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HB0138

Wyoming Denturist Licensing Board Bill

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In one sentence

This bill proposes creating a state board to license and regulate denturists, sets rules for their practice, and defines penalties for violations.

What it does

  • Creates the Wyoming Board of Denturists to enforce licensing rules.
  • Defines the practice of denturism as making, placing, constructing, altering, reproducing, or repairing a denture.
  • Requires denturists to examine a patient's oral cavity before making or fitting a denture.
  • Requires denturists to refer patients to a dentist or physician if an abnormality or disease is found.
  • Sets requirements for licensing, including education, exams, and fees.
  • Allows reciprocity for denturists licensed in other states with substantially equivalent standards.
  • Establishes criminal penalties for practicing without a license or violating the act.

Who it affects

  • People who make or fit dentures (denturists).
  • The Wyoming Board of Denturists.
  • Patients seeking denture services.
  • Dental labs and technicians working under a dentist's written prescription.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and failed introduction in the 2008 session.
  • The provided text is a working draft and may not reflect final legislative changes.
  • Specific fee amounts are not listed in the text; the board is required to determine them annually.

Plain language

Terms to know

Denturist
A person licensed to engage in the practice of denturism.
Denture
A removable full or partial upper or lower dental appliance worn in the mouth to replace missing natural teeth.
Reciprocity
A process allowing a person licensed in another state with substantially equivalent standards to be licensed in Wyoming without taking a new examination.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 11:06 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that the bill is beneficial because it allows denturists to operate independently with quality care similar to other self-regulated professionals like chiropractors and optometrists.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:40:00 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes it is introduced too late in the session and should be worked on further during an interim period instead.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:44:00 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 12-46-2-0-02008-02-15 · House12 yes 46 no
Yes
12
No
46
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 12

David R MillerH55Dn.Edward BuchananH04Jack D Landon Jr.H30Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Sue E WallisH52

No 46

Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24Dan DockstaderR · S16David R EdwardsH06Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Doug SamuelsonH07Dv.Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Esquibel, F.Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Marty A MartinH48, S12Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Mary W HalesH36Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Stanley L BlakeH39Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Timothy P HallinanH32William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 2

Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom Lubnau IIH31

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed IntroductionHouse
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO