Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc.
Summary
Teledentistry. Defines "teledentistry," establishes requirements for the practice of teledentistry and the taking of dental scans for use in teledentistry by dental scan technicians, and clarifies requirements related to the use of digital work orders for dental appliances in the practice of teledentistry. This bill is identical to SB 122.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 23, 2019
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB165H1
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106240D-H1
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Dec 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Dec 23, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101114D
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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