La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXIII-1607

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section XXXIII-1607 - Exemptions

A. Continuing education requirements, other than the three-hour opioid management course listed in §1611.A.3 and the cardiopulmonary resuscitation course listed in §1611 F, shall not apply to:

1. dentists enrolled in full-time post-graduate specialty training;

2. dental hygienists enrolled in full-time post-graduate training;

3. dentists renewing their license for the first time;

4. dental hygienists renewing their license for the first time.

5. dentists holding a retired volunteer dental license pursuant to R.S. 37:761.1 who work fewer than 250 hours per calendar year during the renewal period; however, if the dentist holding the retired volunteer dental license maintains a sedation permit, the requirements of §1611.H still apply.

B. In the event of unusual circumstances or special hardship, the board may excuse licensees from continuing education requirements.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXIII-1607

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 20:661 (June 1994), amended LR 24:1117 (June 1998), LR 26:1613 (August 2000), repromulgated LR 27:1894 (November 2001), Amended LR 411284 (7/1/2015), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Dentistry, LR 4446 (1/1/2018), Amended LR 451762 (12/1/2019), Amended LR 482292 (9/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8) and (13).