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2003 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2701 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2701. Exemptions.
This chapter shall not:
1. Apply to a licensed physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry as a specialty;
2. Apply to a nurse practitioner certified by the Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine except that intraoral procedures shall be performed only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist;
3. Apply to a dentist or a dental hygienist of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Public Health Service, or Veterans Administration;
4. Apply to any dentist of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Air Force rendering services voluntarily and without compensation while deemed to be licensed pursuant to § 54.1-106;
5. Apply to any dentist or dental hygienist who (i) does not regularly practice
dentistry in Virginia, (ii) holds a current valid license or certificate to
practice as a dentist or dental hygienist in another state, territory, district
or possession of the United States, (iii) volunteers to provide free health
care to an underserved area of this Commonwealth under the auspices of a
publicly supported all volunteer, nonprofit organization with no paid employees
that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of underserved people
throughout the world, (iv) files a copy of the license or certificate issued in
such other jurisdiction with the Board, (v) notifies the Board at least fifteen
15 days prior to the voluntary provision of services of the dates and location
of such service, and (vi) acknowledges, in writing, that such licensure exemption shall
only be valid, in compliance with the Board's regulations, during the limited
period that such free health care is made available through the volunteer,
nonprofit organization on the dates and at the location filed with the Board.
The Board may deny the right to practice in Virginia to any dentist or dental
hygienist whose license has been previously suspended or revoked, who has been
convicted of a felony or who is otherwise found to be in violation of
applicable laws or regulations; or
6. Prevent an office assistant from performing usual secretarial duties or other assistance as set forth in regulations promulgated by the Board.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.