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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 883

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Relating to: using telehealth in the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Dentistry Digger_s hotline _one_call system_ Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a dentist or dental hygienist who uses telehealth in the practice

of dentistry or dental hygiene must provide to a patient his or her full name and

license number before treating the patient and must follow protocols established by

the Dentistry Examining Board by rule. The bill defines “telehealth” as a practice

of dental care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or transfer of medical

data by means of audio, video, or data communications, including asynchronous

telehealth services, interactive telehealth, and remote patient monitoring.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kooyenga (R)

4 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Dittrich (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Loudenbeck (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Ballweg, Dittrich and Felzkowski

  2. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1