Virginia Senate Bill 151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)

Practice of dental assistants. Requires the Board of Dentistry to regulate the practice of dental assistants. This bill provides that a person who is employed to assist a licensed dentist or dental hygienist by performing duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant II may practice as a dental assistant I and that a person who has met the educational and training requirements prescribed by the Board, holds a certification from a credentialing organization recognized by the American Dental Association and has met any other qualifications for registration prescribed by the Board may practice as a dental assistant II and may perform duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist or dental hygienist under the direction of a licensed dentist that are reversible, intraoral procedures specified in regulations promulgated by the Board. This bill is identical to

Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)
2008-03-04		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-26		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-25		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-25		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB151ER)
2008-02-25		Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-21		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21		House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-21		House: Read third time
2008-02-20		House: Read second time
2008-02-19		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-01-29		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-01-29		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28		Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-25		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2008-01-24		Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16		Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2008-01-07		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2008-01-07		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084003802

HB1431 (Same As) 2008-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB151