HB 997: Dental Care Services
GENERAL BILL by Bell
Dental Care Services; Authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in mobile dental units; authorizes AHCA to reimburse licensed dental hygienist for remediable tasks; deletes various requirements relating to dental hygienist licensure applicants & licensed dental hygienist remediable tasks; authorizes licensed dental hygienist to apply interim therapeutic restorations.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/21/2021 House • Filed
1/7/2022 House • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32)
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HB 997, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/21/2021 at 10:20 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1444 Dental Care Services Brodeur Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32) 
H 517 (c2) Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Examinations Professions and Public Health Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/3/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32)
S 184 Dental Therapy Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy
S 926 (er) Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners Albritton Compare Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-32
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 2 (pdf) 466.007 Examination of dental hygienists. Page 5 (pdf) 466.023 Dental hygienists; scope and area of practice. Page 6 (pdf) 466.024 Delegation of duties; expanded functions. Page 7 (pdf)
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