Summary of Original Version

Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 313 to amend terms; require the Kentucky Board of Dentistry to affiliate with all testing qualifying examinations for licensure; require the board to purchase liability insurance for board and staff against acts performed in good faith; permit the board to designate trust and agency account funds for scholarships or education loan repayment assistance; add the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognizing licensure of specialists; require rather than permit minimum classification licensure of dental hygienists; clarify how a dental hygienist shall operate in a dental practice; amend conditions for providing dental hygienist services; amend services provided by dental assistants; amend provisions relating to radiography; allow for consent by legal representative during telehealth sessions; amend license and registration restrictions related to licensure and ownership titles; allow the Law Enforcement Committee to offer an agreed order during complaint investigations; permit the Well-being Committee to enter into contractual agreements; direct employment provisions for dental laboratories operating or doing business in Kentucky; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 to establish controls over clinical settings by licensed dentists; prohibit establishing reimbursement rates by a dental practice entity; permit entities controlling a dental practice under a contract to continue exercising control; prohibit new or expanded entities; make technical corrections and remove outdated language; create a new section of KRS Chapter 313 the chapter may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act. .

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- D. Lewis

Summary Delete provisions relating to controlling ownership of a dental practice. .

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- A. Tackett Laferty

Summary Amend KRS 313.020 to make changes to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. .

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except permit persons or entities not licensed to practice dentistry to select licensed dental personnel in a clinical setting; permit existing ownership interests or contractual arrangements in existence on the effective date of this Act to expand or modify; EMERGENCY. .

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- J. Adams

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- A. Mays Bledsoe

Summary Amend KRS 304.17C-085 to modify the definition of "covered services" to exclude services and materials for which reimbursement would be available but for the application of the enrollee's contractual limitation of an annual maximum benefit; prohibit contractual waivers; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- A. Mays Bledsoe

Summary Make title amendment.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 313.010, 313.021, 313.022, 313.030, 313.035, 313.040, 313.045, 313.050, 313.060, 313.070, 313.080, 313.090, 313.130, 313.550
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 313.010, 313.020, 313.021, 313.022, 313.030, 313.035, 313.040, 313.045, 313.050, 313.060, 313.070, 313.080, 313.090, 313.130, 313.550
Current: 313.010, 313.020, 313.021, 313.022, 313.030, 313.035, 313.040, 313.045, 313.050, 313.060, 313.070, 313.080, 313.090, 313.130, 313.550