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H2426 • 2025

An Act enabling registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide

An Act enabling registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide

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Sponsor
Sean Garballey
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act enabling registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide

An Act enabling registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act enabling registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2426) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the administration of nitrous oxide by dental hygienists.
  • Public Health.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 House

    Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  2. 2025-12-08 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-11-13 House

    Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  4. 2025-09-10 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:35 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-08-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-2

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act enabling registered dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide
By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2426) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the administration of nitrous oxide by dental hygienists. Public Health.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2426

The second paragraph of section 51 of chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “local anesthesia agents” the following words:- and nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia.

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