2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 313 - DENTISTS AND DENTAL SPECIALISTS
313.254 Temporary license for dentist or dental hygienist to provide medical care to indigent populations -- Waiver for volunteers.
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<![CDATA[313.254 Temporary license for dentist or dental hygienist to provide medical
care to indigent populations -- Waiver for volunteers.
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The board may grant a temporary license to a dentist or dental hygienist who
holds a currently valid license from another state, district, possession, or
territory of the United States for the sole purpose of providing medical care to
indigent populations who may not otherwise be able to obtain such services,
without expectation of compensation or charge to the individual, and without
payment or reimbursement by any governmental agency or insurer. The health
care services shall be provided to charitable organizations only. A temporary
license issued under this section shall be valid for no more than a ten (10) day
period during any given charitable event.
To obtain the temporary license issued under subsection (1) of this section, the
dentist or dental hygienist shall:
(a) Apply online or in writing to the Board of Dentistry at least thirty (30) days
prior to providing the health care services under subsection (1) of this
section;
(b) Submit himself or herself for a National Practitioner Databank query to be
conducted by the board.
Prior to beginning the services permitted under subsection (1) of this section,
the dentist or dental hygienist shall notify the appropriate agent in the Cabinet
for Health and Family Services.
A dentist or dental hygienist working under this section may perform all
preventive procedures and treatments including but not limited to scaling,
prophylaxis, radiographs, sealants, and fluoride application.
In addition to the procedures permitted under subsection (4) of this section, a
dentist may perform those procedures or treatments considered to be routine in
nature and that are typically performed and completed in one (1) appointment.
The procedures include simple extractions and basic restorative procedures.
All procedures performed other than those provided in this subsection and
subsection (4) of this section shall be performed by a dentist holding a currently
valid license in the Commonwealth.
A dentist or dental hygienist working under this section who registers as a
charitable health care provider under KRS 216.941 shall be eligible for the
provision of medical malpractice insurance procured under KRS 304.40-075.
The board may waive the requirements of subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this
section and the requirements of KRS 313.035 and 313.040 for a dentist or
dental hygienist who volunteers to provide dental services through a nonprofit,
all-volunteer charitable organization.
The board shall promulgate administrative regulations that are reasonably
necessary to administer this section.
Any person or organization that conducts a nonprofit charitable dentistry event
shall be granted immunity from civil liability in accordance with KRS 411.200.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 22, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 2, effective April 14, 2008. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 595, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2002 Ky.
Acts ch. 142, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). A reference in subsection
(7) of this statute to "KRS 313.045" has been changed in codification to "KRS
313.035 and 313.040" to correct an inadvertent omission by the drafter, since
KRS 313.045 was repealed and reenacted in the same Act to relate to
administrative regulations concerning dental assistants, rather than licensing
requirements addressed in KRS 313.035 and 313.040.
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