Oral Health Access Supervision Program

Name change

Changes the name of the primary program the bill creates from the "Public Oral Health Supervision Program" to the "Oral Health Access Supervision Program."

Multiple procedures

Prohibits a dental hygienist from providing services under the Oral Health Access Supervision Program to the same patient on a subsequent occasion without the patient having had a clinical evaluation by the hygienist's authorizing dentist in the interim, unless one or more procedures (rather than "a procedure," as specified in the House-passed version) cannot be completed during the visit in which dental hygiene services are commenced, in which case the one or more procedures must be completed within eight weeks.

Local anesthesia administered by dental hygienists

Adds a provision that permits a dental hygienist licensed by the State Dental Board who has not completed a Board-approved course in, and has not passed a state or regional examination on, local anesthesia administration to administer local anesthesia if the hygienist is authorized to administer local anesthesia in another state and meets all other requirements of current law to administer local anesthesia.

Specifies that the dental hygienist from another state must meet either of the following criteria: (1) was required by the other state's licensing authority to complete (and did complete) a course in local anesthesia administration that was substantially equivalent to the course required by the Board, or (2) submit evidence to the Board of having obtained, within the 48 months immediately preceding the date of application for licensure as a hygienist, 24 consecutive months of experience in the administration of local anesthesia in the other state.

School-based fluoride mouth rinse program

Adds a provision that permits the Director of Health to establish a school-based fluoride mouth rinse program and specifies the duties that the Department of Health and participating schools must fulfill if the program is established.

Specifies that the current restrictions applicable to school employees who administer drugs to students do not affect the ability (1) of a public or nonpublic school to participate in a school-based fluoride mouth rinse program established by the Director, or (2) of a school employee or volunteer to administer fluoride mouth rinse to a student in accordance with the bill.

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04/14/10