Maryland Senate Bill 21

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Hearing: Jan 28 @ 1:00 pm Senate Finance Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Entering into the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing a dentist or dental hygienist to practice in a participating state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing a Commission to oversee the Compact and its duties and powers; providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states; and requiring the Department of Health to notify the Department of Legislative Services within 10 days of enactment of similar legislation in seven other states.

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

Sen. Dawn Gile [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Finance
2024-09-17	Senate	Pre-filed

HB45 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	4	3A-01	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0021?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0021f.pdf