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SB 184: Dental Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Brandes

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 a similar setting or program; requiring the chair of the Board of Dentistry to appoint a Council on Dental Therapy within a specified timeframe; authorizing the board to require any person who applies to take the examination to practice dental therapy in this state to maintain medical malpractice insurance in a certain amount; requiring the board to certify certain applicants for licensure as a dental therapist; requiring the board to adopt certain rules relating to dental therapists, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/14/2021 Senate • Filed
    9/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 10
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 10
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Health Policy

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  • SB 184, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/14/2021 at 10:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 997 Dental Care Services Bell Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32)
    S 1444 Dental Care Services Brodeur Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32)

    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 8 (pdf)
    466.003 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    466.004 Board of Dentistry. Page 13 (pdf)
    466.006 Examination of dentists. Page 15 (pdf)
    466.0075 Applicants for examination; medical malpractice insurance. Page 22 (pdf)
    466.009 Reexamination. Page 22 (pdf)
    466.011 Licensure. Page 23 (pdf)
    466.0136 Page 24 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 24 (pdf)
    466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. Page 25 (pdf)
    466.018 Dentist of record; patient records. Page 28 (pdf)
    466.0225 Page 29 (pdf)
    466.0227 Page 31 (pdf)
    466.026 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 35 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 37 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 38 (pdf)

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