When House Bill 2220 was signed by Governor Kate Brown on May 6, Oregon became the first state in the nation to allow dentists to administer vaccines to patients. The bill will require dentists providing vaccinations to take an additional continuing education training course and meet state-mandated vaccine storage and reporting requirements.
The Oregon Board of Dentistry is in the process of developing rules to implement the new law, and expects rules to be finalized by January 1, 2020.