Bill Text: NY A07785 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Removes references of law related to restoring and maintaining dental health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A07785 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07785-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7785

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 21, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Higher Education

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to the practice of
          dentistry

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  6601 of the education law, as amended by chapter
     2  576 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 6601. Definition of practice  of  dentistry.  The  practice  of  the
     4  profession  of  dentistry is defined as diagnosing, treating, operating,
     5  or prescribing for any disease, pain,  injury,  deformity,  or  physical
     6  condition  of  the oral and maxillofacial area [related to restoring and
     7  maintaining dental health].  The  practice  of  dentistry  includes  the
     8  prescribing  and  fabrication  of  dental prostheses and appliances. The
     9  practice of dentistry may include  performing  physical  evaluations  in
    10  conjunction with the provision of dental treatment.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08991-01-9