2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB968: Health Occupations – Dental Assistants – Certification and Regulation
Legislative Summary
Establishing a certification and regulatory scheme to certify dental assistants to perform certain intraoral procedures; specifying the intraoral procedures a dental assistant is authorized to perform without being certified by the State Board of Dental Examiners and the intraoral procedures that require certification; and authorizing the Board to penalize a licensed dentist who allows a dental assistant to provide dental care in an unauthorized manner or without required instruction or supervision.
Bill History
2/10/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Favorable with Amendments {573328/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable with Amendments {613829/1 Adopted
Senate
4/8/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/9/2022
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Senate
4/11/2022
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Third Reading Passed (121-0)
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/16/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 613829/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 613829/1 Adopted
4/8/2022Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 573328/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 573328/1 Adopted
3/18/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/11/2022
121
Yea
0
Nay
12
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/9/2022
43
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/21/2022
130
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 2
Democrat: 12
Primary Sponsor
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican