Act No. 305

Public Acts of 2014

Approved by the Governor

October 9, 2014

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 10, 2014

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2015

STATE OF MICHIGAN

97TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

Introduced by Reps. Haines, Kelly, Somerville, Foster, Santana, Glardon, Johnson, Nesbitt, Zorn, MacGregor, Bumstead, Tlaib, Schor, Kivela, Kowall, Franz, Kosowski, Oakes and Haveman

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5248

AN ACT to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending section 16323 (MCL 333.16323), as amended by 2002 PA 643.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 16323. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), fees for an individual licensed or seeking licensure to practice as a dentist, dental assistant, or dental hygienist under part 166 are as follows:

(a) Application processing fees:

(i) Dentist.......................................................................................................................................................................... $ 20.00

(ii) Dental assistant......................................................................................................................................................... 10.00

(iii) Dental hygienist....................................................................................................................................................... 15.00

(iv) Health profession specialty field license for a dentist....................................................................................... 20.00

(b) Examination fees:

(i) Dental assistant’s examination, complete.............................................................................................................. 70.00

(ii) Dental assistant’s examination, per part.............................................................................................................. 35.00

(iii) Dentist’s health profession specialty field license examination, complete.................................................... 300.00

(iv) Dentist’s health profession specialty field license examination, per part...................................................... 100.00

(c) License fees, per year:

(i) Dentist.......................................................................................................................................................................... 90.00

(ii) Dental assistant......................................................................................................................................................... 10.00

(iii) Dental hygienist....................................................................................................................................................... 20.00

(iv) Dentist’s health profession specialty field license.............................................................................................. 15.00

(d) Temporary license fees:

(i) Dentist.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20.00

(ii) Dental assistant......................................................................................................................................................... 5.00

(iii) Dental hygienist....................................................................................................................................................... 10.00

(e) Limited license fee, per year:

(i) Dentist.......................................................................................................................................................................... 25.00

(ii) Dental assistant......................................................................................................................................................... 5.00

(iii) Dental hygienist....................................................................................................................................................... 10.00

(f) Examination review fees:

(i) Dental preclinical or dentist’s health profession specialty field license........................................................... 50.00

(ii) Dental assistant......................................................................................................................................................... 20.00

(2) The department shall waive the application processing and license fees required under subsection (1) for an initial license to engage in practice as a dental assistant if the applicant for initial licensure, while on active duty as a member of the armed forces, served as a military dental specialist and was separated from service with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service in the armed forces. The applicant shall provide a form DD214, DD215, or any other form that is satisfactory to the department to be eligible for the waiver of fees under this subsection. As used in this subsection, “armed forces” means that term as defined in section 2 of the veteran right to employment services act, 1994 PA 39, MCL 35.1092.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect upon the expiration of 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor