Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 5 D cosponsors

SB3265      — DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA

Last action — Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that "community health center" means a migrant health center, community health center, health care program for the homeless or for residents of public housing supported under the federal Public Health Service Act, or FQHC, including an FQHC Look-Alike, as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that operates at least one federally designated primary health care delivery site in Illinois. Provides that "physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches and does not include a chiropractic physician. In provisions concerning acts constituting the practice of dental hygiene, provides that a public health dental hygienist may not administer local anesthesia except as provided in the amendatory provisions. Provides that a dental hygienist practicing in a community health center may administer local anesthetics upon the successful completion of a training program approved by the Department and under the general supervision of a dentist as long as the community health center: (i) has adopted written policies and procedures establishing supervision by a dentist or physician at the time the local anesthetics are administered, and (ii) ensures that a dentist or physician is physically present in the clinic at the time the local anesthetics are administered.

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Action History

  1. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  5. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities

  7. Postponed - Licensed Activities

  8. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  11. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  16. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

  17. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  18. Assigned to Licensed Activities

  19. Referred to Assignments

  20. First Reading

  21. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (178)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB3265      do?
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that "community health center" means a migrant health center, community health center, health care program for the homeless or for residents of public housing supported under the federal Public Health Service Act, or FQHC, including an FQHC Look-Alike, as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that operates at least one federally designated primary health care delivery site in Illinois. Provides that "physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches and does not include a chiropractic physician. In provisions concerning acts constituting the practice of dental hygiene, provides that a public health dental hygienist may not administer local anesthesia except as provided in the amendatory provisions. Provides that a dental hygienist practicing in a community health center may administer local anesthetics upon the successful completion of a training program approved by the Department and under the general supervision of a dentist as long as the community health center: (i) has adopted written policies and procedures establishing supervision by a dentist or physician at the time the local anesthetics are administered, and (ii) ensures that a dentist or physician is physically present in the clinic at the time the local anesthetics are administered.
Who sponsors SB3265     ?
SB3265      is sponsored by Mattie Hunter (Democrat), Emil Jones, III (Democrat), Ram Villivalam (Democrat), Javier L. Cervantes (Democrat), and Graciela Guzmán (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB3265     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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