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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 140
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CHAPTER 140
(Senate Bill 261)
AN ACT concerning
Oral Health - Dental Hygienists - Access to Care
FOR the purpose of authorizing the holder of a certain license to practice dental
hygiene to practice dental hygiene under the general supervision of a dentist in
certain facilities and health departments; requiring a dental facility in which a
dental hygienist is authorized to practice under the general supervision of a
dentist to ensure that certain criteria are met; requiring a facility to report
certain information to the State Board of Dental Examiners before it operates
under general supervision; requiring a facility operating under general
supervision to report certain information to the Board; providing for the
construction of this Act; defining a certain term; requiring the Board to make
certain reports to the General Assembly; providing for the termination of this
Act; making this Act an emergency measure; and generally relating to the
practice of dental hygiene.
BY adding to
Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-308(h)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health Occupations
4-308.
(H) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "GENERAL SUPERVISION'' MEANS
SUPERVISION OF A DENTAL HYGIENIST BY A DENTIST, WHERE THE DENTIST MAY OR
MAY NOT BE PRESENT WHEN THE DENTAL HYGIENIST PERFORMS THE DENTAL
HYGIENE PROCEDURES.
(2) WHILE IT IS EFFECTIVE, A GENERAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTAL
HYGIENE ISSUED UNDER THIS TITLE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE TO PRACTICE
DENTAL HYGIENE UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED DENTIST IN:
(I) A DENTAL FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FEDERAL,
THE STATE, OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OR
(II) A PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OR A COUNTY.
(3) A FACILITY IN WHICH A DENTAL HYGIENIST IS AUTHORIZED TO
PRACTICE UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED DENTIST SHALL
ENSURE THAT:
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