§ 4-312. Temporary license to practice dental hygiene

   (a) Authority to issue. -- Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a temporary license to practice dental hygiene to an applicant who:

   (1) Is licensed to practice dental hygiene in any other state or any province of Canada;

   (2) Meets any other qualifications that the Board establishes;

   (3) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires;

   (4) Has graduated from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation; and

   (5) Pays to the Board an application fee set by the Board.

(b) Scope. -- While it is effective, a temporary license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the holder to practice dental hygiene subject to the same restrictions imposed on a holder of a general license to practice dental hygiene.

(c) Term. -- A temporary license to practice dental hygiene expires when licenses are issued to those who pass the first examination for a general license to practice dental hygiene given over 30 days after the effective date of the temporary license.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 32, § 29; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1989, ch. 562; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1997, ch. 691.