HB-4718, As Passed Senate, July 18, 2012

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4718

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16626.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 16626. (1) Subject to subsection (2), and notwithstanding

section 16601(1)(f) or the rules promulgated under section

16625(1), a dental hygienist may utilize a dental assistant to act

as his or her second pair of hands.

     (2) Notwithstanding section 16601(1)(e) or the rules

promulgated under section 16625(1), a dental assistant may function

as a second pair of hands for a dentist or dental hygienist if all

of the following are met:

     (a) The dentist or dental hygienist is actively performing

services in the mouth of a patient at the time the dental assistant

is assisting him or her.

     (b) If the dental assistant is assisting a dental hygienist, a

supervising dentist has assigned the dental assistant to act as the

dental hygienist's second pair of hands.

     (3) This section does not require new or additional third

party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits for

services rendered by an individual licensed as a dental assistant

or as a dental hygienist under this article.

     (4) As used in this section, "second pair of hands" means that

term as defined in R 338.11101 of the Michigan administrative code.