File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 275
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Owings, D. Davis, Ciliberti, Hubbard, and
Nathan-Pulliam
- Entitled:
-
Oral Health - Dental Hygienists - Access to Care
Authorizing a dental hygienist to practice without a dentist being on
the premises; limiting a dental hygienist to treating patients only
under defined circumstances; eliminating the requirement that a dental
hygienist obtain a waiver from the State Board of Dental Examiners
before being able to treat patients without a dentist being on the
premises; requiring a dentist to maintain on record and provide to a
dental hygienist an agreement allowing a dental hygienist to perform
appropriate duties when the dentist is not present; etc.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/13
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti, District 39
- Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DENTAL HYGIENISTS
- DENTISTS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health Occupations
- (
4-101 ,
4-308
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
