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Authors Ávila Farías  
Coauthors: Bains   Jackson  
Subject Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.
Relating To relating to healing arts.
Title An act to repeal and add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 1645.4) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
Last Action Dt 2025-07-08
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
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Majority No Yes No None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2025-07-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-07-08     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 4. Page 1886.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 23).
2025-04-23     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-03     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-02     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-01     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1).
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-07-08
Amended Assembly     2025-04-02
Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program, requires the Dental Board of California to issue 3-year nonrenewable permits to practice dentistry to dentists from Mexico who meet specified criteria.

This bill would repeal those provisions and replace them with a new Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program. Under that new program, the bill would require the board to issue a 3-year nonrenewable license to practice dentistry to an applicant that meets certain criteria, as specified, and require participants in the program to comply with specified requirements. The bill would require specified portions of the program to be administered by representatives from a certain federally qualified health center. The bill would authorize participants to be employed only by federally qualified health centers that meet specified conditions, and would impose requirements on those centers. The bill would require an evaluation of the program to be commenced beginning one year after the program has commenced, as specified, and would prescribe the information to be included in that evaluation.