2016 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
CHAPTER 8 - COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH COORDINATOR
Section 44-8-20. Definitions.
Unless a different meaning is required by the context:
(1) "Acknowledgment of Dental Screening" means a document designed to serve as official confirmation that a child has had a dental screening.
(2) "Authorized practitioner" means dentists, hygienists, certified dental assistants, physicians, and nurses, and anyone who has qualified under the department's training module.
(3) "Community oral health coordinator" means someone located in the county of need that will provide support to county health departments and school districts to strengthen the capacity to respond to the oral health needs of school children. They will assist in facilitating the removal of barriers to dental care, partnership development or enhancement, building or enhancing of dental safety net systems, oral health training and education, and strategic planning for accessing additional resources.
(4) "County of need" means any county in this State that is considered to be a dentally underserved area based on the most recent Oral Health Needs Assessment or any other data deemed appropriate by the department.
(5) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
(6) "School" means any public school operating within the county, as defined by Section 59-1-120.
(7) "Screening" means a visual scan of the oral cavity and facial structures performed consistent with national standards as recognized and approved by the department.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 235, Section 1, eff July 1, 2010.
Editor's Note
2010 Act No. 235, Section 3, provides as follows:
"This act takes effect July 1, 2010, and applies to students in the grade levels specified in Section 44-8-30 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 1 of this act, no later than the 2011-2012 school year, contingent upon regulations authorized in Section 44-8-10 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 1 of this act, being effective and funding for this program being available to the Department of Health and Environmental Control."
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