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Committee holds bill to let public‑health dental hygienists be reimbursed by third‑party payers
Summary
President Gallo and witnesses described S.B. 609 to allow public‑health dental hygienists to perform certain services in schools, nursing homes and mobile programs without direct dentist supervision and to permit reimbursement by Medicare and other third‑party payers; the committee held the bill after testimony from EOHHS and written supporters.
President Gallo presented Senate Bill 609 on April 3, a measure to permit reimbursement to dental hygienists from other insurance or third‑party payers — including Medicare — and to allow public‑health dental hygienists to perform preventive procedures in settings such as schools, nursing homes and mobile health programs without direct dentist supervision.
President Gallo told the…
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