Bill Text: IA HF2388 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the services dental hygienists may perform. (Formerly HSB 550)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-11 - Rereferred to State Government. H.J. 456. [HF2388 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF2388-Introduced.html

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House File 2388 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE
                                     GOVERNMENT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 550)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the services dental hygienists may perform.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 153.15, Code 2016, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    153.15  Dental hygienists == scope of term.
  1  4    1.  A licensed dental hygienist may perform those services
  1  5 which are educational, therapeutic, and preventive in nature
  1  6 which attain or maintain optimal oral health as determined by
  1  7 the board and may include but are not necessarily limited to
  1  8 complete oral prophylaxis, application of preventive agents
  1  9 to oral structures, exposure and processing of radiographs,
  1 10 administration of medicaments prescribed by a licensed
  1 11 dentist, obtaining and preparing nonsurgical, clinical and
  1 12 oral diagnostic tests for interpretation by the dentist, and
  1 13 preparation of preliminary written records of oral conditions
  1 14 for interpretation by the dentist. Such services, with the
  1 15 exception of educational services and oral screening services,
  1 16  shall be performed under supervision of a licensed dentist and
  1 17 in a dental office, a public or private school, public health
  1 18 agencies, hospitals, and the armed forces, but nothing herein
  1 19 shall be construed to authorize a dental hygienist to practice
  1 20 dentistry.  Oral screening services performed by a licensed
  1 21 dental hygienist other than under the supervision of a licensed
  1 22 dentist shall require a referral to a licensed dentist for a
  1 23 comprehensive exam, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
  1 24    2.  For purposes of this section:
  1 25    a.  "Educational services" includes:
  1 26    (1)  Assessing the need for planning, implementing, and
  1 27 evaluating oral health education programs for individual
  1 28 patients and community groups.
  1 29    (2)  Conducting workshops and in=service training sessions
  1 30 on dental health for nurses, school personnel, institutional
  1 31 staff, community groups, and other agencies providing
  1 32 consultation and technical assistance for promotional,
  1 33 preventative, or other services.
  1 34    b.  "Oral screening services" means either of the following:
  1 35    (1)  Reviewing medical and dental health histories.
  2  1    (2)  Performing oral inspection.
  2  2                           EXPLANATION
  2  3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2  4 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2  5    This bill permits licensed dental hygienists to perform
  2  6 educational services and oral screening services without
  2  7 supervision of a licensed dentist and without restriction on
  2  8 the location of those services. The bill creates definitions
  2  9 for "educational services" and "oral screening services".
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