Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia

Where it is in the process

Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia; to provide for the evaluation and certification of a properly equipped facility; to provide for demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 6, 2026

Who it affects

W-2 worker (non-union)

Streamlines the process for dentists to obtain permits for administering conscious sedation and general anesthesia, potentially increasing their ability to offer these services.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty
Streamlines the process for dentists to obtain permits for administering conscious sedation and general anesthesia, potentially increasing their ability to offer these services.
“to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia”· General Provisions
“to provide for the evaluation and certification of a properly equipped facility”· General Provisions
“to provide for demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques”· General Provisions

What the Bill Does

Improves efficiency in issuing permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia.
Establishes procedures for evaluating and certifying facilities for sedation administration.
Requires demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques.

Votes

Read full bill text →↓ Why am I seeing this?

Want updates?

Get notified when GA HB1278 moves stage

Pick a channel below. Every option is opt-in, and we tell you exactly what we store.

Email

Identified

We store your email address and the bill ID. We'll send a confirmation link first; alerts only start after you click it. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

Coming soon

RSS feed· Atom 1.0 + JSON Feed per bill
Bluesky· follow a CivicRadar bot post per status change
Telegram· channel or DM via bot
Discord· channel webhook
WhatsApp· via WhatsApp Business
SMS· via Twilio