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Committee adopts amendment to prevent license loss when patients decline X‑rays; bill placed on consent calendar
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 567 designed to allow dentists to continue limited treatment if patients decline radiographs, removing a barrier that sponsors said had led to denial of care; the amendment and the bill were approved by committee and placed on the consent calendar.
The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 567 that would allow general dentists to continue to provide certain treatments — such as cleanings or non‑radiograph‑dependent care — when a patient declines X‑rays, and would protect a dentist's license from revocation under those circumstances.
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