To amend sections 3313.713, 4715.14, 4715.141, 4715.21, 4715.22, 4715.231, 4715.24, and 4715.25 and to enact sections 3701.136, 4715.241, 4715.242, 4715.36, 4715.361, 4715.362, 4715.363, 4715.364, 4715.365, 4715.366, 4715.367, 4715.368, 4715.369, 4715.37, 4715.371, 4715.372, 4715.373, 4715.374, and 4715.375 of the Revised Code to modify certain licensing procedures for dentists and dental hygienists, to establish the Oral Health Access Supervision Program for the provision of dental hygiene services, to allow certain dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia based on instruction obtained while licensed in another state, and to authorize the Director of Health to establish a school-based fluoride mouth rinse program.
SECTION 1. That sections 3313.713, 4715.14, 4715.141, 4715.21, 4715.22, 4715.231, 4715.24, and 4715.25 be amended and sections 3701.136, 4715.241, 4715.242, 4715.36, 4715.361, 4715.362, 4715.363, 4715.364, 4715.365, 4715.366, 4715.367, 4715.368, 4715.369, 4715.37, 4715.371, 4715.372, 4715.373, 4715.374, and 4715.375 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3313.713. (A) As used in this section:
(1) "Drug" means a drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, that is to be administered pursuant to the instructions of the prescriber, whether or not required by law to be sold only upon a prescription.
(2) "Federal law" means the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997," 111 Stat. 37, 20 U.S.C. 1400, as amended.
(3) "Prescriber" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall, not later than one hundred twenty days after September 20, 1984, adopt a policy on the authority of its employees, when acting in situations other than those governed by sections 2305.23, 2305.231, and 3313.712 of the Revised Code, to administer drugs prescribed to students enrolled in the schools of the district. The policy shall provide either that:
(1) Except as otherwise required by federal law, no person employed by the board shall, in the course of such employment, administer any drug prescribed to any student enrolled in the schools of the district.
(2) Designated persons employed by the board are authorized to administer to a student a drug prescribed for the student. Effective July 1, 2011, only employees of the board who are licensed health professionals, or who have completed a drug administration training program conducted by a licensed health professional and considered appropriate by the board, may administer to a student a drug prescribed for the student. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, the board's policy may provide that certain drugs or types of drugs shall not be administered or that no employee shall use certain procedures, such as injection, to administer a drug to a student.
(C) No drug prescribed for a student shall be administered pursuant to federal law or a policy adopted under division (B) of this section until the following occur:
(1) The board, or a person designated by the board, receives a written request, signed by the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student, that the drug be administered to the student.
(2) The board, or a person designated by the board, receives a statement, signed by the prescriber, that includes all of the following information:
(a) The name and address of the student;
(b) The school and class in which the student is enrolled;
(c) The name of the drug and the dosage to be administered;
(d) The times or intervals at which each dosage of the drug is to be administered;
(e) The date the administration of the drug is to begin;
(f) The date the administration of the drug is to cease;
(g) Any severe adverse reactions that should be reported to the prescriber and one or more phone numbers at which the prescriber can be reached in an emergency;
(h) Special instructions for administration of the drug, including sterile conditions and storage.
(3) The parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student agrees to submit a revised statement signed by the prescriber to the board or a person designated by the board if any of the information provided by the prescriber pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section changes.
(4) The person authorized by the board to administer the drug receives a copy of the statement required by division (C)(2) or (3) of this section.
(5) The drug is received by the person authorized to administer the drug to the student for whom the drug is prescribed in the container in which it was dispensed by the prescriber or a licensed pharmacist.
(6) Any other procedures required by the board are followed.
(D) If a drug is administered to a student, the board of education shall acquire and retain copies of the written requests required by division (C)(1) and the statements required by divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section and shall ensure that by the next school day following the receipt of any such statement a copy is given to the person authorized to administer drugs to the student for whom the statement has been received. The board, or a person designated by the board, shall establish a location in each school building for the storage of drugs to be administered under this section and federal law. All such drugs shall be stored in that location in a locked storage place, except that drugs that require refrigeration may be kept in a refrigerator in a place not commonly used by students.
(E) No person who has been authorized by a board of education to administer a drug and has a copy of the most recent statement required by division (C)(2) or (3) of this section given to the person in accordance with division (D) of this section prior to administering the drug is liable in civil damages for administering or failing to administer the drug, unless such person acts in a manner that constitutes gross negligence or wanton or reckless misconduct.
(F) A board of education may designate a person or persons to perform any function or functions in connection with a drug policy adopted under this section either by name or by position, training, qualifications, or similar distinguishing factors.
(G) A policy adopted by a board of education pursuant to this section may be changed, modified, or revised by action of the board.
(H) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person employed by a board of education to administer a drug to a student unless the board's policy adopted in compliance with this section establishes such a requirement. A board shall not require an employee to administer a drug to a student if the employee objects, on the basis of religious convictions, to administering the drug.
A policy adopted by a board of education pursuant to this
section may be changed, modified, or revised by action of the
board.
Nothing in this section affects the application of section 2305.23, 2305.231, or 3313.712 of the Revised Code to the administration of emergency care or treatment to a student.
Nothing in this section affects the ability of a public or nonpublic school to participate in a school-based fluoride mouth rinse program established by the director of health pursuant to section 3701.136 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section affects the ability of a person who is employed by, or who volunteers for, a school that participates in such a program to administer fluoride mouth rinse to a student in accordance with section 3701.136 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the director under that section.
Sec. 3701.136. (A) The director of health may establish a school-based fluoride mouth rinse program. If the director establishes the program, divisions (B) to (E) of this section are applicable.
(B) The director shall conduct a program to educate employees of the department of health and dental hygienists licensed under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code on how to train employees of, and volunteers for, public and nonpublic schools regarding the proper means of administering fluoride mouth rinse to students.
(C) Schools that participate in the school-based fluoride mouth rinse program shall require that their employees and volunteers who intend to administer fluoride mouth rinse to students receive training, by either of the following, on the proper means of administering fluoride mouth rinse to students:
(1) An employee of the department of health or a dental hygienist who has been trained through the program the director conducts pursuant to division (B) of this section;
(2) A school employee or volunteer who has been trained by an individual described in division (C)(1) of this section.
(D)(1) The director shall prescribe a form that the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of a student enrolled in a public or nonpublic school that participates in the school-based fluoride mouth rinse program may use to consent to the administration of fluoride mouth rinse to the student for the duration of the student's enrollment in that school. School employees or volunteers shall not administer fluoride mouth rinse to a student unless the consent form from the student's parent, guardian, or other person has been received.
(2) The consent form shall include all of the following:
(a) A space designated for the student's name and address;
(b) A space designated for the name of the student's school;
(c) A space designated for the student's grade level and class;
(d) A space designated for the signature of the parent, guardian, or other person who authorizes the administration of fluoride mouth rinse to the student;
(e) Information on the name, dosage, and intervals at which the fluoride mouth rinse is scheduled to be administered during each school year;
(f) The dates the administration of fluoride mouth rinse is to begin and cease, which may, respectively, be the first and last days of a school year;
(g) Any other information or spaces the director considers necessary for the proper administration of the program.
(E) The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the school-based fluoride mouth rinse program. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.14. (A) Each person who is licensed to practice
dentistry in Ohio shall, on or before the first day of January of
each even-numbered year, register with the state dental board. The
registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and
furnished by the secretary, shall include the licensee's name,
address, license number, and such other reasonable information as
the board may consider necessary, and shall include payment of a
biennial registration fee of two hundred forty-five dollars.
Except as provided in division (D)(E) of this section, this fee
shall be paid to the treasurer of state. All such registrations
shall be in effect for the two-year period beginning on the first
day of January of the even-numbered year and ending on the last
day of December of the following odd-numbered year, and shall be
renewed in accordance with the standard renewal procedure of
sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. The failure of If
a licensee fails to renew the licensee's registration in
accordance with this section
shall result in an automatic
suspension of the licensee's license to practice dentistry, the
board may take any of the disciplinary actions described in
division (C) of section 4715.30 of the Revised Code with respect
to the licensee or licensee's license.
(B) Any The license of any dentist whose license has been
suspended under this section may be reinstated by on the payment
of the biennial registration fee and
in addition thereto
eighty-one dollars to cover costs of the reinstatement; excepting
that to any.
(C) The board shall grant temporary retirement to any
licensed dentist who desires to temporarily retire from practice,
and who has given the board notice in writing to that effect, the
board shall grant such a retirement, provided only that at the
time that
time
the board grants the temporary retirement all
previous registration fees and additional costs of reinstatement
have been paid.
(C)(D) Each dentist licensed to practice, whether a resident
or not, shall notify the secretary in writing or electronically of
any change in the dentist's office address or employment within
ten days after such change has taken place. On the first day of
July of every even-numbered year, the secretary shall issue a
printed roster of the names and addresses so registered.
(D)(E) Twenty dollars of each biennial registration fee shall
be paid to the dentist loan repayment fund created under section
3702.95 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.141. (A) Each licensed dentist shall complete biennially not less than forty hours of continuing dental education, which may include, but is not limited to, attendance at lectures, study clubs, college and postgraduate courses, or scientific sessions of conventions, research, graduate study, teaching, service as a clinician, or correspondence courses. Continuing dental education programs include, but are not limited to, programs that address any of the following:
(1) Compentency Competency in treating patients who are
medically compromised or who experience medical emergencies during
the course of dental treatment;
(2) Knowledge of pharmaceutical products and the protocol of the proper use of medications;
(3) Competency to diagnose oral pathology;
(4) Awareness of currently accepted methods of infection control;
(5) Basic medical and scientific subjects including, but not limited to, biology, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, and pharmacology;
(6) Clinical and technological subjects including, but not limited to, clinical techniques and procedures, materials, and equipment;
(7) Subjects pertinent to health and safety.
Dentists shall earn continuing education credits at the rate of one-half credit for each twenty-five to thirty contact minutes of instruction and one credit hour for each fifty to sixty contact minutes of instruction.
(B) Programs meeting the general requirements of division (A) of this section may be developed and offered to dentists by any of the following agencies or organizations:
(1) National, state, district, or local dental associations affiliated with the American dental association or national dental association;
(2) Accredited dental colleges or schools;
(3) Other organizations, schools, or agencies approved by the state dental board.
(C) Each licensed dentist shall submit to the board at the
time of biennial registration pursuant to section 4715.14 of the
Revised Code a sworn affidavit, on a form acceptable to the state
dental board, attesting that he the dentist has completed
continuing education programs in compliance with this section and
listing the date, location, sponsor, subject matter, and hours
completed of the programs.
A licensed dentist shall retain in his the dentist's records
for a period of at least three years such receipts, vouchers, or
certificates as may be necessary to document completion of
continuing education programs. With cause, the board may request
such documentation from licensed dentists, and the board may
request such documentation from licensed dentists selected at
random without cause.
(D) The board may excuse licensed dentists, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(E) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section
constitutes a failure to renew registration pursuant to section
4715.14 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.21. Each person who desires to practice as a dental hygienist shall file with the secretary of the state dental board a written application for a license, under oath, upon the form prescribed. Such applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof of being at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character. An applicant shall present a diploma or certificate of graduation from an accredited dental hygiene school and shall pay the examination fee of ninety-six dollars if the license is issued in an odd-numbered year or one hundred forty-seven dollars if issued in an even-numbered year. Those passing such examination as the board prescribes relating to dental hygiene shall receive a certificate of registration entitling them to practice. If an applicant fails to pass the first examination the applicant may apply for a re-examination at the next regular or special examination meeting of the board.
No applicant shall be admitted to more than two examinations without first presenting satisfactory proof that the applicant has successfully completed such refresher courses in an accredited dental hygiene school as the state dental board may prescribe.
An accredited dental hygiene school shall be one accredited
by the council on dental education of the American dental
association commission on dental accreditation or whose
educational standards are recognized by the
council on dental
education of the American dental association
commission on dental
accreditation and approved by the state dental board.
Sec. 4715.22. (A) As (1) This section applies only when a
licensed dental hygienist is not practicing under a permit issued
pursuant to section 4715.363 of the Revised Code authorizing
practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist.
(2) As used in this section, "health care facility" means either of the following:
(1)(a) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the
Revised Code;
(2)(b) A "home" as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised
Code.
(B) A licensed dental hygienist shall practice under the supervision, order, control, and full responsibility of a dentist licensed under this chapter. A dental hygienist may practice in a dental office, public or private school, health care facility, dispensary, or public institution. Except as provided in division (C) or (D) of this section, a dental hygienist may not provide dental hygiene services to a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present at the location where the dental hygienist is practicing.
(C) A dental hygienist may provide, for not more than fifteen consecutive business days, dental hygiene services to a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present at the location at which the services are provided if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The dental hygienist has at least two years and a minimum of three thousand hours of experience in the practice of dental hygiene.
(2) The dental hygienist has successfully completed a course approved by the state dental board in the identification and prevention of potential medical emergencies.
(3) The dental hygienist complies with written protocols for emergencies the supervising dentist establishes.
(4) The dental hygienist does not perform, while the supervising dentist is absent from the location, procedures while the patient is anesthetized, definitive root planing, definitive subgingival curettage, or other procedures identified in rules the state dental board adopts.
(5) The supervising dentist has evaluated the dental hygienist's skills.
(6) The supervising dentist examined the patient not more than seven months prior to the date the dental hygienist provides the dental hygiene services to the patient.
(7) The dental hygienist complies with written protocols or written standing orders that the supervising dentist establishes.
(8) The supervising dentist completed and evaluated a medical and dental history of the patient not more than one year prior to the date the dental hygienist provides dental hygiene services to the patient and, except when the dental hygiene services are provided in a health care facility, the supervising dentist determines that the patient is in a medically stable condition.
(9) If the dental hygiene services are provided in a health care facility, a doctor of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery who holds a current certificate issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code or a registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code is present in the health care facility when the services are provided.
(10) In advance of the appointment for dental hygiene services, the patient is notified that the supervising dentist will be absent from the location and that the dental hygienist cannot diagnose the patient's dental health care status.
(11) The dental hygienist is employed by, or under contract with, one of the following:
(a) The supervising dentist;
(b) A dentist licensed under this chapter who is one of the following:
(i) The employer of the supervising dentist;
(ii) A shareholder in a professional association formed under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code of which the supervising dentist is a shareholder;
(iii) A member or manager of a limited liability company formed under Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code of which the supervising dentist is a member or manager;
(iv) A shareholder in a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code of which the supervising dentist is a shareholder;
(v) A partner or employee of a partnership or a limited liability partnership formed under Chapter 1775. or 1776. of the Revised Code of which the supervising dentist is a partner or employee.
(c) A government entity that employs the dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services in a public school or in connection with other programs the government entity administers.
(D) A dental hygienist may provide dental hygiene services to a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present at the location at which the services are provided if the services are provided as part of a dental hygiene program that is approved by the state dental board and all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The program is operated through a school district board of education or the governing board of an educational service center; the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code; a national, state, district, or local dental association; or any other public or private entity recognized by the state dental board.
(2) The supervising dentist is employed by or a volunteer for, and the patients are referred by, the entity through which the program is operated.
(3) The services are performed after examination and diagnosis by the dentist and in accordance with the dentist's written treatment plan.
(E) No person shall do either of the following:
(1) Practice dental hygiene in a manner that is separate or otherwise independent from the dental practice of a supervising dentist;
(2) Establish or maintain an office or practice that is primarily devoted to the provision of dental hygiene services.
(F) The state dental board shall adopt rules under division (C) of section 4715.03 of the Revised Code identifying procedures a dental hygienist may not perform when practicing in the absence of the supervising dentist pursuant to division (C) or (D) of this section.
Sec. 4715.231. (A) As used in this section, "direct supervision" means a dentist licensed under this chapter is present, for purposes of consultation and direction, at the location where a dental hygienist performs the administration of local anesthesia to a patient. "Direct supervision" does not mean that the dentist must observe the administration of local anesthesia to a patient.
(B) Under the direct supervision of a dentist, a dental
hygienist may administer intraoral block and infiltration local
anesthesia to a patient if the dental hygienist is in compliance
with division (D) of this section and has done both either of the
following is the case:
(1) The dental hygienist has met both of the following requirements:
(a) Successfully completed a course in the administration of local anesthesia approved by the state dental board and offered by a dental or dental hygiene program that is accredited by the commission on dental accreditation of the American dental association;
(2)(b) Within eighteen months of completion of the anesthesia
course, successfully passed a state or regional written
examination on local anesthesia approved by the board.
(2) The dental hygienist is authorized to administer local anesthesia by another state's licensing authority with jurisdiction over the practice of dental hygiene and both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The dental hygienist was required by the licensing authority of the other state to complete, and the dental hygienist successfully completed, a course or instruction as a requirement to be authorized to administer local anesthesia.
(b) Either of the following applies:
(i) The required hours and content of the course or instruction described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section are substantially equivalent, as determined by the board, to the required hours and content of the course described in division (C) of this section.
(ii) The board determines that the required hours and content of the course or instruction described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section are not substantially equivalent to the required hours and content of the course described in division (C) of this section, but the dental hygienist submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the dental hygienist obtained, within the forty-eight months immediately preceding the date that the dental hygienist applied under section 4715.21 of the Revised Code for a license to practice as a dental hygienist, twenty-four consecutive months of experience in the administration of local anesthesia in the other state where the dental hygienist is authorized to administer local anesthesia.
(C) To be approved by the board, a the local anesthesia
administration course described in division (B)(1)(a) of this
section must contain not less than fifteen hours of didactic
instruction and not less than fourteen hours of clinical
experience and include instruction on each of the following
subjects:
(1) Theory of pain control;
(2) Selection of pain control modalities;
(3) Anatomy;
(4) Neurophysiology;
(5) Pharmacology of local anesthetics;
(6) Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors;
(7) Psychological aspects of pain control;
(8) Systemic complications;
(9) Techniques of maxillary and mandibular anesthesia taught by a dentist or other qualified instructor;
(10) Infection control;
(11) Local anesthesia medical emergencies.
(D) A dental hygienist may administer local anesthesia only if the dental hygienist has obtained current certification to perform basic cardiac life-support procedures as required by section 4715.251 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.24. (A) Each person who is licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in Ohio shall, on or before the first day of January of each even-numbered year, register with the state dental board, unless the person is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code. The registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and furnished by the secretary, shall include the licensee's name, address, license number, and such other reasonable information as the board may consider necessary, and shall include payment of a biennial registration fee of one hundred five dollars. This fee shall be paid to the treasurer of state. All such registrations shall be in effect for the two-year period beginning on the first day of January of each even-numbered year and ending on the last day of December of the following odd-numbered year, and shall be renewed in accordance with the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. The failure of a licensee to renew registration in accordance with this section shall result in the automatic suspension of the licensee's license to practice as a dental hygienist, unless the licensee is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code.
(B) Any dental hygienist whose license has been automatically
suspended under this section may be reinstated by the on
application to the board on a form prescribed by the board for
licensure reinstatement and payment of the biennial registration
fee and in addition thereto thirty-one dollars to cover the costs
of reinstatement.
(C) The license of a dental hygienist shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the room in which the dental hygienist practices. Each dental hygienist licensed to practice, whether a resident or not, shall notify the secretary in writing or electronically of any change in the dental hygienist's office address or employment within ten days after the change takes place.
Sec. 4715.241. (A) As used in this section and sections 4715.242 and 4715.25 of the Revised Code, "registration period" means the two-year period during which a dental hygienist's registration is in effect under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code.
(B) A dental hygienist seeking to retire temporarily from the practice of dental hygiene shall provide written notice of that intent to the state dental board. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the board shall grant temporary retirement if the dental hygienist has paid the registration fee required by section 4715.24 of the Revised Code for the registration period that includes the day immediately before the day that the temporary retirement is to begin. The license of a dental hygienist who is granted temporary retirement shall be inactive.
(C) The board may deny temporary retirement to a dental hygienist who is, at the time that the board denies the temporary retirement, the subject of a disciplinary action initiated by the board under section 4715.30 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.242. (A) A dental hygienist who is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code may submit a written request to the state dental board at any time for reinstatement of the dental hygienist's license. The board shall reinstate the license if the dental hygienist does both of the following:
(1) Pays the biennial registration fee established under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code for the period that includes the day on which the temporary retirement is to cease;
(2) Provides the board satisfactory evidence that the dental hygienist, during the two-year period immediately preceding the date that the dental hygienist submitted the written request for license reinstatement, completed a minimum of twenty-four hours of continuing dental hygiene education in accordance with division (B) of this section.
(B) The completion of continuing dental hygiene education required under division (A)(2) of this section is subject to division (D) of section 4715.25 of the Revised Code. The continuing education programs may be developed and offered to dental hygienists by any of the agencies or organizations described in division (C) of section 4715.25 of the Revised Code. The board may excuse dental hygienists, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of division (A)(2) of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(C) The state dental board shall register each dental hygienist whose license is reinstated under this section. The registration expires at the end of the registration period during which the license is reinstated.
Sec. 4715.25. (A) Every person licensed to practice as a
dental hygienist and required to register with the state dental
board shall certify to the board at the time of applying for a
renewal of registration that in the two-year period preceding two
years the registration period for which renewal is sought the
registrant has completed a minimum of twelve twenty-four hours of
continuing dental hygiene education. Certification shall be made
upon the application for registration prescribed by the board
pursuant to section 4715.24 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The board shall apply toward the satisfaction of a registrant's continuing dental hygiene education requirement any of the following courses that the registrant completed:
(a) The basic life-support training course required by section 4715.251 of the Revised Code;
(b) Any course required by statute or rule of the board for registration;
(c) Any course required by statute or rule of the board as a condition of performing a particular function;
(d) Any other course that the board determines acceptable.
(2) In the case of a registrant whose license was reinstated under section 4715.242 of the Revised Code, the board shall apply toward the satisfaction of the registrant's continuing dental hygiene education requirement any course that the board applied toward the continuing dental hygiene education requirement for reinstatement of the license if the course was completed during the two-year period immediately preceding the registration period for which renewal is sought.
(C) Continuing education programs may be developed and offered to dental hygienists by any of the following agencies or organizations:
(1) National, state, district, or local dental hygienists' associations affiliated with the American dental hygienists' association;
(2) National, state, district, or local dental associations affiliated with the American dental association or national dental association;
(3) Accredited dental hygiene colleges or schools;
(4) Accredited dental colleges or schools;
(5) Other organizations, schools, paraprofessional programs, or agencies approved by the state dental board.
(B)(D) A licensed dental hygienist shall retain in his the
dental hygienist's records for a period of at least three four
years such receipts, vouchers, or certificates as may be necessary
to document completion of continuing education programs. With
cause, the board may request such documentation from licensed
dental hygienists, and the board may request such documentation
from licensed dental hygienists at random without cause.
(C)(E) The board may excuse licensed dental hygienists, as a
group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements
of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or
special hardship.
(D)(F) Failure to comply with the requirements of this
section constitutes a failure to renew registration pursuant to
section 4715.24 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.36. As used in this section and sections 4715.361 to 4715.374 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Accredited dental hygiene school" means a dental hygiene school accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or a dental hygiene school whose educational standards are recognized by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation and approved by the state dental board.
(B) "Authorizing dentist" means a dentist who authorizes a dental hygienist to perform dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Clinical evaluation" means a diagnosis and treatment plan formulated for an individual patient by a dentist.
(D) "Dentist" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice dentistry.
(E) "Dental hygienist" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice as a dental hygienist.
(F) "Dental hygiene services" means the prophylactic, preventive, and other procedures that dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the state dental board to assign to dental hygienists, except for procedures while a patient is anesthetized, definitive root planing, definitive subgingival curettage, the administration of local anesthesia, and the procedures specified in rules adopted by the board as described in division (C)(4) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code.
(G) "Facility" means any of the following:
(1) A health care facility, as defined in section 4715.22 of the Revised Code;
(2) A state correctional institution, as defined in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code;
(3) A comprehensive child development program that receives funds distributed under the "Head Start Act," 95 Stat. 499 (1981), 42 U.S.C. 9831, as amended, and is licensed as a child day-care center;
(4) A residential facility licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code;
(5) A public school, as defined in section 3701.93 of the Revised Code, located in an area designated as a dental health resource shortage area pursuant to section 3702.87 of the Revised Code;
(6) A nonpublic school, as defined in section 3701.93 of the Revised Code, located in an area designated as a dental health resource shortage area pursuant to section 3702.87 of the Revised Code;
(7) A federally qualified health center or federally qualified health center look-alike, as defined in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code;
(8) A shelter for victims of domestic violence, as defined in section 3113.33 of the Revised Code;
(9) A facility operated by the department of youth services under Chapter 5139. of the Revised Code;
(10) A shelter for runaways, as defined in section 5119.64 of the Revised Code;
(11) A foster home, as defined in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code;
(12) A nonprofit clinic, as defined in section 3715.87 of the Revised Code;
(13) The residence of one or more individuals receiving services provided by a home health agency, as defined in section 5101.61 of the Revised Code;
(14) A dispensary;
(15) A health care facility, such as a clinic or hospital, of the United States department of veterans affairs;
(16) The residence of one or more individuals enrolled in a home and community-based services medicaid waiver component, as defined in section 5111.851 of the Revised Code;
(17) A facility operated by the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code;
(18) A women, infants, and children clinic;
(19) A mobile dental unit located at any location listed in divisions (G)(1) to (18) of this section;
(20) Any other location, as specified by the state dental board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, that is in an area designated as a dental health resource shortage area pursuant to section 3702.87 of the Revised Code and provides health care services to individuals who are recipients of medical assistance under the medicaid program established pursuant to Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code and to indigent and uninsured persons, as defined in section 2305.234 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.361. The oral health access supervision program is hereby created. The program shall begin six months after the effective date of this section.
Sec. 4715.362. A dentist who desires to participate in the oral health access supervision program shall apply to the state dental board for an oral health access supervision permit. The application shall be under oath, on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, and accompanied by an application fee of twenty dollars. To be eligible to receive the permit, an applicant shall meet the requirements established by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code.
The state dental board shall issue an oral health access supervision permit to a dentist who is in good standing with the board and satisfies all of the requirements of this section.
Sec. 4715.363. (A) A dental hygienist who desires to participate in the oral health access supervision program shall apply to the state dental board for a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist. The application shall be under oath, on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, and accompanied by an application fee of twenty dollars.
(B) The applicant shall provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has done all of the following:
(1) Completed at least two years and attained a minimum of three thousand hours of experience in the practice of dental hygiene;
(2) Completed at least twenty-four hours of continuing dental hygiene education during the two years prior to submission of the application;
(3) Completed a course pertaining to the practice of dental hygiene under the oral health access supervision of a dentist that meets standards established in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code;
(4) Completed, during the two years prior to submission of the application, a course pertaining to the identification and prevention of potential medical emergencies that is the same as the course described in division (C)(2) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code.
(C) The state dental board shall issue a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist to a dental hygienist who is in good standing with the board and meets all of the requirements of divisions (A) and (B) of this section.
Sec. 4715.364. (A) No person shall authorize a dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a current, valid oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person shall provide dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a current, valid permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist.
Sec. 4715.365. (A) A dentist who holds a current, valid oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code may authorize a dental hygienist who holds a current, valid permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to perform dental hygiene services at a facility when no dentist is physically present if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The authorizing dentist's authorization is in writing and includes, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) The authorizing dentist's name and permit number;
(b) The dental hygienist's name and permit number;
(c) The patient's name;
(d) The name and address of the location where the dental hygiene services are to be provided;
(e) The date of authorization;
(f) A statement, signed by the dental hygienist, that the hygienist agrees to comply with section 4715.366 of the Revised Code.
(2) The authorizing dentist has personally evaluated the dental hygienist's skills prior to authorizing the dental hygienist to provide the dental hygiene services.
(3) Prior to authorizing the dental hygienist to perform the dental hygiene services, the patient's medical and dental history is made available to the authorizing dentist and the authorizing dentist reviews and evaluates the history and determines that the patient may safely receive dental hygiene services.
(4) Immediately prior to the provision of dental hygiene services, the patient or patient's representative verifies, by the signature or mark of the patient or representative, that no medically significant changes to the patient's medical or dental history have occurred since the authorizing dentist most recently reviewed and evaluated the history and determined that the patient could safely receive dental hygiene services. The signature or mark may be provided through reasonable accommodation, including the use of assistive technology or augmentative devices.
(5) Prior to receiving dental hygiene services, the patient and the operator of the facility where the dental hygiene services are to be provided are notified that no dentist will be present at the location and that the dental hygienist is prohibited from doing either of the following:
(a) Diagnosing the patient's oral health care status;
(b) Providing dental hygiene services to the same patient on a subsequent occasion until the patient has received a clinical evaluation performed by a dentist, except in instances described in division (D)(2) of this section.
(6) The dental hygienist is employed by, or under contract with, one of the following:
(a) The authorizing dentist;
(b) A dentist who is any of the following:
(i) The authorizing dentist's employer;
(ii) A shareholder in a professional association, formed under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, of which the authorizing dentist is a shareholder;
(iii) A member or manager of a limited liability company, formed under Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code, of which the authorizing dentist is a member or manager;
(iv) A shareholder in a corporation, formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code, of which the authorizing dentist is a shareholder;
(v) A partner or employee of a partnership, formed under Chapter 1775. of the Revised Code, of which the authorizing dentist is a partner or employee;
(vi) A partner or employee of a limited liability partnership, formed under Chapter 1775. of the Revised Code, of which the authorizing dentist is a partner or employee.
(c) A government entity that employs the dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services.
(7) If the patient to whom the services are to be provided previously received dental hygiene services under this section, there is written evidence that the patient received a clinical evaluation after the most recent provision of those services.
(B) No dentist shall authorize a dental hygienist to perform, and no dental hygienist shall perform, dental hygiene services on a patient under this section unless all of the conditions in division (A) of this section are met.
(C) If a patient or patient's representative indicates, under division (A)(4) of this section, that a medically significant change has occurred in the patient's medical or dental history since the authorizing dentist's most recent review and evaluation of the medical and dental history required by division (A)(3) of this section, no dental hygiene services shall be provided under this section until the authorizing dentist completes another review and evaluation of the patient's medical and dental history. The authorizing dentist may complete the subsequent review and evaluation of the patient's medical and dental history by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail, video, or any other means of electronic communication.
(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, no dentist shall authorize a dental hygienist to provide, and no dental hygienist shall provide, dental hygiene services under this section to the same patient on a subsequent occasion until the patient has received a clinical evaluation performed by a dentist.
(2) Division (D)(1) of this section does not apply if the patient requires multiple visits to complete one or more procedures that could not be completed during the visit in which dental hygiene services were commenced. If the patient requires multiple visits to complete the one or more procedures that could not be completed during the visit in which dental hygiene services were commenced, the one or more procedures shall be completed not later than eight weeks after the visit in which the dental hygiene services were commenced.
(E) No authorizing dentist shall authorize a dental hygienist to diagnose a patient's oral health care status. No dental hygienist practicing under a permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall diagnose a patient's oral health care status.
Sec. 4715.366. (A) A dental hygienist providing dental hygiene services under a permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall do both of the following:
(1) Comply with written protocols established by the authorizing dentist who authorizes the dental hygienist's provision of services and standing orders established by the authorizing dentist, including protocols and standing orders regarding emergencies and, for the purpose of section 4715.365 of the Revised Code, protocols regarding what constitutes a medically significant change to a patient's medical or dental history;
(2) Immediately following the completion of the dental hygiene services and subject to division (B) of this section, direct the patient to the authorizing dentist for a clinical evaluation and schedule or cause to be scheduled an appointment for the patient with the authorizing dentist.
(B) For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, the dental hygienist shall make every attempt to schedule the patient's appointment with the authorizing dentist not later than ninety days after the completion of the dental hygiene services. The dental hygienist shall provide the patient with a written notice of the appointment that includes, at a minimum, the authorizing dentist's name, address, and telephone number; the date and time of the appointment; and a statement of the dental hygiene services performed by the hygienist. The notice shall be given to the patient or the patient's representative and one copy shall be given to the authorizing dentist.
Sec. 4715.367. An authorizing dentist shall not at any one time have more than three dental hygienists who hold permits issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code working under the dentist's authorization pursuant to section 4715.365 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.368. At the request of the state dental board, an authorizing dentist or the dental hygienist who has been authorized to perform dental hygiene services in accordance with section 4715.365 of the Revised Code shall make available to the board a list of all locations where the dental hygienist provided services, the locations where the hygienist plans to provide services in the future, or both, as specified in the board's request.
Sec. 4715.369. (A) An oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the odd-numbered year that occurs after the permit's issuance. A dentist who desires to renew a permit shall apply, under oath, to the state dental board on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code. At the time of application, the dentist shall pay a renewal fee of twenty dollars.
(B) The board shall renew an oral health access supervision permit for a two-year period if the dentist submitted a complete application, paid the renewal fee, is in good standing with the board, and verified with the board all of the following:
(1) The locations at which dental hygienists have, under the dentist's authorization, provided services during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application;
(2) The number of patients treated, during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application, by each dental hygienist providing dental hygiene services under the dentist's authorization;
(3) For each number of patients provided under division (B)(2) of this section, the number of patients whom the dentist clinically evaluated following the provision of dental hygiene services by a dental hygienist.
Sec. 4715.37. (A) A permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the odd-numbered year that occurs after the permit's issuance. A dental hygienist who desires to renew a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall apply, under oath, to the state dental board on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code. At the time of application, the dental hygienist shall pay a renewal fee of twenty dollars.
(B) The state dental board shall renew a permit for a two-year period if the dental hygienist submitted a complete application, paid the renewal fee, is in good standing with the board, and has verified with the board both of the following:
(1) The locations at which the hygienist has provided dental hygiene services under a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(2) The number of patients that the hygienist has treated under a permit during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application.
Sec. 4715.371. The state dental board shall develop and publish on its web site a directory containing the names and contact information of dentists and dental hygienists who hold current, valid permits issued under sections 4715.362 and 4715.363 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.372. (A) The state dental board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement the oral health access supervision program, including rules that do all of the following:
(1) For the purpose of division (G)(20) of section 4715.36 of the Revised Code, designate additional facilities at which a dental hygienist may be authorized to perform dental hygiene services under the oral health access supervision program;
(2) For the purpose of section 4715.362 of the Revised Code, prescribe the application form and requirements for obtaining an oral health access supervision permit;
(3) For the purpose of section 4715.363 of the Revised Code, prescribe the application form for a permit to practice as a dental hygienist under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(4) For the purpose of division (B)(3) of section 4715.363 of the Revised Code and subject to division (B) of this section, establish standards for the course in the practice of dental hygiene under oral health access supervision;
(5) For the purpose of section 4715.369 of the Revised Code, prescribe the form for renewal of an oral health access supervision permit;
(6) For the purpose of section 4715.37 of the Revised Code, prescribe the form for renewal of a permit to practice as a dental hygienist under the oral health access supervision of a dentist.
(B) The course in the practice of dental hygiene under oral health access supervision for which the board establishes standards under division (A)(4) of this section shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be eight hours in length;
(2) Include, at a minimum, instruction in both of the following:
(a) The treatment of geriatric patients, medically compromised patients, developmentally disabled patients, and pediatric patients;
(b) Recordkeeping practices.
(3) Be developed and offered by an institution accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or a program provided by a sponsor of continuing education approved by the board;
(4) Include content that is separate and independent from the course content required for the completion of dental hygiene education from an accredited dental hygiene school.
Sec. 4715.373. Nothing in sections 4715.36 to 4715.372 of the Revised Code authorizes any activity prohibited by this chapter or prohibited by a rule adopted under this chapter by the state dental board, including the activities prohibited by division (E) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code and the activities prohibited or not authorized by section 4715.23 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.374. The state dental board may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke a permit issued under section 4715.362 or 4715.363 of the Revised Code if the permit holder fails to comply with sections 4715.361 to 4715.373 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4715.375. The state dental board shall annually report the status of the oral health access supervision program. The report shall be submitted to the governor and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, to the general assembly. The report shall specify, for the year covered by the report, at least all of the following:
(A) The number of dentists who applied for and were issued oral health access supervision permits under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code;
(B) The number of dental hygienists who applied for and were issued permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code;
(C) The number of dentists who applied for and were granted renewal of oral health access supervision permits under section 4715.369 of the Revised Code;
(D) The number of dental hygienists who applied for and were granted renewal of permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist under section 4715.37 of the Revised Code;
(E) The number and geographic locations of facilities at which dental hygienists provided dental hygiene services under permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(F) The number of patients who received dental hygiene services from dental hygienists providing services under permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(G) The number of patients who received a clinical evaluation from a dentist following the provision of dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code.
SECTION 2. That existing sections 3313.713, 4715.14, 4715.141, 4715.21, 4715.22, 4715.231, 4715.24, and 4715.25 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. (A) As used in this section, "registration period" has the same meaning as in section 4715.241 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4715.25 of the Revised Code, as amended by this act, that increase from twelve to twenty-four the minimum number of hours of continuing education that a dental hygienist must certify to the State Dental Board when applying for a renewal of registration, a dental hygienist whose registration expired on December 31, 2009, remains subject to the requirement to certify completion of a minimum of twelve hours of continuing education when applying for a renewal of registration for the 2010 to 2011 registration period.