Wyoming House Bill 139

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-02-14 - Failed Introduction 31-30-1-0-0
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; amending dentists and dental hygienists licensing statutes to include denturists; authorizing a denturist to be added to the board of dental examiners as specified; specifying that this act does not apply to denturitry students performing denturitry as part of their curriculum; specifying that denturists shall only perform dental laboratory work at the direction of a dentist; requiring denturists and dental laboratory technicians to complete work for a dentist pursuant to a written prescription as specified; requiring dentists and denturists to engage the services of persons outside their office with a written work authorization; specifying that denturists in certain occupations are exempt from the act; specifying that denturists may perform services for patients if trained to do so in an accredited denturitry school and under the supervision of a dentist; amending requirements relating to permissible supervised work by specified persons; requiring dental hygienists to be graduates of a board approved program in order to practice; amending definitions; providing definitions; amending other laws relating to dentists and dental hygienists to include denturists as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

Denturist practice act.

Rep. John Winter [R]

2024-02-14 - House - Failed Introduction 31-30-1-0-0 (Y: 31 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-14	House	Failed Introduction 31-30-1-0-0
2024-02-09	House	Received for Introduction
2024-02-08		Bill Number Assigned

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2024/HB0139
Text	https://www.wyoleg.gov/2024/Introduced/HB0139.pdf
Supplement	https://www.wyoleg.gov/2024/Fiscal/HB0139.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2024/HB0139#5106