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The committee\u0000vote follows a staff-drafted change that distinguishes RDHAPs who merely maintain portable equipment at a physical location from RDHAPs who treat patients at a fixed facility. Dr. Edina Petty, presenting the item, said the amendments make clear that RDHAPs who only store or sterilize portable equipment need not meet facility requirements such as ADA access, on-site toilet facilities or a working AED; RDHAPs who treat patients at a fixed facility must still meet those requirements. She also noted that if an RDHAP does not administer local anesthesia under 16 CCR \u0000section 1118, a self-contained portable oxygen unit would not be required for a portable-equipment-only registration.

The measure directs staff to submit the regulatory text to the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency for review and to begin the rulemaking process. The motion, made by Board Member Michael Long and seconded by Sonia Pat Hansen, authorized the executive officer to take all steps necessary to initiate rulemaking, make technical or non-substantive changes, and set a hearing if requested. The roll-call recorded Ayes from Lolly Agarwal, Julie Elginer, Sonia Pat Hansen, Michael Long and Sridevi Panala.

Public commenters raised practical barriers in the rule as drafted. Kirsten Anderson, describing herself as a practicing RDHAP in rural Ridgecrest, said she has been unable to obtain a prescription-required portable oxygen unit because RDHAPs cannot write prescriptions and remote practice settings make establishing a prescribing dentist relationship difficult: \"I've been running into issues getting this for my brick-and-mortar practice because it does require a prescription.\" Elena Francisco and other RDHAP commenters said they felt \"blindsided\" by the requirement to have AEDs and oxygen, and asked where the original justification appeared in the record. Jennifer Nowatney, an RDHAP with portable equipment only, questioned the requirement that AEDs be mandatory when dentists' offices are not uniformly required to carry them.

Executive Officer Anthony Lum and Dr. Petty responded with process and statutory context. Dr. Petty said the oxygen requirement stems from legislation (SB 534) tied to administration of local anesthesia and that prescriptive authority would require statutory change: \"any changes like that, any kind of prescriptive ability would have to go through legislatively. We can't do it; it would have to be statutory.\" Lum noted the regulatory package had previously been approved by the board on Nov. 19, 2022, filed for notice Jan. 23, 2024 and published Feb. 2, 2024 for a 45-day public comment period; he advised commenters that all posted materials and the November 2022 minutes are available on the board\u0000website.

The committee and commenters discussed next steps. Dr. Petty and staff said the board will consider public comments received during the 45-day comment period, and that the board could revise the language again after that period before final adoption. Several committee members said they wanted staff to provide the composition of the inter-board work group that drafted the language.

The committee's action was limited to recommending the amended language and directing staff to proceed with the rulemaking process; no new statute was created and no change to prescriptive authority was enacted by the vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dental Hygiene Board of California- Legislation and Regulatory Committee Meeting- March 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Legislation & Regulatory Committee of the Dental Hygiene Board of California on a unanimous vote recommended that the full board approve amended regulatory text and an updated Form 4 to clarify when registered dental hygienists in alternative practice (RDHAPs) must register a physical facility under 16 CCR \u0000section 1116.5.","taxTitle","Respiratory Care Board of California, Boards and Commissions, Executive, California","taxId",76751,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6613390,"Committee sets positions on several bills, including support for fluoride coverage and opposition to infection-control timing change",1555,4140000,5695000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2870274-15a8afc1ed8208f78df627de6075d5c0&start=4140&end=5695","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2870274-15a8afc1ed8208f78df627de6075d5c0/thumbnail_4140000.jpg","/articles/6613390/California/Committee-sets-positions-on-several-bills-including-support-for-fluoride-coverage-and-opposition-to-infection-control-timing-change","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613390-114c174e51c81584507c910344b00815/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143633&Signature=E99pntjT3l6VIooTvLrBI1Sh7XfLnm~MYcDQpyE7rQF~nRMHDn4c1CGaIhHH8mursyVKelxiSdPpp3fwHrDZ1xg4VrgJ6aOW~nFP88XxxqHlmW1oOFsDXw7MV90A4qXA~Yh7fWoCg5ztJekZAuSQjAIXI66wN1bJG1E-OGq05XH58y8PvySmYVpHUdb6x-2s2KJj3gRbNwAsXC8IviwKTzrot9QOlLyzbZ7jwOkf9lQPZxVCWzksoKkrjRhKPtfzU79P67ntXuOKRxqvTbUa3ROt6mAmpEW3lrpnFyasieC6b-LhCRz1~AaCQ4~cXlEQ4GslzNiKComBjx~XZFn24Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its meeting the committee reviewed multiple bills of interest and voted to recommend positions for the full board to adopt later. The committee\u0000motion, made by Julie Elginer and seconded by Sonia Pat Hansen, recorded the following recommended positions:

- AB 224 (Bonta): Watch. Expresses legislative intent to review California's essential health benefits benchmark plan and establish a new benchmark for 2027. Staff recommended watch since the bill is early in the process.

- AB 341 (Arambula): Watch. Would establish an oral-health technical assistance center to improve dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; staff recommended watch and committee discussed adding RDHAPs to the program\u0000scope to expand access for home- and community-based care.

- AB 350 (Banta): Support. Requires coverage for fluoride varnish application in primary-care settings for children through age 21; staff recommended support to expand preventive care access.

- AB 371 (Paney): Watch. Would add certain access and timeliness requirements for dental coverage; staff recommended watch.

- AB 489 (Carrillo, artificial intelligence): Watch. Prohibits AI programs from implying they are licensed healing-art practitioners; staff recommended watch with attention to definitions of \"person\" versus \"entity.\" The committee noted speaker offices requested careful language so consumers can distinguish AI from licensed clinicians.

- AB 873 (Alanis): Oppose. The bill, as circulated in committee materials, would change when unlicensed dental assistants must complete the board\u0000required 8-hour infection-control course (allowing a grace period after hire). After extensive public comment from dental hygienists and associations expressing consumer-protection concerns, the committee recommended opposition to the version in circulation.

- AB 966 (Carrillo): Watch. Concerning foreign dental-school approvals; staff recommended watch.

- SB 62: Watch. Another bill concerning essential health benefits; staff recommended watch.

- SB 351: Watch. Staff recommended watch for this private-equity and health-care governance bill that would limit private-equity interference with clinical decision-making.

The committee discussed each bill with staff and public commenters. On AB 341 (the disabilities technical-assistance center), several RDHAP commenters recommended explicitly including RDHAPs and hygiene programs as eligible partners so community-based and home-based desensitization and care would not be displaced; the committee asked staff to consider seeking language to include RDHAPs where appropriate. On AB 873 (infection-control timing), numerous hygienists and public commenters argued that unlicensed personnel should receive full infection-control training before handling potentially infectious materials; that concern drove the committee's recommended opposed position.

The board staff noted that positions reflect the bill versions presented and that language can change; staff will update the board as bills are amended and will bring final position letters to the full board for adoption.","The Dental Hygiene Board of California\u0000Legislation & Regulatory Committee reviewed a set of bills and recommended positions to the full board: watch on several health-benefit benchmark and access bills, support for AB 350 (fluoride coverage expansion), and oppose AB 873 (changes to infection-control timing for unlicensed dental assistants).",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6613394,"Committee backs proposed 2025 omnibus bill items to correct statutes, expand student scope and collect RDHAP location data",585,2645000,3230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2870274-15a8afc1ed8208f78df627de6075d5c0&start=2645&end=3230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2870274-15a8afc1ed8208f78df627de6075d5c0/thumbnail_2645000.jpg","/articles/6613394/California/Committee-backs-proposed-2025-omnibus-bill-items-to-correct-statutes-expand-student-scope-and-collect-RDHAP-location-data","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613394-e8db0933d6dc41346c9bf0c4feb63c32/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143633&Signature=BjrpA0sYvmemvvCo6XGMi9Qj9qY4mUTlnRgEJOTr55fiys1mQULnZHZ-~IhiLxzvFv7ZubB5ygG7AmtM49-teU-JU4USUxGjWES8YI6h6oiwd0NwmfHdawJ1H1uh9JKZJD43kK6OopLhmoTf6aaSqvBUXCDoc8IAwW9BeyWsyB0qh7zRPh2qi48EmwWQriL~H3JgQXpWG801VwqZ~siU7bJ4nvh-yKjw7NgQe6XH9pcjqn3lAdmU3Jj-0YzYAPWeazza81GqjO9LmImK8XahqErPLHqxEsd2mLuETboqH5f8HQVW3-oF5IxY8Afpf531-BPTunbtKEX3SbqZ~8~wtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Legislation & Regulatory Committee voted to recommend that the full Dental Hygiene Board of California support submission of multiple proposed statutory amendments for possible inclusion in the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development omnibus bill (identified in materials as SB 861).

Executive Officer Anthony Lum described three categories of proposed statutory changes the board has pursued: (1) non-substantive nomenclature fixes requested by stakeholders (including the California Dental Hygienists' Association) to reflect the dental\u0000hygiene-specific board; (2) a proposed change to Business and Professions Code section 1915.1 to allow dental hygiene students to assist and work at sponsored events (an access-to-care measure modeled on prior dental-student authority); and (3) a proposal to require RDHAPs to report their working location at renewal so the board can better track geographic distribution of licensees. Staff also proposed splitting a combined application/initial license fee into two transparent line items (application fee $100; initial license fee $150), with no change to the total charged applicants.

The committee considered whether all requested statutory items could be accommodated by the omnibus amendment process; Lum said Senate staff indicated some items might be added by amendment but not necessarily every proposed section. The committee also discussed a narrowly focused supervision-ratio clarification for dental hygiene students: new language inserted into proposed law would require a minimum 1 clinical supervising faculty member to 5 dental hygiene students for clinical procedures authorized in Business & Professions Code sections covering local anesthesia, curettage and scaling/root planing. That amended language was presented, the mover accepted an amendment to strike a particular section (1961.5) from her motion, and the committee approved the motion as amended.

Julie Elginer moved that the committee approve the proposed statutory language and recommend to the full board that all or part of the language be pursued as an omnibus-bill amendment. She later offered an amendment to remove one item from the package; Sridevi Panala seconded the amended motion. The roll call recorded Ayes from Lolly Agarwal, Julie Elginer, Sonia Pat Hansen, Michael Long and Sridevi Panala; the motion passed.

Committee members and public commenters discussed implementation details. McLaren from the California Dental Hygienists' Association asked whether certain changes could be inserted without legislative approval; staff clarified the omnibus process and indicated staff would pursue authorship or insertion via the Senate BNP process but that some statutory changes may need stand-alone bills if not accepted. Board staff said language and implementation details would be refined as needed before any legislative insertion and that the board would continue pursuing statutory changes in subsequent sessions if not adopted this cycle.

The committee's recommendation is an instruction to staff to pursue inclusion in the omnibus amendment process and to return to the full board and future meetings with updates.","The committee voted to recommend statutory changes to be considered for inclusion in the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development omnibus bill (SB 861), including corrections to nomenclature, new authority for dental hygiene students at sponsored events, and a requirement that RDHAPs report practice location at license renewal.","actionData","errors"]

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Board committee approves amended RDHAP facility registration language; public commenters raise AED and oxygen access concerns

Committee sets positions on several bills, including support for fluoride coverage and opposition to infection-control timing change

Committee backs proposed 2025 omnibus bill items to correct statutes, expand student scope and collect RDHAP location data