Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 82: Dental Therapy
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 82 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Dental Therapy. Primary sponsor: Collins. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Health Policy.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Dental Therapy; Authorizing Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in a mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or has a contractual agreement with a health access setting or another similar setting or program; requiring the Department of Health to allow any person who fails the dental therapy examination to retake the examination; providing application requirements and examination and licensure qualifications for dental therapists; authorizing a dental therapist to perform specified services under the supervision of a dentist under certain conditions, etc.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Health Policy
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Introduced
- Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
- Filed