Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-8-9
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024
Section 71-8-9 - Cessation of operations(a) Upon cessation of operations by the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation, each operator shall notify the board, in writing and within 30 days of the last day of operations, of the final disposition of patient records and charts. (b) As used in this regulation, "active patient" shall mean an individual whom the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation has examined, treated, cared for, or otherwise consulted with during the two-year period before discontinuing practice or moving from the community. (c) Upon choosing to discontinue practice or services in a community, each operator of a mobile dental facility or portable dental operation shall perform the following: (1) Notify all of the operator's active patients in writing, or by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, that the operator intends to discontinue the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation's practice in the community; and (2) advise each active patient to seek the services of another dentist and document, in the patient's dental record, the date of the advice and the manner in which the advice was provided. (d) Each operator shall make reasonable arrangements with the active patients of the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation for the transfer of each patient's records, including radiographs or copies, to the succeeding practitioner or, at the written request of the patient, parent, or guardian, to the patient, parent, or guardian. (e) If the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation is sold, each new operator shall file a registration application and pay the registration fee specified in K.A.R. 71-8-2. Each new operator shall be required to receive board approval before providing services. Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-8-9
Authorized by and implementing L. 2005, ch. 115, § 2; effective Feb. 17, 2006.