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S 5727 NY
Passed One Chamber

Relates to local block anesthesia certificate

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 28, 2025

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) SUBSTITUTED BY A98

Summary

This bill establishes requirements for dental hygienists administering local block anesthesia. The legislation requires dental hygienists to obtain a certificate before administering local block anesthesia. Dental hygienists would be required to administer anesthesia only under the personal supervision of a dentist and in conjunction with authorized dental hygiene procedures. The bill subjects these procedures to regulations established by the commissioner.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer local block anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist and in conjunction with the performance of dental hygiene procedures authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (13)
  1. Feb 28, 2025 REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION · upper
  2. May 20, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1176 · upper
  3. May 21, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. May 22, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Jun 11, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  6. Jun 11, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  7. Jun 11, 2025 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
  8. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION · upper
  11. Jun 1, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  12. Jun 1, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1463 · upper
  13. Jun 1, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A98 · upper

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