Various dental matters; respiratory care.

Summary

HB 1254 changes the requirements for becoming a licensed dental hygienist, including education standards, exam retake rules, and a new three‑hour nitrous‑oxide training and competency requirement. It also gives the state Board of Dentistry authority to impose extra conditions on applicants who have failed licensing exams multiple times and updates licensure and temporary‑permit rules for respiratory‑care practitioners.

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