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MI HB6345
Bill
Status
9/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michael Webber
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AI Summary
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Allows dental hygienists to perform dental hygiene services under dentist supervision for dentally underserved populations through designated grantee health agencies without dentist assignment.
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Permits the Department of Health and Human Services to designate entities (public/nonprofit organizations, schools, nursing homes, or individual dentists) as grantee health agencies for 2-year periods if they meet specified requirements including employing a dentist or dental hygienist and submitting a program overview.
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Shields supervising dentists from civil liability for dental hygienist malpractice or negligence, except in cases of gross negligence, when the hygienist performs services under the program.
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Requires dental hygienists performing services under the program to maintain general liability insurance and serve only dentally underserved populations.
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Requires dentist grantee agencies to accept patient referrals from dental hygienists, enter into memoranda of agreement with service site operators, and decline patients who already have a dental home.
Legislative Description
Health occupations; dentists; grantee health agencies; allow department to designate dentists as grantee health agencies, limit civil liability under certain circumstances, and require dental hygienists to maintain liability insurance under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 16625 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16625).
Torts: liability
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/06/2018
9/25/2018