General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5756
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5224
*05224HB05756PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5756
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 5224
*05224HB05756PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE DENTAL COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-103a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(a) The State Dental Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, [six] five of whom shall be practitioners in dentistry residing in this state who are in good standing in their profession, one of whom shall be a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 370a, residing in the state and in good standing in his or her profession and three of whom shall be public members. No member of said commission shall be an elected or appointed officer of a professional association of members of his profession or have been such an officer for the year immediately preceding his appointment. The Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the Dental Commission, may issue regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, and to insure proper dental care and the protection of public health, considering the convenience and welfare of the patient, methods recommended by the canon of ethics of the Connecticut State Dental Association and the American Dental Association and accepted health standards as promulgated by local health ordinances and state statutes and regulations.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 20-103a(a)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
20-103a(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To include a dental hygienist on the State Dental Commission.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
H.B. 5756