House File 685 - Enrolled
House File 685
AN ACT
RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSEES UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE
DENTAL BOARD RELATING TO ORTHODONTIA SERVICES.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 153.24 Orthodontia-related
2 services.
3 1. A licensee under the purview of the board who provides
4 treatment for the correction of malpositions of human teeth
5 or the initial use of orthodontic appliances shall not begin
6 orthodontic treatment on a new patient unless one of the
7 following conditions is met:
8 a. The licensee performs an initial in-person or
9 teledentistry examination of the teeth and supporting
10 structures of the new patient prior to beginning orthodontic
11 treatment.
12 b. The new patient provides the licensee with the portion
13 of the dental record taken within the prior six months of
14 an in-person or teledentistry examination of the teeth and
15 supporting structures of the new patient prior to the licensee
16 beginning orthodontic treatment.
17 2. The examination required pursuant to subsection 1 shall
18 include any appropriate conventional or digital radiographs
19 or digital imaging that are necessary to develop a suitable
20 orthodontic diagnosis and treatment plan.
21 3. For the purposes of this section, “new patient” means a
22 person whom a licensee has not examined, for whom a licensee
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23 has not provided care, or for whom a licensee has not otherwise
24 provided consultation during the two-year period immediately
25 prior to the patient’s most recent appointment.
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY JAKE CHAPMAN
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 685, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
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MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor