4106221 To revise the definition of “Regional Board” to include the Western Regional Examining Board, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in § 302 (14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2007 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, hereby gives notice of the intent to take proposed rulemaking action by adopting the following amendments to chapter 42 of title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) in not less than thirty (30) days from date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

The purpose of this rulemaking is to revise the definition of “Regional Board” to include the Western Regional Examining Board, Inc.

 

Chapter 42 (DENTISTRY) of Title 17 (BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONS) is amended as follows:

 

Section 4299 (DEFINITIONS) is amended as follows:

 

Section 4299.1 is amended as follows:

 

The definition of Regional Board is amended as follows:

 

Regional Board – the examination in dentistry offered by any of the following dental examination organizations:

 

(a)        The Central Regional Dental Testing Service;

 

(b)        The North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners, Inc.;

 

(c)        The Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc.; and

 

(d)       The Western Regional Examining Board, Inc.

 

All persons desiring to comment on the subject of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  Comments should be sent to the Department of Health, Office of the General Counsel, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., 5^th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20002.  Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the address listed above, or by contacting Angli Black, Administrative Assistant, at [e-mail], [phone].