Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1173
Dental Therapist Licensure Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE DENTAL THERAPIST LICENSURE ACT; TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED DENTAL THERAPIST IS LIMITED TO PRIMARILY PRACTICING IN SETTINGS THAT SERVICE LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED PATIENTS OR IN A DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA; TO PROVIDE THAT A DENTAL THERAPIST MUST ENTER INTO A WRITTEN COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A MISSISSIPPI-LICENSED DENTIST IN ORDER TO BE LICENSED UNDER THE DENTAL THERAPIST LICENSURE ACT; TO PROVIDE THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR LICENSED DENTAL THERAPISTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 73-9-13, 73-9-41, 73-9-57, 73-9-59 AND 73-9-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR DENTISTS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 15 to January 30, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Jan 30
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives