Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that a person who uses teledentistry practices dentistry within the meaning of the Act. Provides that a dentist may utilize and delegate dental services to a dental hygienist or dental assistant using telehealth only under the supervision requirements as specified in the Act for in-person patient care. Provides that a dental assistant who has at least 2,000 hours of direct clinical patient care experience and who has completed a structured training program provided by a continuing education provider approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may perform specified procedures. Provides that a dental assistant who has completed specified training may perform coronal scaling and intracoronal temporization of a tooth under the supervision of a dentist. Changes the definition of "public health setting" to include a prison. Changes the definition of "teledentistry" to include limited patient diagnosis and treatment planning (rather than patient care) using synchronous and asynchronous communications under an Illinois licensed dentist's authority (rather than a dentist's authority).

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0936 [HB4501 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2022-06-02	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2022-04-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2022-03-04	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2022-01-13	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 002	2022-04-07	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2022-03-25	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2022-03-01	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2022-02-28	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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