Indiana House Bill 1031 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Dental matters. Establishes the dentist and dental hygienist compact (compact). Provides the requirements states must follow in order to participate in the compact. Provides that dentists and dental hygienists may practice in participating states so long as the dentists and dental hygienists meet certain criteria. Provides that active military members and their spouses pay reduced or no fees in order to practice in participating states. Establishes a governing commission and sets out its powers, duties, financing, and liability. Provides various mechanisms for the participating states and the governing commission to regulate the interstate practice of dentists and dental hygienists. Provides for various contingencies, including the process to effect, amend, enforce, withdraw from, or terminate the compact. Makes technical corrections. Removes certain language regarding the regulation of dentists.

Dental matters.

Rep. Lori Goss-Reaves [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2025-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Goss-Reaves

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1031/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1031/HB1031.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1031/fiscal-notes/HB1031.01.INTR.FN001.pdf