HB 961 (2021) -  Dental Therapy

General Bill by Bell (CO-SPONSORS) Joseph; Plasencia
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.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 604 Subject: Dental Therapy Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/12/2021 - 3:51 PM Member: Bell Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
409.906 CS/SB 240*, SB 604, SB 852, CS/HB 1009*, HB 1117, HB 1299, SB 1318, SB 1552, SB 2518*
466.001 SB 604
466.002 SB 604
466.003 SB 604
466.004 SB 604
466.006 HB 497, SB 604, SB 1366
466.0075 SB 604
466.009 SB 604
466.011 SB 604
466.0136 SB 604
466.016 SB 604
466.017 SB 604
466.018 SB 604
466.0225 SB 604
466.0227 SB 604
466.026 SB 604
466.028 SB 604, CS/CS/SB 1568
921.0022 CS/HB 1, CS/HB 9, CS/CS/SB 96*, HB 123, HB 167, HB 291, CS/HB 325*, CS/HB 371, SB 428, SB 478, SB 484, SB 604, CS/HB 777, CS/HB 921, CS/SB 1234*, SB 1260, CS/SB 1378, CS/HB 1397*, HB 1465, SB 1498, HB 1523, CS/SB 1566, HB 1597, CS/SB 1608, SB 1618, SB 1784, SB 1850, SB 1916, HB 6029

(*) Not the latest version