Georgia Senate Bill 248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 31 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-10 - Senate Read Second Time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to provide for the profession of dental hygiene therapy; to change the "Georgia Volunteers in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Act" to include the issuance of special licenses to dental hygiene therapists; to change certain provisions relating to applicability; to provide that a dental assistant may assist a licensed dental hygiene therapist; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Dental and Dental Hygienists; provide for the profession of dental hygiene therapy; licensure

Sen. Valencia Seay [D]

Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]

Sen. Gail Davenport [D]

Sen. Gloria Butler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-10	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-09	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-04-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-03-31	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/45105
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/153054
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156869