California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 11 - Dental Hygiene Board of California › Article 3 - Educational Programs › Section 1104 - Approval of New RDH Educational Programs and Continuation of Approval for Approved RDH Educational Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A new educational program shall obtain
				Dental Hygiene Board approval prior to admission of students.
(b) The Dental Hygiene Board shall review the
				approval of all approved educational programs in accordance with accreditation
				renewal standards set by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American
				Dental Association (CODA), or an equivalent accrediting body, as determined by
				the Dental Hygiene Board. In the event that an equivalent body has not been
				established by the Dental Hygiene Board, the standards shall be set by CODA.
(1) All educational programs accredited by
				CODA, or an equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Dental Hygiene
				Board, shall submit to the Dental Hygiene Board after each accreditation site
				visit an electronic copy of the Self-Study Report prepared for CODA (
https://www.ada.org/en/coda
),
				or the equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Dental Hygiene Board,
				and a copy of the final report of the findings within thirty (30) days of the
				final report issuance.
(2) If the
				educational program is granted CODA's, or an equivalent accrediting body's, as
				determined by the Dental Hygiene Board, status of "Approval with Reporting
				Requirements", the program shall submit to the Dental Hygiene Board copies of
				any and all correspondence received from or submitted to CODA, or an equivalent
				accrediting body, as determined by the Dental Hygiene Board, until such time as
				the status of "Approval without Reporting Requirements" is granted.
(3) If the educational program is granted
				CODA's, or an equivalent accrediting body's, as determined by the Dental
				Hygiene Board, status of "Approval with Reporting Requirements with Intent to
				Withdraw", the program shall notify the Dental Hygiene Board within ten (10)
				days, and the Dental Hygiene Board shall withdraw approval until such time as
				the status of "Approval without Reporting Requirements" is granted. Students
				enrolled in a program where approval has been withdrawn will not be considered
				graduates of an approved program and shall be ineligible for licensure. The
				program shall notify the students of the withdrawal of approval and the
				potential for ineligibility for licensure on the basis of not having graduated
				from an approved program. The program shall copy the Dental Hygiene Board on
				the notification to students and any correspondence submitted to CODA, or an
				equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Dental Hygiene Board,
				regarding accreditation status.
(4)
				If the educational program is withdrawn from accredited status by CODA, or an
				equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Dental Hygiene Board, the
				program shall notify the Dental Hygiene Board in writing of such status within
				10 days and the Dental Hygiene Board shall withdraw approval. The program shall
				submit copies of any and all correspondence received from or submitted to CODA,
				or an equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Dental Hygiene Board.
				Students enrolled in a program where accreditation has been withdrawn will not
				be considered graduates of an accredited program and shall be ineligible for
				licensure.
(5) Continuation of
				approval of all educational programs shall be contingent upon compliance with
				the requirements described in this Article. Written notification of
				continuation of approval shall be provided.