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CS/CS/SB 926: Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Health Policy ; Albritton

Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners; Revising licensure examination requirements for dentists to require applicants to demonstrate certain clinical skills on a manikin rather than a live patient; revising requirements for regional licensure examinations offered by dental schools to dental students; revising licensure examination requirements for dental hygienists to require applicants to demonstrate certain clinical skills on a manikin rather than a live patient; deleting a requirement that applicants for dental practitioner licensure examinations maintain medical malpractice insurance to cover any incident of harm to a patient during the clinical examination, etc.

Effective Date: 4/6/2022
 Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-32
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/16/2021 Senate • Filed
11/30/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 62
1/10/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/13/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 62
1/13/2022 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 115
1/14/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/18/2022 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 174
1/20/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/25/22, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/25/2022 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
1/27/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/28/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
1/31/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/2/2022 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 247
2/3/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 337
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/7/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/22 -SJ 364
2/10/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 358
• Amendment(s) adopted (144414) -SJ 358
• Read 3rd time -SJ 358
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 358
• Immediately certified -SJ 364
2/10/2022 House • In Messages
2/28/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/3/2022 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 517
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/4/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
3/4/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 695
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-32