| TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB364 by Nelson (Relating to the licensing and regulation of dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and dental laboratories; providing penalties.), As Introduced |
The provisions of the bill that are the subject of this analysis would amend the Occupations Code by making the unlicensed practice of dentistry, and the repeat unlicensed practice of dental hygiene, punishable as a felony of the third degree.
A third degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
For this analysis it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, GG
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