2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 576

CHAPTER NUMBER: 566
File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Riley, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions

Synopsis:

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

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (133-3)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 566

Sponsored by:

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Dental Hygienists
Dentists
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

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 4-101 , 4-205 , 4-206 , 4-206.1 , 4-308 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 206081/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 12:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-3)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)