H. B. 2615

(By Delegates Poore, Marcum, Fleischauer, Frich, Eldridge, and Sobonya.)
          [Introduced February 25, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]


A BILL to amend and reenact article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Board of Dental Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the expanded duties of dental hygienists and dental assistants.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     That article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-1. Board of Dental Examiners.
     The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the thirty-first day of August, two thousand twelve, authorized under the authority of section six, article four, chapter thirty, of this code, relating to the Board of Dental Examiners (expanded duties of dental hygienists and dental assistants, 5 CSR 13 ), is authorized.

     NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Dental Examiners to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Expanded Duties of Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants.

     This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.