DENTAL PRACTICE-TELEDENTISTRY Senate SponsorsSen. Rachelle Crowe House Sponsors(Rep. Katie Stuart, Paul Jacobs and Kathleen Willis) 7/9/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0093 225 ILCS 25/4from Ch. 111, par. 2304225 ILCS 25/17from Ch. 111, par. 2317Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that a person who uses teledentistry is considered to practice dentistry under the Act. Provides that a dentist may not delegate teledentistry services unless authorized in the Act. Changes the definition of "branches of dentistry" to include dental anesthesiology. Changes the definition of "teledentistry" to include limited patient diagnosis and treatment planning (rather than patient care) using synchronous and asynchronous communications under an Illinois licensed dentist's authority (rather than a dentist's authority).Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:225 ILCS 25/9from Ch. 111, par. 2309Further amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall require that each applicant for a license to practice dentistry shall present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has passed the integrated National Board Dental Examination (rather than both parts of the National Board Dental Examination) administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and has successfully completed an examination conducted by one of the following regional testing services: the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) (rather than the North East Regional Board (NERB)), or the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA).Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:225 ILCS 25/17Removes amendatory language in the definition of "teledentistry" that included limited patient diagnosis and treatment planning under an Illinois licensed dentist's authority. Removes language that provides that a person who uses teledentistry is considered to practice dentistry under the Act and that provides that a dentist may not delegate teledentistry services unless authorized in the Act. 2/19/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe 2/19/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2021SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities 3/17/2021SenateDo Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 3/17/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2021 3/24/2021SenateSecond Reading 3/24/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2021 4/9/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe 4/9/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/13/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities 4/16/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe 4/16/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/20/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities 4/21/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 4/21/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 4/22/2021SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/22/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Crowe 4/22/2021SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crowe 4/22/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/22/2021HouseArrived in House 4/22/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart 4/23/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2021HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/11/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs 5/12/2021HouseDo Pass / Consent Calendar Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 5/12/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/13/2021HouseSecond Reading - Consent Calendar 5/13/2021HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar 5/14/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/20/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 5/21/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day 5/26/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 5/26/2021SenatePassed Both Houses 6/24/2021SenateSent to the Governor 7/9/2021SenateGovernor Approved 7/9/2021SenateEffective Date January 1, 2022 7/9/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0093