Section 4715.272 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Commissioner to the dentist and dental hygienist compact commission(A) Not later than sixty days after the "Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact" is entered into under section 4715.271 of the Revised Code, the state dental board, in accordance with Section 7 of the compact, shall select one individual to serve as a commissioner to the dentist and dental hygienist compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than sixty days after the vacancy occurs.(B) The board may establish a fee for a licensee from a compact state to apply for compact privilege or renew compact privilege. The board may reduce or waive this fee for an active-duty military individual or that individual's spouse in accordance with Section 5 of the compact.(C) On the date that is five years after the date the "Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact" is entered into under section 4715.271 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a report assessing the impact of having entered into the compact. The report shall include or address the following: (1) The number of dentists and the number of dental hygienists practicing in this state pursuant to compact privileges;(2) Any discernible impact, positive or negative, on the delivery of dental care in this state as a result of having entered into the compact. The board shall make the report available on the internet web site it maintains and also shall submit copies to the speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, and chairpersons of the standing committees of the house of representatives and senate that are primarily responsible for considering health issues.
Added by 135th General Assembly,SB 40,§1, eff. 1/1/2025.