MA H1945

Bill

Relative to dental hygienists

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the services provided by dental hygenists. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 112, Section 51 of the General Laws to allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, in addition to the existing authority to administer local anesthesia agents. This change expands the services that dental hygienists can provide, giving them the ability to use nitrous oxide to manage patient discomfort and pain during dental procedures.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Patrick Kearney (D), Kay Khan (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Robertson (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5038 (on 10/15/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1945

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1945
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1945.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1138	To incentivize high-value care	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H159	Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1705	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1750	Relative to services for persons with mental illness who are living with older family members or primary caretakers	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1752	To provide services for medically ill and mentally ill persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H2293	To amend retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Youth Services	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2720	Relative to CPCS reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
H5038	Study Order - Public Health Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H909	To require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H980	To improve child and adolescent mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1098	Establishing EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1115	Providing a safe harbor for contractors of services	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1312	Relative to timely care and saving lives	Accompanied a new draft, see S2768	Similar To
S1342	Further regulating hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2306	Authorizing the transfer of care and control of certain parcels of land in the town of Bridgewater from the Department of Correction to the Department of Fire Services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2362	Establishing a sick leave bank for Yves Louis, an employee of the Department of Youth Services	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2415	Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S353	To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S52	Relative to eligibility for disability services	Accompanied S61	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1002

Expanding access to telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1138

To incentivize high-value care

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H159

Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1705

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1750

Relative to services for persons with mental illness who are living with older family members or primary caretakers

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1752

To provide services for medically ill and mentally ill persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H2293

To amend retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Youth Services

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2720

Relative to CPCS reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H4257

Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

H5038

Study Order - Public Health Matters

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H909

To require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H980

To improve child and adolescent mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1098

Establishing EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

Similar To

S1115

Providing a safe harbor for contractors of services

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

Similar To

S1312

Relative to timely care and saving lives

Accompanied a new draft, see S2768

Similar To

S1342

Further regulating hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S2306

Authorizing the transfer of care and control of certain parcels of land in the town of Bridgewater from the Department of Correction to the Department of Fire Services

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2362

Establishing a sick leave bank for Yves Louis, an employee of the Department of Youth Services

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2415

Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S353

To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S52

Relative to eligibility for disability services

Accompanied S61

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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