HOUSE BILL No. 6144

 

June 7, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Adamini and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 16605 and 16620.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 16605. The following words, titles, or letters or a

 

combination thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases,

 

are restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this

 

part to use the following terms and in a way prescribed in this

 

part: "dentist", "doctor of dental surgery", "oral and

 

maxillofacial surgeon", "orthodontist", "prosthodontist",

 

"periodontist", "endodontist", "oral pathologist", "pediatric

 

dentist", "dental hygienist", "registered dental hygienist",

 

"dental assistant", "registered dental assistant", "r.d.a.",


 

"d.d.s.", "d.m.d.", and "r.d.h.".

 

     Sec. 16620. The terms of office of individual members of the

 

board and task force created under this part, except those

 

appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on

 

June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6147(request no.

 

05150'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.