Bill Sponsors: TN SB0609 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Bill Title: As enacted, permits dental hygienists to exercise prescriptive authority that is limited to fluoride agents, topical oral anesthetic agents, and nonsystemic oral antimicrobials under certain conditions; requires the board of dentistry to set educational and training requirements by rule; requires board to also determine allowable percentages of certain active ingredients in medications that may be prescribed by dental hygienists. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 319 [SB0609 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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