Illinois House Bill 2259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that a dental hygienist may be employed or retained by a nonprofit organization or in a public health setting. Provides that a dental hygienist under remote supervision with a collaborative agreement with a licensed dentist shall provide a dental hygiene examination and dental screening and determine which services are necessary to be performed with a referral to a dentist within 12 months. Provides that a dental hygienist may be employed or retained by a health care facility, program, or nonprofit organization to perform dental hygiene services without the patient first being examined by a licensed dentist if the dental hygienist (i) has engaged in active practice of clinical dental hygiene for a minimum of 2,400 hours in the past 18 months or a career total of 3,000 hours, (ii) has entered into a collaborative agreement with a licensed dentist, (iii) had documented participation in course in infection control and medical emergencies, and (iv) maintains current CPR certification. Provides that a licensed dentist may not have a collaborative agreement with more than 4 dental hygienists, unless otherwise authorized by the Board. Provides that the collaborative agreement must (i) include certain provisions and it must be signed and maintained by the dentist, the dental hygienist, and the facility, program, or organization, (ii) be reviewed yearly, and (iii) be made available to the Board upon request. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

DENTAL PRACT ACT-HYGIENIST

Rep. William Davis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-03-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-20	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-25	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2013-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-19	House	First Reading
2013-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	25	18	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	25	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2259&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2259.htm