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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2026 FILED ON: 1/16/2009 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 804
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ PRESENTED BY: Harriette L. Chandler _______________
To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill: An Act making technical corrections to chapter 530 of the 2008 se ssion laws. _______________ PETITION OF:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________ In the Year Two Thousand and Nine _______________
A
n
Act
making
technical
corrections
to
chapter
530 of
the
2008
session laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section 51 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, i nserted by the acts of 2008, is hereby amended by inserting after the sentence “A registered dental hygienist practicing as a public health dental hygienist may perform, without the supervision or direction of a dentist, in public health settings, any proc edure or provide any service that is within the scope of his or her practice and that has been authorized and adopted by the board as a delegable procedure for dental hygienists in private practice under general supervision,” the following -- “, and cond uct minor emergency denture adjustments to eliminate pain and discomfort in nursing homes and other long term care facilities under general supervision.” Section 2. The third paragraph of section 51 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, inserted by the acts of 2008, is hereby amended by striking the following language: “ Public health settings shall include, but not be limited to, the following: residences of the homebound; schools; nursing homes and long-term care facilities; clinics, hospitals, medic al facilities, community health centers and mobile and portable dental health programs licensed or certified by the department of public health; Head Start programs; and other facilities or programs deemed appropriate by the department of public health. A nd inserting the following – “Public health settings shall include, but not be limited to: residences of the homebound; schools; nursing homes and long-term care facilities; clinics, hospitals, medical facilities, and community health centers licensed or certified by the department of public health; mobile and portable dental health programs licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health and operated by a local or state agency ; Head Start programs; and other facilities or programs deemed appropri ate by the department of public health; |