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Committee backs bill to put dental‑hygienist nitrous/local‑anesthesia authority into statute
Summary
The EDNA committee heard testimony and recommended House Bill 144 ought to pass. The bill would reconcile Board of Dental Examiners rulemaking with state statute by adding training and permit requirements for dental hygienists who administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia.
The House Executive Departments and Administration (EDNA) committee voted to recommend passage of House Bill 144, which would place into statute the training and permitting requirements the Board of Dental Examiners currently enforces by rule for dental hygienists who administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia.
Representative Jackie Grotta, the bill’s prime sponsor, told the committee the Board discovered a mismatch between statute and rule: rules allow hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia with training and a permit, but the statute did not explicitly require the education or permit. The bill’s stated purpose is to align statute with existing Board rule so the Board can…
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