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Relating to requirements for licensees under the purview of the dental board relating to orthodontia services
Sponsored by the House Human Resources Committee
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 13, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 202097–3
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill prohibits a licensee under the purview of the dental board who provides treatment for the correction of malpositions of human teeth or the initial use of orthodontic appliances from beginning orthodontic treatment on a new patient unless either the licensee performs an initial in-person examination of the teeth and supporting structures of the new patient prior to beginning orthodontic treatment, or the new patient provides the licensee with a record of completion within the prior two-year period of an in-person examination of the teeth and supporting structures of the new patient prior to the licensee beginning orthodontic treatment.
Read the full explanation
The required in-person examination shall include any appropriate conventional or digital radiographs that are necessary to develop a suitable orthodontic diagnosis and treatment plan. The bill defines “new patient” as a person whom a licensee has not examined, for whom a licensee has not provided care, or for whom a licensee has not otherwise provided consultation during the two-year period immediately prior to the patient’s most recent appointment.
Senate subcommittee
Named June 4, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
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