Bill Text: CT HB05756 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The State Dental Commission.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-04 - File Number 717 [HB05756 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05756-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
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January Session, 2017 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE DENTAL COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-103a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(a) The State Dental Commission shall consist of [nine] ten members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, six of whom shall be practitioners in dentistry residing in this state who are in good standing in their profession, one of whom shall be a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 370a, residing in the state and in good standing in his or her profession and three of whom shall be public members. No member of said commission shall be an elected or appointed officer of a professional association of members of his profession or have been such an officer for the year immediately preceding his appointment. The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the Dental Commission, may issue regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, and to insure proper dental care and the protection of public health, considering the convenience and welfare of the patient, methods recommended by the canon of ethics of the Connecticut State Dental Association and the American Dental Association and accepted health standards as promulgated by local health ordinances and state statutes and regulations.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2017 |
20-103a(a) |
PH |
Joint Favorable Subst. |