Assembly Bill A1959

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes dental hygienists to provide such services in collaboration with a licensed dentist

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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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2015-A1959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3308
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง6607-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A111, S7353
2013-2014: A5096, S1944
2017-2018: A2553, S743
2019-2020: A335
2021-2022: A3934
2023-2024: A488

2015-A1959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes dental hygienists to provide such services without supervision in collaboration with a licensed dentist under a collaborative practice agreement.

2015-A1959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1959

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ORTIZ, TITONE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Higher
  Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to registered dental
  hygienists working without  supervision  but  within  a  collaborative
  practice agreement with a licensed dentist

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6607-a
to read as follows:
  S 6607-A. PRACTICE OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE DENTAL HYGIENE AND USE OF
TITLE "REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE" (RDH-CP). 1.
THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF DENTAL HYGIENE, AS DEFINED UNDER  THIS
ARTICLE,  MAY  BE  PERFORMED  IN  COLLABORATION  WITH A LICENSED DENTIST
PROVIDED SUCH SERVICES ARE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WRITTEN  PRAC-
TICE  AGREEMENT AND WRITTEN PRACTICE PROTOCOLS TO BE KNOWN AS A COLLABO-
RATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT. UNDER  A  COLLABORATIVE  PRACTICE  AGREEMENT,
DENTAL HYGIENISTS MAY PERFORM ALL SERVICES WHICH ARE DESIGNATED IN REGU-
LATION WITHOUT PRIOR EVALUATION OF A DENTIST OR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND
MAY  BE  PERFORMED  WITHOUT  SUPERVISION  IN  A  COLLABORATIVE  PRACTICE
SETTING.
  2. (A) THE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT  SHALL  INCLUDE  CONSIDER-
ATION  FOR  MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENTS, SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS,
AND AGE- AND PROCEDURE-SPECIFIC PRACTICE PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED  TO  RECOMMENDED INTERVALS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DENTAL HYGIENE
SERVICES AND A PERIODICITY IN WHICH AN EXAMINATION BY A  DENTIST  SHOULD
OCCUR.
  (B) THE COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT SHALL BE:
  (I)  SIGNED  AND  MAINTAINED BY THE DENTIST, THE DENTAL HYGIENIST, AND
THE FACILITY, PROGRAM, OR ORGANIZATION;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04862-01-5

              

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