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A10865 Summary:
BILL NO | A10865 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S09084 |
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SPONSOR | Hyndman |
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COSPNSR | Williams, Taylor, Rivera, Dickens, D'Urso, Mosley, Gottfried, Montesano, Lawrence, Galef |
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MLTSPNSR | Simon |
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Amd Art 133 Head, §§6600, 6603, 6608, 6608-a & 6608-b, Ed L | |
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Relates to registered dental assisting; increases the age for registered dental assisting from seventeen to eighteen years of age. |
A10865 Actions:
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05/24/2018 | referred to higher education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/05/2018 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2018 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2018 | rules report cal.132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2018 | ordered to third reading rules cal.132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2018 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2018 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2018 | REFERRED TO RULES |
A10865 Committee Votes:
Glick | Aye | Smith | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Butler | Aye | ||||||
Magee | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Englebright | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Lifton | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Cusick | Aye | Murray | Aye | ||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Excused | ||||||||
Brindisi | Aye | ||||||||
Stirpe | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Pichardo | Aye | ||||||||
Simon | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Epstein | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Aye | Kolb | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Oaks | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Butler | Aye | ||||||
Gantt | Excused | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Finch | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Hooper | Aye | Raia | Aye | ||||||
Ortiz | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | ||||||||
Cook | Aye | ||||||||
Glick | Aye | ||||||||
Morelle | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Englebright | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Colton | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Galef | Aye | ||||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Titus | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
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A10865 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Cook
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pellegrino
Yes
Stec
Yes
Abinanti
ER
Crespo
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Steck
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stern
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Curran
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pheffer Amato
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Stirpe
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
ER
Pichardo
Yes
Tague
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Quart
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Barrett
Yes
De La Rosa
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
Yes
Titone
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
Yes
Titus
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
ER
Vanel
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Walker
ER
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Bohen
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Espinal
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Kim
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Finch
ER
Lalor
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simon
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Colton
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Solages
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A10865 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10865 IN ASSEMBLY May 24, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to registered dental assisting The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 133 of the education law, as 2 added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 3 DENTISTRY [AND], DENTAL HYGIENE, AND 4 REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTING 5 § 2. Section 6600 of the education law, as added by chapter 987 of the 6 laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 7 § 6600. Introduction. This article applies to the professions of 8 dentistry [and], dental hygiene, and registered dental assisting. The 9 general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred 10 thirty of this title apply to this article. 11 § 3. Section 6603 of the education law, as amended by chapter 393 of 12 the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 13 § 6603. State board for dentistry. A state board for dentistry shall 14 be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commis- 15 sioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the depart- 16 ment on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in 17 accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The 18 board shall be composed of not less than thirteen dentists licensed in 19 this state for at least five years, not less than three dental hygien- 20 ists licensed in this state for at least five years, and not less than 21 one [certified] registered dental assistant licensed in this state for 22 at least one year. An executive secretary to the board shall be 23 appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner 24 and shall be a dentist licensed in this state. 25 § 4. Section 6608 of the education law, as amended by chapter 239 of 26 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 27 § 6608. Definition of practice of [certified] registered dental 28 assisting. The practice of [certified] registered dental assisting is EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15948-02-8A. 10865 2 1 defined as providing supportive services to a dentist in [his/her] his 2 or her performance of dental services authorized under this article. 3 Such support shall include providing patient education, taking prelimi- 4 nary medical histories and vital signs to be reviewed by the dentist, 5 placing and removing rubber dams, selecting and prefitting provisional 6 crowns, selecting and prefitting orthodontic bands, removing orthodontic 7 arch wires and ligature ties, placing and removing matrix bands, taking 8 impressions for study casts or diagnostic casts, removing periodontal 9 dressings, and such other dental supportive services authorized by the 10 dentist consistent with regulations promulgated by the commissioner, 11 provided that such functions are performed under the direct personal 12 supervision of a licensed dentist in the course of the performance of 13 dental services. Such services shall not include diagnosing and/or 14 performing surgical procedures, irreversible procedures or procedures 15 that would alter the hard or soft tissue of the oral and maxillofacial 16 area or any other procedures determined by the department. The practice 17 of [certified] registered dental assisting may be conducted in the 18 office of any licensed dentist or in any appropriately equipped school 19 or public institution but must be done under the direct personal super- 20 vision of a licensed dentist. Direct personal supervision, for purposes 21 of this section, means supervision of dental procedures based on 22 instructions given by a licensed dentist in the course of a procedure 23 who remains in the dental office where the supportive services are being 24 performed, personally diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally 25 authorizes the procedures, and before dismissal of the patient, who 26 remains the responsibility of the licensed dentist, evaluates the 27 services performed by the registered dental assistant. Nothing herein 28 authorizes a registered dental assistant to perform any of the services 29 or functions defined as part of the practice of dental hygiene in 30 accordance with the provisions of subdivision one of section sixty-six 31 hundred six of this article, except those functions authorized pursuant 32 to this section. All dental supportive services provided in this section 33 may be performed by currently registered dental hygienists either under 34 a dentist's supervision, as defined in regulations of the commissioner, 35 or, in the case of a registered dental hygienist working for a hospital 36 as defined in article twenty-eight of the public health law, pursuant to 37 a collaborative arrangement with a licensed dentist in accordance with 38 subdivision one of section sixty-six hundred six of this article. Such 39 collaborative arrangement shall not obviate or supersede any law or 40 regulation which requires identified services to be performed under the 41 personal supervision of a dentist. 42 § 5. Section 6608-a of the education law, as added by chapter 494 of 43 the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 44 § 6608-a. Practice of [certified] registered dental assisting and use 45 of title "[certified] registered dental assistant". Only a person 46 certified under section sixty-six hundred eight-b of this article or 47 exempt pursuant to section sixty-six hundred ten of this article shall 48 practice [certified] registered dental assisting. Only a person certi- 49 fied pursuant to section sixty-six hundred eight-b of this article shall 50 use the title "[certified] registered dental assistant". 51 § 6. Section 6608-b of the education law, as added by chapter 494 of 52 the laws of 1994, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 53 2006 and subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 565 of the laws of 1995, is 54 amended to read as follows: 55 § 6608-b. Requirements for certification as a [certified] registered 56 dental assistant. To qualify for certification as a [certified] regis-A. 10865 3 1 tered dental assistant, an applicant shall fulfill the following 2 requirements: 3 (1) Application: file an application with the department; 4 (2) Age: be at least [seventeen] eighteen years of age; 5 (3) Fees: pay a fee of forty-five dollars to the department for 6 initial certification and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial 7 registration period; 8 (4) Education and experience: (A) have received a high school diploma, 9 or its equivalent, and (B) have successfully completed, in accordance 10 with the commissioner's regulations, (i) an approved one-year course of 11 study in dental assisting in a degree-granting institution or a board of 12 cooperative educational services program which includes at least two 13 hundred hours of clinical experience, or an equivalent approved course 14 of study in dental assisting in a non-degree granting institution which 15 shall not be a professional association or professional organization or 16 (ii) an alternate course of study in dental assisting acceptable to the 17 department which shall be provided by a degree-granting institution or a 18 board of cooperative educational services program which includes at 19 least one thousand hours of relevant work experience; [and] 20 (5) Examination: pass an examination in dental assisting given by an 21 organization which administers such examinations [for certifying dental22assistants] and which is acceptable to the department[.]; and 23 (6) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart- 24 ment. 25 § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.