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2013 SESSION

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HB 1349 Dental hygiene and dental hygienist; definitions and licensure.

Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Dental hygiene and dental hygienist; definitions and licensure. Defines "dental hygiene" as duties related to patient assessment and the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services specified in regulations of the Board and not otherwise restricted to the practice of dentistry. The bill defines "dental hygienist" as a person who is licensed by the Board of Dentistry to practice dental hygiene. The bill also clarifies the licensure requirement for a dental hygienist of graduation from a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and offered by an accredited institution of higher education.

FULL TEXT

• 11/28/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100481D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/13  House: Printed as engrossed 13100481D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1349ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/13/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 11/28/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100481D
• 11/28/12  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/11/13  House: Assigned HWI sub: #2
• 01/24/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/13  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/13  House: Read first time
• 01/31/13  House: Read second time
• 01/31/13  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/13  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1349E
• 01/31/13  House: Printed as engrossed 13100481D-E
• 02/01/13  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/13  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/14/13  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/13  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/13  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/13  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1349ER)
• 02/21/13  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/13  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/13  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 240 (effective 7/1/13)
• 03/13/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240)