SB 82: Dental Therapy

GENERAL BILL by Collins

Dental Therapy; Authorizing Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in a mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or has a contractual agreement with a health access setting or another similar setting or program; requiring the Department of Health to allow any person who fails the dental therapy examination to retake the examination; providing application requirements and examination and licensure qualifications for dental therapists; authorizing a dental therapist to perform specified services under the supervision of a dentist under certain conditions, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/5/2024 09:27 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 21 (c2) by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Dental Therapy Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Similar

• Citations - Statute (17)

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  409.906	Optional Medicaid services.	Page 4 [pdf]
  466.001	Legislative purpose and intent.	Page 6 [pdf]
  466.002	Persons exempt from operation of chapter.	Page 7 [pdf]
  466.003	Definitions.	Page 8 [pdf]
  466.004	Board of Dentistry.	Page 12 [pdf]
  466.006	Examination of dentists.	Page 14 [pdf]
  466.009	Reexamination.	Page 19 [pdf]
  466.011	Licensure.	Page 19 [pdf]
  466.0136		Page 19 [pdf]
  466.016	License to be displayed.	Page 20 [pdf]
  466.017	Prescription of drugs; anesthesia.	Page 21 [pdf]
  466.018	Dentist of record; patient records.	Page 23 [pdf]
  466.0225		Page 25 [pdf]
  466.0227		Page 26 [pdf]
  466.026	Prohibitions; penalties.	Page 30 [pdf]
  466.028	Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board.	Page 32 [pdf]
  466.0285	Proprietorship by nondentists.	Page 33 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/5/2024	S	• Filed
  1/15/2025	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  5/3/2025	S	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration