§30-4-11 Dental hygienist from another state; license to practice dental hygiene in this state.
§30-4-11. Dental hygienist from another state; license to practice dental hygiene in this state.
The board may issue a dental hygiene license to an applicant who holds a valid dental hygiene license from another state if the applicant demonstrates that:
(1) He or she holds a dental hygiene license in another state which was granted after completion of educational requirements substantially equivalent to those required in this state;
(2) He or she holds a dental hygiene license in another state which was granted after passing, in that or another state, an examination that is substantially equivalent to the examination required in this state;
(3) He or she is not currently being investigated by a disciplinary authority of another state, does not have charges pending against his or her dental hygiene license and has never had a dental hygiene license revoked;
(4) He or she has not previously failed an examination for licensure as a dental hygienist in this state; and
(5) He or she has paid the application fee specified by rule.