Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B5 - Board of Dentistry › Chapter 64B5-16 - REMEDIABLE TASKS DELEGABLE TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS › Section 64B5-16.001 - Definitions of Remediable Tasks and Supervision Levels

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Remediable tasks, also referred to as
				expanded functions of dental hygienists and dental assistants, which are
				enumerated in Rules 64B5-16.006,
				64B5-16.0061,
				64B5-16.005,
				64B5-16.0051, F.A.C., are those
				intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or
				contiguous structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased
				risks. The use of a laser or laser device of any type is not a remediable task,
				unless utilized as an assessment device.
(2) A dentist may delegate a remediable task
				to dental hygienists, and dental assistants so long as delegation of the task
				poses no increased risk to the patient and the requirements of training and
				supervision set out in Chapter 64B5-16, F.A.C., are met.
(3) Remediable tasks are those specified in
				Section 466.024, F.S., and those
				designated as such by the Board. The Board hereby designates the tasks listed
				in Chapter 64B5-16, F.A.C., as remediable tasks.
(4) Direct supervision requires that a
				licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
				authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure
				is performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient's departure
				from the premises.
(5) Indirect
				supervision requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a
				condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the
				premises while the procedure is performed.
(6) General supervision requires that a
				licensed dentist authorizes the procedures to be performed but need not be
				present when the authorized procedures are being performed. The authorized
				procedures may also be performed at a place other than the dentist's usual
				place of practice.
(7) Any
				authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general supervision is
				valid for a maximum of 24 months; after which, no further treatment under
				general supervision can be performed without another clinical exam by a Florida
				licensed dentist.
(8) Without
				supervision dental hygienists may perform the remediable tasks specified in
				Sections 466.023(3),
				466.0235, and
				466.024(2),
				F.S., as long as all provisions of the respective statute are met.
(9) Any tasks delegable to dental assistants
				will be delegable to dental hygienists under the same supervision level, unless
				otherwise stated in the rules.
Rulemaking Authority
					 466.004(4),
					 466.024(1), (7)
					 FS. Law Implemented 466.023,
					 466.0235,
					 466.024,
					 466.003(11),
					 (12)
					 FS.
New 4-30-80, Amended 8-20-80, 1-28-81, 3-4-81, 10-8-85,
					 Formerly 21G-16.01, Amended 6-30-86, 12-31-86, 7-5-87, 2-21-88, 1-18-89,
					 Formerly 21G-16.001, Amended 3-30-94, Formerly 61F5-16.001, Amended 4-6-97,
					 Formerly 59Q-16.001, Amended 1-6-99, 10-29-00, 2-5-09, 3-29-17, 12-9-18,
					 6-4-19, 3-25-20, 11-28-22.