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§ 4-308.1. Services provided by dental hygienists during community-based health fairs

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Dentistry (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 4-308.1
§ 4-308.1. Services provided by dental hygienists during community-based health fairs
Currentness
Community-based health fair
(a) In this section, “community-based health fair” means a health service event that offers primary health care services to an individual for free or using a sliding fee schedule that is sponsored by:
(1) The federal, the State, or a local government;
(2) A nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(3) A nonprofit community organization that has the stated purpose of providing health services to the disadvantaged.
Services provided by licensed dental hygienists
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a licensed dental hygienist, without the supervision of a dentist, may provide without compensation the following services at a community-based health fair:
(1) A preliminary dental examination, including charting any cavities, restorations, or missing teeth;
(2) Oral health education;
(3) Taking blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, height, and weight; and
(4) Referrals to a dental home, including providing a patient with a list of clinical public health facilities.
Forms for each patient receiving services
(c)(1) The Board, in consultation with the Department's Office of Oral Health, shall develop a standard form to be used by a dental hygienist who performs the services authorized under this section at a community-based health fair.
(2) A dental hygienist who performs services in accordance with this section shall:
(i) Fill out the form required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for each patient who received services from the dental hygienist; and
(ii) Submit the completed form to the Office of Oral Health.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 271, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 272, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 4-308.1, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 4-308.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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