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AZ HB2326
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Laurin Hendrix
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AI Summary
- Reduces required clinical instruction hours for oral preventive assistant training from 120 hours to 30 hours of clinical instruction with patients, plus 90 hours of didactic instruction
- Expands qualifying educational pathways by adding completion of a dental assisting program from a licensed private postsecondary educational institute in Arizona as an acceptable prerequisite
- Broadens the definition of "qualifying institution" to include institutions licensed by the state board of postsecondary education that have operated for at least five years and offer dental assisting programs with live patient clinical training
- Maintains existing scope of practice limitations, including restriction to periodontally healthy patients and prohibition on treating patients under sedation or with generalized recession
Legislative Description
Oral preventive assistants; qualifications
Last Action
House read second time
1/21/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/20/2026
Health and Human Services1/20/2026
Full Bill Text
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