SENATE BILL 531

Sponsored By:

Senator Dyson

Entitled:

Dental Hygiene - Administration of Local Anesthesia

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of dental hygiene to include the administration of local anesthesia under specified circumstances; authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to adopt specified regulations governing the administration of local anesthesia; altering the authority of the Board to adopt specified rules and regulations concerning the administration of local anesthesia by licensed dental hygienists; authorizing licensed dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

2/27

Hearing cancelled

3/8

Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Dental Hygienists

Dentists

Discipline

Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse

Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc

Examinations

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Rules and Regulations

Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 4-101 , 4-205 , 4-206 , 4-206.1 , 4-315 , 4-315 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered