Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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32 HOUSEBILLNO.122
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
54 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEVEIT.
6-0178H.01P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
5+0178H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsection332.081,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
98 practiceofdentistry.
109 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1110 SectionA.Section332.081,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1211 2thereof,tobeknownassection332.081,toreadasfollows:
1312 332.081.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,hospitals
1413 2licensedunderchapter197shallbeauthorizedtoemployanyorallofthefollowingoral
1514 3healthproviders:
1615 4 (1)Adentistlicensedunderthischapterforthepurposeoftreatingonhospital
1716 5premisesthosepatientswhopresentwithadentalconditionandsuchtreatmentisnecessaryto
1817 6amelioratetheconditionforwhichtheypresentedsuchasseverepainortoothabscesses;
1918 7 (2)Anoralandmaxillofacialsurgeonlicensedunderthischapterforthepurposeof
2019 8treatingoralconditionsthatneedtobeamelioratedaspartoftreatingtheunderlyingcauseof
2120 9thepatient'smedicalneedsincluding,butnotlimitedto,headandneckcancer,HIVorAIDS,
2221 10severetraumaresultinginadmissiontothehospital,organtransplant,diabetes,orseizure
2322 11disorders.Itshallbeaconditionoftreatmentthatsuchpatientsareadmittedtothehospitalon
2423 12eitheranin-orout-patientbasis;and
2524 13 (3)Amaxillofacialprosthodontistlicensedunderthischapterforthepurposeof
2625 14treatingandsupportingpatientsofaheadandneckcancerteamorothercomplexcareor
2726 15surgicalteamforthefabricationofappliancesfollowingablativesurgery,surgerytocorrect
2827 16birthanomalies,extensiveradiationtreatmentoftheheadorneck,ortrauma-relatedsurgery.
2928 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3029 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 2.NopersonorotherentityshallpracticedentistryinMissouriorprovidedental
3130 18servicesas[defined] describedinsection332.071unlessanduntiltheboardhasissuedtothe
3231 19personacertificatecertifyingthatthepersonhasbeendulyregisteredasadentistinMissouri
3332 20ortheboardhasissuedsuchcertificatetoanentitythathasbeendulyregisteredtoprovide
3433 21dentalservicesbylicenseddentistsanddentalhygienistsandunlessanduntiltheboardhas
3534 22issuedtothepersonalicense,toberenewedeachperiod,asprovidedinthischapter,to
3635 23practicedentistryorasadentalhygienist,orhasissuedtothepersonorentityapermit,tobe
3736 24renewedeachperiod,toprovidedentalservicesinMissouri.Nothinginthischaptershallbe
3837 25soconstruedastomakeitunlawfulfor:
3938 26 (1)Alegallyqualifiedphysicianorsurgeon,whodoesnotpracticedentistryasa
4039 27specialty,fromextractingteeth;
4140 28 (2)AdentistlicensedinastateotherthanMissourifrommakingaclinical
4241 29demonstrationbeforeameetingofdentistsinMissouri;
4342 30 (3)Dentalstudentsinanyaccrediteddentalschooltopracticedentistryunderthe
4443 31personaldirectionofinstructors;
4544 32 (4)Dentalhygienestudentsinanyaccrediteddentalhygieneschooltopracticedental
4645 33hygieneunderthepersonaldirectionofinstructors;
4746 34 (5)AdulyregisteredandlicenseddentalhygienistinMissouritopracticedental
4847 35hygieneasdefinedinsection332.091;
4948 36 (6)Adentalassistant,certifieddentalassistant,orexpandedfunctionsdentalassistant
5049 37tobedelegateddutiesasdefinedinsection332.093;
5150 38 (7)Adulyregistereddentistordentalhygienisttoteachinanaccrediteddentalor
5251 39dentalhygieneschool;
5352 40 (8)Apersonwhohasbeengrantedadentalfacultypermitundersection332.183to
5453 41practicedentistryinthescopeofhisorheremploymentatanaccrediteddentalschool,
5554 42college,orprograminMissouri;
5655 43 (9)Adulyqualifiedanesthesiologistornurseanesthetisttoadministerananesthetic
5756 44inconnectionwithdentalservicesordentalsurgery;
5857 45 (10)Apersontopracticedentistryinorfor:
5958 46 (a)TheUnitedStatesArmedForces;
6059 47 (b)TheUnitedStatesPublicHealthService;
6160 48 (c)Migrant,community,orhealthcareforthehomelesshealthcentersprovidedin
6261 49Section330ofthePublicHealthServiceAct(42U.S.C.Section254b);
6362 50 (d)FederallyqualifiedhealthcentersasdefinedinSection1905(l)(42U.S.C.Section
6463 511396d(l))oftheSocialSecurityAct;
6564 52 (e)Governmentalentities,includingcountyhealthdepartments;or
6665 53 (f)TheUnitedStatesVeteransBureau;or
6766 HB122 2 54 (11)AdentistlicensedinastateotherthanMissouritoevaluateapatientorrenderan
6867 55oral,written,orotherwisedocumenteddentalopinionwhenprovidingtestimonyorrecords
6968 56forthepurposeofacivilorcriminalactionbeforeanyjudicialoradministrativeproceeding
7069 57ofthisstateorotherforuminthisstate.
7170 58 3.Nocorporationshallpracticedentistryasdefinedinsection332.071unlessthat
7271 59corporationisorganizedundertheprovisionsofchapter355or356providedthata
7372 60corporationorganizedundertheprovisionsofchapter355andqualifyingasanorganization
7473 61under26U.S.C.Section501(c)(3)mayonlyemploydentistsanddentalhygienistslicensedin
7574 62thisstatetorenderdentalservicestoMedicaidrecipients,low-incomeindividualswhohave
7675 63availableincomebelowtwohundredpercentofthefederalpovertylevel,andallparticipants
7776 64intheSCHIPprogram,unlesssuchlimitationiscontrarytoorinconsistentwithfederalor
7877 65statelaworregulation.Thissubsectionshallnotapplyto:
7978 66 (1)Ahospitallicensedunderchapter197thatprovidescareandtreatmentonlyto
8079 67childrenundertheageofeighteenatwhichapersonregulatedunderthischapterprovides
8180 68dentalcarewithinthescopeofhisorherlicenseorregistration;
8281 69 (2)AfederallyqualifiedhealthcenterasdefinedinSection1905(l)oftheSocial
8382 70SecurityAct(42U.S.C.Section1396d(l)),oramigrant,community,orhealthcareforthe
8483 71homelesshealthcenterprovidedforinSection330ofthePublicHealthServicesAct(42
8584 72U.S.C.Section254b)atwhichapersonregulatedunderthischapterprovidesdentalcare
8685 73withinthescopeofhisorherlicenseorregistration;
8786 74 (3)Acityorcountyhealthdepartmentorganizedunderchapter192orchapter205at
8887 75whichapersonregulatedunderthischapterprovidesdentalcarewithinthescopeofhisorher
8988 76licenseorregistration;
9089 77 (4)Asocialwelfareboardorganizedundersection205.770,acityhealthdepartment
9190 78operatingunderacitycharter,oracity-countyhealthdepartmentatwhichapersonregulated
9291 79underthischapterprovidesdentalcarewithinthescopeofhisorherlicenseorregistration;
9392 80 (5)Anyentitythathasreceivedapermitfromthedentalboardanddoesnotreceive
9493 81compensationfromthepatientorfromanythirdpartyonthepatient'sbehalfatwhicha
9594 82personregulatedunderthischapterprovidesdentalcarewithinthescopeofhisorherlicense
9695 83orregistration;or
9796 84 (6)AnyhospitalnonprofitcorporationexemptfromtaxationunderSection501(c)(3)
9897 85oftheInternalRevenueCode,asamended,thatengagesinitsoperationsandprovidesdental
9998 86servicesatfacilitiesownedbyacity,county,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,orany
10099 87entitycontractedwiththestatetoprovidecareinacorrectionalcenter,assuchtermis
101100 88definedinsection217.010,atwhichapersonregulatedunderthischapterprovidesdental
102101 89carewithinthescopeofhisorherlicenseorregistration.
103102 90
104103 HB122 3 91Ifanyoftheentitiesexemptedfromtherequirementsofthissubsectionareunabletoprovide
105104 92servicestoapatientduetothelackofaqualifiedproviderandareferraltoanotherentityis
106105 93made,theexemptionshallextendtothepersonorentitythatsubsequentlyprovidesservices
107106 94tothepatient.
108107 95 4.Nounincorporatedorganizationshallpracticedentistryasdefinedinsection
109108 96332.071unlesssuchorganizationisexemptfromfederaltaxationunderSection501(c)(3)of
110109 97theInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended,andprovidesdentaltreatmentwithout
111110 98compensationfromthepatientoranythirdpartyontheirbehalfasapartofabroader
112111 99programofsocialservicesincludingfooddistribution.Nothinginthischaptershallprohibit
113112 100organizationsunderthissubsectionfromemployinganypersonregulatedbythischapter.
114113 101 5.Adentistshallnotenterintoacontractthatallowsapersonwhoisnotadentistto
115114 102influenceorinterferewiththeexerciseofthedentist'sindependentprofessionaljudgment.
116115 103 6.Anot-for-profitcorporationorganizedundertheprovisionsofchapter355and
117116 104qualifyingasanorganizationunder26U.S.C.Section501(c)(3),anunincorporated
118117 105organizationoperatingpursuanttosubsection4ofthissection,oranyotherpersonshouldnot
119118 106directorinterfereorattempttodirectorinterferewithalicenseddentist'sprofessional
120119 107judgmentandcompetentpracticeofdentistry.Nothinginthissubsectionshallbeso
121120 108construedastomakeitunlawfulfornot-for-profitorganizationstoenforceemployment
122121 109contracts,corporatepolicyandproceduremanuals,orqualityimprovementorassurance
123122 110requirements.
124123 111 7.Allentitiesdefinedinsubsection3ofthissectionandthoseexemptedunder
125124 112subsection4ofthissectionshallapplyforapermittoemploydentistsanddentalhygienists
126125 113licensedinthisstatetorenderdentalservices,andtheentityshallapplyforthepermitin
127126 114writingonformsprovidedbytheMissouridentalboard.Theboardshallnotchargeafeeof
128127 115anykindfortheissuanceorrenewalofsuchpermit.Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshall
129128 116notapplytoafederallyqualifiedhealthcenterasdefinedinSection1905(l)oftheSocial
130129 117SecurityAct(42U.S.C.Section1396d(l)).
131130 118 8.Anyentitythatobtainsapermittorenderdentalservicesinthisstateissubjectto
132131 119disciplinepursuanttosection332.321.Iftheboardconcludesthatthepersonorentityhas
133132 120committedanactorisengaginginacourseofconductthatwouldbegroundsfordisciplinary
134133 121action,theboardmayfileacomplaintbeforetheadministrativehearingcommission.The
135134 122boardmayrefusetoissueorrenewthepermitofanyentityforoneoranycombinationof
136135 123causesstatedinsubsection2ofsection332.321.Theboardshallnotifytheapplicantin
137136 124writingofthereasonsfortherefusalandshalladvisetheapplicantofhisorherrighttofilea
138137 125complaintwiththeadministrativehearingcommissionasprovidedbychapter621.
139138 126 9.AfederallyqualifiedhealthcenterasdefinedinSection1905(l)oftheSocial
140139 127SecurityAct(42U.S.C.Section1396d(l))shallregisterwiththeboard.Theinformation
141140 HB122 4 128providedtotheboardaspartoftheregistrationshallincludethenameofthehealthcenter,the
142141 129nonprofitstatusofthehealthcenter,siteswheredentalserviceswillbeprovided,andthe
143142 130namesofallpersonsemployedby,orcontractingwith,thehealthcenterwhoarerequiredto
144143 131holdalicensepursuanttothischapter.Theregistrationshallberenewedeverytwenty-four
145144 132months.Theboardshallnotchargeafeeofanykindfortheissuanceorrenewalofthe
146145 133registration.Theregistrationofthehealthcentershallnotbesubjecttodisciplinepursuantto
147146 134section332.321.Nothinginthissubsectionshallprohibitdisciplinaryactionagainsta
148147 135licenseeofthischapterwhoisemployedby,orcontractswith,suchhealthcenterforthe
149148 136actionsofthelicenseeinconnectionwithsuchemploymentorcontract.
150149 137 10.Theboardmaypromulgaterulesandregulationstoensurenot-for-profit
151150 138corporationsarerenderingcaretothepatientpopulationsassetforthherein,including
152151 139requirementsforcoverednot-for-profitcorporationstoreportpatientcensusdatatotheboard.
153152 140Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallnotapplytoafederallyqualifiedhealthcenteras
154153 141definedinSection1905(l)oftheSocialSecurityAct(42U.S.C.Section1396d(l)).
155154 142 11.Allnot-for-profitcorporationsorganizedoroperatedpursuanttotheprovisionsof
156155 143chapter355andqualifyingasanorganizationunder26U.S.C.Section501(c)(3),orthe
157156 144requirementsrelatingtomigrant,community,orhealthcareforthehomelesshealthcenters
158157 145providedinSection330ofthePublicHealthServiceAct(42U.S.C.Section254b)and
159158 146federallyqualifiedhealthcentersasdefinedinSection1905(l)(42U.S.C.Section1396d(l))
160159 147oftheSocialSecurityAct,thatemploypersonswhopracticedentistryordentalhygienein
161160 148thisstateshalldosoinaccordancewiththerelevantlawsofthisstateexcepttotheextentthat
162161 149suchlawsarecontraryto,orinconsistentwith,federalstatuteorregulation.
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