Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1296

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Defines "public health supervision" as the supervision of a public health dental hygienist by a licensed dentist who has a written public health supervision agreement with that public health dental hygienist while working in an approved facility or program that allows the public health dental hygienist to treat patients without a dentist first examining the patient and being present in the facility during treatment who are uninsured and whose household income is not greater than 300% (rather than 200%) of the federal poverty level. Provides that the holder of a faculty limited license may advertise a specialty degree as part of the licensee's ability to practice in a faculty practice. Provides that a licensed dentist or dental hygienist who is a military service member or the spouse of a military service member may receive, without examination, in the discretion of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, a limited military license. Provides that a limited military license issued shall be valid for a period of 2 years and may be extended or renewed based on the military service member's or spouse's duty status. Provides that any person may be granted a license to practice dentistry, a dental specialty, or dental hygiene in the State as a member of the military service which has and maintains a standard for the practice of dentistry at least equal to that now maintained in the State and who has been lawfully engaged in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene for at least 2 years (rather than 3 of the 5 years) immediately preceding the filing of his or her application, along with other specified requirements. Provides that dental records are the property of the office in which dentistry is practiced. Provides that a dental office that is closing and will not continue to offer dentistry services must provide notice to the public at least 30 days prior to the closure. Provides that the notice to the public shall include an explanation of how copies of the patient's records may be accessed or obtained by the patient. Makes other changes.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may take disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license for failure to give notice to patients when closing a dental office. Removes provisions concerning a limited military license. Restores provisions providing that applicants have 2 years (rather than 3 years) from the date of application to complete the application process. Provides that the notice of closure of a dental office may be given in an electronic format accessible by the public.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes: In provisions concerning refusal, revocation, or suspension of dental licenses, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may take disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a licensed dentist who owns or is employed at a dental office for failure to give notice of an office closure to his or her patients at least 30 days prior to an office closure. In provisions concerning closing a dental office, changes references from "public" to "patients".

Date	Chamber	Action
3/31/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure
2/3/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2023	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
2/24/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure
2/24/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/1/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure
3/1/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/7/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
3/7/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
3/8/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/8/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Licensed Activities
3/9/2023	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
3/9/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
3/16/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure
3/16/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
3/21/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
3/23/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
3/23/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/23/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; McClure
3/23/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2023
3/31/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
6/26/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

	Deletes reference to:
	225 ILCS 25/11.5 new

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 25/23	from Ch. 111, par. 2323