NV SB 391-2021

Title: Revises provisions relating to dentistry. (BDR 40-455)
Author:

Summary
AN ACT relating to dentistry; revising provisions relating to the State Dental Health Officer and State Public Health Dental Hygienist; requiring hospitals and issuers of Medicaid managed care plans to take certain measures to ensure access by recipients of Medicaid to teledentistry; authorizing the issuance of a permit as a dental responder to a dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist who meets certain requirements; authorizing a dental responder to perform certain duties during a declared emergency, disaster, public health emergency or other health event; creating and prescribing the duties of the Committee on Dental Emergency Management; revising the membership of the Committee on Emergency Medical Services; requiring a public or private school or child care facility to accept a dental examination, screening or assessment provided through teledentistry for certain purposes; requiring dental hygienists and dental therapists to comply with certain requirements governing the provision of health care; imposing certain requirements relating to the provision of services through teledentistry; requiring certain providers of dental care to receive training concerning teledentistry; prescribing certain requirements relating to the electronic storage of records; deeming certain conduct by a provider of dental care to be unprofessional conduct; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Status
Bill read. No further consideration.

Bill Documents
NV SB 391-2021 - As Introduced
2023-02-06 - NV SB 391-2021 (As Introduced)