Bill Sponsor
Colorado Senate Bill 194
Session 2025A
Sunset Dental Practice Act
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 5, 2025
First Action
Mar 5, 2025
Latest Action
May 5, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
194
State
Colorado
Session
2025A
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Summary
The act makes changes to the "Dental Practice Act" (act) by: Continuing the act for 9 years, until 2034; Updating and adding definitions; Changing the membership of the Colorado dental board (board); Adding to and updating the grounds for which the board may take disciplinary action against an applicant for licensure or a licensee; Allowing a licensee's submission to a mental or physical examination to satisfy the requirement to notify the board of a condition that may impair the licensee's ability to practice; Adding as exemptions to the act the volunteer practice of dental therapy and dental hygiene under specific conditions; Subjecting dentistry practiced by a professional service corporation to certain limits and requirements; Repealing exceptions that allow a dental therapist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant to perform certain dentistry practices and including additional tasks in the practice of dentistry; Clarifying that a dental assistant, dental hygienist, or dental therapist may perform tasks consistent with rules adopted by the board; Requiring a provider who performs itinerant surgery to develop and maintain protocols for emergency follow-up care; Clarifying the authority of a licensed dentist to prescribe orders electronically; Requiring a peer health assistance program selected as a designated provider for the dentist peer health assistance program to provide training to dentists who practice monitoring services; Authorizing a dentist to self-refer to participate in a peer health assistance program or be referred by the board; Removing a requirement that dental therapy education schools and programs must be accredited or approved by a specific entity; Requiring the board to adopt rules that allow for expedited, temporary licensure during a declared disaster emergency; Regulating anesthesia inspectors and requiring the board to design and implement expedited permitting of dentists with certain anesthesia or sedation training; Updating the business information a licensee must provide to the board and the circumstances under which providing the information is required; Repealing specific tasks that are currently authorized to be performed by a dental hygienist; Updating procedures for the construction of dental devices by an unlicensed technician; Updating the list of practices that are considered to be the practice of unsupervised dental hygiene; Repealing the specific dosages of certain drugs that a dental hygienist may prescribe; Authorizing the board to adopt rules that identify safe prescribing alternatives to silver diamine fluoride as a treatment for strengthening teeth and preventing tooth decay; Identifying tasks that constitute practicing supervised dental hygiene; Requiring a dental hygienist performing an interim therapeutic restoration to confirm a referral for follow-up care with a dentist; Limiting the number of dental hygienists or dental therapists that a dentist may supervise; and Authorizing a dental therapist to perform specific tasks.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (15)
05/05/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
04/25/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/25/2025
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
04/25/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/25/2025
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/24/2025
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/24/2025
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/22/2025
House
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/17/2025
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/17/2025
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/16/2025
Senate
Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/15/2025
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/11/2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/27/2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/05/2025
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Sources
Record Created
Mar 6, 2025 4:50:13 AM
Record Updated
Jun 24, 2025 9:16:50 PM