1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; modifying dental licensure provisions for 
1.3 	applicants from nonaccredited programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.4 	section 150A.06, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 150A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Dentists. A person of good moral character who has graduated from 
1.9 	a dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American 
1.10 	Dental Association, having submitted an application and fee as prescribed by the board, 
1.11 	may be examined by the board or by an agency pursuant to section 150A.03, subdivision 
1.12 	1, in a manner to test the applicant's fitness to practice dentistry. A graduate of a dental 
1.13 	college in another country must not be disqualified from examination solely because of 
1.14 	the applicant's foreign training if the board determines that the training is equivalent to or 
1.15 	higher than that provided by a dental college accredited by the Commission on Dental 
1.16 	Accreditation of the American Dental Association. In the case of examinations conducted 
1.17 	pursuant to section 150A.03, subdivision 1, applicants shall take the examination prior 
1.18 	to applying to the board for licensure. The examination shall include an examination of 
1.19 	the applicant's knowledge of the laws of Minnesota relating to dentistry and the rules of 
1.20 	the board. An applicant is ineligible to retake the clinical examination required by the 
1.21 	board after failing it twice until further education and training are obtained as specified 
1.22 	by the board by rule. A separate, nonrefundable fee may be charged for each time a 
1.23 	person applies. An applicant who passes the examination in compliance with subdivision 
1.24 	2b, abides by professional ethical conduct requirements, and meets all other requirements 
2.1 	of the board shall be licensed to practice dentistry and granted a general dentist license 
2.2 	by the board. 

2.3 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.4 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.