CC91ED4B601BBF618725883A005B2D3C Hearing Summary

Representatives Duran and McLachlan, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-219. The bill requires the Department of Regulatory Agencies to regulate dental therapists. The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Theresa Anselmo, representing Delta Dental of Colorado and the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Stuart Jenkins, representing Healthier Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Aubrey Wilde, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

The committee continued to discuss the bill with the witnesses.

Dr. Patricia Braun, representing Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Terry Batliner, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. They responded to questions from the committee.