Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2668
Dental hygienists; authorize to work under general supervision of dentists in nursing homes and correctional facilities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A DENTAL HYGIENIST MAY WORK UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION OF A DENTIST IN A LICENSED NURSING HOME, INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PRISON, DETENTION CENTER OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IF THE HYGIENIST MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT A DENTAL HYGIENIST WHO QUALIFIES UNDER THIS ACT SHALL HAVE NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT THE HYGIENIST MAY WORK UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION, BUT SHALL ADHERE TO ALL OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN STATUTE OR OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH DENTAL HYGIENISTS TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS WHILE UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF DENTISTS; TO PROVIDE THAT A DENTIST MAY ONLY SUPERVISE A MAXIMUM OF SIX DENTAL HYGIENISTS AT A LICENSED NURSING HOME, INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PRISON, DETENTION CENTER OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; TO SET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND DENTISTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ALLOW A DENTAL HYGIENIST TO DIAGNOSE A PATIENT'S CONDITION; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate