Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3516: Dentistry profession licensure, registration, scope of practice, continuing education, and disciplinary grounds modified; and fees established.
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to health professions; modifying dentistry profession licensure, registration, scope of practice, continuing education, and disciplinary grounds; establishing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 150A.01, subdivision 6a; 150A.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 150A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 2a, 2c, 2d, 3, 8, 9, 11; 150A.08, subdivision 1; 150A.081, subdivision 1; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9a, 10, 20, by adding a subdivision; 150A.10, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4; 150A.105, subdivision 8; 150A.106, subdivision 3; 150A.11, subdivision 1…
From the introduced text, February 19, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to health professions; modifying dentistry profession licensure, registration, scope of practice, continuing education, and disciplinary grounds; establishing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 150A.01, subdivision 6a; 150A.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 150A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 2a, 2c, 2d, 3, 8, 9, 11; 150A.08, subdivision 1; 150A.081, subdivision 1; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9a, 10, 20, by adding a subdivision; 150A.10, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4; 150A.105, subdivision 8; 150A.106, subdivision 3; 150A.11, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 150A.06, subdivision 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 150A.06, subdivision 6. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 150A.01, subdivision 6a, is amended to read: Subd. 6a. Faculty dentist. "Faculty dentist" means a person who is licensed to practice dentistry as a faculty member of a deleted text begin school of dentistrydeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: dental education program] new text end , pursuant to section 150A.06, subdivision 1a. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 150A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Practice of dentistry. A person shall be deemed to be practicing dentistry within the meaning of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12: (1) who uses a dental degree, or designation, or card, device, directory, sign, or other media whereby the person represents an ability to diagnose, treat, prescribe, …