§ 25-13-1-8 — Dental hygienist license; examination; fee; expiration; renewal; reinstatement; display

Indiana § 25-13-1-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 13: DENTAL HYGIENISTS
• Ch. 1: Regulation of Dental Hygienists by State Board of

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(a) A license to practice dental hygiene in
Indiana may be issued to candidates who pass an examination
administered by an entity that has been approved by the board. Subject
to IC 25-1-2-6(e), the license shall be valid for the remainder of the
renewal period in effect on the date the license was issued.
(b) Prior to the issuance of the license, the applicant shall pay a fee
set by the board under section 5 of this chapter. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued by the board expires on a date specified
by the Indiana professional licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4(l) of
each even-numbered year.
(c) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), an applicant for license renewal must
satisfy the following conditions:
(1) Pay the renewal fee set by the board under section 5 of this
chapter on or before the renewal date specified by the Indiana
professional licensing agency in each even-numbered year.
(2) Subject to IC 25-1-4-3, provide the board with a sworn
statement signed by the applicant attesting that the applicant has
fulfilled the continuing education requirements under IC 25-13-2.
(3) Be currently certified or successfully complete a course in
basic life support through a program approved by the board. The
board may waive the basic life support requirement for applicants
who show reasonable cause.
(d) If the holder of a license does not renew the license on or before
the renewal date specified by the Indiana professional licensing agency,
the license expires and becomes invalid without any action by the
board.
(e) A license invalidated under subsection (d) may be reinstated by
the board in three (3) years or less after such invalidation if the holder
of the license meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(f) If a license remains invalid under subsection (d) for more than
three (3) years, the holder of the invalid license may obtain a reinstated
license by meeting the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d). The board may require the licensee to participate in
remediation or pass an examination administered by an entity approved
by the board.
(g) The board may require the holder of an invalid license who files
an application under this subsection to appear before the board and
explain why the holder failed to renew the license.
(h) The board may adopt rules under section 5 of this chapter
establishing requirements for the reinstatement of a license that has
been invalidated for more than three (3) years.
(i) The license to practice must be displayed at all times in plain
view of the patients in the office where the holder is engaged in
practice. No person may lawfully practice dental hygiene who does not
possess a license and its current renewal.
(j) Biennial renewals of licenses are subject to the provisions of IC 25-1-2.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.90, s.8; Acts 1963, c.112, s.3; Acts
1971, P.L.371, SEC.3. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.115;
Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.48; P.L.169-1985, SEC.41; P.L.149-1987,
SEC.29; P.L.185-1991, SEC.3; P.L.179-1996, SEC.1; P.L.44-2000,
SEC.2; P.L.269-2001, SEC.7; P.L.1-2006, SEC.429; P.L.105-2008,
SEC.27; P.L.103-2011, SEC.4; P.L.264-2013, SEC.3; P.L.177-2015,
SEC.30; P.L.78-2017, SEC.8; P.L.62-2023, SEC.1.