SB 1444 (2022) -  Dental Care Services

General Bill by Brodeur
Dental Care Services: Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide Medicaid reimbursements for dental services provided by a mobile dental unit owned by, operated by, or having a contractual agreement with a health access setting or a similar setting or program under certain circumstances; deleting the requirement that applicants for dental hygienist licensure demonstrate specified skills on a live patient; revising specified tasks that may be delegated only to a licensed dental hygienist; revising specified remediable tasks licensed dental hygienists may perform in health access settings without the physical presence, prior examination, or authorization of a dentist, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32) on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 997 Subject: Dental Care Services Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 517 Subject: Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Examinations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 184 Subject: Dental Therapy Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 926 Subject: Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 926 (Ch. 2022-32) Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 127 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 127 Time: 01/12/2022 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/04/2022 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
409.906 SB 184, SB 330, HB 997, CS/HB 1333, CS/SB 1770, CS/HB 7047
466.007 CS/CS/HB 517, CS/CS/SB 926, HB 997
466.023 HB 997
466.024 HB 997