of any person or agent who renders dental (14) Soliciting employment of potential patients in treatment or services upon request; person or by telephone or assisting another (7) Procuring, dispensing, or administering any person to do so; controlled substance for personal use except (15) Giving or paying anything of value in exchange those prescribed, dispensed, or administered by for a promise to refer or referral of potential a practitioner authorized to prescribe them; patients; (8) Acquiring any controlled substance from any (16) Using protected patient health information, as pharmacy or other source by misrepresentation, defined by 45 CFR 160.103, to solicit potential fraud or deception; patients; (9) Having professional connection with or lending (17) Making misleading or untruthful statements for one's name to the illegal practice of dental the purpose of procuring potential patients or hygiene; assisting another to do so; (10) Failing to comply with any provision of any (18) Making material false statements or omissions contract or agreement with the Caring Dental in any communication with the Board or its Professionals Program; agents regarding the subject of any disciplinary (11) Failing to file a truthful response to a notice of matter under investigation by the Board; and complaint, within the time allowed in the (19) Practicing outside the scope of dental hygiene, notice; as defined in 90-221(a). (12) Failing to notify the Board of a change in current physical address within 10 business History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29; 90-221;90-223; 90-229; days; Eff. August 1, 1998; (13) Working in a clinical hygiene position if the Amended Eff. August 1, 2016; July 1, 2015; October 1, 2001; ratio of hygienists to licensed dentists present in August 1, 2000; September 1, 1998. the office is greater than 2:1;
of any person or agent who renders dental treatment or services upon request; (7) Procuring, dispensing, or administering any controlled substance for personal use except those prescribed, dispensed, or administered by a practitioner authorized to prescribe them; (8) Acquiring any controlled substance from any pharmacy or other source by misrepresentation, fraud or deception; (9) Having professional connection with or lending one's name to the illegal practice of dental hygiene; (10) Failing to comply with any provision of any contract or agreement with the Caring Dental Professionals Program; (11) Failing to file a truthful response to a notice of complaint, within the time allowed in the notice; (12) Failing to notify the Board of a change in current physical address within 10 business days; (13) Working in a clinical hygiene position if the ratio of hygienists to licensed dentists present in the office is greater than 2:1; (14) Soliciting employment of potential patients in person or by telephone or assisting another person to do so; (15) Giving or paying anything of value in exchange for a promise to refer or referral of potential patients; (16) Using protected patient health information, as defined by 45 CFR 160.103, to solicit potential patients; (17) Making misleading or untruthful statements for the purpose of procuring potential patients or assisting another to do so; (18) Making material false statements or omissions in any communication with the Board or its agents regarding the subject of any disciplinary matter under investigation by the Board; and (19) Practicing outside the scope of dental hygiene, as defined in 90-221(a). History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29; 90-221;90-223; 90-229; Eff. August 1, 1998; Amended Eff. August 1, 2016; July 1, 2015; October 1, 2001; August 1, 2000; September 1, 1998.
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