Bill > S0664

This bill modifies provisions related to health access dental licenses in Florida, which are designed to attract dentists to underserved areas. Key changes include removing the absolute requirement that applicants and renewing licensees not have been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, a national repository of information on health care practitioners. Instead, the Board of Dentistry is now authorized to deny or refuse to renew a health access dental license if an applicant has committed, or is under investigation or prosecution for, certain violations that would warrant disciplinary action under Florida law. Additionally, the bill extends the date for the future repeal of the provisions that allow for these health access dental licenses from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2020, meaning these licensing provisions will remain in effect for a longer period unless reenacted by the Legislature.