HB 979: Dental Therapy
GENERAL BILL by Plasencia
Dental Therapy; Authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided by certain mobile dental units; creates Council on Dental Therapy; specifies licensure requirements, services, limitations, & prohibitions relating to practice of dental therapy; requires DOH, in consultation with Board of Dentistry & AHCA, to submit reports to Legislature by specified dates; requires specified information & recommendations to be included in such reports.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/3/2020 | House |
• Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 84 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 84 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Quality Subcommittee |
