Senate
Study
Bill
3060
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DANIELSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
services
dental
hygienists
may
perform.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
153.15,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
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153.15
Dental
hygienists
——
scope
of
term.
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1.
A
licensed
dental
hygienist
may
perform
those
services
4
which
are
educational,
therapeutic,
and
preventive
in
nature
5
which
attain
or
maintain
optimal
oral
health
as
determined
by
6
the
board
and
may
include
but
are
not
necessarily
limited
to
7
complete
oral
prophylaxis,
application
of
preventive
agents
8
to
oral
structures,
exposure
and
processing
of
radiographs,
9
administration
of
medicaments
prescribed
by
a
licensed
10
dentist,
obtaining
and
preparing
nonsurgical,
clinical
and
11
oral
diagnostic
tests
for
interpretation
by
the
dentist,
and
12
preparation
of
preliminary
written
records
of
oral
conditions
13
for
interpretation
by
the
dentist.
Such
services
,
with
the
14
exception
of
educational
services
and
oral
screening
services,
15
shall
be
performed
under
supervision
of
a
licensed
dentist
and
16
in
a
dental
office,
a
public
or
private
school,
public
health
17
agencies,
hospitals,
and
the
armed
forces,
but
nothing
herein
18
shall
be
construed
to
authorize
a
dental
hygienist
to
practice
19
dentistry.
Oral
screening
services
performed
by
a
licensed
20
dental
hygienist
other
than
under
the
supervision
of
a
licensed
21
dentist
shall
require
a
referral
to
a
licensed
dentist
for
a
22
comprehensive
exam,
diagnosis,
and
treatment
plan.
23
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
24
a.
“Educational
services”
includes:
25
(1)
Assessing
the
need
for
planning,
implementing,
and
26
evaluating
oral
health
education
programs
for
individual
27
patients
and
community
groups.
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(2)
Conducting
workshops
and
in-service
training
sessions
29
on
dental
health
for
nurses,
school
personnel,
institutional
30
staff,
community
groups,
and
other
agencies
providing
31
consultation
and
technical
assistance
for
promotional,
32
preventative,
or
other
services.
33
b.
“Oral
screening
services”
means
either
of
the
following:
34
(1)
Reviewing
medical
and
dental
health
histories.
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(2)
Performing
oral
inspection.
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EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
permits
licensed
dental
hygienists
to
perform
5
educational
services
and
oral
screening
services
without
6
supervision
of
a
licensed
dentist
and
without
restriction
on
7
the
location
of
those
services.
The
bill
creates
definitions
8
for
“educational
services”
and
“oral
screening
services”.
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