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AZ SB1112

Bill

Status

Engrossed

1/28/2022

Primary Sponsor

Nancy Barto

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Adds ability for dental hygienists to establish a dental hygiene diagnosis and formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan within their scope of practice.

  • Authorizes dental hygienists to prescribe, administer and dispense fluoride supplements, topically applied fluorides and nonsystemic oral antimicrobial agents that are not controlled substances.

  • Adds definitions for "dental hygiene diagnosis," "dental hygiene treatment plan," and related supervision terms to Arizona Revised Statutes.

  • Expands affiliated practice relationship requirements to include protocols for prescribing, administering and dispensing fluoride supplements and oral antimicrobial agents.

  • Permits expanded function dental assistants to place interim therapeutic restorations and apply sealants and fluoride varnish under general supervision through teledentistry consultation.

Legislative Description

Dental hygienists; scope of practice

Dental Hygienists

Last Action

House read second time

3/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/28/2022
Health and Human Services1/27/2022
Rules1/10/2022
Health and Human Services1/10/2022

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