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LD806 • 2025

An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants

An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants

An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants Sponsor: Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants Sponsor: Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1150(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1150(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 806 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Governor

    Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants
Sponsor:
Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1150(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 513 - L.D. 806
An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental
Assistants
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the current licensing requirements for an expanded function dental assistant
require passage of a separate dental radiologic technique and safety examination, which is
the same examination required for licensure of dental radiographers; and
Whereas, this legislation eliminates the requirement that an expanded function dental
assistant must be separately licensed as a dental radiographer and instead provides for
exposing and processing radiographs under the assistant's scope of practice; and
Whereas, this legislation must be enacted immediately so that expanded function
dental assistants are not required to pay an additional license fee; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §9854, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2015, c. 429, §19, is
further amended to read:
A. A dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function dental assistant or dental
radiographer licensed under chapter 143;
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §18373, sub-§1, ¶L, as amended by PL 2021, c. 223, §10, is
further amended to read:
L. Supragingival polishing using a slow-speed rotary instrument and rubber cup; and
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §18373, sub-§1, ¶HH, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 223, §10, is
amended to read:
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
83
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR1150(03)
HH. Contour or finish restorative materials using a high-speed, power-driven
handpiece or instrument.; and
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §18373, sub-§1, ¶II is enacted to read:
II. Expose and process radiographs.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.