HB223
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Amend KRS 313.040 to expand the locations where a licensed dental hygienist may practice as a public health hygienist and provide dental hygiene services to include federally qualified health centers.
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: February 27, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow licensed dental hygienists who work as public health hygienists to provide services at federally qualified health centers, expanding where they are permitted to practice under state law. It aims to broaden access to dental hygiene care in community health settings across Kentucky. Who it may affect: patients who receive care at federally qualified health centers, and licensed dental hygienists working in public health roles.
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