HB4913 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA
Last Action
3/25/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 25/4  
225 ILCS 25/18  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that "community health center" means a migrant health center, community health center, health care program for the homeless or for residents of public housing supported under the federal Public Health Service Act, or FQHC, including an FQHC Look-Alike, as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that operates at least one federally designated primary health care delivery site in Illinois. Provides that "physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches and does not include a chiropractic physician. In provisions concerning acts constituting the practice of dental hygiene, provides that a public health dental hygienist may not administer local anesthesia except as provided in the amendatory provisions. Provides that a dental hygienist practicing in a community health center may administer local anesthetics upon the successful completion of a training program approved by the Department and under the general supervision of a dentist as long as the community health center: (i) has adopted written policies and procedures establishing supervision by a dentist or physician at the time the local anesthetics are administered, and (ii) ensures that a dentist or physician is physically present in the clinic at the time the local anesthetics are administered.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that a dental hygienist practicing in a community health center may administer local anesthetics upon the successful completion of a training program approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (rather than approved by the Department and under the general supervision of a dentist) as long as the community health center, among other requirements, ensures that local anesthetics are not administered to a patient unless a dentist has first assessed the patient and made a record in the patient's chart that local anesthetics are necessary for the patient's treatment.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/03/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis
2/06/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/06/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/09/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2/17/2026HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
3/11/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis
3/11/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/18/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
3/25/2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
3/25/2026HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-005-000
3/25/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris