Beginning January 2016, every applicant for any type of license or permit issued by the Board of Dentistry shall be subject to a national criminal background check. The Board may deny a license or permit for any applicant who fails to disclose a criminal history or if any applicant has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, Medicaid fraud or a violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws.

Laws 2012, SB 1690, c. 270, § 6, eff. November 1, 2012; Amended by Laws 2013, SB 684, c. 405, § 9, emerg. eff. July 1, 2013 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2015, SB 781, c. 229, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 2015 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2016, HB 2627, c. 113, § 2, eff. November 1, 2016 (superseded document available).