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CS/HB 855: Dental Services

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; McClure ; Berfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; López, J. ; Trabulsy ; Valdés

Dental Services; Requires dentists & certain partnerships, or corporations to designate with board dentist of record & provide information to certain patients; requires any individual, partnership, or corporation that provides dental services through telehealth to make available specified information; defines term “advertisement”; requires advertisements of dental services provided through telehealth to include specified disclaimer; provides requirements for initial examination for orthodontic appliances; defines "in-person examination."

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 5/30/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-214
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/12/2023 House • Filed
    12/27/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/12/2024 House • Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
    1/17/2024 House • Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    2/6/2024 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    2/8/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
    2/9/2024 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/12/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/15/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
    2/21/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/22/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    2/22/2024 Senate • In Messages
    2/23/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    2/27/2024 Senate • Received
    3/4/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 633
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 302 -SJ 633
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 633
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 633
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 633
    3/4/2024 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    5/21/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/29/2024 • Approved by Governor
    5/30/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-214

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  • CS/HB 855, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2024 at 3:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 302 Dental Services Boyd Similar Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 855 (Ch. 2024-214) -SJ 633

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    466.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 2 (pdf)
    466.019 Advertising by dentists. Page 3 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 5 (pdf)
    466.0281 Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 855, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/9/2024 at 11:42 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 302 Dental Services Boyd Similar Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 855 (Ch. 2024-214) -SJ 633

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/22/2024 2:17 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/4/2024 2:54 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    466.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 2 (pdf)
    466.019 Advertising by dentists. Page 3 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 5 (pdf)
    466.0281 Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 855, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2023 at 4:42 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/24/2024 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 302 Dental Services Boyd Similar Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 855 (Ch. 2024-214) -SJ 633

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    321887 - Amendment
    Remove lines 50-181 and insert:
    McClure 2/7/2024
    6:10 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/8/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    466.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 2 (pdf)
    466.018 Dentist of record; patient records. Page 3 (pdf)
    466.019 Advertising by dentists. Page 4 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 6 (pdf)

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