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h_hie_2017a_2017-01-24t09:33:09z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/24/2017

Location: HCR 0107

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1010



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 17-1010 to the Committee of the W PASS







09:38 AM -- HB 17-1010



Representative Ginal presented House Bill 17-1010 to the committee and presented a handout (Attachment A). The bill clarifies that the Colorado Dental Board may promulgate rules for the use of lasers for dental and dental hygiene purposes within the defined scopes of practice and with appropriate supervision. The bill makes clarifications as to what is considered the practice of unsupervised dental hygiene. The bill also corrects a statutory reference. The committee members discussed provisions of the bill.



170124 AttachA.pdf170124 AttachA.pdf





09:44 AM -- Jennifer Goodrum, representing the Colorado Dental Association, testified in support of the bill.





09:55 AM --
Dianna Orf, representing the Dental Hygienist Association, testified in support of the bill.


BILL: HB17-1010
TIME: 09:57:48 AM
MOVED: Ginal
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1010 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED: Landgraf
VOTE
Beckman
Yes
Buckner
Yes
Covarrubias
Yes
Humphrey
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Kennedy
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lontine
Yes
Ransom
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS











09:59 AM



The committee adjourned.