STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
8363
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 13, 2023 ___________
Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, McDONALD, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, DeSTEFA- NO, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requirements for licensure as a dentist
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 6 of section 6604 of the education law, 2 subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 613 of the laws of 2022 and subdivi- 3 sion 6 as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, are amended to 4 read as follows: 5 (3) Experience: (a) have experience satisfactory to the board and in 6 accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such expe- 7 rience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a postdoctoral gener- 8 al practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one 9 year's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for teach- 10 ing purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the department, 11 provided, further that any such residency program shall include a formal 12 outcome assessment evaluation of the resident's competence to practice 13 dentistry acceptable to the department; or 14 (b) notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, have experience 15 satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's 16 regulations, provided that where an applicant has completed a program of 17 dental education in a foreign dental school recognized by the appropri- 18 ate civil authorities of the country in which the school is located as 19 acceptable for entry into practice in such country, such experience may 20 consist of a minimum of three years of full-time dental practice, or the 21 equivalent thereof, in the country of such unregistered and unaccredited 22 foreign dental school within the five years immediately preceding the 23 submission of an initial license application, and the completion of 24 either (i) at least one year of experience as a full-time faculty member
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13480-03-3
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1 employed at an approved New York state school of dentistry, or (ii) at 2 least one year of full-time experience, or the equivalent thereof, as a 3 general practice dental intern in an internship program under the super- 4 vision of a licensed dentist in an area which has been designated a 5 federal dental health professions shortage area, provided further that 6 the licensed dentist who supervises such an intern shall be designated 7 the preceptor dentist, have practiced for at least five years immediate- 8 ly preceding assuming a preceptorship, and have under his or her super- 9 vision not more than one full-time intern nor more than two part-time 10 interns; 11 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a 12 noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 13 States; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three 14 year waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been 15 designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except 16 that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to 17 exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure citizen- 18 ship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being active- 19 ly pursued; and provided further that the board of regents may grant an 20 additional three-year waiver, and at its expiration, an extension for a 21 period not to exceed six additional years, for the holder of an H-1b 22 visa, an O-1 visa, or an equivalent or successor visa thereto; 23 ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.