21 N.C. Admin. Code 16A .0101 - DEFINITIONS

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Applicant" means a person applying for any license or permit issued by the Board.

(2) "Board" means the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners.

(3) "Current license" means a license that is renewed by the licensing board.

(4) "CPR certification" means the licensee has completed a CPR course that meets American Red Cross or American Heart Association standards for certification and that provides manikin testing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The course shall also cover the use of an automatic external defibrillator, unconscious and conscious choking, and rescue breathing. The manikin testing shall be provided by an instructor who is present in the training room with the students.

(5) "Internship" means practice in an educational training program. Internship does not mean practice under an intern permit while holding an unrestricted general dental or dental specialty license issued by a state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia.

(6) "Secure electronic transmission" means an electronic method of communication that ensures that completeness, integrity, and confidentiality of information are maintained during transmission.

(7) "Unrestricted license" means a license that is not under suspension or inactivation, or subject to the terms of a consent order or other disciplinary action imposed by the jurisdiction that issued the license, or limited by supervision or location requirements.

(8) Except where otherwise defined by these Rules or by statute, "supervision," "direct supervision," and "supervision and direction" means that the dentist overseeing treatment is present in the same facility or location and available during the performance of the acts that are being performed pursuant to that dentist's order, control, and approval and that the dentist shall examine and evaluate the results of such acts.

(9) Except where otherwise defined by these Rules or by statute, "direction" or "under direction" means that the dentist ordering treatment does not have to be present in the same facility or location during the performance of the acts that are being performed pursuant to that dentist's order, control, and approval, but that dentist shall be responsible for all consequences or results arising from such acts.

Notes

21 N.C. Admin. Code 16A .0101

Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-29(a); 90-29.3; 90-29.4; 90-29.5; 90-30; 90-48; 90-224; 90-224.1; 90-226;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; September 1, 1988; October 1, 1986;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2011; January 1, 2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 90-26; 90-28; 90-29(a); 90-29.3; 90-29.4; 90-29.5; 90-30; 90-37.1; 90-43; 90-48; 90-224; 90-224.1; 90-226;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; September 1, 1988; October 1, 1986;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2011; January 1, 2004.
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018; Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 34, Issue 09, November 1, 2019 effective 10/1/2019. Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 05, September 3, 2024 effective 8/1/2024.