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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2689
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AS AMENDED BY
THE SENATE
Passed Legislature -
1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/02/96.
Defining the
practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
AN ACT Relating to the
practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery; amending RCW 18.32.020; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 18.32.020 and 1957 c
98 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
A person practices
dentistry, within the meaning of this chapter, who (1) represents himself as
being able to diagnose, treat, remove stains and concretions from teeth,
operate or prescribe for any disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity, or
physical condition of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, or jaw, or (2)
offers or undertakes by any means or methods to diagnose, treat, remove stains
or concretions from teeth, operate or prescribe for any disease, pain, injury,
deficiency, deformity, or physical condition of the same, or take impressions
of the teeth or jaw, or (3) owns, maintains or operates an office for the
practice of dentistry, or (4) engages in any of the practices included in the
curricula of recognized and approved dental schools or colleges, or (5)
professes to the public by any method to furnish, supply, construct, reproduce,
or repair any prosthetic denture, bridge, appliance, or other structure to be
worn in the human mouth.
The fact that a person
uses any dental degree, or designation, or any card, device, directory, poster,
sign, or other media whereby he represents himself to be a dentist, shall be
prima facie evidence that such person is engaged in the practice of dentistry.
X-ray diagnosis as to
the method of dental practice in which the diagnosis and examination is made of
the normal and abnormal structures, parts or functions of the human teeth, the
alveolar process, maxilla, mandible or soft tissues adjacent thereto, is hereby
declared to be the practice of dentistry. Any person other than a regularly
licensed physician or surgeon who makes any diagnosis or interpretation or
explanation, or attempts to diagnose or to make any interpretation or
explanation of the registered shadow or shadows of any part of the human teeth,
alveolar process, maxilla, mandible or soft tissues adjacent thereto by the use
of x-ray is declared to be engaged in the practice of dentistry, medicine or
surgery.
The practice of
dentistry includes the performance of any dental or oral and maxillofacial
surgery. "Oral and maxillofacial surgery" means the specialty of
dentistry that includes the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of
diseases, injuries, and defects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and
maxillofacial region.
*NEW SECTION.
Sec. 2. This act is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
*Sec. 2
was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Passed
the House March 4, 1996.
Passed
the Senate March 1, 1996.
Approved by the Governor March 29, 1996, with the
exception of certain items that were vetoed.
Filed in
Office of Secretary of State March 29, 1996.
Note: Governor's
explanation of partial veto is as follows:
"I am returning
herewith, without my approval as to section 2, Substitute House Bill No. 2689
entitled:
"AN ACT
Relating to the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery;"
Substitute House Bill No. 2689 clarifies the
dental scope of practice to include oral and maxillofacial surgery.
This legislation includes an emergency clause
in section 2. Although clarifying the dental scope of practice is important,
it is not a matter necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing
public institutions. Preventing this bill from being subject to a referendum
under Article II, section 1 (b) of the state Constitution unnecessarily denies
the people of this state their power, at their own option, to approve or reject
this bill at the polls.
For this reason, I have vetoed section 2 of
Substitute House Bill No. 2689.
With the exception of
section 2, Substitute House Bill No. 2689 is approved."
