N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.17.11

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.5.17.11 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF A COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE DENTAL HYGIENIST

The collaborative practice dental hygienist shall:

A. refer each patient for a dental examination every 12 months, as well as anyone who may require further dental services, to the patient's consulting dentist or to a dental specialist in the case of an emergency;

B. in conjunction with the consulting dentist, be responsible and liable for acts and omissions in the collaborative dental hygiene practice;

C. assure that each consulting dentist is duly licensed by the board of dental health care; by verification with the board office;

D. maintain a collaborative practice agreement with each consulting dentist; and

E. maintain an appropriate level of contact and communication with the consulting dentist;

F. contact the patient's dentist of record, if not a consulting dentist, prior to treating the patient to give the dentist the option of becoming a consulting dentist;

G. offer the patient a choice of the collaborative practice dental hygienist's consulting dentists if the patient's dentist of record chooses to be a non-participating dentist;

H. not to perform any treatment if the patient does not have an active consulting dentist on record with the collaborative practice dental hygienist;

I. follow the standardized protocol unless modified by the consulting dentist by prescription or order;

J. follow the verbal and written prescriptions and orders of the consulting dentist for those treatments requiring a diagnosis;

K. forward all records and x-rays, or duplicates, to the consulting dentist within 14 days;

L. assure that each consulting dentist meets the requirements of a consulting dentist as stated in 16.5.17.9 NMAC;

M. a copy of the collaborative agreement shall be on file with the board office; any changes to this agreement shall be filed with the board office within 60 days.

N. the collaborative dental hygienist shall be subject to provisions of 16.5.58 NMAC.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.17.11

2-14-00; 16.5.17.11 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 5.17.11, 12-14-00; A, 01-09-12, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXV, Issue 24, December 30, 2014, eff. 1/15/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, May 31, 2023, eff. 5/31/2023