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HB 1173: Dental Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Chaney

Dental Therapy; Authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided by certain mobile dental units; creates Council on Dental Therapy; specifies licensure requirements, services, limitations, & prohibitions relating to practice of dental therapy; requires DOH, in consultation with Board of Dentistry & AHCA, to submit reports to Legislature.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/3/2024 House • Filed
    1/9/2024 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/22/2024 House • Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
    1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    2/2/2024 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/6/2024 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    3/8/2024 House • Died in Health & Human Services Committee

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  • HB 1173, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/3/2024 at 2:50 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1254 Dental Therapy Collins Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 4 (pdf)
    466.001 Legislative purpose and intent. Page 7 (pdf)
    466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter. Page 8 (pdf)
    466.003 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    466.004 Board of Dentistry. Page 13 (pdf)
    466.006 Examination of dentists. Page 16 (pdf)
    466.009 Reexamination. Page 24 (pdf)
    466.011 Licensure. Page 25 (pdf)
    466.0136 Page 25 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 26 (pdf)
    466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. Page 26 (pdf)
    466.018 Dentist of record; patient records. Page 29 (pdf)
    466.0225 Page 30 (pdf)
    466.0227 Page 33 (pdf)
    466.026 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 36 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 38 (pdf)
    466.0285 Proprietorship by nondentists. Page 40 (pdf)

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