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A. This rule is authorized and mandated by R.S. 37:1744 and R.S. 37:1745 and a violation of §316 will constitute a violation of either R.S. 37:776.A.(24) or R.S. 37:777.A.(18).
B. No dental health care provider shall make referrals outside the same group practice as that of the referring dental health care provider to any licensed health care facility, or provider of health care goods and services, including, but not limited to, providers of clinical laboratory services, diagnostic services, medicinal suppliers, and therapeutic services when the referring dental health care provider has a financial interest served by such referrals, unless in advance of any such referral, the referring dental health care provider discloses to the patient, in writing, the existence of such financial interest. Nothing herein shall be construed to allow any Louisiana dentist or dental hygienist to violate R.S. 37:776(A)(9) or 37:777(A)(15), which prohibits patient referrals in return for the payment of something of value, except as provided therein, whether or not the arrangement is first disclosed, in writing, to the patient.
C. Financial Interest―a significant ownership or investment interest established through debt, equity, or other means and held by a dental health care provider or a member of a dental health care provider's immediate family, or any form of direct or indirect remuneration for referral.
D. It shall be a violation of §316 for any licensee to enter into any arrangement or scheme, including cross-referral arrangements, if the licensee knows, or should know, that he or she has a principal purpose of insuring referrals by the licensee to a particular entity, which referral, if made directly by the licensee, would be a violation of §316.
E. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any dental health care provider who violates the provisions of §316 shall refund all such sums received in payment for the goods and services furnished or rendered without disclosure of financial interest. Such a refund shall be paid to the individual patient, third-party payor, or other entity which made the payment.
F. Any violation of §316 constitutes grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license in addition to any other fines or restrictions on a dental license commensurate with the circumstances.
4. the existence and nature of the dental healthcare provider's financial interest in the healthcare provider to which the patient is being referred.
H. The form of the disclosure required in this Section may include a signed acknowledgment by the patient or the patient's authorized representative that the required disclosure has been given.
I. Notice to a patient given substantially in the form of "Disclosure of Financial Interest" form prescribed in the Appendix to this rule shall be presumptively deemed to satisfy the disclosure requirements of this Section.
6. the entity does not loan funds to or guarantee a loan for an investor who is in a position to make or influence referrals to, furnish items or services to, or otherwise generate business for the entity if the investor uses any part of such loan to obtain the investment interest.
K. General Exceptions. Any payment, remuneration, practice or arrangement which is not prohibited by or unlawful under §1128B(b) of the federal Social Security Act (act), 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b), as amended, with respect to health care items or services for which payment may be made under Title XVII or Title XIX of the act, including those payments and practices sanctioned by the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to §1128B(b)(3)(E) of the Act, through regulations promulgated at 42 CFR §1001.952, as the same may hereafter be amended, shall not be deemed a payment prohibited by R.S. 37:1745.B or by §316 of these rules with respect to health care items or services for which payment may be made by any patient or private or governmental payor.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8) and mandated by R.S. 37:1744.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 23:1527 (November 1997), amended LR 25:512 (March 1999), LR 27:1891 (November 2001), LR 28:1777 (August 2002).
A. The purpose of §320 is to supplement R.S. 37:794, "Dispensing of Controlled Substances; Records."
B. All licensees handling controlled substances in schedules I, II, III, IV, or V shall prepare a complete and accurate inventory of each such substance in his or her possession or under his or her control. All licensees will have records open for inspection by the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry.
C. This inventory shall list a common or established name of each such controlled substance.
10 mg. tablets), and record the number of dosage units. If the controlled substance is in an ingredient in a powder, crystalline, liquid, bead, or other form, this inventory will fully identify the form (e.g., dextroamphetamine sulfate, elixir, 5 mg. per 5 ml.) and record the amount of each form.
E. This inventory shall be placed on the record separate from other business, professional, or required records. This record shall be prepared, dated, and signed by the dentist under whose control the controlled substances are placed.
F. The record shall be kept for a period of at least two years from the date of preparation. Inventory records shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of §320.F every two years on the anniversary date of the initial inventory. These inventories may coincide with the dentist's regular fiscal inventory, provided that he maintains his records of receipt, distribution, and dispensing in such a manner as to facilitate complete accounting for his or her handling of controlled substance (perpetual inventory control).
G. Any dentist failing to comply with the above conditions shall be deemed to have violated R.S. 37:776(A)(24) and R.S. 37:794.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 25:512 (March 1999).
4. the board will retain all records relative to the first advertising violation, and it may use same in connection with future disciplinary proceedings, if any.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 33:2562 (December 2007).
A. The rules of this Chapter prescribe the fees and costs payable to and recoverable by the board with respect to the various services and functions performed by the board for or on behalf of the applicants for licensure, certification or registration, the holders of licenses and certificates issued by the board and the public.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:795.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:791 (November 1988).
A. With the exception of nonrestricted dental and dental hygiene license and permit renewal fees, payments to the board of fees or costs shall be made in U.S. funds in the form of a check, a certified check, a cashier’s check or a money order.
B. Nonrestricted dentists and all dental hygienists shall pay license and permit renewal fees to the board in U.S. funds in the form of a check, a certified check, a cashier’s check, a money order, or a credit card.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:791 (November 1988), amended LR 37:3515 (December 2011), repromulgated LR 38:355 (February 2012).
A. Except as may be expressly provided by these rules, all fees and costs paid to the board shall be nonrefundable in their entirety. All licenses renewed for two years shall be paid in full whether the licensee intends to retire within the two-year period or not.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:791 (November 1988), amended LR 24:1115 (June 1998).
A. In addition to the amount of fees and costs elsewhere prescribed in this Chapter, a handling fee of $50 shall be payable to the board by any person who, in payment of fees or costs, tenders to the board any check or other instrument which is dishonored or marked as an NSF check by the financial institution against which it is written or drawn. The handling fee shall be paid to the board within the notified period of time.
A. All nonrestricted licenses shall be renewed biennially and will expire on December 31 of each calendar year of the renewal period. License renewal notifications are to be mailed by the board to licensed dentists and dental hygienists at their last known mailing address as indicated in the board files.
B. All restricted dental licenses shall expire annually on June 30. Restricted license renewal notifications are to be sent to the dentists’ employing dental school or facility.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:791 (November 1988), amended LR 23:1529 (November 1997), LR 37:3515 (December 2011), repromulgated LR 38:355 (February 2012).
10. unbound copy of Dental Practice Act$25.00.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8) and R.S. 37:795.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:792 (November 1988), amended LR 19:207 (February 1993), LR 28:1778 (August 2002).
A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the licensing, certification and registration of dentists.
25. annual fee to support well-being program$25.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:792 (November 1988), amended LR 16:566 (June 1990), LR 18:741 (July 1992), LR 23:1526 (November 1997), LR 24:1115 (June 1998), LR 25:1478 (August 1999), LR 26:691 (April 2000), LR 28:1778 (August 2002), LR 32:243 (February 2006), LR 33:846 (May 2007), LR 34:2564 (December 2008), repromulgated LR 35:68 (January 2009), amended LR 37:2150 (July 2011), LR 37:3515 (December 2011) repromulgated LR 38:356 (February 2012), amended LR 39:89 (January 2013), LR 39:2278 (August 2013).
A. The rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the licensing, certification and registration of dental hygienists.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:792 (November 1988).
14. annual fee to support well-being program$15.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760 (8), R.S. 37:768, and R.S. 37:795.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:792 (November 1988), amended LR 16:566 (June 1990), LR 18:741 (July 1992), LR 23:1527 (November 1997), LR 24:1115 (June 1998), LR 25:1478 (August 1999), LR 26:691 (April 2000), LR 28:1778 (August 2002), LR 32:243 (February 2006), LR 33:846 (May 2007), LR 34:2564 (December 2008), repromulgated LR 35:68 (January 2009), amended LR 37:590 (February 2011), LR:37:2151 (July 2011), LR 39:2278 (August 2013).
2. certificate reconfirmation fee (not more than once every three calendar years)$25.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 19:207 (February 1993), amended LR 34:2564 (December 2008), repromulgated LR 35:68 (January 2009).
A. For issuance of a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum with respect to an administrative hearing, a fee of $15 shall be payable by the respondent to the board, but not by the board, in addition to the witness fees prescribed by law [see R.S. 49:956(5)].
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 14:791 (November 1988), amended LR 25:509 (March 1999).
A. A dental assistant is one who is employed by and works in the office of a licensed, practicing dentist and performs the duties authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry under the direct on-premises supervision, direction and responsibility of the dentist.
19. remove sutures, post-extraction dressing and surgical ligature ties.
4. place and remove retraction cords.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Dentistry (October 1970), amended LR 2:186 (June 1976), LR 7:586 (November 1981), amended by Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 15:965 (November 1989), LR 16:505 (June 1990), LR 19:205 (February 1993), LR 32:243 (February 2006).

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