Sec. 17. (a) The board may issue a license upon payment of the fee set by the board under section 5 of this chapter by an applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(1) is a dental hygienist;

(2) is currently licensed in some other state that has licensing requirements substantially equal to those in effect in Indiana on the date of application;

(3) has been in satisfactory practice for at least two (2) years out of the preceding five (5) years;

(4) passes the law examination; and

(5) has completed at least nineteen (19) hours of continuing education in the previous two (2) years.

However, all other requirements of this chapter must be met and the licensing requirements of the law and the board of the state from which such candidate comes may not be less than those prescribed in this chapter.

(b) An applicant who, before September 1, 1987, graduated from a school for dental hygienists that was recognized by the board at the time the degree was conferred and that required a course of training of only one (1) year, and who has completed:

(1) one (1) year of internship in a dental clinic of an accepted hospital;

(2) one (1) year of teaching, after graduation, in a school for dental hygienists; or

(3) five (5) years of actual dental practice as a dental hygienist;

may apply for licensure under this section if all other requirements of this section are met.

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.90, s.16; Acts 1971, P.L.371, SEC.6. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.118; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.49; P.L.169-1985, SEC.44; P.L.149-1987, SEC.30; P.L.33-1993, SEC.20; P.L.75-2002, SEC.2; P.L.155-2016, SEC.3.