2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 35 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-35-128.3. Interim therapeutic restorations advisory committee - rules - repeal

(1) There is hereby established in the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies the interim therapeutic restorations advisory committee. The committee consists of the following seven members appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section:

(a) One representative from an accredited dental school in Colorado;

(b) One dentist with a faculty appointment at an accredited dental school in Colorado;

(c) One representative from an accredited dental hygiene school in Colorado;

(d) One faculty member from an accredited dental hygiene school in Colorado;

(e) One representative from a statewide association of dentists;

(f) One representative from a statewide association of dental hygienists; and

(g) One representative from the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies or his or her designee.

(2) The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall jointly appoint all members of the committee within thirty days after August 5, 2015. The president and the speaker shall ensure that at least one member of the committee is from a rural region of the state.

(3) The committee shall:

(a) Hold its first meeting within sixty days after August 5, 2015;

(b) Develop uniform standards for consistent training for dental hygienists performing interim therapeutic restorations; and

(c) Submit the uniform standards to the board within one hundred twenty days after August 5, 2015.

(4) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.

(5) The division may accept gifts, grants, and donations from individuals, private organizations, and foundations for the purposes of this section.

(6) The board may adopt rules incorporating the uniform standards developed by the committee.

(7) After the committee submits the uniform standards to the board, the board may request that the committee reconvene to submit new uniform standards.

(8) This section is repealed, effective December 31, 2016.