Bill Title: Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that a dentist may be privileged at an ambulatory surgical treatment center if it is determined that the patient under the care of the dentist requires sedation beyond the training that the dentist possesses. Provides that the determination of need for sedation shall be made by the medical director of the facility where the procedure is to be performed. Provides that a dentist performing a surgical procedure requiring sedation at a facility must either have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital where patients would receive care in the event of an emergency arising during a dental surgical procedure or have a memorandum of understanding with a physician who has admitting privileges at such a hospital. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0323 [SB1291 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Julie Morrison [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tom Demmer [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-090	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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