TN HB1679 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-19 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 561
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-19 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 561
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, generally prohibits a licensed dentist from allowing, under general supervision, more than three dental hygienists to work at any one time; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under direct supervision, no more than 10 dental hygienists while the dentist and each hygienist are providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics; authorizes a dentist to supervise, under general supervision, no more than five dental hygienists if the dentist and dental hygienists work for the department of health, a county or metropolitan health department, or an entity that participates in the state safety net program for the uninsured. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-108, relative to the number of dental hygienists supervised by a dentist.
Sponsors
| Rep. William Lamberth [R] | Rep. Mark Cochran [R] | Rep. Greg Martin [R] | Rep. John Crawford [R] |
| Rep. Chris Todd [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 561 | |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-22 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/7/2024 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/30/2024 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Health Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2075 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-19 - Effective date(s) 03/12/2024
