 2007), LR 34:2564 (December 2008), repromulgated LR 35:68 (January 2009), amended LR 39:88 (January 2013), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Dentistry, LR 4446 (1/1/2018), Amended LR 4965 (1/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R. S. 37:760(8) and R.S. 37:768.