Senate Bill S5848C

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to anesthesia administered by dental hygienists

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5848 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6605-b & 6608, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7200

2019-S5848 - Summary

Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

2019-S5848 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5848 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5848
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to local block anesthesia
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  6605-b of the education law, as added by chapter
 437 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6605-b. Dental  hygiene  restricted  local  infiltration  AND  BLOCK
 anesthesia/nitrous  oxide  analgesia  certificate. 1. A dental hygienist
 shall not administer or monitor nitrous oxide analgesia or local  infil-
 tration  OR BLOCK anesthesia in the practice of dental hygiene without a
 dental    hygiene    restricted    local    infiltration    AND    BLOCK
 anesthesia/nitrous  oxide  analgesia  certificate  and  except under the
 personal supervision of a dentist and in conjunction with  the  perform-
 ance  of  dental  hygiene procedures authorized by law and in accordance
 with regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Personal  supervision,
 for purposes of this section, means that the supervising dentist remains
 in the dental office where the local infiltration OR BLOCK anesthesia or
 nitrous oxide analgesia services are being performed, personally author-
 izes and prescribes the use of local infiltration OR BLOCK anesthesia or
 nitrous  oxide  analgesia  for  the patient and, before dismissal of the
 patient, personally examines the condition of the patient after the  use
 of  local infiltration OR BLOCK anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia is
 completed. It is professional  misconduct  for  a  dentist  to  fail  to
 provide  the supervision required by this section, and any dentist found
 guilty of such misconduct under the  procedures  prescribed  in  section
 sixty-five  hundred  ten of this [title] ARTICLE shall be subject to the
 penalties prescribed  in  section  sixty-five  hundred  eleven  of  this
 [title] ARTICLE.
   2.  The  commissioner shall promulgate regulations establishing stand-
 ards and procedures for the issuance of such certificate. Such standards
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5848A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6605-b & 6608, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7200

2019-S5848A - Summary

Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

2019-S5848A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5848A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5848--A
     Cal. No. 1042
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered  to first report,
   amended on first report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to local block anes-
   thesia, infiltration anesthesia, nitrous oxide, and  dental  assisting
   practice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6605-b of the education law, as  added  by  chapter
 437 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6605-b.  Dental  hygiene  restricted  local  infiltration  AND BLOCK
 anesthesia/nitrous oxide analgesia certificate. 1.  A  dental  hygienist
 shall  not administer or monitor nitrous oxide analgesia or local infil-
 tration OR BLOCK anesthesia in the practice of dental hygiene without  a
 dental  hygiene  restricted  local infiltration anesthesia/nitrous oxide
 analgesia certificate and except under the  personal  supervision  of  a
 dentist  [and  in  conjunction  with  the  performance of dental hygiene
 procedures] authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promul-
 gated by the commissioner. Personal supervision, for  purposes  of  this
 section, means that the supervising dentist remains in the dental office
 where  the  local  infiltration  anesthesia  or  nitrous oxide analgesia
 services are being performed, personally authorizes and  prescribes  the
 use  of local infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia for the
 patient and, before dismissal of the patient,  personally  examines  the
 condition  of  the  patient after the use of local infiltration OR BLOCK
 anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia is completed. It  is  professional
 misconduct  for a dentist to fail to provide the supervision required by
 this section, and any dentist found guilty of such misconduct under  the
 procedures  prescribed  in  section sixty-five hundred ten of this title
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2019-S5848B - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6605-b & 6608, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7200

2019-S5848B - Summary

Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

2019-S5848B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5848B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5848--B
     Cal. No. 1042
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered  to first report,
   amended on first report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered
   reprinted,  retaining  its  place  in  the  order  of second report --
   amended on second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  and  to  be
   reprinted  as amended, retaining its place in the order of third read-
   ing
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  local  block  anes-
   thesia,  infiltration  anesthesia, nitrous oxide, and dental assisting
   practice
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6605-b of the education law, as added by chapter
 437 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6605-b. Dental  hygiene  restricted  local  infiltration  AND  BLOCK
 anesthesia/nitrous  oxide  analgesia  [certificate]  CERTIFICATES.  1. A
 dental hygienist shall not administer or monitor nitrous oxide analgesia
 or local infiltration anesthesia in the practice of dental hygiene with-
 out a dental hygiene restricted  local  infiltration  anesthesia/nitrous
 oxide analgesia certificate and except under the personal supervision of
 a  dentist  [and  in  conjunction with the performance of dental hygiene
 procedures] authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promul-
 gated by the commissioner. Personal supervision, for  purposes  of  this
 section, means that the supervising dentist remains in the dental office
 where  the  local  infiltration  anesthesia  or  nitrous oxide analgesia
 services are being performed, personally authorizes and  prescribes  the
 use  of local infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia for the
 patient and, before dismissal of the patient,  personally  examines  the
 condition  of the patient after the use of local infiltration anesthesia
 or nitrous oxide analgesia is completed. It is  professional  misconduct
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2019-S5848C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6605-b & 6608, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7200

2019-S5848C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

2019-S5848C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5848C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5848--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered  to first report,
   amended on first report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered
   reprinted,  retaining  its  place  in  the  order  of second report --
   amended on second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  and  to  be
   reprinted  as amended, retaining its place in the order of third read-
   ing -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in  accordance
   with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  infiltration  anes-
   thesia, nitrous oxide, and dental assisting practice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6605-b of the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 437 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A  dental  hygienist shall not administer or monitor nitrous oxide
 analgesia or local infiltration anesthesia in  the  practice  of  dental
 hygiene   without   a   dental  hygiene  restricted  local  infiltration
 anesthesia/nitrous oxide analgesia  certificate  and  except  under  the
 personal  supervision of a dentist [and in conjunction with the perform-
 ance of dental hygiene procedures] authorized by law and  in  accordance
 with  regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Personal supervision,
 for purposes of this section, means that the supervising dentist remains
 in the dental office where the local infiltration anesthesia or  nitrous
 oxide  analgesia services are being performed, personally authorizes and
 prescribes the use of local infiltration  anesthesia  or  nitrous  oxide
 analgesia  for  the  patient  and,  before  dismissal  of  the  patient,
 personally examines the condition of the patient after the use of  local
 infiltration  anesthesia  or nitrous oxide analgesia is completed. It is
 professional misconduct for a dentist to fail to provide the supervision
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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