2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 313 DENTISTS AND DENTAL SPECIALISTS 313.060 Administrative regulations governing minimal requirements for documentation, oath for disease control compliance, sedation of patients, and compliance with federal statutes and regulations -- Death or incapacity of dentist -- Telehealth -- Continuing education.
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313.060 Administrative regulations governing minimal requirements for
documentation, oath for disease control compliance, sedation of patients, and
compliance with federal statutes and regulations -- Death or incapacity of
dentist -- Telehealth -- Continuing education.
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The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS
Chapter 13A relating to dental practices which shall include minimal requirements
for documentation, Centers for Disease Control compliance, conscious sedation of
patients, compliance with federal controlled substances regulations, and any
applicable federal statute or regulation.
Any person practicing or offering to practice dentistry or dental surgery shall
practice under his or her own name or the name of a deceased or incapacitated
dentist for whom the person practicing dentistry has contracted to perform
continuing operations.
No person shall conduct a dental office in his or her name nor advertise his or her
name in connection with any dental office unless he or she personally performs
services as a dentist or dental surgeon in such office or personally supervises such
services as are performed in such office during a portion of the time such office is
operated by him or her only, and shall not use his or her name in connection with
that of any other dentist, except as provided for deceased or incapacitated dentists in
subsection (4) of this section.
The executor or administrator of a deceased dentist's estate, or the legal guardian or
authorized representative of a dentist who has become incapacitated, may contract
with another dentist or dentists to continue the operations of the deceased or
incapacitated dentist's practice if the practice of the deceased or incapacitated
dentist is a:
(a) Sole proprietorship;
(b) Corporation in which the deceased or incapacitated dentist is the sole
shareholder; or
(c) Limited liability company in which the deceased or incapacitated dentist is the
sole member.
Contracts to continue the operations of a deceased or incapacitated dentist's practice
may extend until the practice is sold.
Prior to contracting with another dentist or dentists to continue operations of a
deceased or incapacitated dentist's practice, the executor, administrator, guardian, or
authorized representative shall file a notification of intent to contract for
continuation of practice with the board on a form prescribed by the board. The
notification shall include the following information:
(a) The name and license number of the deceased or incapacitated dentist;
(b) The name and address of the dental practice;
(c) The name, address, and tax identification number of the estate;
(d) The name and license number of each dentist who will provide services in the
dental practice;
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An affirmation, under penalty of perjury, that the information provided is true
and correct and that the executor, administrator, guardian, or authorized
representative understands that any interference by the executor,
administrator, guardian, or authorized representative, or any agent or assignee
of the executor, administrator, guardian, or authorized representative, with the
contracting dentist's or dentists' practice of dentistry or professional judgment
or any other violation of this chapter is grounds for an immediate termination
of the operations of the dental practice; and
(f) Any other information the board deems necessary for the administration of
this chapter.
(7) Within thirty (30) days after the death or incapacitation of a dentist, the executor,
administrator, guardian, or authorized representative shall send notification of the
death or incapacitation by mail to the last known address of each patient of record
that has received treatment by the deceased or incapacitated dentist within the
previous twelve (12) months, with an explanation of how copies of the practitioner's
records may be obtained. This notice may also contain any other relevant
information concerning the continuation of dental practice.
(8) A treating dentist who provides or facilitates the use of telehealth shall ensure:
(a) That the informed consent of the patient, or another appropriate person with
authority to make the health care treatment decision for the patient, is obtained
before services are provided through telehealth; and
(b) That the confidentiality of the patient's medical information is maintained as
required by this chapter and other applicable law. At a minimum,
confidentiality shall be maintained through appropriate processes, practices,
and technology as designated by the board and that conform to applicable
federal law.
(9) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS
Chapter 13A to implement this section and as necessary to:
(a) Prevent abuse and fraud through the use of telehealth services;
(b) Prevent fee-splitting through the use of telehealth services; and
(c) Utilize telehealth in the provision of dental services and in the provision of
continuing education.
(10) A licensed dentist may delegate to a licensed dental hygienist the administration of
block and infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia under the direct
supervision of a dentist if the dental hygienist completes the following requirements
and receives a certificate of verification from the board:
(a) Formal training from a dental or dental hygiene school accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation;
(b) A minimum of thirty-two (32) hours covering all of the following topics,
including but not limited to anatomical considerations, basic injunction
technique, basic placement technique, nitrous oxide administration,
recordkeeping, armamentarium exercise, local anesthesia and nitrous oxide,
techniques of maxillary anesthesia, techniques of mandibular injections,
partner injections and partner administration of nitrous oxide,
neurophysiology, pharmacology of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide,
pharmacology of vasoconstrictors, physical and psychological evaluation,
local and systemic complications, and contraindications;
(c) A minimum of two (2) hours of clinical education for nitrous oxide
administration with successful completion of administration, monitoring, and
removal of nitrous oxide on at least two (2) patients;
(d) A minimum of twelve (12) hours demonstrating mastery of local anesthesia
applications and successful completion of at least three (3) injections each of
all maxillary and mandibular injection sites; and
(e) A score that exceeds seventy-four percent (74%) on a written examination
administered after coursework and clinical training.
(11) The board shall approve all continuing education courses and require them for
individuals holding anesthesia registration for over one (1) year without practical
application. The courses shall be developed and implemented by dental education
institutions accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2010.
-- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2636-10.
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