La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXIII-702

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXXIII-702 - General Supervision in Nursing Homes

A. Notwithstanding the limits in §701 on dental hygienists working under general supervision, a dental hygienist may work under the general supervision of a dentist in a licensed nursing home, as defined by R.S. 40:2009.2, if:

1. the dental hygienist has at least five years of fulltime practice of dental hygiene;

2. the dental hygienist is employed by a Louisiana licensed dentist;

3. the dental hygienist has taken six hours of continuing education on medical emergencies within the last two years or during the hygienist's last preceding licensure cycle; and

4. the dental hygienist has current CPR certification and complies with the established protocols for emergencies which the supervising dentist has established.

B. A dental hygienist who qualifies under the preceding section is entitled to be referred to as a Public Health Dental Hygienist, and will have no limit on the number of days the hygienists may work under general supervision in a licensed nursing home but must adhere to all of the other restrictions and requirements set forth in Rule 701 except Rule 701.F 5

C. The limit of a dentist supervising no more than two dental hygienists under general supervision shall not apply to Public Health Dental Hygienists working at a licensed nursing home.

D. The limitation in Rule 701 that a patient many not be seen twice consecutively under general supervision shall not apply to Public Health Dental Hygienists working at a licensed nursing home; however, the requirement that the supervising dentist has examined the patient of record not more than nine months prior to the date that the dental hygienist provides the dental hygiene services is still applicable.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXIII-702

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Dentistry, LR 482566 (10/1/2022).

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