Bills › 89th General Assembly
SSB 1202
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 2, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 543
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 543 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 543 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Dentists providing orthodontic treatment must examine a new patient in person or through video before starting care. Patients can also skip this step if they provide dental records from an exam that happened within the last six months. These records must include the necessary X-rays or digital images needed to create a treatment plan.1
Read the official explanation
_____ orthodontic treatment, or the new patient provides the licensee with the portion of the dental record taken within the prior six months of an in-person or teledentistry examination of the teeth and supporting structures of the new patient prior to the licensee beginning orthodontic treatment. The required examination shall include any appropriate conventional or digital radiographs or digital imaging 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 February 16, 2021. On February 24, 2021 it recommended passage.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 2437 Relating to requirements for licensees under the purview of the dental board relating to o…88th General Assembly · Passed House · similarPassed a chamber
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