MA S142

Bill

MA S142

Relative to graduate education for certain professionals

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
10/05/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to graduate education for certain professionals. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a new position of "public health dental practitioner" within Massachusetts' dental workforce. The bill defines the responsibilities, scope of practice, and supervision requirements for public health dental practitioners, who must be graduates of an accredited graduate-level program. The bill also requires various reporting and educational initiatives related to oral health, including requiring dental screenings for students entering kindergarten and mandating that community health workers receive oral health education. Overall, the bill aims to improve access to dental services for underserved and vulnerable populations in the state.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4454 (on 05/03/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S142

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S142
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S142.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H12	Relative to higher education boards and trustees	No further action taken	Similar To
H2820	Relative to graduate education for certain dental professionals	Accompanied a new draft, see H4454	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)	See H3827	Similar To
H4454	To improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents	No further action taken	Replaced by
H636	Relative to tuition for U.S. veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4610	Similar To
H637	Relative to instate tuition	Accompanied a study order, see H4610	Similar To
H648	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
S1262	Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1383	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1577	Establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2081	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191	Similar To
S2159	To improve patient access to cancer clinical trial programs	House concurred	Similar To
S2648	Relative to volunteer ambulance service	No further action taken	Similar To
S631	Relative to the utilization of public health benefits by large employers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S638	Establishing a public health option	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S694	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S702	Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2468	Similar To
S706	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
S784	Negating archaic statutes targeting young women	New draft substituted, see S2260	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1131

Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H12

Relative to higher education boards and trustees

No further action taken

Similar To

H2820

Relative to graduate education for certain dental professionals

Accompanied a new draft, see H4454

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H4048

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)

See H3827

Similar To

H4454

To improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents

No further action taken

Replaced by

H636

Relative to tuition for U.S. veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H4610

Similar To

H637

Relative to instate tuition

Accompanied a study order, see H4610

Similar To

H648

Relative to student’s rights in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

S1262

Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1383

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1577

Establishing a college tuition tax deduction

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2081

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191

Similar To

S2159

To improve patient access to cancer clinical trial programs

House concurred

Similar To

S2648

Relative to volunteer ambulance service

No further action taken

Similar To

S631

Relative to the utilization of public health benefits by large employers

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

Similar To

S638

Establishing a public health option

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S694

To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S702

Relative to strengthening and expanding higher education opportunities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2468

Similar To

S706

Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

S784

Negating archaic statutes targeting young women

New draft substituted, see S2260

Similar To

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