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2006 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2715 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2715. Temporary permits for certain clinicians.
A. The Board may issue a temporary permit to a graduate of a
dental school or college or the dental department of a college or university,
who (i) has a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree and is otherwise qualified, (ii) is not
licensed to practice dentistry in Virginia, and (iii) has not failed an
examination for a license to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth. Such
temporary permits may be issued only to those eligible graduates who serve as
clinicians in dental clinics operated by (a) the Virginia Department of
Corrections, (b) the Virginia Department of Health, (b) (c)
the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance
Abuse Services, or (c) (d) a Virginia charitable corporation
granted tax-exempt status under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and
operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the
delivery of primary health care services: (i) as a federal qualified health
center designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or (ii) at
a reduced or sliding fee scale or without charge.
B. Applicants for temporary permits shall be certified to the executive director of the Board by the Director of the Department of Corrections, the Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, or the chief executive officer of a Virginia charitable corporation identified in subsection A. The holder of such a temporary permit shall not be entitled to receive any fee or other compensation other than salary. Such permits shall be valid for no more than two years and shall expire on the June 30 of the second year after their issuance, or shall terminate when the holder ceases to serve as a clinician with the certifying agency or charitable corporation. Such permits may be reissued annually or may be revoked at any time for cause. Reissuance or revocation of a temporary permit is in the discretion of the Board.
C. Dentists licensed pursuant to this chapter may practice as employees of the dental clinics operated as specified in subsection A.