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Rule 3 CCR 709-1 - DENTISTS, DENTAL THERAPISTS & DENTAL HYGIENISTS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 3 CCR 709-1.4 - Definitions

3 Colo. Code Regs. § 709-1.4

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 3 CCR 709-1.4 - Definitions

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-204, 12-220-105(3), and 12-220-106, C.R.S.

A. The Board hereby incorporates by reference all definitions as contained in section 12-220-104, C.R.S., as amended.
B. "Regularly announced office location" as specified in section 12-220-501(3)(d)(II), C.R.S., means those offices of which a dentist or a dental hygienist is the proprietor and in which the dentist or dental hygienist regularly practices dentistry or dental hygiene. This may include the occasional practice in other health care facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and/or other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
C. "Regularly" means fixed intervals or periods as used in these Rules.
D. "Certify or Certification" means to declare in writing on the patient's record.
E. "Doctor's Office Notes" as used in section 25-1-802, C.R.S., and applied to dental, dental therapy and dental hygiene practice means a separate record within the patient's file that does not contain anything that relates to or constitutes diagnosis, treatment plan, radiograph interpretation, treatment progress or outcome. All such clinical information is considered the treatment record or progress notes.
F. "Malpractice Judgment" or "Malpractice Settlement" as used in section 12-220-201(1)(r), C.R.S., means when a payment is made to a patient in an amount which exceeds the actual cost of the dental services.
G. "Therapeutic Agents" as used in these Rules means any agent approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in controlled drug delivery systems in the course of periodontal pocket treatment.
H. "Unprofessional Conduct" as used in section 12-220-203(3), C.R.S., means any cause that is grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to the "Dental Practice Act," section 12-220-201(1), C.R.S., and the "Healthcare Professions Profiling Program," section 12-30-102, C.R.S.

3 CCR 709-1.4

Amended December 2, 2002; Amended and Re-numbered November 2, 2011, Effective December 30, 2011; Amended January 22, 2015, Effective March 30, 2015; Amended April 28, 2016, Effective June 30, 2016; Amended and Re-numbered November 5, 2020; Effective December 30, 2020; Amended November 3, 2022; Effective December 30, 2022
38 CR 04, February 25, 2015, effective 3/30/2015
38 CR 11, June 10, 2015, effective 6/30/2015
39 CR 04, February 25, 2016, effective 3/16/2016
39 CR 10, May 25, 2016, effective 6/30/2016
39 CR 16, August 25, 2016, effective 9/14/2016
41 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 3/17/2018
41 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 7/3/2018
41 CR 14, July 25, 2018, effective 8/14/2018
42 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 6/30/2019
42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020
44 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 6/30/2021
44 CR 16, August 25, 2021, effective 9/14/2021
44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/2021
45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 10/4/2022
45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 12/10/2022
45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 12/30/2022