Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB334 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 334
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10	10	By: Senator Klausmeier
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Higher Education – Maryland Dent–Care Program – Eligibility 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of expanding eligibility for the Maryland Dent–Care Program to include 3
21	21	part–time dentists and dental hygienists who are practicing under a general or 4
22	22	limited license; authorizing the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the 5
23	23	Maryland Higher Education Commission , in collaboration with the Maryland 6
24	24	Department of Health, to establish prorated loan repayment assistance for part–time 7
25	25	dentists and dental hygienists; and generally relating to eligibility for the Maryland 8
26	26	Dent–Care Program. 9
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Education 11
30	30	Section 18–2404 and 18–2406 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
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34	34	BY adding to 15
35	35	Article – Education 16
36	36	Section 18–2405(c)(3) 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
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40	40	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLA ND, 20
41	41	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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43	43	Article – Education 22
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45	45	18–2404. 23
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47	47	Each applicant for a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle 24
48	48	shall: 25 2 SENATE BILL 334
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52	52	(1) Be licensed to practice in Maryland by the State Board of Dental 1
53	53	Examiners UNDER A: 2
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55	55	(I) GENERAL LICENSE ; OR 3
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57	57	(II) LIMITED LICENSE ; 4
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59	59	(2) Demonstrate financial need; 5
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61	61	(3) Be employed full time OR PART TIME as a dentist or dental hygienist; 6
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63	63	(4) Agree that at least 30% of the patients treated by the dentist or in the 7
64	64	practice in which the dental hygienist works each year for a 3–year period in a private 8
65	65	practice or clinical setting will be Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; and 9
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67	67	(5) Meet any other criteria established by the Office. 10
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69	69	18–2405. 11
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71	71	(c) (3) THE OFFICE, IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE MARYLAND 12
72	72	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MAY ESTABLISH PRORAT ED LOAN REPAYMENT 13
73	73	ASSISTANCE FOR A PART –TIME DENTIST OR PART –TIME DENTAL HYGIENIS T 14
74	74	PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. 15
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76	76	18–2406. 16
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78	78	Each recipient of a Higher Education Loan Assistance Grant under this subtitle may 17
79	79	hold the grant for up to 3 years if the recipient: 18
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81	81	(1) Continues to be employed full time OR PART TIME as a dentist or 19
82	82	dental hygienist; and 20
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84	84	(2) Continues to treat Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients as 21
85	85	at least 30% of all patients treated: 22
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87	87	(i) By the dentist in a private practice or clinical setting authorized 23
88	88	under the Program; or 24
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90	90	(ii) In the private practice or clinical setting in which the dental 25
91	91	hygienist works. 26
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93	93	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER EN ACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
94	94	1, 2024. 28