Bill 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-04 - Public Law 140 [HB1282 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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