2282815 To notify prospective licensees that they may take the ADEX in addition to other examinations

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 notify prospective licensees that they may take the ADEX in addition to other examinations and, to delete the “Western Regional Examining Board” from the definition of “Regional Board.”

 

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

 

Section 4204 (LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION) is amended as follows:

 

Subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 4204.1 is amended to read as follows:

 

 

            (2)        The Northeast Regional Board (NERB) or the American

                                                            Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination; and

 

Paragraph (c) of subsection 4204.2 is amended to read as follows:

 

                        (c)        Submit the applicant’s examination results, which have been certified or validated by the NERB or the ADEX, whichever is applicable, and the Joint Commission of National Dental Examiners;

 

Subsection 4204.3 is amended to read as follows:

 

4204.3             The passing scores on the examination shall be those established by the Joint          Commission on National Dental Examinations and NERB, or ADEX on each

                        test that forms a part of the examination.

 

Subsection 4204.4 is amended to read as follows:

 

4204.4             An applicant who has successfully completed the NERB or the ADEX examination ten (10) or more years prior to the date of receipt by the Board of the application for licensure shall be required to retake the NERB or ADEX examination, unless the applicant is applying for licensure by endorsement pursuant to section 4209.

 

Section 4209 (LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT) is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph (d) of subsection 4209.1(d) is amended to read as follows:

 

 

                        (d)       Has passed the NERB or ADEX examination;

 

The lead paragraph for subsection 4209.2 and paragraph (d) are amended to read as follows:

 

4209.2             An applicant, holding an active license to practice dentistry in any other state, who has passed the NERB examination or the ADEX examination, shall apply for licensure by endorsement as follows:

 

                        (d)       Submit a copy of the applicant’s NERB or ADEX examination results,       which have been certified or validated by the NERB or ADEX;

 

The lead paragraph for subsection 4209.3 is amended as follows:

 

4209.3             An applicant, holding an active license to practice dentistry in any other state, who has passed a regional board examination, other than the NERB examination or the ADEX examination, shall apply for licensure by endorsement as follows:

 

Section 4299 (DEFINITIONS) is amended as follows:

 

Section 4299.1 is amended as follows:

 

The following definition is added after the definition of “Act”:

 

ADEX- American Board of Dental Examiners.

 

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.; and

 

(c)        The Southern Regional Testing Agency, 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].