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IL SB3265
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mattie Hunter
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AI Summary
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Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act to allow dental hygienists practicing in community health centers to administer local anesthesia after completing a Department-approved training program under general supervision of a dentist
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Requires community health centers to adopt written policies establishing supervision by a dentist or physician when local anesthetics are administered, and ensures a dentist or physician is physically present in the clinic during administration
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Defines "community health center" as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), FQHC Look-Alikes, migrant health centers, and health care programs for homeless or public housing residents supported under the federal Public Health Service Act
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Specifies that public health dental hygienists may not administer local anesthesia except under the new community health center provisions
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Adds a definition of "physician" as someone licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all branches, explicitly excluding chiropractic physicians
Legislative Description
DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA
Last Action
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
3/13/2026