64B5-16.0075: Dental Charting by Dental Hygienists
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to change the signature requirement to just an acknowledgment and to clarify medical clearance requirement.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will change the signature requirement to just an acknowledgment and to clarify medical clearance requirement.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 466.004(4), 466.0235 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 466.0235 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B5-16.0075 Dental Charting by Dental Hygienists.
(1) No change.
(2) Each person who receives a dental charting, or the parent or legal guardian of the person receiving dental charting, by a dental hygienist pursuant to Section 466.0235, F.S., and this rule shall receive a dental charting form that contains the following information and the patient shall acknowledge by signature the following information before receiving the dental charting procedure:
(a) through (i) No change.
(j) Before performing peridontal probing as part of a dental charting, If the dental hygienist will be performing a periodontal probe, then the dental hygienists shall include a written statement on the dental charting form that the patient he or she has received medical clearance from a physician or dentist.
(3) through (5) No change.
