republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2020/hb-1067.md

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Bill	Dental hygienists.	Amends the definition of "prescriptive supervision" concerning circumstances under which a licensed dentist is not required to be present in a facility when patient care is provided by a dental hygienist. Restates restrictions on use of a laser by a dental hygienist. Provides that a dental hygienist may administer topical local dental anesthetics, other than nitrous oxide or similar analgesics, without supervision. Prescribes requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist or a dental assistant. Provides, for purposes of regulation of dental hygienists, that a person, other than a dentist, a physician, or a dental assistant who administers nitrous oxide is considered to be practicing dental hygiene. Removes a limitation on the number of credit hours earned for certification in basic life support that may be applied to a dental hygienist's continuing education requirement. Provides that there is no limit on the number of credit hours a dental hygienist may earn for completion of an approved course offered by another dental hygienist.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2020	HB 1067	Indiana HB 1067 (2020)	bill	DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY; DENTAL HYGIENISTS	enacted	Dennis Zent Jean Leising Ronald Grooms	5	24	2	2020-01-06	2020-03-30	openstates	ocd-bill/dbb21d2c-8787-4184-b626-f464a580e1bc	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1067	a826dec96fdac652067e5e49bd01dc3672cd5591afb8b28e522be9e91e933dc1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1067 (2020) — Dental hygienists.

Amends the definition of "prescriptive supervision" concerning circumstances under which a licensed dentist is not required to be present in a facility when patient care is provided by a dental hygienist. Restates restrictions on use of a laser by a dental hygienist. Provides that a dental hygienist may administer topical local dental anesthetics, other than nitrous oxide or similar analgesics, without supervision. Prescribes requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist or a dental assistant. Provides, for purposes of regulation of dental hygienists, that a person, other than a dentist, a physician, or a dental assistant who administers nitrous oxide is considered to be practicing dental hygiene. Removes a limitation on the number of credit hours earned for certification in basic life support that may be applied to a dental hygienist's continuing education requirement. Provides that there is no limit on the number of credit hours a dental hygienist may earn for completion of an approved course offered by another dental hygienist.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Engrossed House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
5. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1067 - Zent - 3rd Reading — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1067 - Leising - 3rd Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dennis Zent — primary (person)
• Jean Leising — primary (person)
• Ronald Grooms — primary (person)
• Edward Clere — coauthor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
• Rita Fleming — coauthor (person)
• Robin Shackleford — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2020-01-06 Authored by Representative Zent
• 2020-01-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health reading-1, referral-committee
• 2020-01-09 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2020-01-09 Representative Clere added as coauthor
• 2020-01-13 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2020-01-14 Representatives Fleming and Shackleford added as coauthors
• 2020-01-14 Senate sponsor: Senator Leising
• 2020-01-14 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 24: yeas 95, nays 0 reading-3, passage
• 2020-01-15 Referred to the Senate
• 2020-02-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services reading-1, referral-committee
• 2020-02-11 Senator Grooms added as second sponsor
• 2020-02-13 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2020-02-18 Amendment #2 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage, amendment-failure
• 2020-02-18 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2020-02-18 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2020-02-20 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 216: yeas 49, nays 0 reading-3, passage
• 2020-02-21 Returned to the House with amendments amendment-failure
• 2020-03-04 Motion to concur filed
• 2020-03-04 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 312: yeas 85, nays 0 amendment-failure
• 2020-03-05 Signed by the Speaker
• 2020-03-09 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
• 2020-03-11 Signed by the President of the Senate
• 2020-03-14 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2020-03-30 Public Law 35

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dbb21d2c-8787-4184-b626-f464a580e1bc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).