Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Dentistry › Board of Dentistry - General Rules › Part 7 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section R. 338.11704 - License renewal for a RDH, RDH special volunteer, RDA, and RDA special volunteer; requirements; applicability

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1704.
(1)
					 This rule applies to an application for the renewal of a RDH license and a RDA
					 license under section 16201 of the code, MCL
					 333.16201, and a RDH
					 special-retired volunteer license and a RDA special-retired volunteer license
					 under section 16184 of the code, MCL
					 333.16184.
(2) An applicant for a RDH license renewal or
					 a RDA license renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately
					 preceding the expiration date of the license, shall complete not less than 36
					 hours of continuing education approved by the board under
					 R 338.11704a during the 3 years
					 before the end of the license cycle.
(3) An applicant holding both a RDH license
					 and a RDA license shall complete not less than 36 hours of continuing education
					 acceptable to the board under
					 R 338.11704a during the 3 years
					 before the end of the license cycle. The 36 hours must include not less than 12
					 hours devoted to RDH functions and not less than 12 hours devoted to RDA
					 functions.
(4) In addition to
					 meeting the requirements of section 16184 of the code, MCL
					 333.16184, an applicant for a
					 special-retired volunteer RDA license renewal or a special-retired volunteer
					 RDH license renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately
					 preceding the expiration date of the license shall complete not less than 36
					 hours of continuing education approved by the board under
					 R 338.11704a during the 3-year
					 period before the end of the license cycle.
(5) An applicant shall possess current
					 certification in BLS or ACLS for healthcare providers with a hands-on component
					 from an agency or organization that grants certification pursuant to standards
					 substantially equivalent to the standards adopted in
					 R
					 338.11705(4).
(6) A request for a waiver under section
					 16205 of the code, MCL
					 333.16205, must be received by
					 the department for the board's consideration not less than 30 days before the
					 last regularly scheduled board meeting before the expiration date of the
					 license. The public notice for the board meetings can be found at:
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/.health/hp-lic-health-prof/dental
(7) In complying with the requirements of
					 subrules (2) to (4) of this rule, an applicant for a RDA license, RDH license,
					 special-retired volunteer RDA license, or special-retired volunteer RDH license
					 renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately preceding the
					 expiration date of the license shall also comply with all of the following
					 before the end of the license cycle:
(a)
					 Complete a minimum of 12 hours of the required continuing education hours in
					 programs directly related to clinical issues including delivery of care,
					 materials used in the delivery of care, and pharmacology. Hours earned through
					 volunteer patient or supportive dental services provided for in
					 R
					 338.11704a(1)(m) do not count toward
					 the required hours for clinical issues.
(b) Complete a minimum of 12 hours of the
					 required continuing education hours by attending synchronous, live courses or
					 programs, in-person or virtual, that provide the opportunity for direct
					 interaction between faculty and participants including, but not limited to,
					 lectures, symposia, live teleconferences, workshops, and providing volunteer
					 patient or supportive dental services in
					 R
					 338.11704a(1)(m). These courses, with
					 the exception of the volunteer services in
					 R
					 338.11704a(1)(m), may be counted
					 toward the required courses in clinical issues including delivery of care,
					 materials used in delivery of care, and pharmacology.
(c) Complete not less than 2 hours of the
					 required continuing education hours in pain and symptom management. Continuing
					 education credits in pain and symptom management may include, but are not
					 limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology,
					 behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug
					 interactions. Hours earned through volunteer patient or supportive dental
					 services provided for in
					 R
					 338.11704a(1)(m) do not count toward
					 the required hours for pain and symptom management.
(d) Earn no more than 18 of the 36 hours of
					 the required continuing education hours asynchronously,
					 noninteractive.
(e) Complete at
					 least 1 hour of the required continuing education hours in dental ethics and
					 jurisprudence with inclusion of delegation of duties to allied dental
					 personnel, which may be completed in 1 or more courses. Hours earned through
					 volunteer patient or supportive dental services provided for in
					 R
					 338.11704a(1)(m) do not count toward
					 the required hours for ethics and jurisprudence with inclusion of delegation of
					 duties to allied dental personnel.
(f) Complete at least 1 hour of the required
					 continuing education hours in infection control, which must include
					 sterilization of hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and the CDC's
					 infection control guidelines. Hours earned through volunteer patient or
					 supportive dental services provided for in
					 R
					 338.11704a(1)(m) do not count toward
					 the required hours for infection control.