Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 1042

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 1042 - Definitions

For purposes of this article:

(a) "Board" means the Dental Board of California or any committee of the Board to which it delegates authority to make decisions pertaining to the Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program.

(b) "Code" means the Business and Professions Code.

(c) "Dentally underserved area" means the areas as defined in Section 1971(d) of the Code.

(d) "Dentally underserved population," means those populations as defined in Section 1971(e) of the Code.

(e) "Educational loan" means an outstanding government or commercial loan obtained by the applicant and used to pay tuition and fees to attend a dental school, including post-graduate training, approved by the Board.

(f) "Employment" means the contractual work relationship between the practice setting and the dentist.

(g) "Full-time status" or "full-time practice" means providing dental services for a minimum of 40 hours per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year. The 40 hours per week may not be accrued in less than four days per week. The 40 hours per week may be worked at more than one practice setting (as defined by Section 1971(f) of the code). At least 32 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care at the approved practice setting(s), and up to 8 hours in practice-related activities, e.g., chart review, meetings, etc. Time spent "on-call" cannot be counted toward the 40-hour week.

(h) "Program" means the California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program described in Article 9.5 of Chapter 4 of Board 2 (commencing with Section 1970) of the code.

(i) "Recently received a license" means that the dentist was first issued a license to practice dentistry in any state of the United States or in Canada within 10 (ten) years from the date on which the application for loan repayment is filed.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1042

1. New article 4.5 (sections 1042-1042.6) and section filed 1-6-2005; operative 2-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 1).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1614 and 1972, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 1971- 1972, Business and Professions Code.

1. New article 4.5 (sections 1042-1042.6) and section filed 1-6-2005; operative 2-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 1).