Dental Therapy
Summary
Dental Therapy; Authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or contracted with health access setting or another similar setting or program; requires chair of Board of Dentistry to appoint Council on Dental Therapy within specified timeframe; authorizes dental therapist under general supervision of dentist to administer local anesthesia & operate X-ray machine, expose dental X-ray films, & interpret or read such films if specified requirements are met.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melony M. Bell
RRepublican
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