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	1	+	EH1031.1
	2	+	March 28, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1031
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1031 (Updated March 26, 2025 4:02 pm - DI 104)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 25-14.
	8	+	Synopsis: Dental matters. Specifies the persons that may file an action
	9	+	to obtain an injunction against an individual practicing dentistry
	10	+	without a license and the action that is required or allowed to be
	11	+	included in an injunction. Specifies information that a dentist who
	12	+	maintains a dental office must submit to the state board of dentistry.
	13	+	States that language concerning the administration of dental anesthetics
	14	+	may not be construed to prohibit a physician from practicing in a dental
	15	+	office. Allows a dentist to delegate the authority to take x-ray images
	16	+	to a dental assistant working in certain correctional facilities without
	17	+	direct supervision as long as the dentist is available to supervise the
	18	+	dental assistant remotely. Removes certain language regarding the
	19	+	regulation of dentists.
	20	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	21	+	Goss-Reaves, Carbaugh, McGuire,
	22	+	Ledbetter
	23	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — BROWN L, BECKER)
	24	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
	25	+	January 21, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and
	26	+	Means pursuant to Rule 126.3.
	27	+	January 30, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
	28	+	February 3, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	29	+	February 4, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 92, nays 0.
	30	+	SENATE ACTION
	31	+	February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
	32	+	Services.
	33	+	March 27, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	34	+	EH 1031—LS 6409/DI 153 March 28, 2025
1	35		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	36		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	37		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	38		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	39		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	40		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	41		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	42		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	43		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	44		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1031
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and
13		-	occupations.
	45	+	ENGROSSED
	46	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1031
	47	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	48	+	professions and occupations.
14	49		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15		-	SECTION 1. IC 25-14-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.249-2019,
16		-	SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The state board of dentistry is established
18		-	and consists of:
19		-	(1) nine (9) practicing dentists licensed under IC 25-14 who must
20		-	have been in practice in Indiana for not less than the five (5)
21		-	years;
22		-	(2) one (1) practicing dental hygienist who:
23		-	(A) has been practicing in Indiana as a dental hygienist
24		-	(i) in 2011 and 2012, for at least three (3) years; and
25		-	(ii) after 2012, for at least five (5) years; and
26		-	(B) is licensed under IC 25-13-1; and
27		-	(3) one (1) member to represent the general public who must be
28		-	a resident to this state and in no way associated with the
29		-	profession of dentistry other than as a consumer.
30		-	(b) All eleven (11) members of the board appointed before July 1,
31		-	2019, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three (3) years
32		-	each.
33		-	(c) (b) All eleven (11) members of the board appointed after June
34		-	30, 2019, shall be appointed under IC 25-1-6.5.
35		-	(d) (c) A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
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37		-	(e) (d) The appointment of the dentist members shall be made in a
38		-	manner that, at all times, each dentist member on the board represents
39		-	and is a resident of one (1) of nine (9) examiner districts set forth in
40		-	this subsection. Each dentist member shall be chiefly responsible in the
41		-	performance of his or her duties with regard to the district from which
42		-	he or she is appointed. The nine (9) dentist members' districts consist
43		-	of the following counties:
44		-	(1) District 1. Tipton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock,
45		-	Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby.
46		-	(2) District 2. Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Jasper.
47		-	(3) District 3. St. Joseph, Elkhart, Starke, Marshall, Kosciusko,
48		-	and Fulton.
49		-	(4) District 4. LaGrange, Steuben, Jay, Noble, Whitley, Allen,
50		-	Huntington, Wells, DeKalb, and Adams.
51		-	(5) District 5. Knox, Daviess, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey,
52		-	Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, and Perry.
53		-	(6) District 6. Newton, Benton, White, Pulaski, Cass, Miami,
54		-	Wabash, Grant, Howard, Carroll, Warren, Tippecanoe, and
55		-	Clinton.
56		-	(7) District 7. Vermillion, Parke, Fountain, Montgomery, Boone,
57		-	Putnam, Vigo, Clay, Sullivan, Owen, Greene, and Martin.
58		-	(8) District 8. Madison, Delaware, Blackford, Randolph, Rush,
59		-	Fayette, Union, Henry, and Wayne.
60		-	(9) District 9. Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin,
61		-	Lawrence, Jackson, Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Orange,
62		-	Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio, Crawford,
63		-	Harrison, Floyd, and Clark.
64		-	(f) (e) The board may issue licenses to applicants who pass an
65		-	examination administered by an entity that has been approved by the
66		-	board.
67		-	SECTION 2. IC 25-14-1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.103-2011,
68		-	SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
69		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) The board shall hold not less than two (2)
70		-	regular meetings in each year at such place as may be fixed by the
71		-	board and as often in addition as may be necessary for the transaction
72		-	of such business as may properly come under the provisions of this
73		-	chapter, and it shall have power to make all necessary rules in
74		-	accordance with this chapter. Additional meetings may be called at any
75		-	time by the president or any six (6) members of the board to be held at
76		-	such time and place as may be designated in the call. Six (6) members
77		-	of the board constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum may
78		-	transact business. The board shall elect a president and a secretary. For
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80		-	their services, the members shall receive per diem and travel expenses
81		-	as otherwise provided by law.
82		-	(b) It shall be the duty of the board through the agency to keep a
83		-	record of all applications for licenses for a period of time designated by
84		-	the board, subject to the final approval of the oversight committee on
85		-	public records under IC 5-15-5.1-19. Such records shall contain all the
86		-	facts set forth in the application, including the action of the board. The
87		-	agency shall carry out the administrative functions of the board and
88		-	shall provide necessary personnel to enable the board to properly carry
89		-	out and enforce this chapter.
90		-	(c) The board may affiliate with the American Association of Dental
91		-	Boards as an active member thereof and may pay the regular annual
92		-	dues of the association American Association of Dental Boards out
93		-	of any available funds of the board, which are obtained by examination
94		-	fees or registration renewal fees as provided by law. However, the
95		-	affiliation with the American Association of Dental Boards shall not
96		-	impair, restrict, enlarge, or modify any of the rights, powers, duties, or
97		-	functions of the board as prescribed by the laws of this state. The board
98		-	may designate one (1) of its members as a delegate of any meeting of
99		-	the association, American Association of Dental Boards, and such
100		-	delegate member shall receive the regular per diem paid to members
101		-	of the board for their services on the board and the member's necessary
102		-	expenses while traveling to and from and attending such meetings.
103		-	SECTION 3. IC 25-14-1-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
104		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. The attorney
105		-	general, prosecuting attorney, the state board of dentistry, or any citizen
106		-	of any county where any person shall engage in the practice of
107		-	dentistry, as herein defined, without possessing a valid license so to do,
108		-	may, in accordance with the laws of the state of Indiana governing
109		-	injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana to
110		-	enjoin such person from engaging in the practice of dentistry, as herein
111		-	defined, until a valid license to practice dentistry be secured. And any
112		-	person who has been so enjoined who shall violate such injunction
113		-	shall be punished for contempt of court: Provided, That such injunction
114		-	shall not relieve such person so practicing dentistry without a valid
115		-	license from a criminal prosecution therefor as is now provided by law,
116		-	but such remedy by injunction shall be in addition to any remedy now
117		-	provided for the criminal prosecution of such offender. In charging any
118		-	person in a complaint for injunction, or in an affidavit, information or
119		-	indictment, with a violation of this law by practicing dentistry without
120		-	a valid license, it shall be sufficient to charge that such person did,
121		-	upon a certain day and in a certain county, engage in the practice of
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123		-	dentistry, he not having a valid license so to do, without averring any
124		-	further or more particular facts concerning the same.
125		-	(a) The following may bring an action to obtain an injunction
126		-	against a person who violates section 1 of this chapter:
127		-	(1) The attorney general.
128		-	(2) The prosecuting attorney exercising jurisdiction in the
129		-	county where the unlicensed practice occurs.
130		-	(3) The board.
131		-	(4) A resident of the county where the unlicensed practice
132		-	occurs.
133		-	(b) An injunction issued under this section:
134		-	(1) shall prohibit the defendant from engaging in the practice
135		-	of dentistry until the defendant secures a valid license to
136		-	practice dentistry; and
137		-	(2) may impose other requirements that are reasonably
138		-	necessary to protect the public.
139		-	(c) An injunction issued under this section does not limit other
140		-	criminal remedies that may be available.
141		-	SECTION 4. IC 25-14-1-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.103-2011,
142		-	SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
143		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) An applicant under this article must submit
144		-	to the board proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has not
145		-	been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's
146		-	ability to practice competently.
147		-	(b) The board may issue a license upon payment of a fee, set by the
148		-	board under section 13 of this chapter, to an applicant who furnishes
149		-	proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant is a dentist who:
150		-	(1) is licensed in another state or a province of Canada that has
151		-	licensing requirements substantially equal to those in effect in
152		-	Indiana on the date of application;
153		-	(2) has practiced dentistry for at least two (2) of the three (3)
154		-	years preceding the date of application;
155		-	(3) passes the law examination administered by the board or an
156		-	entity approved by the board;
157		-	(4) has completed the required hours of continuing education in
158		-	the previous two (2) years; and
159		-	(5) meets all other requirements of this chapter.
160		-	(c) The board shall have power to adopt rules under section 13 of
161		-	this chapter for licensure by endorsement.
162		-	(d) An applicant shall, at the request of the board, make an
163		-	appearance before the board.
164		-	SECTION 5. IC 25-14-1-17 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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166		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. A person practicing
167		-	dentistry, upon written demand made by the secretary of the state board
168		-	of dentistry, shall not fail to furnish in writing, within twenty (20) days
169		-	after such demand, the name and address of each person practicing or
170		-	assisting in the practice of dentistry in the office of said person,
171		-	together with a sworn statement showing by what authority or license
172		-	such person or persons are practicing dentistry and in what capacity
173		-	nonlicensed persons are assisting in practice; said list of names and
174		-	addresses shall include all persons who have been thus employed
175		-	within the sixty (60) days next preceding such demand; however, such
176		-	affidavit may not be used as evidence against either said person or
177		-	persons so reported in any proceeding under this chapter.
178		-	(a) This section applies to a dentist who maintains a dental
179		-	office.
180		-	(b) Not later than twenty (20) days from receipt of a request
181		-	from the board, a dentist shall provide the following information
182		-	to the board:
183		-	(1) The name, address, and license number of each person
184		-	practicing dentistry in the dental office within the preceding
185		-	sixty (60) days.
186		-	(2) The name, address, and license number of each licensed
187		-	person assisting in the practice of dentistry in the dental office
188		-	within the preceding sixty (60) days.
189		-	(3) The name, address, and job description of each unlicensed
190		-	person assisting in the practice of dentistry in the dental office
191		-	within the preceding sixty (60) days.
192		-	SECTION 6. IC 25-14-1-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
193		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. A practitioner of
194		-	dentistry dentist shall not fail to post, and keep conspicuously
195		-	displayed, his the dentist's name and license in the dental office
196		-	wherein he the dentist practices, in plain sight of his the dentist's
197		-	patients. If there are more dentists than one (1) practicing or employed
198		-	in any dental office, the manager or proprietor of the office shall not
199		-	fail to post and display the name and license of each dentist so
200		-	practicing and so employed therein.
201		-	SECTION 7. IC 25-14-1-21 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
202		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 21. It shall be the duty
203		-	of the attorney general to represent the state board of dentistry in any
204		-	court in which an action may be filed for the review of an order of the
205		-	board as provided for in section 20 of this chapter. The attorney general
206		-	may, at his the attorney general's discretion, call to his the attorney
207		-	general's assistance in such action, the prosecuting attorney of the
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209		-	county in which such action is filed. Also, the board, with the written
210		-	consent of the attorney general, shall have the right to employ, out of
211		-	its own funds, any other attorney or attorneys to assist the attorney
212		-	general in any such action.
213		-	SECTION 8. IC 25-14-1-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.31-2021,
214		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
215		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. (a) A person is practicing dentistry within the
216		-	meaning of this chapter if the person does any of the following:
217		-	(1) Uses the word "dentist" or "dental surgeon", the letters
218		-	"D.D.S." or "D.M.D.", or other letters or titles in connection with
219		-	dentistry.
220		-	(2) Directs and controls the treatment of patients within a place
221		-	where dental services are performed.
222		-	(3) Advertises or permits to be advertised by sign, card, circular,
223		-	handbill, newspaper, radio, or otherwise that the person can or
224		-	will attempt to perform dental operations of any kind.
225		-	(4) Offers to evaluate, diagnose, prevent, or treat:
226		-	(A) diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity and
227		-	maxillofacial area;
228		-	(B) diseases, disorders, and conditions of the associated and
229		-	adjacent structures of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area if:
230		-	(i) the dentist is providing emergency care; or
231		-	(ii) the dentist has completed postgraduate training and
232		-	certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery from a
233		-	program certified by the Commission on Dental
234		-	Accreditation; and
235		-	(C) the effects of such diseases, disorders, and conditions on
236		-	the human body;
237		-	using nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures.
238		-	(5) Extracts human teeth or corrects malpositions of the teeth or
239		-	jaws.
240		-	(6) Except as provided in IC 25-13-1-10.5 and IC 25-13-1-10.6,
241		-	administers dental anesthetics. Nothing in this subdivision shall
242		-	be construed to prohibit a physician from practicing in a
243		-	dental office as permitted by IC 25-22.5-2-9.
244		-	(7) Uses x-ray pictures images for dental diagnostic purposes.
245		-	(8) Makes:
246		-	(A) oral images for the fabrication of a final restoration,
247		-	impression, or cast;
248		-	(B) impressions; or
249		-	(C) casts of any oral tissues or structures;
250		-	for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment thereof or for the
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252		-	construction, repair, reproduction, or duplication of any prosthetic
253		-	device to alleviate or cure any oral lesion or replace any lost oral
254		-	structures, tissue, or teeth.
255		-	(9) Advertises to the public by any method, except trade and
256		-	professional publications, to furnish, supply, construct, reproduce,
257		-	repair, or adjust any prosthetic denture, bridge, appliance, or other
258		-	structure to be worn in the human mouth.
259		-	(10) Is the employer of a dentist who is hired to provide dental
260		-	services.
261		-	(11) Directs or controls the use of dental equipment or dental
262		-	material while the equipment or material is being used to provide
263		-	dental services. However, a person may lease or provide advice
264		-	or assistance concerning dental equipment or dental material if
265		-	the person does not restrict or interfere with the custody, control,
266		-	or use of the equipment or material by the dentist. This
267		-	subdivision does not prevent a dental hygienist who is licensed
268		-	under IC 25-13 from owning dental equipment or dental materials
269		-	within the dental hygienist's scope of practice.
270		-	(12) Directs, controls, or interferes with a dentist's clinical
271		-	judgment.
272		-	(13) Exercises direction or control over a dentist through a written
273		-	contract concerning the following areas of dental practice:
274		-	(A) The selection of a patient's course of treatment.
275		-	(B) Referrals of patients, except for requiring referrals to be
276		-	within a specified provider network, subject to the exceptions
277		-	under IC 27-13-36-5.
278		-	(C) Content of patient records.
279		-	(D) Policies and decisions relating to refunds, if the refund
280		-	payment would be reportable under federal law to the National
281		-	Practitioner Data Bank, and warranties.
282		-	(E) The clinical content of advertising.
283		-	(F) Final decisions relating to the employment of dental office
284		-	personnel.
285		-	However, this subdivision does not prohibit a person from
286		-	providing advice or assistance concerning the areas of dental
287		-	practice referred to in this subdivision or an insurer (as defined in
288		-	IC 27-1-26-1) from carrying out the applicable provisions of
289		-	IC 27 under which the insurer is licensed.
290		-	However, a person does not have to be a dentist to be a manufacturer
291		-	of dental prostheses.
292		-	(b) In addition to subsection (a), a person is practicing dentistry who
293		-	directly or indirectly by any means or method furnishes, supplies,
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295		-	constructs, reproduces, repairs, or adjusts any prosthetic denture,
296		-	bridge, appliance, or any other structure to be worn in the human
297		-	mouth and delivers the resulting product to any person other than the
298		-	duly licensed dentist upon whose written work authorization the work
299		-	was performed. A written work authorization shall include the
300		-	following:
301		-	(1) The name and address of the dental laboratory to which it is
302		-	directed.
303		-	(2) The case identification.
304		-	(3) A specification of the materials to be used.
305		-	(4) A description of the work to be done and, if necessary,
306		-	diagrams thereof.
307		-	(5) The date of issuance of the authorization.
308		-	(6) The signature and address of the licensed dentist or other
309		-	dental practitioner by whom the work authorization is issued.
310		-	A separate work authorization shall be issued for each patient of the
311		-	issuing licensed dentist or other dental practitioner for whom dental
312		-	technological work is to be performed.
313		-	(c) This section shall not apply to those procedures which a legally
314		-	licensed and practicing dentist may delegate to a dental assistant as to
315		-	which procedures the dentist exercises direct supervision and
316		-	responsibility. However, a dentist may, without providing direct
317		-	supervision, delegate the authority to take x-ray images to a dental
318		-	assistant working in a state owned or operated correctional facility
319		-	administered and supervised by the department of corrections
320		-	under IC 11-8-2-5(a)(2), so long as the dentist is available to
321		-	supervise the dental assistant remotely.
322		-	(d) Procedures delegated by a dentist may not include the following:
323		-	(1) Those procedures which require professional judgment and
324		-	skill such as diagnosis, treatment planning, the cutting of hard or
325		-	soft tissues, or any intraoral impression which would lead to the
326		-	fabrication of a final prosthetic appliance.
327		-	(2) Except for procedures described in subsections (g) and (h),
328		-	procedures delegated to a dental assistant may not include
329		-	procedures allocated under IC 25-13-1 to a licensed dental
330		-	hygienist.
331		-	(e) This chapter shall not prevent dental students from performing
332		-	dental operations under the supervision of competent instructors within
333		-	the dental school or a university recognized by the board or in any
334		-	public clinic under the supervision of the authorized superintendent of
335		-	such clinic authorized under the authority and general direction of the
336		-	board of health or school board of any city or town in Indiana.
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338		-	(f) Licensed pharmacists of this state may fill prescriptions of
339		-	licensed dentists of this state for any drug necessary in the practice of
340		-	dentistry.
341		-	(g) Notwithstanding IC 25-13-1-11(4), a dental assistant who has
342		-	completed a board approved curriculum may apply medicaments for
343		-	the control or prevention of dental caries under the direct supervision
344		-	of a licensed dentist. The curriculum must include instruction on the
345		-	following:
346		-	(1) Ethics and jurisprudence.
347		-	(2) Reasons for fluorides.
348		-	(3) Systemic fluoride.
349		-	(4) Topical fluoride.
350		-	(5) Fluoride application.
351		-	(6) Laboratory work on topical fluoride applications and patient
352		-	competency.
353		-	(h) Notwithstanding IC 25-13-1-11(3), a dental assistant who has
354		-	completed a board approved curriculum may polish the coronal surface
355		-	of teeth under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. The
356		-	curriculum must include instruction on the following:
357		-	(1) Ethics and jurisprudence.
358		-	(2) Plaque and materia alba.
359		-	(3) Intrinsic and extrinsic stain.
360		-	(4) Abrasive agents.
361		-	(5) Use of a slow speed hand piece, prophy cup, and occlusal
362		-	polishing brush.
363		-	(6) Theory of selective polishing.
364		-	(7) Laboratory work concerning slow speed hand piece, hand
365		-	dexterity, and patient competency.
366		-	SECTION 9. IC 25-14-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
367		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Except as otherwise
368		-	provided in section 5 of this chapter, a dentist shall see that each
369		-	denture he the dentist delivers to a patient in Indiana is marked in the
370		-	manner prescribed in this chapter if the denture has been fabricated by
371		-	the dentist or under a work order issued by him. the dentist.
372		-	SECTION 10. IC 25-14-2-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
373		-	FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Except as otherwise
374		-	provided in section 5 of this chapter, a dentist shall see that each partial
375		-	denture he the dentist delivers to a patient in Indiana is marked in the
376		-	manner prescribed in this chapter if the partial denture has been
377		-	fabricated, rebased, or duplicated by the dentist or pursuant to a work
378		-	order issued by him. the dentist.
379		-	HEA 1031 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
380		-	President of the Senate
381		-	President Pro Tempore
382		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
383		-	Date: Time:
384		-	HEA 1031 — Concur
	50	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 25-14-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.249-2019,
	51	+	2 SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	52	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The state board of dentistry is established
	53	+	4 and consists of:
	54	+	5 (1) nine (9) practicing dentists licensed under IC 25-14 who must
	55	+	6 have been in practice in Indiana for not less than the five (5)
	56	+	7 years;
	57	+	8 (2) one (1) practicing dental hygienist who:
	58	+	9 (A) has been practicing in Indiana as a dental hygienist
	59	+	10 (i) in 2011 and 2012, for at least three (3) years; and
	60	+	11 (ii) after 2012, for at least five (5) years; and
	61	+	12 (B) is licensed under IC 25-13-1; and
	62	+	13 (3) one (1) member to represent the general public who must be
	63	+	14 a resident to this state and in no way associated with the
	64	+	15 profession of dentistry other than as a consumer.
	65	+	16 (b) All eleven (11) members of the board appointed before July 1,
	66	+	17 2019, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three (3) years
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	68	+	1 each.
	69	+	2 (c) (b) All eleven (11) members of the board appointed after June
	70	+	3 30, 2019, shall be appointed under IC 25-1-6.5.
	71	+	4 (d) (c) A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
	72	+	5 (e) (d) The appointment of the dentist members shall be made in a
	73	+	6 manner that, at all times, each dentist member on the board represents
	74	+	7 and is a resident of one (1) of nine (9) examiner districts set forth in
	75	+	8 this subsection. Each dentist member shall be chiefly responsible in the
	76	+	9 performance of his or her duties with regard to the district from which
	77	+	10 he or she is appointed. The nine (9) dentist members' districts consist
	78	+	11 of the following counties:
	79	+	12 (1) District 1. Tipton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock,
	80	+	13 Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby.
	81	+	14 (2) District 2. Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Jasper.
	82	+	15 (3) District 3. St. Joseph, Elkhart, Starke, Marshall, Kosciusko,
	83	+	16 and Fulton.
	84	+	17 (4) District 4. LaGrange, Steuben, Jay, Noble, Whitley, Allen,
	85	+	18 Huntington, Wells, DeKalb, and Adams.
	86	+	19 (5) District 5. Knox, Daviess, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey,
	87	+	20 Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, and Perry.
	88	+	21 (6) District 6. Newton, Benton, White, Pulaski, Cass, Miami,
	89	+	22 Wabash, Grant, Howard, Carroll, Warren, Tippecanoe, and
	90	+	23 Clinton.
	91	+	24 (7) District 7. Vermillion, Parke, Fountain, Montgomery, Boone,
	92	+	25 Putnam, Vigo, Clay, Sullivan, Owen, Greene, and Martin.
	93	+	26 (8) District 8. Madison, Delaware, Blackford, Randolph, Rush,
	94	+	27 Fayette, Union, Henry, and Wayne.
	95	+	28 (9) District 9. Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin,
	96	+	29 Lawrence, Jackson, Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Orange,
	97	+	30 Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio, Crawford,
	98	+	31 Harrison, Floyd, and Clark.
	99	+	32 (f) (e) The board may issue licenses to applicants who pass an
	100	+	33 examination administered by an entity that has been approved by the
	101	+	34 board.
	102	+	35 SECTION 2. IC 25-14-1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.103-2011,
	103	+	36 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	104	+	37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) The board shall hold not less than two (2)
	105	+	38 regular meetings in each year at such place as may be fixed by the
	106	+	39 board and as often in addition as may be necessary for the transaction
	107	+	40 of such business as may properly come under the provisions of this
	108	+	41 chapter, and it shall have power to make all necessary rules in
	109	+	42 accordance with this chapter. Additional meetings may be called at any
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	111	+	1 time by the president or any six (6) members of the board to be held at
	112	+	2 such time and place as may be designated in the call. Six (6) members
	113	+	3 of the board constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum may
	114	+	4 transact business. The board shall elect a president and a secretary. For
	115	+	5 their services, the members shall receive per diem and travel expenses
	116	+	6 as otherwise provided by law.
	117	+	7 (b) It shall be the duty of the board through the agency to keep a
	118	+	8 record of all applications for licenses for a period of time designated by
	119	+	9 the board, subject to the final approval of the oversight committee on
	120	+	10 public records under IC 5-15-5.1-19. Such records shall contain all the
	121	+	11 facts set forth in the application, including the action of the board. The
	122	+	12 agency shall carry out the administrative functions of the board and
	123	+	13 shall provide necessary personnel to enable the board to properly carry
	124	+	14 out and enforce this chapter.
	125	+	15 (c) The board may affiliate with the American Association of Dental
	126	+	16 Boards as an active member thereof and may pay the regular annual
	127	+	17 dues of the association American Association of Dental Boards out
	128	+	18 of any available funds of the board, which are obtained by examination
	129	+	19 fees or registration renewal fees as provided by law. However, the
	130	+	20 affiliation with the American Association of Dental Boards shall not
	131	+	21 impair, restrict, enlarge, or modify any of the rights, powers, duties, or
	132	+	22 functions of the board as prescribed by the laws of this state. The board
	133	+	23 may designate one (1) of its members as a delegate of any meeting of
	134	+	24 the association, American Association of Dental Boards, and such
	135	+	25 delegate member shall receive the regular per diem paid to members
	136	+	26 of the board for their services on the board and the member's necessary
	137	+	27 expenses while traveling to and from and attending such meetings.
	138	+	28 SECTION 3. IC 25-14-1-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	139	+	29 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. The attorney
	140	+	30 general, prosecuting attorney, the state board of dentistry, or any citizen
	141	+	31 of any county where any person shall engage in the practice of
	142	+	32 dentistry, as herein defined, without possessing a valid license so to do,
	143	+	33 may, in accordance with the laws of the state of Indiana governing
	144	+	34 injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana to
	145	+	35 enjoin such person from engaging in the practice of dentistry, as herein
	146	+	36 defined, until a valid license to practice dentistry be secured. And any
	147	+	37 person who has been so enjoined who shall violate such injunction
	148	+	38 shall be punished for contempt of court: Provided, That such injunction
	149	+	39 shall not relieve such person so practicing dentistry without a valid
	150	+	40 license from a criminal prosecution therefor as is now provided by law,
	151	+	41 but such remedy by injunction shall be in addition to any remedy now
	152	+	42 provided for the criminal prosecution of such offender. In charging any
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	154	+	1 person in a complaint for injunction, or in an affidavit, information or
	155	+	2 indictment, with a violation of this law by practicing dentistry without
	156	+	3 a valid license, it shall be sufficient to charge that such person did,
	157	+	4 upon a certain day and in a certain county, engage in the practice of
	158	+	5 dentistry, he not having a valid license so to do, without averring any
	159	+	6 further or more particular facts concerning the same.
	160	+	7 (a) The following may bring an action to obtain an injunction
	161	+	8 against a person who violates section 1 of this chapter:
	162	+	9 (1) The attorney general.
	163	+	10 (2) The prosecuting attorney exercising jurisdiction in the
	164	+	11 county where the unlicensed practice occurs.
	165	+	12 (3) The board.
	166	+	13 (4) A resident of the county where the unlicensed practice
	167	+	14 occurs.
	168	+	15 (b) An injunction issued under this section:
	169	+	16 (1) shall prohibit the defendant from engaging in the practice
	170	+	17 of dentistry until the defendant secures a valid license to
	171	+	18 practice dentistry; and
	172	+	19 (2) may impose other requirements that are reasonably
	173	+	20 necessary to protect the public.
	174	+	21 (c) An injunction issued under this section does not limit other
	175	+	22 criminal remedies that may be available.
	176	+	23 SECTION 4. IC 25-14-1-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.103-2011,
	177	+	24 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	178	+	25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) An applicant under this article must submit
	179	+	26 to the board proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has not
	180	+	27 been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's
	181	+	28 ability to practice competently.
	182	+	29 (b) The board may issue a license upon payment of a fee, set by the
	183	+	30 board under section 13 of this chapter, to an applicant who furnishes
	184	+	31 proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant is a dentist who:
	185	+	32 (1) is licensed in another state or a province of Canada that has
	186	+	33 licensing requirements substantially equal to those in effect in
	187	+	34 Indiana on the date of application;
	188	+	35 (2) has practiced dentistry for at least two (2) of the three (3)
	189	+	36 years preceding the date of application;
	190	+	37 (3) passes the law examination administered by the board or an
	191	+	38 entity approved by the board;
	192	+	39 (4) has completed the required hours of continuing education in
	193	+	40 the previous two (2) years; and
	194	+	41 (5) meets all other requirements of this chapter.
	195	+	42 (c) The board shall have power to adopt rules under section 13 of
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	197	+	1 this chapter for licensure by endorsement.
	198	+	2 (d) An applicant shall, at the request of the board, make an
	199	+	3 appearance before the board.
	200	+	4 SECTION 5. IC 25-14-1-17 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	201	+	5 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. A person practicing
	202	+	6 dentistry, upon written demand made by the secretary of the state board
	203	+	7 of dentistry, shall not fail to furnish in writing, within twenty (20) days
	204	+	8 after such demand, the name and address of each person practicing or
	205	+	9 assisting in the practice of dentistry in the office of said person,
	206	+	10 together with a sworn statement showing by what authority or license
	207	+	11 such person or persons are practicing dentistry and in what capacity
	208	+	12 nonlicensed persons are assisting in practice; said list of names and
	209	+	13 addresses shall include all persons who have been thus employed
	210	+	14 within the sixty (60) days next preceding such demand; however, such
	211	+	15 affidavit may not be used as evidence against either said person or
	212	+	16 persons so reported in any proceeding under this chapter.
	213	+	17 (a) This section applies to a dentist who maintains a dental
	214	+	18 office.
	215	+	19 (b) Not later than twenty (20) days from receipt of a request
	216	+	20 from the board, a dentist shall provide the following information
	217	+	21 to the board:
	218	+	22 (1) The name, address, and license number of each person
	219	+	23 practicing dentistry in the dental office within the preceding
	220	+	24 sixty (60) days.
	221	+	25 (2) The name, address, and license number of each licensed
	222	+	26 person assisting in the practice of dentistry in the dental office
	223	+	27 within the preceding sixty (60) days.
	224	+	28 (3) The name, address, and job description of each unlicensed
	225	+	29 person assisting in the practice of dentistry in the dental office
	226	+	30 within the preceding sixty (60) days.
	227	+	31 SECTION 6. IC 25-14-1-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	228	+	32 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. A practitioner of
	229	+	33 dentistry dentist shall not fail to post, and keep conspicuously
	230	+	34 displayed, his the dentist's name and license in the dental office
	231	+	35 wherein he the dentist practices, in plain sight of his the dentist's
	232	+	36 patients. If there are more dentists than one (1) practicing or employed
	233	+	37 in any dental office, the manager or proprietor of the office shall not
	234	+	38 fail to post and display the name and license of each dentist so
	235	+	39 practicing and so employed therein.
	236	+	40 SECTION 7. IC 25-14-1-21 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	237	+	41 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 21. It shall be the duty
	238	+	42 of the attorney general to represent the state board of dentistry in any
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	240	+	1 court in which an action may be filed for the review of an order of the
	241	+	2 board as provided for in section 20 of this chapter. The attorney general
	242	+	3 may, at his the attorney general's discretion, call to his the attorney
	243	+	4 general's assistance in such action, the prosecuting attorney of the
	244	+	5 county in which such action is filed. Also, the board, with the written
	245	+	6 consent of the attorney general, shall have the right to employ, out of
	246	+	7 its own funds, any other attorney or attorneys to assist the attorney
	247	+	8 general in any such action.
	248	+	9 SECTION 8. IC 25-14-1-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.31-2021,
	249	+	10 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	250	+	11 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. (a) A person is practicing dentistry within the
	251	+	12 meaning of this chapter if the person does any of the following:
	252	+	13 (1) Uses the word "dentist" or "dental surgeon", the letters
	253	+	14 "D.D.S." or "D.M.D.", or other letters or titles in connection with
	254	+	15 dentistry.
	255	+	16 (2) Directs and controls the treatment of patients within a place
	256	+	17 where dental services are performed.
	257	+	18 (3) Advertises or permits to be advertised by sign, card, circular,
	258	+	19 handbill, newspaper, radio, or otherwise that the person can or
	259	+	20 will attempt to perform dental operations of any kind.
	260	+	21 (4) Offers to evaluate, diagnose, prevent, or treat:
	261	+	22 (A) diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity and
	262	+	23 maxillofacial area;
	263	+	24 (B) diseases, disorders, and conditions of the associated and
	264	+	25 adjacent structures of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area if:
	265	+	26 (i) the dentist is providing emergency care; or
	266	+	27 (ii) the dentist has completed postgraduate training and
	267	+	28 certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery from a
	268	+	29 program certified by the Commission on Dental
	269	+	30 Accreditation; and
	270	+	31 (C) the effects of such diseases, disorders, and conditions on
	271	+	32 the human body;
	272	+	33 using nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures.
	273	+	34 (5) Extracts human teeth or corrects malpositions of the teeth or
	274	+	35 jaws.
	275	+	36 (6) Except as provided in IC 25-13-1-10.5 and IC 25-13-1-10.6,
	276	+	37 administers dental anesthetics. Nothing in this subdivision shall
	277	+	38 be construed to prohibit a physician from practicing in a
	278	+	39 dental office as permitted by IC 25-22.5-2-9.
	279	+	40 (7) Uses x-ray pictures images for dental diagnostic purposes.
	280	+	41 (8) Makes:
	281	+	42 (A) oral images for the fabrication of a final restoration,
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	283	+	1 impression, or cast;
	284	+	2 (B) impressions; or
	285	+	3 (C) casts of any oral tissues or structures;
	286	+	4 for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment thereof or for the
	287	+	5 construction, repair, reproduction, or duplication of any prosthetic
	288	+	6 device to alleviate or cure any oral lesion or replace any lost oral
	289	+	7 structures, tissue, or teeth.
	290	+	8 (9) Advertises to the public by any method, except trade and
	291	+	9 professional publications, to furnish, supply, construct, reproduce,
	292	+	10 repair, or adjust any prosthetic denture, bridge, appliance, or other
	293	+	11 structure to be worn in the human mouth.
	294	+	12 (10) Is the employer of a dentist who is hired to provide dental
	295	+	13 services.
	296	+	14 (11) Directs or controls the use of dental equipment or dental
	297	+	15 material while the equipment or material is being used to provide
	298	+	16 dental services. However, a person may lease or provide advice
	299	+	17 or assistance concerning dental equipment or dental material if
	300	+	18 the person does not restrict or interfere with the custody, control,
	301	+	19 or use of the equipment or material by the dentist. This
	302	+	20 subdivision does not prevent a dental hygienist who is licensed
	303	+	21 under IC 25-13 from owning dental equipment or dental materials
	304	+	22 within the dental hygienist's scope of practice.
	305	+	23 (12) Directs, controls, or interferes with a dentist's clinical
	306	+	24 judgment.
	307	+	25 (13) Exercises direction or control over a dentist through a written
	308	+	26 contract concerning the following areas of dental practice:
	309	+	27 (A) The selection of a patient's course of treatment.
	310	+	28 (B) Referrals of patients, except for requiring referrals to be
	311	+	29 within a specified provider network, subject to the exceptions
	312	+	30 under IC 27-13-36-5.
	313	+	31 (C) Content of patient records.
	314	+	32 (D) Policies and decisions relating to refunds, if the refund
	315	+	33 payment would be reportable under federal law to the National
	316	+	34 Practitioner Data Bank, and warranties.
	317	+	35 (E) The clinical content of advertising.
	318	+	36 (F) Final decisions relating to the employment of dental office
	319	+	37 personnel.
	320	+	38 However, this subdivision does not prohibit a person from
	321	+	39 providing advice or assistance concerning the areas of dental
	322	+	40 practice referred to in this subdivision or an insurer (as defined in
	323	+	41 IC 27-1-26-1) from carrying out the applicable provisions of
	324	+	42 IC 27 under which the insurer is licensed.
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	326	+	1 However, a person does not have to be a dentist to be a manufacturer
	327	+	2 of dental prostheses.
	328	+	3 (b) In addition to subsection (a), a person is practicing dentistry who
	329	+	4 directly or indirectly by any means or method furnishes, supplies,
	330	+	5 constructs, reproduces, repairs, or adjusts any prosthetic denture,
	331	+	6 bridge, appliance, or any other structure to be worn in the human
	332	+	7 mouth and delivers the resulting product to any person other than the
	333	+	8 duly licensed dentist upon whose written work authorization the work
	334	+	9 was performed. A written work authorization shall include the
	335	+	10 following:
	336	+	11 (1) The name and address of the dental laboratory to which it is
	337	+	12 directed.
	338	+	13 (2) The case identification.
	339	+	14 (3) A specification of the materials to be used.
	340	+	15 (4) A description of the work to be done and, if necessary,
	341	+	16 diagrams thereof.
	342	+	17 (5) The date of issuance of the authorization.
	343	+	18 (6) The signature and address of the licensed dentist or other
	344	+	19 dental practitioner by whom the work authorization is issued.
	345	+	20 A separate work authorization shall be issued for each patient of the
	346	+	21 issuing licensed dentist or other dental practitioner for whom dental
	347	+	22 technological work is to be performed.
	348	+	23 (c) This section shall not apply to those procedures which a legally
	349	+	24 licensed and practicing dentist may delegate to a dental assistant as to
	350	+	25 which procedures the dentist exercises direct supervision and
	351	+	26 responsibility. However, a dentist may, without providing direct
	352	+	27 supervision, delegate the authority to take x-ray images to a dental
	353	+	28 assistant working in a state owned or operated correctional facility
	354	+	29 administered and supervised by the department of corrections
	355	+	30 under IC 11-8-2-5(a)(2), so long as the dentist is available to
	356	+	31 supervise the dental assistant remotely.
	357	+	32 (d) Procedures delegated by a dentist may not include the following:
	358	+	33 (1) Those procedures which require professional judgment and
	359	+	34 skill such as diagnosis, treatment planning, the cutting of hard or
	360	+	35 soft tissues, or any intraoral impression which would lead to the
	361	+	36 fabrication of a final prosthetic appliance.
	362	+	37 (2) Except for procedures described in subsections (g) and (h),
	363	+	38 procedures delegated to a dental assistant may not include
	364	+	39 procedures allocated under IC 25-13-1 to a licensed dental
	365	+	40 hygienist.
	366	+	41 (e) This chapter shall not prevent dental students from performing
	367	+	42 dental operations under the supervision of competent instructors within
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	369	+	1 the dental school or a university recognized by the board or in any
	370	+	2 public clinic under the supervision of the authorized superintendent of
	371	+	3 such clinic authorized under the authority and general direction of the
	372	+	4 board of health or school board of any city or town in Indiana.
	373	+	5 (f) Licensed pharmacists of this state may fill prescriptions of
	374	+	6 licensed dentists of this state for any drug necessary in the practice of
	375	+	7 dentistry.
	376	+	8 (g) Notwithstanding IC 25-13-1-11(4), a dental assistant who has
	377	+	9 completed a board approved curriculum may apply medicaments for
	378	+	10 the control or prevention of dental caries under the direct supervision
	379	+	11 of a licensed dentist. The curriculum must include instruction on the
	380	+	12 following:
	381	+	13 (1) Ethics and jurisprudence.
	382	+	14 (2) Reasons for fluorides.
	383	+	15 (3) Systemic fluoride.
	384	+	16 (4) Topical fluoride.
	385	+	17 (5) Fluoride application.
	386	+	18 (6) Laboratory work on topical fluoride applications and patient
	387	+	19 competency.
	388	+	20 (h) Notwithstanding IC 25-13-1-11(3), a dental assistant who has
	389	+	21 completed a board approved curriculum may polish the coronal surface
	390	+	22 of teeth under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. The
	391	+	23 curriculum must include instruction on the following:
	392	+	24 (1) Ethics and jurisprudence.
	393	+	25 (2) Plaque and materia alba.
	394	+	26 (3) Intrinsic and extrinsic stain.
	395	+	27 (4) Abrasive agents.
	396	+	28 (5) Use of a slow speed hand piece, prophy cup, and occlusal
	397	+	29 polishing brush.
	398	+	30 (6) Theory of selective polishing.
	399	+	31 (7) Laboratory work concerning slow speed hand piece, hand
	400	+	32 dexterity, and patient competency.
	401	+	33 SECTION 9. IC 25-14-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	402	+	34 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Except as otherwise
	403	+	35 provided in section 5 of this chapter, a dentist shall see that each
	404	+	36 denture he the dentist delivers to a patient in Indiana is marked in the
	405	+	37 manner prescribed in this chapter if the denture has been fabricated by
	406	+	38 the dentist or under a work order issued by him. the dentist.
	407	+	39 SECTION 10. IC 25-14-2-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	408	+	40 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Except as otherwise
	409	+	41 provided in section 5 of this chapter, a dentist shall see that each partial
	410	+	42 denture he the dentist delivers to a patient in Indiana is marked in the
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	412	+	1 manner prescribed in this chapter if the partial denture has been
	413	+	2 fabricated, rebased, or duplicated by the dentist or pursuant to a work
	414	+	3 order issued by him. the dentist.
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	416	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	417	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Health, to which was
	418	+	referred House Bill 1031, has had the same under consideration and
	419	+	begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
	420	+	recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
	421	+	Page 6, line 40, strike "pictures" and insert "images".
	422	+	Page 8, line 27, delete "pictures" and insert "images".
	423	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	424	+	(Reference is to HB 1031 as introduced.)
	425	+	BARRETT
	426	+	Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
	427	+	_____
	428	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	429	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
	430	+	referred House Bill 1031, has had the same under consideration and
	431	+	begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
	432	+	recommendation that said bill do pass.
	433	+	(Reference is to HB 1031 as printed January 21, 2025.)
	434	+	THOMPSON
	435	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 24, Nays 0
	436	+	_____
	437	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	438	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Health and Provider
	439	+	Services, to which was referred House Bill No. 1031, has had the same
	440	+	under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	441	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
	442	+	follows:
	443	+	Page 10, delete lines 4 through 42.
	444	+	Delete pages 11 through 34.
	445	+	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
	446	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	447	+	EH 1031—LS 6409/DI 153 12
	448	+	(Reference is to HB 1031 as printed January 30, 2025.)
	449	+	CHARBONNEAU, Chairperson
	450	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.
	451	+	EH 1031—LS 6409/DI 153