Arizona Laws 32-1203. State board of dental examiners; qualifications of members; terms
A. The state board of dental examiners is established consisting of six licensed dentists, two licensed dental hygienists, two public members and one business entity member appointed by the governor for a term of four years, to begin and end on January 1.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1203
- Board: means the state board of dental examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Business entity: means a business organization that has an ownership that includes any persons who are not licensed or certified to provide dental services in this state, that offers to the public professional services regulated by the board and that is established pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Dental hygienist: means any person who is licensed and engaged in the general practice of dental hygiene and all related and associated duties, including educational, clinical and therapeutic dental hygiene procedures. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Licensed: means licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
B. Before appointment by the governor, a prospective member of the board shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the governor for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.
C. The business entity member and the public members may participate in all board proceedings and determinations, except in preparing, giving or grading examinations for licensure. Dental hygienist board members may participate in all board proceedings and determinations, except in preparing, giving and grading examinations that do not relate to dental hygiene procedures.
D. A board member shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.
E. For the purposes of this section, the business entity member must be an employee or owner of a registered business entity pursuant to section 32-1213 and may not include a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter.