Brief Description: The Board of Dental Examiners proposes to update regulations regarding licensing qualifications, sedation permit initial qualifications and renewal, courtesy licenses and updating other regulations.
The Board of Dental Examiners (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 28 of the Alaska Administrative Code including the following:
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12 AAC 28.010. Permit requirements for use of deep sedation or general anesthesia, is proposed to be updated to require a minimum number of sedation cases for patients younger than 13 years of age for renewal of a sedation permit.
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12 AAC 28.015. Permit requirements for use of moderate sedation, or for use of minimal sedation for a patient younger than 13 years of age, is proposed to be updated by changing the qualifications for obtaining a moderate sedation permit.
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12 AAC 28.025. Approval of course of instruction in moderate sedation, or minimal sedation of patients younger than 13 years of age, is a proposed new section outlining the requirements for board approval of a course of instruction for a moderate or minimal sedation permit.
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12 AAC 28.026. Requirements for a continuing education course, or training in a postgraduate residency in moderate sedation for patients 13 years of age and older, is a proposed new section outlining the requirements for a moderate sedation course of instruction for patients 13 years of age and older.
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12 AAC 28.027. Requirements for continuing education courses in moderate and minimal sedation for patients younger than 13 years of age, is a proposed new section outlining the requirements for continuing education coursework for adding a pediatric designation to a moderate sedation permit.
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12 AAC 28.360. Registry, is proposed to remove the requirement of keeping a registry for board-approved courses of instruction for local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation for dental hygienists.
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12 AAC 28.925. Lapsed licenses, is proposed to update the citations for applicable fees in centralized regulations.
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12 AAC 28.937. Dental hygienist licensure by credentials, is proposed to clarify the requirement of five years of licensure to qualify for a license by credentials.
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12 AAC 28.938. Dental educational requirements, is proposed to add an accredited post graduate residency program for educational requirements of a dental license.
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12 AAC 28.940. Dental licensure by examination, is proposed to change the examination requirements for a dental license by examination.
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12 AAC 28.951. Dental licensure by credentials, is proposed to clarify the requirement of five years of licensure to qualify for a license by credentials.
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12 AAC 28.955. Courtesy license, is proposed to be changed by adding a definition for “non-resident”.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Sher Zinn, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/192439, and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on February 6, 2019. Comments received after this deadline will not be considered by the Board.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Sher Zinn, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers.aspx. The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Sher Zinn at (907) 465-1049 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, no later than January 30, 2019, to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Sher Zinn at (907) 465-1049 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/DEN-12-18.pdf.
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.062; AS 08.01.065; AS 08.32.014; AS 08.32.030; AS 08.32.070;
AS 08.32.081; AS 08.32.110; AS 08.32.160; AS 08.32.165; AS 08.36.070; AS 08.36.100; AS 08.36.110; AS 08.36.234; AS 08.36.250; AS 08.36.315
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.01.062; AS 08.01.065; AS 08.32.014; AS 08.32.030; AS 08.32.070; AS 08.32.081; AS 08.32.110; AS 08.32.160; AS 08.32.165; AS 08.36.070; AS 08.36.100; AS 08.36.110; AS 08.36.234; AS 08.36.250; AS 08.36.315
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: January 4, 2019
Sher Zinn, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Board of Dental Examiners - Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: License qualifications, sedation permit qualifications, sedation permit renewal requirements, and courtesy licenses.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 28.010; 12 AAC 28.015; 12 AAC 28.025; 12 AAC 28.026; 12 AAC 28.027; 12 AAC 28.360; 12 AAC 28.925; 12 AAC 28.937; 12 AAC 28.938; 12 AAC 28.940; 12 AAC 28.951; 12 AAC 28.955
4. Department of Law file number: 2018201025
5. Reason for the proposed action: Update license and sedation permit qualifications, clarification of existing regulations, define "non-resident" for courtesy licenses.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - #2360.
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: Cost for a dentist for completing a course or residency in moderate sedation. Actual
cost unknown at this time.
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):
No costs are expected in FY 2019 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Amber Treston, Records and Licensing Supervisor
Board of Dental Examiners
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Telephone: (907) 465-2542
E-mail: amber.treston@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: Board of Dental Examiners.
11. Date: January 4, 2019
Prepared by: Sher Zinn, Regulations Specialist