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SB 684: Dental Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book ; Perry ; Montford ; Taddeo ; Stewart

Dental Therapy; Authorizing Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in a mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or contracted with a health access setting or another similar setting or program; requiring the chair of the Board of Dentistry to appoint a Council on Dental Therapy effective after a specified timeframe; authorizing the board to require any person who applies to take the examination to practice dental therapy in this state to maintain medical malpractice insurance in a certain amount, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2019 Senate • Filed
2/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 83
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 83
3/13/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/18/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs