US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 9
                                   DENTISTS
    54-920.  LICENSING -- LICENSE FEES -- BIENNIAL RENEWAL OF LICENSES -- LATE
FEES AND RETURNED CHECKS -- CLASSIFICATIONS OF LICENSES -- RIGHTS OF LICENSEES
-- NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. (1) Each person determined by the board
as qualified for licensure under this chapter shall pay the prescribed
biennial license fee to the board prior to issuance of a license. Unless
otherwise specified on a license, licenses issued by the board shall be
effective for the biennial licensing period specified in this section. The
biennial licensing period for dental licenses shall be a two (2) year period
from October 1 of each even-numbered calendar year to September 30 of the next
successive even-numbered calendar year. The biennial licensing period for
dental hygiene licenses shall be a two (2) year period from April 1 of each
odd-numbered calendar year to March 31 of the next successive odd-numbered
calendar year. Unless otherwise specified on a license, any license issued
during a biennial licensing period shall be effective until the beginning date
of the next successive biennial licensing period and the board may prorate the
amount of the license fee from the date of issuance of the license until the
beginning date of the next applicable biennial licensing period at the
discretion of the board. A license issued by the board shall expire unless
renewed in the manner specified in this section.
    (2)  The nonrefundable biennial license fees shall be fixed by the board,
but shall not exceed the following amounts:
    (a)  Four hundred dollars ($400) for a dentist with an active status;
    (b)  Two hundred dollars ($200) for a dentist with an inactive status;
    (c)  Two hundred twenty dollars ($220) for a dental hygienist with an
    active status;
    (d)  One hundred twelve dollars ($112) for a dental hygienist with an
    inactive status;
    (e)  Four hundred dollars ($400) for a dentist with a specialist status;
    or
    (f)  Twenty dollars ($20.00) for a dentist or dental hygienist with a
    retirement status.
    (3)  A license issued by the board shall be renewed as prescribed in this
section. Prior to the expiration of the effective period of a license, the
board shall mail a renewal application to the licensee's address of record on
file with the board. To renew a dental license, each licensee shall submit a
properly completed renewal application and the appropriate biennial license
fee to the board prior to September 30 of every even-numbered calendar year.
To renew a dental hygiene license, each licensee shall submit a properly
completed renewal application and the appropriate biennial license fee to the
board prior to March 31 of each odd-numbered calendar year. Each licensee
determined by the board as qualified for renewal of a license shall be issued
a license for the applicable biennial licensing period.
    (4)  The following procedure shall be followed by the board for all
licensees who fail to submit a properly completed renewal application and
appropriate biennial license fee on or before the expiration of the effective
period of a license. A license that expires by reason of a licensee's failure
to satisfy the renewal requirements shall not be considered to be a
disciplinary action by the board and shall result in the termination of the
licensee's right to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the state.
    (a)  The board shall mail a notice of failure to renew a license to the
    licensee's address; and
    (b)  The notice of failure to renew a license shall advise the licensee
    that he has failed to comply with the board's license renewal requirements
    and that a failure to submit a properly completed renewal application, the
    appropriate biennial license fee and a fifty dollar ($50.00) late fee
    within thirty (30) days of the date upon which the board's notice was
    mailed shall result in the expiration of his license.
    (5)  Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the board that is
returned to the board unpaid by the financial institution upon which it was
drawn shall pay to the board as an administrative cost, in addition to any
other amount owing, the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). Following
notification by the board of the returned check or other payment, the person
shall make payment of all moneys owing to the board by certified check or
money order within thirty (30) days of the date of notification. A failure to
submit the necessary remittance within the thirty (30) day period may result
in the expiration of a license or constitute grounds for the board to deny,
cancel, suspend or revoke a license.
    (6)  The board of dentistry may issue different classes of licenses as
defined in this subsection.
    (a)  The term "license with active status" means a license issued by the
    board to a qualified person who is authorized to be an active practitioner
    of dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho. A person's right to
    be issued and maintain a license with active status shall not be affected
    by any absence, not exceeding two (2) years, from active practice in Idaho
    by reason of illness or vacation. A person's right to be issued and
    maintain a license with active status shall not be affected by any absence
    from active practice in Idaho for any period while serving on active duty
    in the armed forces of the United States, while employed in the United
    States public health service or United States veterans administration, or
    while enrolled in board-approved postgraduate educational courses, either
    within or without the state of Idaho. Each applicant or licensee
    requesting an active status license must state that he intends to fulfill
    the requirements for that status.
    (b)  The term "license with an inactive status" means a license issued by
    the board to a qualified person who is not authorized to be an active
    practitioner of dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho. A
    person issued a license with an inactive status is not entitled to
    practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho.
    (c)  The terms "license with special status" and "license with provisional
    status" mean licenses issued by the board to a qualified person on a
    provisional, conditional, restricted or limited basis under the terms of
    which the licensee is authorized to practice dentistry or dental hygiene
    in the state of Idaho subject to conditions, limitations and requirements
    imposed by the board. The conditions, limitations and requirements imposed
    by the board may include, but are not limited to, a limitation on the
    effective period of the license, a requirement that specific conditions
    must be fulfilled in order for the license to remain effective, a
    requirement that specified education, examinations and skills testing be
    successfully completed during the effective period of the license, a
    restriction on the scope of permissible services that the licensee is
    authorized to perform, a restriction on the type of patients for whom
    treatment may be rendered and a restriction on the locations at which the
    licensee can perform authorized services.
    (d)  The term "license with retirement status" means a license issued to a
    person who was previously licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist in
    Idaho who no longer intends to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. A
    license with retirement status does not permit the holder to practice
    dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho. A license with
    retirement status cannot be converted to a license with active or inactive
    status other than by filing an application for licensure and qualifying as
    required of a first time applicant.
    (7)  (a) The board may issue a license with active status to any qualified
    applicant or qualified licensee who is an active practitioner of dentistry
    or dental hygiene in the state of Idaho or who signifies to the board in
    writing that, upon issuance of an initial license or renewal of a biennial
    license, he intends to be an active practitioner in this state within two
    (2) years. Renewal of a license with active status requires compliance
    with requirements as determined by the board.
    (b)  The board may issue a license with inactive status to any qualified
    person who fulfilled the licensure requirements but, for any reason, is
    not eligible for a license with active status. Renewal of a license with
    inactive status requires compliance with requirements as determined by the
    board.
    (c)  The board may issue a license with provisional status or special
    status to any person who fulfills, or substantially fulfills, the
    applicable licensure requirements when the board, acting in its
    discretion, determined that special circumstances existed which, for the
    protection of the public health, safety and welfare, required that
    specific conditions, restrictions or limitations be imposed on the
    license. A license with special status or provisional status entitles the
    holder thereof to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the state of
    Idaho subject to the conditions, restrictions and limitations specifically
    determined by the board and for the period of time prescribed. A
    provisional license is effective for the period specified by the board and
    may not be renewed. The board shall develop rules to include definitions,
    application and renewal requirements, limitations of practice and other
    conditions regarding provisional and special status licenses.
    (d)  The board may convert a license with inactive status to a license
    with active status in the event the holder pays the license fee prescribed
    for licenses with active status and submits to the board satisfactory
    evidence of:
         (i)   Compliance with the requirements of this chapter and all rules
         promulgated under the provisions of this chapter;
         (ii)  Evidence of good moral character and good professional conduct;
         and
         (iii) Evidence of one thousand (1,000) hours of clinical practice of
         dentistry or dental hygiene during the previous two (2) years or
         full-time employment as a dental or dental hygiene instructor at an
         American dental association accredited dental or dental hygiene
         school.
    (e)  Persons unable to otherwise fully meet the requirements for
    conversion of an inactive status license to an active status license may
    convert their license upon board approval.
    (8)  Each person licensed under this chapter shall notify the board in
writing of any change in the person's name or address of record within thirty
(30) days after the change has taken place.