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SB 151 Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Practice of dental assistants. Requires the Board of Dentistry to regulate the practice of dental assistants. This bill provides that a person who is employed to assist a licensed dentist or dental hygienist by performing duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant II may practice as a dental assistant I and that a person who has met the educational and training requirements prescribed by the Board, holds a certification from a credentialing organization recognized by the American Dental Association and has met any other qualifications for registration prescribed by the Board may practice as a dental assistant II and may perform duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist or dental hygienist under the direction of a licensed dentist that are reversible, intraoral procedures specified in regulations promulgated by the Board. This bill is identical to HB 1431 (Bowling).
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084003802 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB151ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084003802
- 01/07/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/08 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/24/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/08 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/19/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 House: Read second time
- 02/21/08 House: Read third time
- 02/21/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB151ER)
- 02/25/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)