Bill > A5277

Introduced Session

This bill provides for the licensure and regulation of dental therapists by the New Jersey Board of Dentistry. A dental therapist is defined in the bill as a licensed dental hygienist authorized to engage in the practice of dental therapy under a collaborative agreement. Under the bill, the regulation of dental therapists is incorporated into various provisions of current law, including statutory requirements regarding the operations of dental clinics, licensure renewal, and continuing education. Additionally, the bill adds language regarding numerous requirements to practice as a dental therapist, including the requirements for licensure, the components of a collaborative agreement as well as the role of a dentist in a collaborative agreement, and the level of supervision a dental therapist is required to have to perform services. The bill also requires the board to compose regulations for dental therapists, which are to be put together within the first year after the bill is enacted and be effective within two years of enactment of the bill.

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Carol Murphy (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee (on 01/25/2021)