Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Board of Dental Examiners › Rule 038.00.12-003 - Article XIX: Governing the Issuance of Collaborative Care Permits to dentists and dental hygienists

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Article
		  XIX
DENTAL HYGIENIST COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM
Pursuant to ACA
			 17-82-701
			 -
			 17-82-707
			 the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners herby promulgates these rules to
			 implement the dental hygienist collaborative care program.
A. DEFINITIONS
1. Collaborative Agreement
A written plan that identifies a dentist licensed by the Arkansas
			 State Board of Dental Examiners who agrees to collaborate with a dental
			 hygienist licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners in the joint
			 provision of dental hygiene services to patients and outlines procedures for
			 consultation with or referral to the collaborating dentist or other dentists as
			 indicated by a patient's dental care needs. Under a collaborative agreement,
			 the dental hygienist may provide any services within the current scope of
			 practice of a dental hygienist to children, senior citizens, and persons with
			 developmental disabilities in a public setting without the presence of the
			 dentist and without a prior examination of the patient by the dentist
2. Collaborative Dental Hygienist
A dental hygienist who holds a Collaborative Care Permit I or a
			 Collaborative Care Permit II from the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
			 and who has entered into a collaborative agreement with no more than one (1)
			 consulting dentist regarding the provision of services under this rule.
3. Consulting Dentist
A dentist who holds a Collaborative Dental Care Permit from the
			 Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners and:
a. If engaged in the private practice of
		  dentistry, has entered into a collaborative agreement with no more than three
		  (3) collaborative dental hygienists regarding the provision of services under
		  this rule; or
b. Is employed by the
		  Department of Health
4.
		  Dental Home
A licensed primary dental care provider who has an ongoing
			 relationship with a patient where comprehensive oral health care is
			 continuously accessible, coordinated, family-centered and provided in
			 compliance with policies of the American Dental Association beginning no later
			 than one year of age.
5.
		  Informed Consent
A document informing the patient of all proposed dental hygiene
			 treatments, risks involved and alternative treatments available which must be
			 signed by the patient or parent/guardian of any minor or incapacitated person
			 before dental hygiene services can be provided. This form must meet all the
			 elements described in Section E. (Consent Forms) of this rule.
6. Medicaid
The medical assistance program established under §
										20-77-101
			 et seq.
7. Public Settings
a. Adult long-term care facilities
b. Charitable health clinics that provide
		  free or reduced-fee services to low-income patients
c. County incarceration facilities
d. Facilities that primarily serve
		  developmentally disabled persons;
e. Head Start programs
f. Homes of homebound patients who qualify
		  for in-home medical assistance
g.
		  Hospital long-term care units
h.
		  Local health units
i.
		  Schools
j. Community health
		  centers
k. State correctional
		  institutions
8. Senior
		  Citizen
A person sixty-five (65) years of age or older.