Illinois House Bill 1920 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that a dental hygienist may be employed or engaged by a licensed physician. Provides that a dental hygienist may be employed or retained by a health care facility, program, or nonprofit organization to perform dental hygiene services without the patient first being examined by a licensed dentist if the dental hygienist (i) has engaged in active practice of clinical dental hygiene for a minimum of 2,400 hours in the past 18 months or a career total of 3,000 hours, (ii) has entered into a collaborative agreement with a licensed dentist, (iii) had documented participation in course in infection control and medical emergencies, and (iv) maintains current CPR certification. Authorizes the dental hygienist to perform limited specified services. Provides that a licensed dentist may not have a collaborative agreement with more than 4 dental hygienist unless otherwise authorized by the Board. Provides that the collaborative agreement must (i) include certain provisions and it must be signed and maintained by the dentist, the dental hygienist, and the facility, program, or organization, (ii) be reviewed yearly, and (iii) be made available to the Board upon request. Effective immediately.

DENTAL PRACT ACT-HYGIENIST

Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-03-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-17	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2011-03-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2011-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2011-02-23	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2011-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-17	House	First Reading
2011-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	25	18	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	25	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1920&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1920.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1920ham001.htm