REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

H. B. No. 848: Dental Practice Act; make technical amendments to.

AMEND by deleting lines 34 through 40 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"73-9-3. "Dentistry" is defined as the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical, surgical or related procedures) of diseases, disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and/or the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body; provided by a dentist, within the scope of his education, training and experience, in accordance with the ethics of the profession and applicable law, provided that nothing herein shall be so construed as to prevent:"

AMEND FURTHER by inserting the following new Section 20 after line 1109 and renumbering the succeeding section:

"SECTION 20. No state board or agency that licenses health care providers shall promulgate or enforce any rule or regulation affecting the practice of its licensees that does not apply equally to the practice of all of its licensees. This section applies to all rules and regulations promulgated and implemented by those boards or agencies both before and after July 1, 2000."

AMEND FURTHER the title by inserting the following after the word "LAW;" on line 30:

"TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE AGENCY THAT LICENSES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMULGATE OR ENFORCE ANY RULE OR REGULATION AFFECTING THE PRACTICE OF ITS LICENSEES THAT DOES NOT APPLY EQUALLY TO THE PRACTICE OF ALL OF ITS LICENSEES;"