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2002 SESSION

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SB 503 Health professions; dental hygienists.

Introduced by: William Bolling | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Health professions; dental hygienists. Requires the Board of Dentistry to adopt regulations to allow for the "general supervision" of dental hygienists by dentists. "General supervision" means that a dentist has evaluated the patient and prescribed authorized services to be provided by a dental hygienist; however, the dentist need not be present in the facility while the authorized services are being provided. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025981230  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 025981230-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB503ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025981230
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/31/02  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/02  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/02  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/04/02  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/04/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 025981230-E
• 02/05/02  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/13/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/02  House: Read first time
• 02/13/02  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/21/02  House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  House: Read second time
• 02/25/02  House: Read third time
• 02/25/02  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB503ER)
• 03/07/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective - see bill)
• 03/26/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)