§ 1902.2

(a) A licensee shall report, upon his or her initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal or inactive license, the practice or employment status of the licensee, designated as one of the following:

(1) Full-time practice or employment in a dental or dental hygiene practice of 32 hours per week or more in California.

(2) Full-time practice or employment in a dental or dental hygiene practice of 32 hours or more outside of California.

(3) Part-time practice or employment in a dental or dental hygiene practice for less than 32 hours per week in California.

(4) Part-time practice or employment in a dental or dental hygiene practice for less than 32 hours per week outside of California.

(5) Dental hygiene administrative employment that does not include direct patient care, as may be further defined by the committee.

(6) Retired.

(7) Other practice or employment status, as may be further defined by the committee.

(b) Information collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be posted on the Internet Web site of the committee.

(c) (1) A licensee may report on his or her application for renewal, and the committee, as appropriate, shall collect, information regarding the licensee’s cultural background and foreign language proficiency.

(2) Information collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be aggregated on an annual basis, based on categories utilized by the committee in the collection of the data, into both statewide totals and ZIP Code of primary practice or employment location totals.

(3) Aggregated information under this subdivision shall be compiled annually, and reported on the Internet Web site of the committee as appropriate, on or before July 1 of each year.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature to utilize moneys in the State Dental Hygiene Fund to pay any cost incurred by the committee in implementing this section.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 799, Sec. 4. (SB 1575) Effective January 1, 2013.)