§ 25-13-3-5 — Requirements for dental hygiene services; subsequent therapeutic procedures

(a) A dental hygienist who meets the following
requirements may provide preventive dental hygiene services directly
to a patient without a prior examination, presence, or authorization of
the access practice dentist:
(1) The dental hygienist is licensed under IC 25-13-1.
(2) The dental hygienist has at least two thousand (2,000)
documented clinical hours of dental hygiene services during two
(2) years of active practice under the direct supervision of a
dentist.
(3) The dental hygienist has entered into an access practice
agreement that meets the requirements under section 6 of this
chapter with a licensed dentist.
(4) The dental hygienist maintains liability insurance that meets
the requirements under section 10 of this chapter.
(5) Before providing dental hygiene services to a patient under an
access practice agreement, the dental hygienist has obtained a
signed consent form that includes the information under section
11 of this chapter.
(6) The dental hygienist has met any other requirements of this
chapter.
(b) A dental hygienist who meets the requirements under subsection
(a) and has provided preventive dental hygiene services directly to a
patient under an access practice agreement may not perform
subsequent therapeutic procedures on the patient under an access
practice agreement until after the access practice dentist has performed
a clinical evaluation of the patient.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.30-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.90-2019, SEC.13.