Chapter 292

2004 -- S 2541 AS AMENDED

Enacted 07/02/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- DENTISTS, AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS

Introduced By: Senators Alves, McBurney, Goodwin, and Roberts

Date Introduced: February 11, 2004

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 5-31.1 of the General Laws entitled "Dentists and Dental Hygienists"

is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

5-31.1-6.1. Dental hygienists. – Dentists licensed pursuant to section 5-31.1-6 may delegate

to any dental hygienists licensed pursuant to section 5-31.1-6, who are employed on a regular basis

by such dentists any procedures which he or she may deem advisable; including those procedures

specified under section 13 (or any comparable or successor section) of the rules and regulations

pertaining to dentists and dental hygienists promulgated from time to time by the department of health,

and any such dental hygienists may engage in the practice of dental hygiene outside of such dentists'

office in order to render to residents of nursing facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 17 of title 23,

without the on-site direct supervision of a dentist licensed pursuant to section 5-31.1-6, those dental

services, procedures and duties that he or she has been educated to perform and which are authorized

by the board of examiners in dentistry.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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