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874 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 212
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Approved May 10, 1983.
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CHAPTER 213
(House Bill 456)
AN ACT concerning
Dentistry - Oral Surgery - Physical Examination
FOR the purpose of permitting a dentist who has successfully
completed certain physical evaluation programs or courses,
and who is qualified and identified as a specialist in oral
surgery by the State Board of Dental Examiners to complete a
hospital admission history and physical examination of any
patient, without known medical problems, admitted to a
hospital; and requiring that specialist to assess the
medical risks of the proposed procedures to that patient if
the specialist is qualified to make that assessment.
BY adding to
Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-504
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Volume and 1982 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health Occupations
4-504.
A DENTIST WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A PHYSICAL
EVALUATION PROGRAM OR COURSE AT AN ACCREDITED HOSPITAL OR
TEACHING INSTITUTION, WHO IS QUALIFIED AND IDENTIFIED BY THE
BOARD AS A SPECIALIST IN ORAL SURGERY, AND WHO ADMITS TO A
HOSPITAL ANY PATIENT WITHOUT KNOWN MEDICAL PROBLEMS, IF THE
DENTIST IS DEEMED BY THE HOSPITAL TO BE QUALIFIED TO DO SO:
(1) MAY COMPLETE A HOSPITAL ADMISSION HISTORY AND A
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THAT PATIENT; AND
(2) IF QUALIFIED TO DO SO, SHALL ASSESS THE MEDICAL
RISKS OF THE PROPOSED PROCEDURES TO THAT PATIENT.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1983.
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