HB1487 (2008) Detail

(New Title) establishing a committee to study practice by advanced dental hygiene practitioners and ways to increase access to oral health care.


CHAPTER 185

HB 1487 – FINAL VERSION

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2008 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1487

AN ACT establishing a committee to study practice by advanced dental hygiene practitioners and ways to increase access to oral health care.

SPONSORS: Rep. M. Rollo, Straf 2; Rep. S. Merrick, Coos 2

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study practice by advanced dental hygiene practitioners and ways to increase access to oral health care.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT establishing a committee to study practice by advanced dental hygiene practitioners and ways to increase access to oral health care.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

185:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study practice by advanced dental hygiene practitioners and ways to increase access to oral health care.

185:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. The committee shall solicit information from any agency, person, or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.

III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

185:3 Duties. The committee shall study practice by advanced dental hygiene practitioners (ADHP) and shall study various models currently being proposed by the American Dental Association, the American Dental Hygienists Association, and other national and state groups to increase access to oral health care. The committee shall ascertain the fiscal and programmatic impacts on New Hampshire Medicaid dental programs.

185:4 Chairperson; Meetings. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.

185:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2008.

185:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 11, 2008

Effective Date: June 11, 2008