Substitute Senate Bill No. 807 Summary

• Allocates $22 million in bond proceeds to UConn health network initiatives including simulation centers, cancer treatment facilities, primary care institutes, and hospital renovations across Connecticut facilities.

• Authorizes dental therapists (licensed dental hygienists with specialized certification) to perform preventive and therapeutic dental services including extractions, restorations, and anesthesia administration in public health facilities under dentist supervision via collaborative agreements.

• Expands dental assistant scope of practice to include topical anesthetic administration and alginate impressions, while requiring certification in infection control and allowing up to 15 months of on-the-job training.

• Updates health care directives and advance directive document forms to reference "advanced practice registered nurses" alongside physicians and clarifies procedures for prescribing controlled substances to immediate family members.

• Modifies composition of advisory committees and planning bodies for Camp Harkness, long-term care, and intellectual disability services, and extends task force reporting deadlines to January 1, 2020.