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SB 152: Dental Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Dental Therapy; Authorizing Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in a mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or contracted with a health access setting or another similar setting or program; requiring the chair of the Board of Dentistry to appoint a Council on Dental Therapy effective after a specified timeframe; requiring the board to adopt certain rules relating to dental therapists; providing application requirements and examination and licensure qualifications for dental therapists; limiting the practice of dental therapy to specified settings, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/16/2019 Senate • Filed
    9/3/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 16
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 15
    1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • SB 152, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/16/2019 at 4:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 979 Dental Therapy Plasencia Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Health Quality Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    667314 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Brandes)     		2/10/2020
    2:29 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    883162 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete line 2 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Brandes)     		2/3/2020
    12:33 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (18)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 4 (pdf)
    466.001 Legislative purpose and intent. Page 7 (pdf)
    466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter. Page 7 (pdf)
    466.003 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    466.004 Board of Dentistry. Page 9 (pdf)
    466.006 Examination of dentists. Page 12 (pdf)
    466.0075 Applicants for examination; medical malpractice insurance. Page 18 (pdf)
    466.009 Reexamination. Page 19 (pdf)
    466.011 Licensure. Page 19 (pdf)
    466.0136 Page 19 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 20 (pdf)
    466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. Page 21 (pdf)
    466.018 Dentist of record; patient records. Page 23 (pdf)
    466.0225 Page 24 (pdf)
    466.0227 Page 26 (pdf)
    466.026 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 30 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 32 (pdf)
    466.0285 Proprietorship by nondentists. Page 33 (pdf)

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