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Committee backs bill to authorize teledentistry and set statewide rules
Summary
The committee gave a due-pass recommendation to HB 567, which would authorize licensed Georgia dentists and oral health teams to provide teledentistry, clarify supervision rules for hygienists, and require providers and patients to be physically located in Georgia during virtual encounters.
The committee recommended a do-pass for House Bill 567, a measure that would authorize teledentistry in Georgia and set standards for dental teams delivering care remotely.
Representative Katie Dempsey, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure "authorize[s] and the practice of teledentistry in Georgia by Georgia licensed oral health care team members through the Georgia Board of Dentistry to ensure that patient safety remains the priority while maintaining a continuous standard of care and sustaining the Georgia licensed dentist as the leader of that oral health care team." She said the bill is intended to expand access while preserving the dentist-led team model and existing general-supervision rules for hygienists.
The bill, Dempsey said, would allow patients "with a dental home to establish care with a dental provider in order to receive…
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