HB1430: Single-family dwellings; extends effective date requiring Surry County to provide for clustering.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1430
Offered January 14, 2008
A BILL to amend the second enactment of Chapter 903 of the Acts of Assembly of 2006, relating to clustering of single-family dwellings.
Patron-- Barlow

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the second enactment of Chapter 903 of the Acts of Assembly of 2006 is amended and reenacted as follows:

2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2007, except that the provisions of this act adding subsections B through D of § 15.2-2286.1 of the Code of Virginia, as they apply to Surry County, shall become effective on July 1, 2009.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1431
Offered January 14, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2712 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 27 of Title 54.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of a section numbered 54.1-2729.01, relating to the practice of dental assistants.
Patron-- Bowling

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 54.1-2712 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 27 of Title 54.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of a section numbered 54.1-2729.01, as follows:

§ 54.1-2712. Permissible practices.

The following activities shall be permissible:

1. Dental assistants or dental hygienists aiding or assisting licensed dentists, or dental assistants aiding or assisting dental hygienists under the general supervision of a dentist in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to § 54.1-2729.01;

2. The performance of mechanical work on inanimate objects only, for licensed dentists, by any person employed in or operating a dental laboratory;

3. Dental students who are enrolled in accredited D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree programs performing dental operations, under the direction of competent instructors (i) within a dental school or college, dental department of a university or college, or other dental facility within a university or college that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; (ii) in a dental clinic operated by a nonprofit organization providing indigent care; (iii) in governmental or indigent care clinics in which the student is assigned to practice during his final academic year rotations; (iv) in a private dental office for a limited time during the student's final academic year when under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed dentist holding appointment on the dental faculty of the school in which the student is enrolled; or (v) practicing dental hygiene in a private dental office under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist holding appointment on the dental faculty of the school in which the student is enrolled;

4. A licensed dentist from another state or country appearing as a clinician for demonstrating technical procedures before a dental society or organization, convention, or dental college, or performing his duties in connection with a specific case on which he may have been called to the Commonwealth; and

5. Dental hygiene students enrolled in an accredited dental hygiene program performing dental hygiene practices as a requisite of the program, under the direction of competent instructors, as defined by regulations of the Board of Dentistry, (i) within a dental hygiene program in a dental school or college, or department thereof, or other dental facility within a university or college that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; (ii) in a dental clinic operated by a nonprofit organization providing indigent care; (iii) in a governmental or indigent care clinic in which the student is assigned to practice during his final academic year rotations; or (iv) in a private dental office for a limited time during the student's final academic year when under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist or licensed dental hygienist holding appointment on the dental faculty of the school in which the student is enrolled.

Article 4.

Practice of Dental Assistants.

§ 54.1-2729.01. Practice of dental assistants.

A. A person who is employed to assist a licensed dentist or dental hygienist by performing duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant II, as prescribed in regulations promulgated by the Board may practice as a dental assistant I.

B. A person who (i) has met the educational and training requirements prescribed by the Board; (ii) holds a certification from a credentialing organization recognized by the American Dental Association; and (iii) has met any other qualifications for registration as prescribed in regulations promulgated by the Board may practice as a dental assistant II. A dental assistant II may perform duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist or dental hygienist under the direction of a licensed dentist that are reversible, intraoral procedures specified in regulations promulgated by the Board.