3131856 To extend the registration deadline for persons who were performing the duties of dental assistants on July 15, 2011

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 90 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 extend the registration deadline for persons who were performing the duties of dental assistants on July 15, 2011.

 

Chapter 90 (DENTAL ASSISTANTS) of Title 17 (BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONS) is amended as follows:

 

Section 9001 (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 9001.2 is amended to read as follows:

 

9001.2             Notwithstanding subsection 9001.1, a person who is performing the duties of a dental assistant on the effective date of this chapter shall obtain a registration no later than September 17, 2012.

 

 

Section 9005 (SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT) is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph (c) of subsection 9005.3 is amended to read as follows:

 

                        (c)        The assistant registers no later than September 17, 2012.

 

Paragraph (c) of subsection 9005.5 is amended to read as follows:

 

                        (c)        The assistant registers no later than September 17, 2012

 

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].