153.39 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS -- REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, RENEWAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION.
153.39 DENTAL ASSISTANTS -- REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS, RENEWAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION.
1. A person shall not practice on or after July 1, 2001, as a
dental assistant unless the person has registered with the board and
received a certificate of registration pursuant to this chapter.
2. Education requirements shall be determined by the board by
rule, according to standards to be determined by the board. A person
shall be registered upon the successful completion of either of the
education and examination requirements established in paragraph
"a" or "b":
a. Successful completion of a course of study and examination
approved by the board and sponsored by a board-approved postsecondary
school.
b. Successful completion of on-the-job training and
examination consisting of all of the following:
(1) Completion of on-the-job training as specified in rule.
(2) Successful completion of an examination process approved by
the board. A written examination may be waived by the board pursuant
to section 17A.9A, in practice situations where the written
examination is deemed to be unnecessary or detrimental to the
dentist's practice.
3. The education requirements in subsection 2, paragraphs "a"
and "b" may include possession of a valid certificate in a
nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Successful passage of an examination administered by the board under
subsection 2, paragraph "a" or "b", which shall include
sections regarding infection control, hazardous materials, and
jurisprudence, shall also be required.
4. The board shall establish continuing education requirements as
a condition of renewing registration as a registered dental
assistant, as well as standards for the suspension or revocation of
registration.
5. A person employed as a dental assistant after July 1, 2005,
shall have a twelve-month period following the person's first date of
employment after July 1, 2005, to comply with the provisions of
subsection 1. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1002, §6; 2002 Acts, ch 1108, §23; 2005 Acts, ch 28,
§1, 2; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §201
Referred to in § 153.14