4205549 This rulemaking revises the definition of “Regional Board” to include the Western Regional Examining Board, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL 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 adoption of the following amendments to Chapter 42 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

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

These rules were previously published in the D.C. Register as a proposed rulemaking on December 14, 2012 at 59 DCR 14823.  No written comments were received from the public in connection with this publication during the thirty (30)-day comment period and no substantive changes have been made to the rulemaking. 

 

Final action to adopt the rules took place on January 16, 2013.  These rules will be effective upon publication of the notice in the D.C. Register.

 

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.