Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2110 - Missouri Dental Board › Chapter 3 - Well-Being Rules › Section 20 CSR 2110-3.030 - Well-Being Committee/ Contractor Duties

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the duties of the
				  Well-Being Committee and contractor.
(1) The committee/contractor shall provide a
				written and oral report to the Missouri Dental Board at each quarterly board
				meeting or upon request of the board. The report shall outline the status of
				each impaired dental professional referred to the committee by the board in
				such detail as requested by the board. The identity of the dental professionals
				who voluntarily submit to the committee/contractor shall remain anonymous for
				purposes of these reports.
(2) The
				committee/contractor shall provide written and oral reports to the Missouri
				Dental Board, including quarterly income and expense reports. These reports
				must be itemized and account for all income from any and every source and each
				expense to any and every vendor that relates to the Well-Being Program in any
				way.
(3) The committee/contractor
				shall enter into written contracts with each impaired dental professional. The
				contract between the committee/contractor and the dental professional shall
				include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Each contract shall be a minimum of five
				(5) years in duration;
(B) Each
				impaired dental professional will abstain from the possession or consumption of
				controlled substances except as prescribed by a treating physician;
(C) Each impaired dental professional shall
				abstain from the possession or consumption of alcohol or illegal
				drugs;
(D) Each impaired dental
				professional shall submit to random drug testing unless otherwise specified by
				the board;
(E) Each impaired dental
				professional shall report all relapses to the committee;
(F) Upon request of the committee, each
				impaired dental professional shall report to the committee;
(G) Each impaired dental professional shall
				attend support meetings as requested by the committee or treatment
				providers;
(H) Each impaired dental
				professional referred to the Well-Being Program by the board shall authorize
				the committee to release any and all information regarding the impaired dental
				professional to the board;
(I) Each
				impaired dental professional voluntarily enrolled in the Well-Being Program
				shall authorize the committee to release any and all information regarding the
				impaired dental professional to the board upon a violation of Chapter 332, RSMo
				or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto or the contract with the
				committee;
(J) Each impaired dental
				professional shall be financially responsible for all drug screens and any
				other professional or administrative service rendered on behalf of the impaired
				dentist or dental hygienist; and
(K) The following paragraph shall be
				contained in each written agreement:
1. In
				consideration of my being allowed to participate in the Well-Being Program I
				expressly release the contractor, the committee, and the Missouri Dental Board
				and all of their employees, board members, agents and independent contractors
				from any and all claims, whether now existing or hereafter arising, related to
				or arising from my participation in the Well-Being Program or any services
				provided to me thereunder, including but not limited to claims that I might
				hereafter assert that the contractor, the committee, or Missouri Dental Board,
				any of the agents or independent contractors, board members or employees were
				negligent or that any of said persons or entities committed any acts of
				omission or commission that I claim are or were negligent or that I claim were
				acts of professional malpractice, it being the intent hereof that I will be
				forever barred from asserting any such claims hereafter. In the event I
				hereafter assert any such claim, I agree that such assertion will disqualify me
				from further participation in the Well-Being Program and that the committee
				will be absolutely entitled to discharge me from said program.