Sec. 8. (a) A license to practice dental hygiene in Indiana may be issued to candidates who pass an examination administered by an entity that has been approved by the board. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), the license shall be valid for the remainder of the renewal period in effect on the date the license was issued.

(b) Prior to the issuance of the license, the applicant shall pay a fee set by the board under section 5 of this chapter. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued by the board expires on a date specified by the Indiana professional licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4(l) of each even-numbered year.

(c) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), an applicant for license renewal must satisfy the following conditions:

(1) Pay:

(A) the renewal fee set by the board under section 5 of this chapter on or before the renewal date specified by the Indiana professional licensing agency in each even-numbered year; and

(B) a compliance fee of twenty dollars ($20) to be deposited in the dental compliance fund established by IC 25-14-1-3.7.

(2) Subject to IC 25-1-4-3, provide the board with a sworn statement signed by the applicant attesting that the applicant has fulfilled the continuing education requirements under IC 25-13-2.

(3) Be currently certified or successfully complete a course in basic life support through a program approved by the board. The board may waive the basic life support requirement for applicants who show reasonable cause.

(d) If the holder of a license does not renew the license on or before the renewal date specified by the Indiana professional licensing agency, the license expires and becomes invalid without any action by the board.

(e) A license invalidated under subsection (d) may be reinstated by the board in three (3) years or less after such invalidation if the holder of the license meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c).

(f) If a license remains invalid under subsection (d) for more than three (3) years, the holder of the invalid license may obtain a reinstated license by meeting the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d). The board may require the licensee to participate in remediation or pass an examination administered by an entity approved by the board.

(g) The board may require the holder of an invalid license who files an application under this subsection to appear before the board and explain why the holder failed to renew the license.

(h) The board may adopt rules under section 5 of this chapter establishing requirements for the reinstatement of a license that has been invalidated for more than three (3) years.

(i) The license to practice must be displayed at all times in plain view of the patients in the office where the holder is engaged in practice. No person may lawfully practice dental hygiene who does not possess a license and its current renewal.

(j) Biennial renewals of licenses are subject to the provisions of IC 25-1-2.

Formerly: Acts 1945, c.90, s.8; Acts 1963, c.112, s.3; Acts 1971, P.L.371, SEC.3. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.115; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.48; P.L.169-1985, SEC.41; P.L.149-1987, SEC.29; P.L.185-1991, SEC.3; P.L.179-1996, SEC.1; P.L.44-2000, SEC.2; P.L.269-2001, SEC.7; P.L.1-2006, SEC.429; P.L.105-2008, SEC.27; P.L.103-2011, SEC.4; P.L.264-2013, SEC.3; P.L.177-2015, SEC.30; P.L.78-2017, SEC.8.