N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7651.24

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 7651.24 - Dental services

(a) Every inmate shall be provided access to preventative, curative, restorative and prosthetic dental care adequate to maintain good dental and general health.

(b) The department shall provide each inmate with a thorough dental assessment within 14 days of reception into departmental custody.

(c) The department shall establish dental services units accessible to all inmates, each under the direction of a dentist licensed to practice in New York State.

(d) Each dental services unit shall have a dental services staff consisting of a dental director and sufficient numbers of licensed dentists, certified dental hygienists and dental assistants to meet the routine dental care needs of the inmate population in a timely manner as determined by the facility dental director.

(e) Each dental services unit shall be provided with modern equipment in good repair adequate to meet the needs of the dental services staff as determined by the facility dental director.

(f) Consistent with the requirements of this Part, each dental services unit shall be equipped to make satisfactory radiographs of the mouth as ordered by the dental director and sufficient to meet the needs of the facility population.

(g) All inmates shall have access to special diagnostic and therapeutic dental services provided by qualified medical and dental specialists as ordered by the facility dental director in consultation with the medical director.

(h) Each facility shall provide access to emergency services which permit the timely evaluation, treatment and disposition of emergency dental cases.

(i) Except in emergencies, dental appointments for inmates shall be classified and scheduled according to inmate need.

(j) A permanent individual written dental record shall be maintained for every inmate and for infants as appropriate. Such record shall be maintained in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 7651.19 of this Part.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7651.24

Renumbered from subtitle AA of chapter V New York State Register April 11, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 15, eff. 4/11/2018