Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-3-9

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 37, September 12, 2024

Section 71-3-9 - Extended care permits

(a) Definitions.

(1) "Extended care permit I" shall mean a permit issued pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.

(2) "Extended care permit II" shall mean a permit issued pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.

(3) "Extended care permit III" shall mean a permit issued pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.

(4) "Extended care permit treatment" shall mean the treatment that a hygienist may provide if the hygienist has a valid extended care permit I, extended care permit II, or extended care permit III.

(5) "Patient assessment report" shall mean the report of findings and treatment required by K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.

(6) "Sponsoring dentist" shall mean a dentist who fulfills the requirements of K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.

(b) Application for permit. Each applicant for an extended care permit I, extended care permit II, or extended care permit III shall file with the board a completed application on a form provided by the board.

(c) Notice of practice location to sponsoring dentist. Before providing extended care permit treatment at a new location, each hygienist shall inform the sponsoring dentist, orally or in writing, of the new address and the type of procedures to be performed there.

(d) Patient assessment reports.

(1) Each patient assessment report shall include a description of the extended care permit treatment, the date or dates of treatment, and the hygienist's assessment of the patient's apparent need for further evaluation by a dentist.

(2) No later than 30 days from the date on which extended care permit treatment is completed, the hygienist providing the treatment shall cause the patient assessment report to be delivered to the sponsoring dentist.

(3) When providing extended care permit treatment at a location operated by an organization with a dental or medical supervisor, the dental hygienist providing the extended care permit treatment shall also cause the patient assessment report to be delivered to the dental or medical supervisor within 30 days from the date on which the extended care permit treatment is completed.

(e) Suspension of extended care permit treatment. If a hygienist's sponsoring dentist cannot or will not continue to function as a sponsoring dentist, the hygienist shall cease providing extended care permit treatment until the hygienist obtains a written agreement with a replacement sponsoring dentist.

(f) Review of patient assessment reports. A sponsoring dentist shall review each patient assessment report within 30 days of receiving the report.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-3-9

Authorized by K.S.A. 74-1406; implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1456; effective Sept. 17, 2004; amended May 31, 2013.