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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.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Feb 18, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 6 co
Left in Committee Appropriations
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB530)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
Assigned sub: Health Professions
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102271D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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Left in Committee Appropriations