VirginiaDentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.
What it does
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check. Establishes the procedure by which the Board of Dentistry shall fulfill the criminal background check requirement of the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The bill requires applicants for compact-eligible licensure to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check, directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to disseminate criminal history information obtained to the Board, and establishes the process by which an applicant may obtain their criminal history record in the event that such applicant disputes the criminal history information on which a denial of licensure is based.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Jan 27Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB530)
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102271DIntroduced