Bill Number: S.B. 1377
Barto Floor Amendment
Reference to: EDUCATION Committee amendment
Amendment drafted by: Jessica Newland
FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Removes the requirement for a supervising dentist to be within 10 miles of the practice setting.
2. Requires dental therapy education programs to emphasize treatment methods that reduce the need for analgesics.
3. Requires dental practices to disclose whether the patient is scheduled to see the dentist or dental therapist.
4. Makes a technical change.
Second Regular Session S.B. 1377
BARTO FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1377
(Reference to EDUCATION Committee amendment)
Page 4, between lines 29 and 30, insert:
"Line 27, after the period insert "dental therapy education programs shall emphasize treatment methods that reduce the need for analgesics.""
Page 5, strike lines 1 and 2, insert:
"Page 21, line 9, strike "four hundred" insert "one thousand"
Page 22, between lines 12 and 13, insert:
"B. EACH DENTAL PRACTICE SHALL DISCLOSE TO A PATIENT WHETHER THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED TO SEE THE DENTIST OR DENTAL THERAPIST."
Amend title to conform