DENTISTRY-ANESTHESIA PANEL, the official text

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1   AN ACT concerning regulation.

2   Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4   Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by

5 changing Section 6 as follows:

6   (225 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 2306)

7   (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)

8   Sec. 6. Board of Dentistry; report Dentistry - report by

9 majority required. There is created a Board of Dentistry, to

10 be composed of 13 persons designated from time to time by the

11 Secretary, as follows:

12  (1) 10 members who Eleven persons, 8 of whom have been

13  dentists for a period of 5 years or more, at least one of

14  whom holds a permit to administer moderate sedation, and

15  at least one of whom holds a permit to administer deep

16  sedation and general anesthesia;

17  (2) 2 members who of whom have been dental hygienists

18  for a period of 5 years or more;, and

19  (3) one public member.

20  None of the members shall be an officer, dean, assistant

21 dean, or associate dean of a dental college or dental

22 department of an institute of learning, nor shall any member

23 be the program director of any dental hygiene program. A board
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1 member who holds a faculty position in a dental school or

2 dental hygiene program shall not participate in the

3 examination of applicants for licenses from that school or

4 program. The dental hygienists shall not participate in the

5 examination of applicants for licenses to practice dentistry.

6 The public member shall not participate in the examination of

7 applicants for licenses to practice dentistry or dental

8 hygiene. The board shall annually elect a chairman and

9 vice-chairman who shall be dentists.

10  Terms for all members shall be for 4 years. Partial terms

11 over 2 years in length shall be considered as full terms. A

12 member may be reappointed for a successive term, but no member

13 shall serve more than 2 full terms in his or her lifetime.

14  The membership of the Board shall include only residents

15 from various geographic areas of this State and shall include

16 at least some graduates from various institutions of dental

17 education in this State.

18  In making appointments to the Board the Secretary shall

19 give due consideration to recommendations by organizations of

20 the dental profession in Illinois, including the Illinois

21 State Dental Society and Illinois Dental Hygienists

22 Association, and shall promptly give due notice to such

23 organizations of any vacancy in the membership of the Board.

24 The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any member for

25 cause which in the opinion of the Secretary reasonably

26 justifies such termination.
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1   A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair

2 the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform

3 all the duties of the Board. Any action to be taken by the

4 Board under this Act may be authorized by resolution at any

5 regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall

6 take effect immediately. The Board shall meet at least

7 quarterly.

8   The members of the Board shall each receive as

9 compensation a reasonable sum as determined by the Secretary

10 for each day actually engaged in the duties of the office, and

11 all legitimate and necessary expense incurred in attending the

12 meetings of the Board.

13  Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any

14 action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other

15 activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.

16 (Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)