MA S707

Bill

To enhance oral health through public health dental hygienists

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to enhance oral health through public health dental hygienists. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance oral health through the use of public health dental hygienists. It amends existing laws to prohibit medical malpractice insurers from refusing primary coverage to dentists who enter into written collaborative agreements with public health dental hygienists. Additionally, the bill provides that dentists who enter such agreements, as well as their insurers, shall be indemnified from claims made against the public health dental hygienists.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Mark Montigny (D)*, Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2693 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S707

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S707
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S707.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2295	Relative to pupil dental health	Accompanied a study order, see H5198	Similar To
H2319	Relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2320	Establishing an oral health special commission and needs assessment	No further action taken	Similar To
H322	To create direct dental care agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
S1246	Relative to non-compete agreements for veterinarians	Accompanied a study order, see S2697	Similar To
S1378	Establishing an oral health special commission and needs assessment	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1436	To establish a pilot program for specialty pharmacy in urology	Accompanied a new draft, see S2894	Similar To
S204	Furthering fair housing in real estate	Accompanied a new draft, see S2675	Similar To
S2693	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S743	To improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2295

Relative to pupil dental health

Accompanied a study order, see H5198

Similar To

H2319

Relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H2320

Establishing an oral health special commission and needs assessment

No further action taken

Similar To

H322

To create direct dental care agreements

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

S1246

Relative to non-compete agreements for veterinarians

Accompanied a study order, see S2697

Similar To

S1378

Establishing an oral health special commission and needs assessment

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

Similar To

S1436

To establish a pilot program for specialty pharmacy in urology

Accompanied a new draft, see S2894

Similar To

S204

Furthering fair housing in real estate

Accompanied a new draft, see S2675

Similar To

S2693

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S743

To improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

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