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Council backs changes to AB 873: larger course fees, 30‑day infection‑control deadline and limited change to electronic course use
Summary
On May 14, 2025, the Dental Assisting Council voted to recommend legislative amendments to AB 873 to set higher course review fees and to require completion of the board’s infection‑control course within 30 days of employment.
On May 14, 2025 the Dental Assisting Council voted to recommend the Board of California seek amendments to Assembly Bill 873 that would set specific statutory fees for review of certain stand‑alone dental assistant courses and adjust the infection control course timeframe.
Board staff presented a cost analysis showing that the $300 per‑course cap in the currently drafted bill would not cover the board’s estimated workload to review and perform site visits for some courses. Legislative specialist Brian Nelson said an analysis indicated implementation costs per course of roughly $7,300 for interim therapeutic restoration (ITR) and radiographic decision making (RDM) courses and…
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