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HB 223 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to licensed dental hygienists.

Summary
Amend KRS 313.040 to expand the locations where a licensed dental hygienist may practice as a public health hygienist and provide dental hygiene services to include federally qualified health centers.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill number and version identifiers were updated from BR 1014 to HB 223/GA, indicating a change in the bill's official designation. A new provision was added allowing dental hygienists to provide screening services without dentist supervision in specific circumstances related to KRS 156.160(1)(j) requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope now includes expanded authority for dental hygienists to perform unsupervised screening services under specific regulatory conditions.
REQUIREMENT

New provision allowing dental hygienists to conduct screening services without dentist supervision when required by KRS 156.160(1)(j) regulations.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifiers from BR 1014 to HB 223/GA throughout the document.

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

99–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 104
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic21
18 Yea 3
85% Yea
R Republican83
81 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.