Section 338.11259. Licensure by endorsement of dental hygienists; requirements.

(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement  shall  submit  a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. In addition, an applicant shall meet the requirements of the code and administrative rules promulgated under the code.

(2)   An applicant who was first licensed in another state is presumed  to have met the requirements of section 16186 of the act, if he or she meets all of the following requirements:

(a)   Graduated from a dental  hygiene   school  that  meets  the  standards provided in R 338.11303 and provides for the school to submit original, official transcripts of professional education   and  documentation   of graduation for board evaluation.

(b)     Passed all phases of the national board examination   for  dental hygienists. This requirement is waived for persons who graduated from  an accredited school before 1962.

(c)     Verification of his or her license, on a  form   supplied  by  the department, by the licensing agency of any state of the United States in which the applicant holds a current license or ever held a dental hygienist license which includes, but is not limited to, showing proof of having no record of final or pending disciplinary action against the applicant.

(d)   Show proof of successful completion of a substantially   equivalent written and clinical examination under R 338.11223(2), (3), and (4). This requirement is waived for individuals who were licensed initially in another state of the United States before 2002 and who were not required to complete any regional examination  as  part of the initial licensing process  as confirmed by the state of the United States in which the initial license was awarded.

(e)   If an applicant was licensed as a dental hygienist in another state that requires the successful completion of a regional examination and the applicant has been practicing for a minimum of 3 years immediately preceding the application for licensure in Michigan, it is presumed that the applicant meets the requirements of subrule (2)(a), (b), and (d) of this rule.

(f)    If an applicant is licensed as a dental hygienist in another state that does not require the successful completion of a regional examination and the applicant has been practicing for a minimum of 3 years immediately preceding the application for licensure in Michigan, it is presumed that the applicant

meets the requirement of subrule (2)(a) and (b) of this rule.

(3)   The board may deny an application for licensure by endorsement upon finding the existence of a board action in any other state of the United States for a violation related to applicable provisions of section 16221 of the act or upon  determining  that the applicant does not fulfill the requirements of section 16186 of the act.

History: 1989 AACS; 2006 AACS; 2011 AACS.