Fiscal Note & Local Impact Statement
127 th General Assembly of Ohio
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LOCAL IMPACT
STATEMENT REQUIRED: |
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STATE FUND |
FY 2007 |
FY 2008 |
FUTURE YEARS |
Fund 4K9 (Operational
Licensing Fund) |
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Revenues |
- 0 - |
- 0 - |
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Expenditures |
- 0 - |
Potential minimal increase |
Potential minimal increase |
Note: The state
fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.
For example, FY 2007 is July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007.
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The
State Dental Board may incur an increase in costs associated with rulemaking.
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No
direct fiscal effect on political subdivisions.
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The bill generally maintains
current law governing the practice of dental hygienists but enacts new law to:
(1)
Permit
a dental hygienist to enter into a collaboration agreement with a dentist to
provide certain services without the dentist being physically present at the
facility where the services are provided and without prior examination by the
dentist;
(2)
Govern
the conditions under which a dental hygienist may practice under a
collaboration agreement and the characteristics of a collaboration agreement;
and
(3)
Provide
an exception from the conditions in current law governing the practice of a
dental hygienist when the dental hygienist practices under a collaboration agreement.
In effect, this means that if the bill is enacted, there will be two sets of laws governing the practice of dental hygienists: one that governs the practice of a dental hygienist when the hygienist practices under a collaboration agreement and another (the existing law) that governs the practice of a dental hygienist when the hygienist is not practicing under a collaboration agreement.
Although the bill expands
the arena for dental hygienists to work, the State Dental Board does not expect
any significant fiscal impact as a result of the changes. The bill also requires the State Dental
Board to adopt rules to implement certain requirements of the bill. There may be some costs as a result of
rulemaking.
Lastly, it is unclear if the
bill would have any impact on premium costs for liability insurance for public
health clinics or public dental clinics.
GRF appropriation line item 440-431, Free Clinic Liability Insurance, in
the Department of Health provides this funding to free clinics.
LSC fiscal staff: Stephanie Suer, Budget Analyst