Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 31, 2013 |
signed chap.239 |
Jul 19, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1541 substituted for s5757 |
Jun 20, 2013 |
substituted by a7866 ordered to third reading cal.1541 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 12, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5757
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7866 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S5757 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7866
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง6606, 6608 & 6611, Ed L
2013-S5757 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5757 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to registered dental hygienists PURPOSE: This bill would allow registered dental hygienists working in certain facilities overseen by the Department of Health, pursuant to a collaborative agreement with a licensed and registered dentist to provide dental services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill would allow a dental hygienist working for a hospital as defined in Article 28 of the public health law (this includes community health centers, hospital based dental clinics, local health department dental clinics, school-based dental health centers, and nursing homes), pursuant to a collaborative agreement with a licensed and registered dentist who has a formal relationship with the same hospital, to provide certain dental services that are currently provided under general supervision. The collaborative agreement would be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State Education Department (SED) in consultation with the Department of Health (DOH). The dental hygienist would be required to instruct patients to visit a licensed dentist for comprehensive examination
2013-S5757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5757 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 12, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to registered dental hygienists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6606 of the education law, as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1. The practice of the profession of dental hygiene is defined as the performance of dental services which shall include removing calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from the exposed surfaces of the teeth which begin at the epithelial attachment and applying topical agents indicated for a complete dental prophylaxis, removing cement, placing or removing rubber dam, removing sutures, placing matrix band, providing patient education, applying topical medication, placing and exposing DIAGNOSTIC DENTAL X-ray films, performing topical fluoride applications and topical anesthetic applications, polishing teeth, taking medical history, charting caries, taking impressions for study casts, placing and removing temporary restorations, administering and monitoring nitrous oxide analgesia and administering and monitoring local infil- tration anesthesia, subject to certification in accordance with section sixty-six hundred five-b of this article, and any other function in the definition of the practice of dentistry as may be delegated by a licensed dentist in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The practice of dental hygiene may be conducted in the office of any licensed dentist or in any appropriately equipped school or public institution but must be done EITHER under the supervision of a licensed dentist OR, IN THE CASE OF A REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST WORK- ING FOR A HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, PURSUANT TO A COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENT WITH A LICENSED AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11370-02-3
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