Assembly Bill A8073

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires dentists and dental hygienists to use digital radiography on patients under the age of eighteen

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8073 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6611, Ed L

2011-A8073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires dentists and dental hygienist to use digital radiography on patients under the age of eighteen.

2011-A8073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8073

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  N. RIVERA, CRESPO, RAMOS, BARRON, J. RIVERA,
  LINARES, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,  CAMARA,
  CASTRO,  CLARK,  GIBSON, JEFFRIES, V. LOPEZ, MENG, MOYA, ORTIZ, PERRY,
  PRETLOW, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, RODRIGUEZ -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring dentists and
  dental hygienists to use digital radiography on patients under the age
  of eighteen

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 6611 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
  7-A.  NO  LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, ANY DENTIST
OR DENTAL HYGIENIST WHO IN THE PERFORMANCE OF  DENTAL  SERVICES,  X-RAYS
THE  MOUTH  OR  TEETH OF A PATIENT UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, SHALL ONLY
USE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY FOR SUCH PATIENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11712-02-1

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