CHAPTER 91
HB 1135 - FINAL VERSION
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04/11/02 3410s
2002 SESSION
06/10
HOUSE BILL 1135
AN ACT relative to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
SPONSORS: Rep. French, Merr 3; Rep. Richardson, Ches 12; Sen. O'Hearn, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill allows dental hygienists to use local anesthesia and allows the board of dental examiners to make rules relative to qualified dental assistants performing coronal polishing.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/11/02 3342s
04/11/02 3410s
01-2157
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
91:1 New Subparagraph; Dental Hygiene Services; Local Anesthesia Added. Amend RSA 317-A:21-c, II by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) The administration of local anesthesia.
91:2 New Paragraph; Rulemaking; Coronal Polishing by Dental Assistants. Amend RSA 317-A:12, XII-b to read as follows:
XII-b. Procedures which may be assigned by a licensed dentist to dental hygienists, dental assistants, and to persons not licensed to practice dentistry; [and]
XII-c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rules, as the board deems necessary, relative to qualified dental assistants performing coronal polishing. Such rules shall not authorize a qualified dental assistant to perform a complete oral prophylaxis; and
91:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 3, 2002)
(Effective Date: July 2, 2002)