Fluoride varnish; possession and administration by medical assistants, etc.
Summary
Medical assistants; administration of fluoride varnish. Allows an authorized agent of a doctor of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or dentistry to possess and administer topical fluoride varnish pursuant to an oral or written order or a standing protocol issued by a doctor of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or dentistry. This bill is identical to SB 239.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 39 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB299E
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103995D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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