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HOUSE BILL NO. 310 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 5, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2708.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to mobile dental clinics; exemption from registration requirements. ---------- Patron-- Orrock ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54.1-2708.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-2708.3. Regulation of mobile dental clinics.

No person shall operate a mobile dental clinic or other portable dental operation without first registering such mobile dental clinic or other portable dental operation with the Board, except that the following shall be exempt from such registration requirement: (i) mobile dental clinics or other portable dental operations operated by federal, state, or local government agencies or other entities identified by the Board in regulations shall be exempt from such registration requirement; (ii) mobile dental clinics operated by federally qualified health centers with a dental component that provides dental services via mobile model to children within 30 miles of the federally qualified health center; and (iii) mobile dental clinics operated by free health clinics or health safety net clinics that have been granted tax-exempt status pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that provide dental services via mobile model to children within 30 miles of the free health clinic or health safety net clinic.

The Board shall promulgate regulations for mobile dental clinics and other portable dental operations to ensure that patient safety is protected, appropriate dental services are rendered, and needed follow-up care is provided. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, requirements for the registration of mobile dental clinics, locations where services may be provided, requirements for reporting by providers, and other requirements necessary to provide accountability for services rendered.