H.B. 485                                                   VETOES

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 485

AN ACT concerning

Dental Hygienists - General Supervision

FOR the purpose of allowing a dental hygienist to practice dental hygiene under the
general supervision of a dentist in certain places authorizing the State Board of
Dental Examiners to waive the supervision requirements for dental hygienists under
certain circumstances; authorizing the Board to conduct certain hearings public
informational meetings and inspections under certain circumstances; requiring the
Board to maintain certain records; requiring certain changes to be reported to the
Board; requiring the Board to take certain actions on applications for waivers of
supervision requirements for dental hygienists within certain time frames; deeming the
acceptance of certain applications under certain circumstances; prohibiting a dental
hygienist from owning or operating a dental practice or a dental hygiene practice;
defining certain terms; and generally relating to dental hygienists, dentistry, and
general supervision.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-101 and 4-308(d) and (e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-315(a)(12) and (b)(4)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations

Section 4-605

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Law's of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

4-101.

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