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IdahoH 09352026 regular legislative sessionHouse

DENTURITRY – Amends and adds to existing law to consolidate provisions regarding denturitry licensure.

Sponsored By: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

DENTURITRY

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6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.

Denturists must meet new licensing standards

Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho requires a license to practice denturitry or use a title suggesting that work. Applicants must pass a board-approved exam and complete at least two years of formal training. The school must meet accreditation rules recognized by the Idaho State Board of Education. Training must cover oral diseases, body functions, anatomy, microbes, legal duties, infection prevention, and emergency first aid. Before applying, applicants must finish a two-year internship under a licensed denturist or meet board-approved equivalent experience rules. Exceptions cover supervised interns, authorized dentists and medical practitioners working within their scope, and students in approved clinical programs. Technicians are exempt only under a licensed dentist or denturist’s direction, without contact with the intended denture user.

Denturists face fees and two-year renewals

Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho may charge denturists up to $300 to apply and $600 for an initial license. Renewal fees are capped at $2,000 every two years; actual fees may be lower. Licenses expire unless denturists renew and meet board requirements for applications, continuing education, and fees. Renewal and reinstatement also follow Idaho’s occupational licensing law. Denturitry receipts support board costs through the Occupational Licenses Fund, which cannot pay claims beyond available income.

Denture patients gain options with limits

Beginning July 1, 2026, licensed Idaho denturists can directly supply, make, fit, alter, reproduce, and repair removable full or partial dentures. They can advise patients and take impressions, bites, casts, or designs for dentures. They cannot alter oral tissues or natural teeth, diagnose or treat mouth abnormalities, or prescribe drugs or disease treatments. They also cannot insert or fit immediate dentures in the mouth or make or fit orthodontic appliances. Work must take place on the denturist’s premises, except cast framework work and work needed by homebound patients.

Denture patients get guarantees and safeguards

Beginning July 1, 2026, all Idaho denturist services must carry an unconditional guarantee lasting at least 90 days. The law does not spell out refund or repair remedies. Practices must post an easy-to-read notice in a visible place explaining how to contact the board and division about complaints. Licensed denturists cannot give or accept money, rebates, or gifts for patient referrals. They also cannot split fees or share payments through referral arrangements.

Dental insurance must reimburse covered denturist care

Beginning July 1, 2026, dental health policies must reimburse covered services provided by a licensed Idaho denturist. The service must fall within denturitry’s lawful scope and already qualify for reimbursement when performed by a licensed dentist. Insurers cannot deny reimbursement just because a licensed denturist provides the service. The law does not add coverage for otherwise uncovered services or set payment amounts.

Denturists face inspections and license penalties

Beginning July 1, 2026, Idaho’s State Board of Dentistry oversees denturists within the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. Its nine governor-appointed members serve five-year terms: five dentists, two hygienists, one denturist or prosthetics expert, and one public member. The board sets licensing and exam rules, approves schools, accepts approved testing results, and investigates complaints. Regulators can inspect businesses at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner. Relevant crimes, incompetence, gross negligence, fraud, substance impairment, unlawful directives, and rule violations can trigger discipline. Penalties include license denial, suspension, revocation, probation, conditions, reprimands, censure, monetary penalties, and enforcement costs. The board can seek court orders to stop violations, and violating those orders can lead to contempt proceedings. Anyone whose denturist license was revoked in Idaho or another state must wait one year before applying in Idaho. These rules replace the former denture law and earlier board-power and examination provisions.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Jeff Ehlers

    Republican • House

  • Todd M. Lakey

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 93 • No: 9

Senate vote • 3/31/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 3/23/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 59 • No: 9

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 298 Effective: 07/01/2026

    4/2/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 10:38 a.m. on April 2, 2026

    4/2/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    4/2/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    4/1/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    4/1/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    4/1/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    4/1/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1

    3/31/2026Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/30/2026Senate

  10. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

    3/27/2026Senate

  11. Reported out of Committee and referred to: Health & Welfare

    3/25/2026Senate

  12. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources

    3/24/2026Senate

  13. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    3/24/2026Senate

  14. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-9-2

    3/23/2026House

  15. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/20/2026House

  16. Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

    3/19/2026House

  17. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    3/19/2026House

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