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Bill Title: As enacted, permits dental hygienists to exercise prescriptive authority that is limited to fluoride agents, topical oral anesthetic agents, and nonsystemic oral antimicrobials under certain conditions; requires the board of dentistry to set educational and training requirements by rule; requires board to also determine allowable percentages of certain active ingredients in medications that may be prescribed by dental hygienists. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - Pub. Ch. 319 [HB0657 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2019-HB0657-Chaptered.pdf

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