Annual Regulatory Plan
Executive Order No. 9 requires the Iowa Dental Board to annually submit a regulatory plan by August 1 listing each "regulatory action" (each potential rule currently under active consideration or development within the agency excluding those rules that do not have a substantial impact on the legal rights, privileges, or duties of persons) that the agency reasonably expects to issue in proposed or final form in that fiscal year or thereafter.
The purpose of the Board is to protect public health, safety, and welfare by administering, interpreting, and enforcing the provisions of law that relate to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting. In pursuit of this mission, the Board performs these primary functions:
- Administers examinations for the testing of dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants;
- Issues licenses, registrations, certificates, and permits to qualified practitioners;
- Sets standards for license, registration, and permit renewal and continuing education;
- Enforces Iowa laws regulating the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting;
- Investigates complaints concerning violations of the dental practice act and rules;
- Conducts disciplinary hearings and monitors the compliance of licensees or registrants with Board orders; and
- Adopts rules and establishes standards for practitioners pursuant to its authority under the Iowa Code and administrative rules.
2020-2021 Regulatory Plan of the Iowa Dental Board
|
Chapter # and Title |
Description of Proposed Action |
Legal Basis for Action |
Schedule for Action |
Status |
Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ch. 25, "Continuing Education" | Update mandatory reporter training requirements pursuant to 2019 Iowa Acts, HF 731. | 2019 Iowa Acts, HF 731 | Adoption: 11/15/2019 (ARC 4846C) | Amendments Adopted | 2/5/2020 (ARC 4846C) |
| Ch. 20, "Dental Assistants" & Ch. 22, "Dental Assistant Radiography Qualification" | Update remediation requirements for dental assistants. | Iowa Code 153.39 | Adoption: 1/24/2020 (ARC 4948C) | Amendments Adopted | 4/1/2020 (ARC 4948C) |
| Ch. 25, "Continuing Education" | Addition of volunteer services for continuing education credit. | Iowa Code 147.10, 153.15A, 153.39, and 272C | Adoption: 11/13/2020 (ARC 4318C) | Amendments Adopted | 1/20/2021 (ARC 4318C) |
| Ch. 11, "Licensure to Practice Dentistry or Dental Hygiene" & Ch.12, "Dental and Dental Hygiene Examinations" | Addition of manikin-based exam options for dentists and clean up language regarding minimum passing score requirements. | Iowa Code 147.3, 147.29, 147.34, 147.36, and 153 | Adoption: 12/9/2020 (ARC 5366C) | Amendments Adopted | 2/3/2021 (ARC 5366C) |
| Ch. 11, "Licensure to Practice Dentistry or Dental Hygiene" & Ch.12, "Dental and Dental Hygiene Examinations" | Addition of manikin-based exam options for dental hygienists. | Iowa Code 147.34 and 147.36 |
NOIA: 11/13/2020 (ARC 5382C) |
Public comment period ends 2/5/2021. Eligible for adoption 2/17/2021 or later. | |
| Ch. 11, "Licensure to Practice Dentistry or Dental Hygiene"; Ch. 20, "Dental Assistants"; Ch. 50 (new), "Use of Criminal Convictions in Eligibility Determinations and Initial Licensing Decisions"; and Ch. 52, "Military Service and Veteran Reciprocity" | Update rules pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, HF 2627 | 2020 Iowa Acts, HF 2627 | NOIA: 11/13/2020 (ARC 5371C) | Public comment period ends 1/19/2021. Eligible for adoption 2/3/2021 or later. | |
| Ch. 23, "Expanded Functions" | Addition of sealants to expanded functions for dental assistants pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, HF 2267. | 2020 Iowa Acts, HF 2267 | NOIA: 11/13/2020 (ARC 5381C) | Public comment period ends 2/5/2021. Eligible for adoption 2/17/2021 or later. | |
| Ch. 7, "Rules" | Update rules for waivers and requests for rulemaking pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, HF 2389. | 2020 Iowa Acts, HF 2389 | NOIA: 1/29/2021 (ARC 5441C) | NOIA will publish 2/24/2021. Public comment period will end 3/16/2021. | |
| Ch. 11.4, "Graduates of Foreign Dental Schools" | Review rules for consideration of updates/changes. | Iowa Code 147 and 153 | |||
| Ch. 13, "Special Licenses" | Review rules for special licenses. (e.g. resident dental license, faculty permit) | Iowa Code 153.22 and 153.37 | |||
| Ch. 35, "Iowa Practitioner Review Committee" | Review program eligibility. | Iowa Code 153 and 272C | |||
| Ch. 27 “Discontinuation of Practice” | These rules need to be updated to reflect new practice structures. | Iowa Code 153.33(8), 153.34, and 147.76 | |||
| Ch. 10, "General Requirements" | General updates, update cross references in 10.3(1)b to chapter 29 (29.6(4),(5)). | Iowa Code 153.15, 153.33A | |||
| Ch. 27.11, "Retention of Records" | Consider updates to 27.11(2) with respect to study models and casts, taking newer technology into account when determining what (digital) models should be retained with the pt. record. | Iowa Code 153 and 272C. |
*Schedule subject to change.
Any questions or comments regarding the plan should be addressed to:
Agency Rules Administrator
Iowa Dental Board
400 SW 8th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-4687
Email: IDB@iowa.gov
Phone: 515-281-5157
Fax: 515-281-7969