Amends TCA Section 63-5-108.
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2075, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to, instead: (1) Generally prohibit a licensed dentist from allowing, under general supervision, more than three dental hygienists to work at any one time; (2) Authorize a dentist to supervise, under direct supervision, no more than 10 dental hygienists while the dentist and each hygienist are providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics in this state; and (3) Authorize a dentist to supervise, under general supervision, no more than five dental hygienists if the dentist and dental hygienists work for the department of health, a county or metropolitan health department, or an entity that participates in the state safety net program for the uninsured. A dentist supervising dental hygienists under this provision must do so in accordance with protocols established by the department of health or a county or metropolitan health department.
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2075, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to, instead: (1) Generally prohibit a licensed dentist from allowing, under general supervision, more than three dental hygienists to work at any one time; (2) Authorize a dentist to supervise, under direct supervision, no more than 10 dental hygienists while the dentist and each hygienist are providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics in this state; and (3) Authorize a dentist to supervise, under general supervision, no more than five dental hygienists if the dentist and dental hygienists work for the department of health, a county or metropolitan health department, or an entity that participates in the state safety net program for the uninsured. A dentist supervising dental hygienists under this provision must do so in accordance with protocols established by the department of health or a county or metropolitan health department.
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