Florida HB 363: Dental Therapy

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CS/HB 363 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to dental therapy; amending s. 2
409.906, F.S.; authorizing Medicaid to reimburse for 3
dental services provided in a mobile dental unit that 4
is owned by, operated by, or contracted with a health 5
access setting or another similar setting or program; 6
amending s. 466.001, F.S.; revising legislative 7
purpose and intent; amending s. 466.002, F.S.; 8
providing applicability; amending s. 466.003, F.S.; 9
defining the terms "dental therapist" and "dental 10
therapy"; amending s. 466.004, F.S.; requiring the 11
chair of the Board of Dentistry to appoint a Council 12
on Dental Therapy, effective after a specified 13
timeframe; providing for membership, meetings, and the 14
purpose of the council; amending s. 466.006, F.S.; 15
revising the definitions of the terms "full-time 16
practice" to include full-time faculty members of 17
certain dental therapy schools; amending s. 466.009, 18
F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to allow any 19
person who fails the dental therapy examination to 20
retake the examination; providing that a person who 21
fails a practical or clinical examination to practice 22
dental therapy and who has failed one part or 23
procedure of the examination may be required to retake 24
only that part or procedure to pass the examination; 25

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amending s. 466.011, F.S.; requiring the board to 26
certify an applicant for licensure as a dental 27
therapist; creating s. 466.0136, F.S.; requiring the 28
board to require each licensed dental therapist to 29
complete a specified number of hours of continuing 30
education; requiring the board to adopt rules and 31
guidelines; authorizing the board to excuse licensees 32
from continuing education requirements in certain 33
circumstances; amending s. 466.016, F.S.; requiring a 34
practitioner of dental therapy to post and display her 35
or his license in each office where she or he 36
practices; amending s. 466.017, F.S.; requiring the 37
board to adopt certain rules relating to dental 38
therapists; authorizing a dental therapist under the 39
general supervision of a dentist to perform certain 40
duties if specified requirements are met; authorizing 41
a dental therapist providing services in a mobile 42
dental unit under the general supervision of a dentist 43
to perform certain duties if specified requirements 44
are met; requiring a dental therapist to notify the 45
board in writing within a specified timeframe after 46
specified adverse incidents; requiring a complete 47
written report to be filed with the board within a 48
specified timeframe; providing for disciplinary action 49
of a dental therapist; amending s. 466.018, F.S.; 50

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providing that a dentist of record remains primarily 51
responsible for the dental treatment of a patient 52
regardless of whether the treatment is provided by a 53
dental therapist; requiring that the initials of a 54
dental therapist who renders treatment to a patient be 55
placed in the record of the patient; creating s. 56
466.0225, F.S.; providing application requirements and 57
examination and licensure qualifications for dental 58
therapists; creating s. 466.0227, F.S.; authorizing a 59
dental therapist to perform specified services under 60
the general supervision of a dentist under certain 61
conditions; requiring that a collaborative management 62
agreement be signed by a supervising dentist and a 63
dental therapist and to include certain information; 64
requiring the supervising dentist to determine the 65
number of hours of practice that a dental therapist 66
must complete before performing certain authorized 67
services; authorizing a supervising dentist to 68
restrict or limit the dental therapist's practice in a 69
collaborative management agreement; providing that a 70
supervising dentist may authorize a dental therapist 71
to provide dental therapy services to a patient before 72
the dentist examines or diagnoses the patient under 73
certain conditions; requiring a supervising dentist to 74
be licensed and practicing in this state; specifying 75

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that the supervising dentist is responsible for 76
certain services; amending s. 466.026, F.S.; providing 77
criminal penalties; amending s. 466.028, F.S.; 78
revising grounds for denial of a license or 79
disciplinary action to include the practic