Sen. Bill Cunningham

Filed: 3/29/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1509

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1509, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by
6changing Sections 4, 17, 18.1, and 26 and by adding Section
746.5 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 25/4)   (from Ch. 111, par. 2304)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
10    Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
12by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
13file or license file as maintained by the Department's
14licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
15licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
16those changes must be made either through the Department's

 

 

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1website or by contacting the Department.
2    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
3Professional Regulation.
4    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
5Professional Regulation.
6    "Board" means the Board of Dentistry.
7    "Dentist" means a person who has received a general
8license pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 11 of this Act and
9who may perform any intraoral and extraoral procedure required
10in the practice of dentistry and to whom is reserved the
11responsibilities specified in Section 17.
12    "Dental hygienist" means a person who holds a license
13under this Act to perform dental services as authorized by
14Section 18.
15    "Dental assistant" means an appropriately trained person
16who, under the supervision of a dentist, provides dental
17services as authorized by Section 17.
18    "Expanded function dental assistant" means a dental
19assistant who has completed the training required by Section
2017.1 of this Act.
21    "Dental laboratory" means a person, firm or corporation
22which:
23        (i) engages in making, providing, repairing or
24    altering dental prosthetic appliances and other artificial
25    materials and devices which are returned to a dentist for
26    insertion into the human oral cavity or which come in

 

 

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1    contact with its adjacent structures and tissues; and
2        (ii) utilizes or employs a dental technician to
3    provide such services; and
4        (iii) performs such functions only for a dentist or
5    dentists.
6    "Supervision" means supervision of a dental hygienist or a
7dental assistant requiring that a dentist authorize the
8procedure, remain in the dental facility while the procedure
9is performed, and approve the work performed by the dental
10hygienist or dental assistant before dismissal of the patient,
11but does not mean that the dentist must be present at all times
12in the treatment room.
13    "General supervision" means supervision of a dental
14hygienist requiring that the patient be a patient of record,
15that the dentist examine the patient in accordance with
16Section 18 prior to treatment by the dental hygienist, and
17that the dentist authorize the procedures which are being
18carried out by a notation in the patient's record, but not
19requiring that a dentist be present when the authorized
20procedures are being performed. The issuance of a prescription
21to a dental laboratory by a dentist does not constitute
22general supervision.
23    "Public member" means a person who is not a health
24professional. For purposes of board membership, any person
25with a significant financial interest in a health service or
26profession is not a public member.

 

 

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1    "Dentistry" means the healing art which is concerned with
2the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and care of
3conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent
4tissues and structures, as further specified in Section 17.
5    "Branches of dentistry" means the various specialties of
6dentistry which, for purposes of this Act, shall be limited to
7the following: endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery,
8orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry,
9periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial
10radiology, and dental anesthesiology.
11    "Specialist" means a dentist who has received a specialty
12license pursuant to Section 11(b).
13    "Dental technician" means a person who owns, operates, or
14is employed by a dental laboratory and engages in making,
15providing, repairing, or altering dental prosthetic appliances
16and other artificial materials and devices which are returned
17to a dentist for insertion into the human oral cavity or which
18come in contact with its adjacent structures and tissues.
19    "Informed consent" means legally valid consent that is
20given by a patient or legal guardian, that is recorded in
21writing or digitally, that authorizes intervention or
22treatment services from the treating dentist, and that
23documents agreement to participate in those services and
24knowledge of the risks, benefits, and alternatives, including
25the decision to withdraw from or decline treatment.
26    "Impaired dentist" or "impaired dental hygienist" means a

 

 

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1dentist or dental hygienist who is unable to practice with
2reasonable skill and safety because of a physical or mental
3disability as evidenced by a written determination or written
4consent based on clinical evidence, including deterioration
5through the aging process, loss of motor skills, abuse of
6drugs or alcohol, or a psychiatric disorder, of sufficient
7degree to diminish the person's ability to deliver competent
8patient care.
9    "Nurse" means a registered professional nurse, a certified
10registered nurse anesthetist licensed as an advanced practice
11registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse licensed under
12the Nurse Practice Act.
13    "Patient of record" means a patient for whom the patient's
14most recent dentist has obtained a relevant medical and dental
15history and on whom the dentist has performed a physical an
16examination within the last year and evaluated the condition
17to be treated, including a review of the patient's most recent
18x-rays.
19    "Dental responder" means a dentist or dental hygienist who
20is appropriately certified in disaster preparedness,
21immunizations, and dental humanitarian medical response
22consistent with the Society of Disaster Medicine and Public
23Health and training certified by the National Incident
24Management System or the National Disaster Life Support
25Foundation.
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1self-contained or portable dental unit in which dentistry is
2practiced that can be moved, towed, or transported from one
3location to another in order to establish a location where
4dental services can be provided.
5    "Public health dental hygienist" means a hygienist who
6holds a valid license to practice in the State, has 2 years of
7full-time clinical experience or an equivalent of 4,000 hours
8of clinical experience, and has completed at least 42 clock
9hours of additional structured courses in dental education in
10advanced areas specific to public health dentistry.
11    "Public health setting" means a federally qualified health
12center; a federal, State, or local public health facility;
13Head Start; a special supplemental nutrition program for
14Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) facility; a certified
15school-based health center or school-based oral health
16program; a prison; or a long-term care facility.
17    "Public health supervision" means the supervision of a
18public health dental hygienist by a licensed dentist who has a
19written public health supervision agreement with that public
20health dental hygienist while working in an approved facility
21or program that allows the public health dental hygienist to
22treat patients, without a dentist first examining the patient
23and being present in the facility during treatment, (1) who
24are eligible for Medicaid or (2) who are uninsured and whose
25household income is not greater than 200% of the federal
26poverty level.

 

 

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1    "Teledentistry" means the use of telehealth systems and
2methodologies in dentistry and includes patient diagnosis,
3treatment planning, care, and education delivery for a patient
4of record using synchronous and asynchronous communications
5under an Illinois licensed a dentist's authority as provided
6under this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 101-64, eff. 7-12-19; 101-162, eff. 7-26-19;
8102-93, eff. 1-1-22; 102-588, eff. 8-20-21; 102-936, eff.
91-1-23.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 25/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2317)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
12    Sec. 17. Acts constituting the practice of dentistry. A
13person practices dentistry, within the meaning of this Act:
14        (1) Who represents himself or herself as being able to
15    diagnose or diagnoses, treats, prescribes, or operates for
16    any disease, pain, deformity, deficiency, injury, or
17    physical condition of the human tooth, teeth, alveolar
18    process, gums, or jaw; or
19        (2) Who is a manager, proprietor, operator, or
20    conductor of a business where dental operations are
21    performed; or
22        (3) Who performs dental operations of any kind; or
23        (4) Who uses an X-Ray machine or X-Ray films for
24    dental diagnostic purposes; or
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1    or attempts to correct malpositions of the human teeth or
2    jaws; or
3        (6) Who offers or undertakes, by any means or method,
4    to diagnose, treat, or remove stains, calculus, and
5    bonding materials from human teeth or jaws; or
6        (7) Who uses or administers local or general
7    anesthetics in the treatment of dental or oral diseases or
8    in any preparation incident to a dental operation of any
9    kind or character; or
10        (8) Who takes material or digital scans for final
11    impressions of the human tooth, teeth, or jaws or performs
12    any phase of any operation incident to the replacement of
13    a part of a tooth, a tooth, teeth, or associated tissues by
14    means of a filling, crown, a bridge, a denture, or other
15    appliance; or
16        (9) Who offers to furnish, supply, construct,
17    reproduce, or repair, or who furnishes, supplies,
18    constructs, reproduces, or repairs, prosthetic dentures,
19    bridges, or other substitutes for natural teeth, to the
20    user or prospective user thereof; or
21        (10) Who instructs students on clinical matters or
22    performs any clinical operation included in the curricula
23    of recognized dental schools and colleges; or
24        (11) Who takes material or digital scans for final
25    impressions of human teeth or places his or her hands in
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1    whitening materials, or who takes impressions of human
2    teeth or places his or her hands in the mouth of any person
3    for the purpose of assisting in the application of teeth
4    whitening materials. A person does not practice dentistry
5    when he or she discloses to the consumer that he or she is
6    not licensed as a dentist under this Act and (i) discusses
7    the use of teeth whitening materials with a consumer
8    purchasing these materials; (ii) provides instruction on
9    the use of teeth whitening materials with a consumer
10    purchasing these materials; or (iii) provides appropriate
11    equipment on-site to the consumer for the consumer to
12    self-apply teeth whitening materials; or .
13        (12) Who provides teledentistry. A dentist may provide
14    and delegate dental services using telehealth only under
15    the supervision requirements as specified in this Act for
16    in-person care. A dentist may only practice or utilize
17    teledentistry on a patient of record. A dentist practicing
18    dentistry through teledentistry is subject to the same
19    standard of care as if those services were being delivered
20    in a clinic or office setting. A patient receiving dental
21    services through teledentistry shall be provided with the
22    name, direct telephone number, and physical practice
23    address of the treating dentist who will be providing the
24    teledentistry services. The information shall be provided
25    to the patient prior to the provision of services. Prior
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1    dentist must obtain informed consent from the patient as
2    to the treatment proposed to be offered through
3    teledentistry by the dentist. A licensed dentist may
4    practice teledentistry as authorized by this Act and the
5    Telehealth Act. If there is any conflict between the
6    provisions of this Act and the provisions of the
7    Telehealth Act, the provisions of this Act prevail. The
8    Department may adopt rules to implement this paragraph.
9    The fact that any person engages in or performs, or offers
10to engage in or perform, any of the practices, acts, or
11operations set forth in this Section, shall be prima facie
12evidence that such person is engaged in the practice of
13dentistry.
14    The following practices, acts, and operations, however,
15are exempt from the operation of this Act:
16        (a) The rendering of dental relief in emergency cases
17    in the practice of his or her profession by a physician or
18    surgeon, licensed as such under the laws of this State,
19    unless he or she undertakes to reproduce or reproduces
20    lost parts of the human teeth in the mouth or to restore or
21    replace lost or missing teeth in the mouth; or
22        (b) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of
23    their official duties by dentists in any branch of the
24    Armed Services of the United States, the United States
25    Public Health Service, or the United States Veterans
26    Administration; or

 

 

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1        (c) The practice of dentistry by students in their
2    course of study in dental schools or colleges approved by
3    the Department, when acting under the direction and
4    supervision of dentists acting as instructors; or
5        (d) The practice of dentistry by clinical instructors
6    in the course of their teaching duties in dental schools
7    or colleges approved by the Department:
8            (i) when acting under the direction and
9        supervision of dentists, provided that such clinical
10        instructors have instructed continuously in this State
11        since January 1, 1986; or
12            (ii) when holding the rank of full professor at
13        such approved dental school or college and possessing
14        a current valid license or authorization to practice
15        dentistry in another country; or
16        (e) The practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of
17    other states or countries at meetings of the Illinois
18    State Dental Society or component parts thereof, alumni
19    meetings of dental colleges, or any other like dental
20    organizations, while appearing as clinicians; or
21        (f) The use of X-Ray machines for exposing X-Ray films
22    of dental or oral tissues by dental hygienists or dental
23    assistants; or
24        (g) The performance of any dental service by a dental
25    assistant, if such service is performed under the
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1    addition, after being authorized by a dentist, a dental
2    assistant may, for the purpose of eliminating pain or
3    discomfort, remove loose, broken, or irritating
4    orthodontic appliances on a patient of record.
5        For purposes of this paragraph (g), "dental service"
6    is defined to mean any intraoral procedure or act which
7    shall be prescribed by rule or regulation of the
8    Department. Dental service, however, shall not include:
9            (1) Any and all diagnosis of or prescription for
10        treatment of disease, pain, deformity, deficiency,
11        injury, or physical condition of the human teeth or
12        jaws, or adjacent structures.
13            (2) Removal of, or restoration of, or addition to
14        the hard or soft tissues of the oral cavity, except for
15        the placing, carving, and finishing of amalgam
16        restorations and placing, packing, and finishing
17        composite restorations by dental assistants who have
18        had additional formal education and certification.
19            A dental assistant may place, carve, and finish
20        amalgam restorations, place, pack, and finish
21        composite restorations, and place interim restorations
22        if he or she (A) has successfully completed a
23        structured training program as described in item (2)
24        of subsection (g) provided by an educational
25        institution accredited by the Commission on Dental
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1        hygiene or dental assistant program, or (B) has at
2        least 4,000 hours of direct clinical patient care
3        experience and has successfully completed a structured
4        training program as described in item (2) of
5        subsection (g) provided by a statewide dental
6        association, approved by the Department to provide
7        continuing education, that has developed and conducted
8        training programs for expanded functions for dental
9        assistants or hygienists. The training program must:
10        (i) include a minimum of 16 hours of didactic study and
11        14 hours of clinical manikin instruction; all training
12        programs shall include areas of study in nomenclature,
13        caries classifications, oral anatomy, periodontium,
14        basic occlusion, instrumentations, pulp protection
15        liners and bases, dental materials, matrix and wedge
16        techniques, amalgam placement and carving, rubber dam
17        clamp placement, and rubber dam placement and removal;
18        (ii) include an outcome assessment examination that
19        demonstrates competency; (iii) require the supervising
20        dentist to observe and approve the completion of 8
21        amalgam or composite restorations; and (iv) issue a
22        certificate of completion of the training program,
23        which must be kept on file at the dental office and be
24        made available to the Department upon request. A
25        dental assistant must have successfully completed an
26        approved coronal polishing and dental sealant course

 

 

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1        prior to taking the amalgam and composite restoration
2        course.
3            A dentist utilizing dental assistants shall not
4        supervise more than 4 dental assistants at any one
5        time for placing, carving, and finishing of amalgam
6        restorations or for placing, packing, and finishing
7        composite restorations.
8            (3) Any and all correction of malformation of
9        teeth or of the jaws.
10            (4) Administration of anesthetics, except for
11        monitoring of nitrous oxide, conscious sedation, deep
12        sedation, and general anesthetic as provided in
13        Section 8.1 of this Act, that may be performed only
14        after successful completion of a training program
15        approved by the Department. A dentist utilizing dental
16        assistants shall not supervise more than 4 dental
17        assistants at any one time for the monitoring of
18        nitrous oxide.
19            (5) Removal of calculus from human teeth.
20            (6) Taking of material or digital scans for final
21        impressions for the fabrication of prosthetic
22        appliances, crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, or other
23        restorative or replacement dentistry.
24            (7) The operative procedure of dental hygiene
25        consisting of oral prophylactic procedures, except for
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1        may be performed by a dental assistant who has
2        successfully completed a training program approved by
3        the Department. Dental assistants may perform coronal
4        polishing under the following circumstances: (i) the
5        coronal polishing shall be limited to polishing the
6        clinical crown of the tooth and existing restorations,
7        supragingivally; (ii) the dental assistant performing
8        the coronal polishing shall be limited to the use of
9        rotary instruments using a rubber cup or brush
10        polishing method (air polishing is not permitted); and
11        (iii) the supervising dentist shall not supervise more
12        than 4 dental assistants at any one time for the task
13        of coronal polishing or pit and fissure sealants.
14            In addition to coronal polishing and pit and
15        fissure sealants as described in this item (7), a
16        dental assistant who has at least 2,000 hours of
17        direct clinical patient care experience and who has
18        successfully completed a structured training program
19        provided by (1) an educational institution including,
20        but not limited to, a dental school or dental hygiene
21        or dental assistant program, or (2) a continuing
22        education provider approved by the Department, or (3)
23        a statewide dental or dental hygienist association,
24        approved by the Department on or before January 1,
25        2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-680), that
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1        expanded functions for dental assistants or hygienists
2        may perform: (A) coronal scaling above the gum line,
3        supragingivally, on the clinical crown of the tooth
4        only on patients 17 years of age or younger who have an
5        absence of periodontal disease and who are not
6        medically compromised or individuals with special
7        needs and (B) intracoronal temporization of a tooth.
8        The training program must: (I) include a minimum of 32
9        hours of instruction in both didactic and clinical
10        manikin or human subject instruction; all training
11        programs shall include areas of study in dental
12        anatomy, public health dentistry, medical history,
13        dental emergencies, and managing the pediatric
14        patient; (II) include an outcome assessment
15        examination that demonstrates competency; (III)
16        require the supervising dentist to observe and approve
17        the completion of 6 full mouth supragingival scaling
18        procedures unless the training was received as part of
19        a Commission on Dental Accreditation approved dental
20        assistant program; and (IV) issue a certificate of
21        completion of the training program, which must be kept
22        on file at the dental office and be made available to
23        the Department upon request. A dental assistant must
24        have successfully completed an approved coronal
25        polishing course prior to taking the coronal scaling
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1        shall be limited to the use of hand instruments only.
2        In addition, coronal scaling as described in this
3        paragraph shall only be utilized on patients who are
4        eligible for Medicaid, who are uninsured, or whose
5        household income is not greater than 300% of the
6        federal poverty level. A dentist may not supervise
7        more than 2 dental assistants at any one time for the
8        task of coronal scaling. This paragraph is inoperative
9        on and after January 1, 2026.
10        The limitations on the number of dental assistants a
11    dentist may supervise contained in items (2), (4), and (7)
12    of this paragraph (g) mean a limit of 4 total dental
13    assistants or dental hygienists doing expanded functions
14    covered by these Sections being supervised by one dentist;
15    or
16        (h) The practice of dentistry by an individual who:
17            (i) has applied in writing to the Department, in
18        form and substance satisfactory to the Department, for
19        a general dental license and has complied with all
20        provisions of Section 9 of this Act, except for the
21        passage of the examination specified in subsection (e)
22        of Section 9 of this Act; or
23            (ii) has applied in writing to the Department, in
24        form and substance satisfactory to the Department, for
25        a temporary dental license and has complied with all
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1        Act; and
2            (iii) has been accepted or appointed for specialty
3        or residency training by a hospital situated in this
4        State; or
5            (iv) has been accepted or appointed for specialty
6        training in an approved dental program situated in
7        this State; or
8            (v) has been accepted or appointed for specialty
9        training in a dental public health agency situated in
10        this State.
11        The applicant shall be permitted to practice dentistry
12    for a period of 3 months from the starting date of the
13    program, unless authorized in writing by the Department to
14    continue such practice for a period specified in writing
15    by the Department.
16        The applicant shall only be entitled to perform such
17    acts as may be prescribed by and incidental to his or her
18    program of residency or specialty training and shall not
19    otherwise engage in the practice of dentistry in this
20    State.
21        The authority to practice shall terminate immediately
22    upon:
23            (1) the decision of the Department that the
24        applicant has failed the examination; or
25            (2) denial of licensure by the Department; or
26            (3) withdrawal of the application.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-162, eff. 7-26-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
2102-936, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 25/18.1)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
5    Sec. 18.1. Public health dental supervision
6responsibilities.
7    (a) When working together in a public health supervision
8relationship, dentists and public health dental hygienists
9shall enter into a public health supervision agreement. The
10dentist providing public health supervision must:
11        (1) be available to provide an appropriate level of
12    contact, communication, collaboration, and consultation
13    with the public health dental hygienist and must meet
14    in-person with the public health dental hygienist at least
15    quarterly for review and consultation;
16        (2) have specific standing orders or policy guidelines
17    for procedures that are to be carried out for each
18    location or program, although the dentist need not be
19    present when the procedures are being performed;
20        (3) provide for the patient's additional necessary
21    care in consultation with the public health dental
22    hygienist;
23        (4) file agreements and notifications as required; and
24        (5) include procedures for creating and maintaining
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1    all records between the public health dental hygienist and
2    the dentist following each treatment, which shall include
3    a notation regarding procedures authorized by the dentist
4    and performed by the public health dental hygienist and
5    the location where those records are to be kept.
6    Each dentist and hygienist who enters into a public health
7supervision agreement must document and maintain a copy of any
8change or termination of that agreement.
9    Dental records shall be owned and maintained by the
10supervising dentist for all patients treated under public
11health supervision, unless the supervising dentist is an
12employee of a public health clinic or federally qualified
13health center, in which case the public health clinic or
14federally qualified health center shall maintain the records.
15    If a dentist ceases to be employed or contracted by the
16facility, the dentist shall notify the facility administrator
17that the public health supervision agreement is no longer in
18effect. A new public health supervision agreement is required
19for the public health dental hygienist to continue treating
20patients under public health supervision.
21    A dentist entering into an agreement under this Section
22may supervise and enter into agreements for public health
23supervision with 2 public health dental hygienists. This shall
24be in addition to the limit of 4 dental hygienists per dentist
25set forth in subsection (g) of Section 18 of this Act.
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1under public health supervision may perform only those duties
2within the accepted scope of practice of dental hygiene, as
3follows:
4        (1) the operative procedures of dental hygiene,
5    consisting of oral prophylactic procedures, including
6    prophylactic cleanings, application of fluoride, and
7    placement of sealants;
8        (2) the exposure and processing of x-ray films of the
9    teeth and surrounding structures; and
10        (3) such other procedures and acts as shall be
11    prescribed by rule of the Department.
12    Any patient treated under this subsection (b) must be
13examined by a dentist before additional services can be
14provided by a public health dental hygienist. However, if the
15supervising dentist, after consultation with the public health
16hygienist, determines that time is needed to complete an
17approved treatment plan on a patient eligible under this
18Section, then the dentist may instruct the hygienist to
19complete the remaining services prior to an oral examination
20by the dentist. Such instruction by the dentist to the
21hygienist shall be noted in the patient's records. Any
22services performed under this exception must be scheduled in a
23timely manner and shall not occur more than 30 days after the
24first appointment date.
25    (c) A public health dental hygienist providing services
26under public health supervision must:

 

 

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1        (1) provide to the patient, parent, or guardian a
2    written plan for referral or an agreement for follow-up
3    that records all conditions observed that should be called
4    to the attention of a dentist for proper diagnosis;
5        (2) have each patient sign a permission slip or
6    consent form that informs them that the service to be
7    received does not take the place of regular dental
8    checkups at a dental office and is meant for people who
9    otherwise would not have access to the service;
10        (3) inform each patient who may require further dental
11    services of that need;
12        (4) maintain an appropriate level of contact and
13    communication with the dentist providing public health
14    supervision; and
15        (5) complete an additional 4 hours of continuing
16    education in areas specific to public health dentistry
17    yearly.
18    (d) Each public health dental hygienist who has rendered
19services under subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this Section
20must complete a summary report at the completion of a program
21or, in the case of an ongoing program, at least annually. The
22report must be completed in the manner specified by the
23Division of Oral Health in the Department of Public Health
24including information about each location where the public
25health dental hygienist has rendered these services. The
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1dentist providing supervision for his or her signature before
2sending it to the Division.
3    (e) Public health dental hygienists providing services
4under public health supervision may be compensated for their
5work by salary, honoraria, and other mechanisms by the
6employing or sponsoring entity. Nothing in this Act shall
7preclude the entity that employs or sponsors a public health
8dental hygienist from seeking payment, reimbursement, or other
9source of funding for the services provided.
10    (e-5) A patient who is provided services under a
11supervision agreement by a public health dental hygienist as
12provided under this Section does not need to receive a
13physical examination from a dentist prior to treatment, so
14long as the public health dental hygienist consults with the
15supervising dentist prior to performing the teledentistry
16service.
17    (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
18(Source: P.A. 101-162, eff. 7-26-19.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 25/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 2326)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
21    Sec. 26. Disciplinary actions.
22    (a) In case the respondent, after receiving notice, fails
23to file an answer, his or her license may, in the discretion of
24the Secretary, having first received the recommendation of the
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1or the Secretary may take whatever disciplinary or
2non-disciplinary action he or she may deem proper, including
3limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice
4or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or
5acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action
6under this Act.
7    (b) The Secretary may temporarily suspend the license of a
8dentist or dental hygienist without a hearing, simultaneous to
9the institution of proceedings for a hearing under this Act,
10if the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her possession
11indicates that a dentist's or dental hygienist's continuation
12in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the
13public. In the event that the Secretary temporarily suspends
14the license of a dentist or a dental hygienist without a
15hearing, a hearing by the Board must be held within 15 days
16after such suspension has occurred.
17    (c) The entry of a judgment by any circuit court
18establishing that any person holding a license under this Act
19is a person subject to involuntary admission under the Mental
20Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall operate as a
21suspension of that license. That person may resume his or her
22practice only upon a finding by the Board that he or she has
23been determined to be no longer subject to involuntary
24admission by the court and upon the Board's recommendation to
25the Secretary that he or she be permitted to resume his or her
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1    (d) It shall be a violation of this Act for a provider of
2dental services rendering care through teledentistry to
3require a patient to sign an agreement that limits in any way
4the patient's ability to write a review of services received
5or file a complaint with the Department or other regulatory
6agency.
7(Source: P.A. 99-492, eff. 12-31-15.)".