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01/08 -
Finally after waiting 4 long years RDHs can finally take courses for
administering local anesthesia that have been approved by the TN Board of
Dentistry. Several TN Dental Hygiene schools are in the process of
setting up programs which will begin soon
HJR0314
Filed for intro on 04/13/2005
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 314
By McMillan
A RESOLUTION to commemorate the 60th anniversary of water fluoridation.
WHEREAS, adequate water supply and water distribution systems are essential
to the
health, safety, and economic welfare of the people of this great State; and
WHEREAS, fluoridation of community water supplies is the single most
effective public
health measure to prevent tooth decay; and
WHEREAS, January 25, 2005, marked the 60th anniversary of fluoridation of
community
water, and community water fluoridation continues to be the most
cost-effective, equitable, and
safe means to provide protection from tooth decay; and
WHEREAS, in March of 1951, Milan became the first city in Tennessee and the
second
city in the Southeast to add trace amounts of fluoride to the community
water supply; today, 95
percent of all Tennesseans who obtain water from community water supplies
receive water
containing optimum fluoride levels (~1.0 ppm); and
WHEREAS, in 1953, the Tennessee fluoridation program was elevated to
division status
and granted legislative authority with state appropriations for community
water fluoridation in the
budget of the Department of Health; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee became the first state to offer financial assistance to
small
communities for water fluoridation; enabling more communities to fluoridate
their drinking water,
these measures resulted in a decrease in the tooth decay rate in Tennessee;
and
WHEREAS, in 1979, the State of Tennessee and the Centers for Disease Control
and
Prevention established a National Fluoridation Training Center at the
Fleming Training Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, Tennessee became one of the first states to provide
information on
oral health issues to teachers, parents, children, health professionals, and
the general public via the Internet; and
WHEREAS, providing leadership and innovation in the field of community water
fluoridation, the great State of Tennessee has evinced a deep commitment to
the health of its
citizens by providing clean, fluoridated drinking water; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting that this General Assembly should pause to recognize
and
celebrate the 60th anniversary of community water fluoridation; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we hereby recognize and commemorate the 60th anniversary of
community
water fluoridation and recognize the oral health benefits fluoridated water
provides the citizens
of this great State.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be
prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.
HB3004/SB2138
Local Anesthesia for RDH's
PASSED
April 17, 2004
The next
steps for this legislature are...
The bill will go to the Governors desk for signature.
After the signing,
A.
1.) the BOD will have to promulgate the rules. (This may happen as soon as
the May 19-21 meeting, or the called June 3 & 4 meeting. If not, the rules
will be on the agenda for the September meeting)
2.) When the BOD promulgates the rules, the public is allowed to submit
testimony at a published hearing date.
3.) Then, the BOD considers any testimony at its next meeting, and votes on
the rules.
4.) Then, the BOD approved rules go to the Attorney Generals office for
review and sign off.
5.) THEN, the LA courses can be taught, & Registered Dental Hygienists can
provide this service if the Dentist delegates it.
B.
Here is the bill & the amendments:
SENATE BILL 2138
By Cooper
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 5, relative to
the practice of dental hygiene.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-108(d), is amended in the
first
sentence by deleting the language ", except those procedures requiring
professional judgment or skill ".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-108(d)(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision in its entirety and by substituting instead the
language:
(3) Administration of a general anesthetic.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004, the public welfare
requiring it.
Amendment No. 1 to SB2138
Ford
Signature of Sponsor
AMEND Senate Bill No. 2138* House Bill No. 3004
by deleting all language after the enacting clause and by substituting
instead the following:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-108(b)(12), is
amended
by deleting the subdivision in its entirety and by substituting instead the
language:
(12) Administers an anesthetic, except for a topical anesthetic in
connection with a dental operation. Provided however, a duly licensed
dentist may delegate the administration of local anesthetic to dental
hygienists who possess a permit to do so issued by the board. The board
shall establish the qualifications, criteria and curricula required for
issuance of permits to administer local anesthetic, by infiltration or by
block, to duly licensed dental hygienists.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-108(d), is amended
in the first sentence by deleting the language "except those procedures
requiring professional judgment or skill; " and by substituting instead the
language ", except those procedures requiring the professional judgment or
skill of a dentist;".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-5-108(d)(3), is
amended by deleting the subdivision in its entirety and by substituting
instead the language:
(3) Administration of a general or local anesthetic, except for a topical
anesthetic in connection with a dental operation. Provided, however, dental
hygienists who possess a permit issue pursuant to subdivision (b)(12) may
administer a local anesthetic but only under the direct supervision of a
licensed and registered dentist in accordance with rules and regulations of
the board.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004, the public
welfare requiring
it.
SENATE GENERAL WELFARE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 2
Amendment No. 2 to SB2138
Ford
Signature of Sponsor
AMEND Senate Bill No. 2138* House Bill No. 3004
By inserting the language "who is physically present at the same office
location and time and "between the language "registered dentist" and "in
accordance" in the second sentence of the amendatory language of Section 3,
as amended by Senate General Welfare Committee
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