16-14-067  

  • WSR 16-14-067
    PERMANENT RULES
    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
    (Dental Quality Assurance Commission)
    [Filed June 30, 2016, 4:26 p.m., effective July 31, 2016]
    Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
    Purpose: WAC 246-817-120 Examination content, the adopted rule identifies acceptable United States state or territory and Canadian clinical examinations and the subject matter these examinations must contain for dental licensure in Washington. The adopted rule also updates the name of one approved examination organization.
    Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-817-120.
    Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.32.0365 and 18.32.040.
    Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-05-084 on February 16, 2016.
    Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Subsection (3), the spelling of preceding was corrected.
    A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Jennifer Santiago, P.O. Box 47852, Olympia, WA 98504-7852, phone (360) 236-4893, fax (360) 236-2901, e-mail jennifer.santiago@doh.wa.gov.
    Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
    Date Adopted: April 22, 2016.
    C. Madden, Chair
    Dental Quality Assurance Commission
    AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-23-019, filed 11/6/08, effective 12/7/08)
    WAC 246-817-120 Examination content.
    (1) An applicant seeking licensure in Washington by examination, must successfully complete a written and practical examination approved by the ((DQAC)) Dental Quality Assurance Commission (commission).
    (((1))) The examination will consist of:
    (a) A written examination. Only the National Board ((exam)) Dental Examination Parts I and II, or the Canadian National Dental Examining Board examination will be accepted, except as provided in (((c))) subsection (4) of this ((subsection)) section.
    (b) A practical/practice examination((.
    (i) The DQAC will accept)) containing at least the following sections:
    (i) Restorative;
    (ii) Endodontic;
    (iii) Periodontal;
    (iv) Prosthodontic; and
    (v) Comprehensive treatment planning or diagnostic skills.
    (2)(a) The commission accepts the following practical/practice examinations provided the testing agency offers at least the sections listed in subsection (1)(b) of this section and the candidate tests in those same sections:
    (i) The Western Regional Examining Board's (WREB) clinical examination ((as meeting its examination standard after January 1, 1995. The results of the WREB examination will be accepted for five years immediately preceding application for state licensure; or
    (ii) The DQAC accepts));
    (ii) The Central Regional Dental Testing Services (CRDTS) clinical examination ((as meeting its examination standard as of November 2001. The results of the CRDTS examination will be accepted for five years immediately preceding application for state licensure; or
    (iii) The DQAC accepts the results of the));
    (iii) The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) formally known as Northeast Regional Board (NERB) ((and the Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA))) clinical examination((s as meeting its examination standard as of January 2006. The results of the NERB and SRTA examinations will be accepted for five years immediately preceding application for state licensure; or
    (iv) The DQAC will consider acceptance of the examination results from candidates who pass the final portions of));
    (iv) The Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA) clinical examination;
    (v) The Council of Interstate Testing Agency's (CITA) clinical examination ((after January 1, 2006; or
    (v) The DQAC will consider acceptance of the));
    (vi) Examination results of ((those states)) a U.S. state or territory with an individual state board clinical examination((s after September 30, 2006.
    (c) The DQAC)); or
    (b) The commission will consider acceptance of the complete National Dental Examining Board (NDEB) of Canada clinical examination as meeting its standards if the applicant is a graduate of an approved dental school defined in WAC 246-817-110 (2)(a).
    (3) The commission will only accept results of approved practical/practice examinations taken within the preceding five years from the date of an application for licensure.
    (4) The commission may, at its discretion, give or require an examination in any other subject under (((a) and (b) of this)) subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section, whether in written or practical form or both written and practical.
    (((2) An applicant for the practical/practice examination may obtain an application directly from the relevant regional testing agency, or individual state board.))

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Effective Date:
7/31/2016