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SB 22-058

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Dental Hygienists Peer Health Assistance Program

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 22-058 establishes a support program for dental hygienists in Colorado, allowing them to receive help with physical, emotional, or psychological issues that might affect their work. The program is funded by a $15 annual fee paid by each dental hygienist when they first get licensed and every time they renew their license. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now active and dental hygienists can start benefiting from this support system.

Official Summary

The act creates a peer health assistance program (program) for dental hygienists to assist dental hygienists with physical, emotional, or psychological problems that may be detrimental to the dental hygienist's ability to practice dental hygiene. The program is funded by an annual $15 fee each dental hygienist is required to pay upon initial licensure and upon reinstatement or renewal of the dental hygienist's license. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2022-06-08
Latest action
2022-01-18
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
OpenStates
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Sponsors

Related Legislation

This bill affects (2)

relates
HB 19-1172(2019A)· signed
Title 12 Recodification And Reorganization
relates
SB 22-219(2022A)· signed
Regulate Dental Therapists

Affected by (2)

amends
SB 25-194(2025A)· signed
Sunset Dental Practice Act
relates
HB 26-1364(2026A)· signed
2025 Consumer Price Index Calculation

Votes

BILL
2022-04-26 · House · passYes: 39 · No: 24 · Other:
BILL
2022-02-15 · Senate · passYes: 26 · No: 8 · Other: