2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 841

CHAPTER NUMBER: 272
File Code: Health Occupations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 664
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kipke, Kach, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Cullison, Krebs, and Donoghue
Entitled:
Health Occupations - Dental Hygienists - Nitrous Oxide

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "practice dental hygiene" for purposes of specified provisions of law governing dental hygienists; authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to adopt regulations; authorizing a dental hygienist, under specified circumstances, to monitor a patient to whom nitrous oxide is administered; requiring a dental hygienist to complete specified educational and examination requirements before performing specified functions; and terminating the Act at the end of September 30, 2014.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/23
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 272

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

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
Patients
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations
( 4-101 , 4-205 , 4-206.2 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 446282/01     Offered on: March 25, 2011   at: 11:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 274231/01     Offered on: April 8, 2011   at: 2:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2011: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 5, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)