Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1325

Rep. Theresa Mah

Filed: 4/29/2025

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1325

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1325 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 6 and 8.1 as follows:

(225 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 2306)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)

Sec. 6. Board of Dentistry; report Dentistry - report by majority required. There is created a Board of Dentistry, to be composed of 13 persons designated from time to time by the Secretary, as follows:

(1) 10 members who Eleven persons, 8 of whom have been dentists for a period of 5 years or more, at least one of whom holds a permit to administer moderate sedation, and at least one of whom holds a permit to administer deep sedation and general anesthesia;

(2) 2 members who of whom have been dental hygienists for a period of 5 years or more; , and

(3) one public member.

None of the members shall be an officer, dean, assistant dean, or associate dean of a dental college or dental department of an institute of learning, nor shall any member be the program director of any dental hygiene program. A board member who holds a faculty position in a dental school or dental hygiene program shall not participate in the examination of applicants for licenses from that school or program. The dental hygienists shall not participate in the examination of applicants for licenses to practice dentistry. The public member shall not participate in the examination of applicants for licenses to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. The board shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman who shall be dentists.

Terms for all members shall be for 4 years. Partial terms over 2 years in length shall be considered as full terms. A member may be reappointed for a successive term, but no member shall serve more than 2 full terms in his or her lifetime.

The membership of the Board shall include only residents from various geographic areas of this State and shall include at least some graduates from various institutions of dental education in this State.

In making appointments to the Board the Secretary shall give due consideration to recommendations by organizations of the dental profession in Illinois, including the Illinois State Dental Society and Illinois Dental Hygienists Association, and shall promptly give due notice to such organizations of any vacancy in the membership of the Board. The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any member for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary reasonably justifies such termination.

A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Board. Any action to be taken by the Board under this Act may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately. The Board shall meet at least quarterly.

The members of the Board shall each receive as compensation a reasonable sum as determined by the Secretary for each day actually engaged in the duties of the office, and all legitimate and necessary expense incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.

Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.

(Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)

(225 ILCS 25/8.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2308.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)

Sec. 8.1. Permit for the administration of anesthesia and sedation.

(a) No licensed dentist shall administer general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation without first applying for and obtaining a permit for such purpose from the Department. The Department shall issue such permit only after ascertaining that the applicant possesses the minimum qualifications necessary to protect public safety. A person with a dental degree who administers anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation in an approved hospital training program under the supervision of either a licensed dentist holding such permit or a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches shall not be required to obtain such permit.

(b) The minimum requirements for a permit to administer moderate sedation issued after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall include the completion of a minimum of 75 hours of didactic and supervised clinical study in either:

(1) a dental specialty program that is accredited by the an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and that includes training and documentation in moderate sedation techniques accredited dental specialty program, a general practice residency, or an advanced education in general dentistry residency that includes training and documentation in moderate sedation techniques appropriate for each specialty , or an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited a dental anesthesiology residency program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation with and proof of completion of 20 individually managed patients utilizing appropriate routes of administration, in which the applicant is the sole provider, which can include, but are not limited to, intravenous, oral, intranasal, or intramuscular or combinations thereof; or

(2) a structured course of study provided by an approved continuing education provider that includes training and documentation in moderate sedation, physical evaluation, venipuncture, advanced airway management, technical administration, recognition and management of complications and emergencies and monitoring with additional supervised experience and documentation demonstrating competence in providing moderate sedation utilizing enteral and parenteral routes of administration of medications to competency to 20 individual patient experiences on a 1 to 1 ratio with an instructor, in which the applicant is the sole provider of sedation over a continuous time frame as set by the Department and as provided in the American Dental Association's Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students.

(b-5) The minimum requirements for a permit to administer deep sedation and general anesthesia issued after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall include:

(1) the completion of a minimum of 2 years of advanced training in anesthesiology beyond the pre-doctoral level in a training program approved by the American Dental Association's Council on Dental Education and Licensure, as outlined in Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students, as published by the American Dental Association's Council on Dental Education and Licensure;

(2) a specialty license in oral and maxillofacial surgery;

(3) completion of an accredited oral or maxillofacial surgery residency program; or

(4) the completion of an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited dental anesthesiology residency program.

(b-10) The Department may establish, by rule, additional training programs and training requirements consistent with this Section to ensure patient safety in dental offices administering anesthesia, which shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(1) (blank);

(2) establish the standards for properly equipped dental facilities (other than licensed hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers) in which general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation is administered, as necessary to protect public safety;

(3) establish minimum requirements for all persons who assist the dentist in the administration of general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation, including minimum training requirements for each member of the dental team, monitoring requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and emergency procedures;

(4) ensure that the dentist has completed and maintains current certification in advanced cardiac life support or pediatric advanced life support and all persons assisting the dentist or monitoring the administration of general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS); and

(5) establish continuing education requirements in sedation techniques and airway management for dentists who possess a permit under this Section.

The Department shall adopt rules that ensure that a continuing education course designed to meet the permit requirements for moderate sedation training is reviewed and certified by the Department if the course is not accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.

When establishing requirements under this Section, the Department shall consider the current American Dental Association guidelines on sedation and general anesthesia, the current "Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients During and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures" established by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the current parameters of care and Office Anesthesia Evaluation (OAE) Manual established by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

(c) A licensed dentist must hold an appropriate permit issued under this Section in order to perform dentistry while a nurse anesthetist administers moderate sedation, and a valid written collaborative agreement must exist between the dentist and the nurse anesthetist, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.

A licensed dentist must hold an appropriate permit issued under this Section in order to perform dentistry while a nurse anesthetist administers deep sedation or general anesthesia, and a valid written collaborative agreement must exist between the dentist and the nurse anesthetist, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.

For the purposes of this subsection (c), "nurse anesthetist" means a licensed certified registered nurse anesthetist who holds a license as an advanced practice registered nurse.

(Source: P.A. 103-628, eff. 7-1-24.)".