SB 330 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Dental therapists.

Summary
Adds dental therapists and advanced dental therapists to the dental practitioners who are eligible for grants under the Indiana dental recruitment fund. Provides for the licensure of dental therapists and the certification of licensed dental therapists as advanced dental therapists. Requires a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist to practice in an underserved area or a setting that serves low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients. Specifies the services and procedures that may be performed by a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist. Requires a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist to operate under a collaborative agreement or advanced collaborative agreement with a dentist. Allows a dental therapist and an advanced dental therapist to dispense and administer analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics under certain parameters. Establishes penalties. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
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Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021
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Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
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