IN HB1282 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-04 - Public Law 140
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 4 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-04 - Public Law 140
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Dental hygiene practice. Amends the definition of "prescriptive supervision" for purposes of the practice of dental hygiene. Provides that a dental hygienist may not use a laser that cuts, ablates, or cauterizes hard or soft tissue to provide treatment to a patient. Requires that if a dental hygienist practices under the prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist, the dentist's written order must be recorded, signed, and dated in the patient's records.
Title
Dental hygiene practice. Amends the definition of "prescriptive supervision" for purposes of the practice of dental hygiene. Provides that a dental hygienist may not use a laser that cuts, ablates, or cauterizes hard or soft tissue to provide treatment to a patient. Requires that if a dental hygienist practices under the prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist, the dentist's written order must be recorded, signed, and dated in the patient's records.
Sponsors
| Rep. David Frizzell [R] | Rep. Robin Shackleford [D] | Rep. Gregory Porter [D] | Rep. Sheila Klinker [D] |
| Sen. Jean Leising [R] | Sen. Jean Breaux [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-04-16 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-25 - Senate - Senate Committee on Health & Provider Services - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-01-21 - House - House Committee on Public Health - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-25 - Senate - Senate Committee on Health & Provider Services - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-27 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-01-21 - House - House Committee on Public Health - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-04 | House | Public Law 140 |
| 2015-05-04 | House | Signed by the Governor |
| 2015-04-30 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2015-04-22 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2015-04-16 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 478: yeas 91, nays 0 |
| 2015-04-15 | House | Motion to concur filed |
| 2015-04-01 | Senate | Returned to the House with amendments |
| 2015-03-31 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 356: yeas 48, nays 0 |
| 2015-03-30 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2015-03-26 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2015-02-24 | Senate | First Reading: Referred to committee on Health & Provider Services |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to the Senate |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Representative Klinker added as coauthor |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Senator Breaux added second sponsor |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Senator Leising added first sponsor |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 38: yeas 96, nays 0 |
| 2015-01-26 | House | Representative Porter added as coauthor |
| 2015-01-26 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2015-01-22 | House | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2015-01-13 | House | First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Health |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Coauthored by Representative Shackleford |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Authored by Representative Frizzell |
