Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.11265
Rule 1265.
For a dental therapist who has let a license in this state lapse: | Lapsed 0-3 years | Lapsed more than 3 years, but less than 5 years | Lapsed 5 or more years |
(a) Submit a completed application, on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(b) Establish that the applicant is of good moral character as that term is defined in, and determined under, 1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41 to 338.47. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(c) Submit fingerprints as required under section 16174(3) of the code, MCL 333.16174. | [TICK] | [TICK] | |
(d) Submit proof of current certification in BLS or ACLS for healthcare providers with a hands-on component from an agency or organization that grants certification pursuant to standards equivalent to those established by the AHA, earned within the 2-year period before receiving the license. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(e) Submit proof of having completed 35 hours of continuing education in courses and programs approved by the board as required under R 338.11703, all of which were earned within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for licensure. If the continuing education hours submitted with the application are deficient, an applicant has 2 years after the date of the application to complete the deficient hours. The department shall hold the application and not issue the license until the applicant has completed the continuing education requirements. The 35 hours of continuing education must include all of the following: (i) Not less than 2 hours in pain and symptom management. (ii) One hour in dental ethics and jurisprudence with inclusion of delegation of duties to allied dental personnel, which may be completed in 1 or more courses. (iii) One hour in infection control, which must include sterilization of hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and the CDC's infection control guidelines. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(f) Submit proof of having completed a 1-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets the standards in R 338.11271. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(g) Submit proof of having completed a 1-time training in opioids and other controlled substances awareness as required in R 338.3135. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(h) Meet the English language requirement under R 338.7002b and the implicit bias training required in R 338.7004. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(i) An applicant who is or has ever been licensed, registered, or certified in a health profession or specialty by another state, the United States military, the federal government, or another country, shall do both of the following: (i) Disclose each license, registration, or certification on the application form. (ii) Satisfy the requirements of section 16174(2) of the code, MCL 333.16174, which includes verification from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are not pending against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of application. | [TICK] | [TICK] | [TICK] |
(j) If an applicant's license has lapsed for more than 3 years but less than 5 years, the applicant shall meet either of the following: (i) Retake and pass a comprehensive, competency-based clinical examination approved by the department with a converted passing score of not less than 75, within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for relicensure. (ii) Provide the department documentation that the applicant holds or held a valid and unrestricted dental therapist's license in another state within 3 years immediately preceding the application for relicensure. | [TICK] | ||
(k) If an applicant's license has lapsed for 5 years or more, the applicant shall provide the department with documentation that proves the applicant holds or held a valid and unrestricted dental therapist license in another state within the 3 years immediately preceding the application for relicensure and meets all of the requirements in subdivisions (a) to (i) of this subrule or complies with all of the following: (i) Meets the requirements of section 16174 of the code, MCL 333.16174, and the rules. (ii) Provides proof of graduation from a dental therapy program that meets the standards in R 338.11302. (iii) Provide proof of having passed a comprehensive, competency-based dental therapy clinical examination as required in R 338.11213, within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for relicensure. | [TICK] |
Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.11265