MD HB1143 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Hearing: Mar 7 @ 1:00 pm House Health and Government Operations Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Hearing: Mar 7 @ 1:00 pm House Health and Government Operations Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Providing that a general license to practice dental hygiene authorizes the licensee to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a dentist in a school or school-based health center; establishing the Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs to study and make recommendations on ways to improve school-based dental programs; and requiring the Collaborative to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2026.
Title
Dental Services - Dental Hygienists in Schools and School-Based Health Centers and the Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | House | Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-05 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB988 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-05 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Committees and Commissions
Dental Health
Dental Hygenists
Dentists
disparity
Health
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Licenses
Medical Assistance
Primary Schools
Public Health
Public Schools
Reports
Secondary Schools
Standards and Best Practices
Students
studies
Sunset
Work, Labor, and Employment
Dental Health
Dental Hygenists
Dentists
disparity
Health
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Licenses
Medical Assistance
Primary Schools
Public Health
Public Schools
Reports
Secondary Schools
Standards and Best Practices
Students
studies
Sunset
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Occupations | 4 | 308 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1143?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1143f.pdf |
