Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-3-9 - Extended care permits
(a) Definitions.
(1) "Extended care permit I" shall mean a permit issued
pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Extended care permit II" shall mean a permit issued
pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.
(3) "Extended care permit III" shall mean a permit issued
pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.
(4) "Extended care permit treatment" shall mean the treatment
that a hygienist may provide if the hygienist has a valid extended care permit
I, extended care permit II, or extended care permit III.
(5) "Patient assessment report" shall mean the report of
findings and treatment required by
K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.
(6) "Sponsoring dentist" shall mean a dentist who fulfills the
requirements of
K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto.
(b) Application for permit. Each applicant for an extended care
permit I, extended care permit II, or extended care permit III shall file with
the board a completed application on a form provided by the board.
(c) Notice of practice location to sponsoring dentist. Before
providing extended care permit treatment at a new location, each hygienist
shall inform the sponsoring dentist, orally or in writing, of the new address
and the type of procedures to be performed there.
(d) Patient assessment reports.
(1) Each patient assessment report shall include a description
of the extended care permit treatment, the date or dates of treatment, and the
hygienist's assessment of the patient's apparent need for further evaluation by
a dentist.
(2) No later than 30 days from the date on which extended care
permit treatment is completed, the hygienist providing the treatment shall
cause the patient assessment report to be delivered to the sponsoring
dentist.
(3) When providing extended care permit treatment at a location
operated by an organization with a dental or medical supervisor, the dental
hygienist providing the extended care permit treatment shall also cause the
patient assessment report to be delivered to the dental or medical supervisor
within 30 days from the date on which the extended care permit treatment is
completed.
(e) Suspension of extended care permit treatment. If a
hygienist's sponsoring dentist cannot or will not continue to function as a
sponsoring dentist, the hygienist shall cease providing extended care permit
treatment until the hygienist obtains a written agreement with a replacement
sponsoring dentist.
(f) Review of patient assessment reports. A sponsoring dentist
shall review each patient assessment report within 30 days of receiving the
report.
Notes
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