California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 4 — DentistryArticle 9 — Dental HygienistsSection 1920

(a) A person who holds a current and active license as a registered dental hygienist in extended functions or a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice on July 1, 2009, shall automatically be issued a license as a registered dental hygienist, unless the person holds a current and active registered dental hygienist license.

(b) A registered dental hygienist license issued pursuant to this section shall expire on the same date as the person’s registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions license, and shall be subject to the same renewal and other requirements imposed by law or regulation on a license.

Notes

Requires a person holding an active extended-functions or alternative-practice dental-hygienist license on July 1, 2009 to be automatically issued a registered-dental-hygienist license unless already holding one. The automatically issued license expires on the same date as the person’s existing hygiene license and is subject to the same statutory and regulatory renewal and other requirements.

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