Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a)
Impaneling of Site Team.
The onsite inspection and evaluation team ("site team")
shall make a comprehensive, qualitative onsite review of each institution that
applies for approval not later than 180 days after the board's receipt of a
complete application unless the board or its designee and the institution agree
to a later date.
(1) The board or its
designee shall appoint the site team.
(2) The site team shall consist of four
persons: either one dentist board member, or one member of the board's staff;
and two recognized California licensed dental educator consultants with
expertise in accreditation, and one California licensed dentist who has
extensive knowledge of the applicant's educational process and is fluent in the
language of instruction. This last member shall be selected by the board from a
list of three California licensed dentists submitted by board staff. The
applicant shall be provided with the names of three dentists and may challenge
for cause any of the staff's recommendations for this position within 30 days
from the date the list of names was mailed to the applicant.
(3) The board staff member, with the
cooperation of the site team's members, shall prepare the site team's
evaluation report and recommendations.
(b) Duties of the Site Team.
(1) The site team shall conduct a
comprehensive, qualitative onsite inspection and review of all aspects of the
institution's operations to evaluate the institution's efforts to implement its
mission/purpose, goals and objectives and to determine whether the institution
complies with the requirements of this article.
(2) The site team's inspection and review
shall include the examination of documents and records, the inspection of
facilities and equipment, the auditing of classes, and the interview of
administrators, faculty, and students.
(c) Site Team Report.
(1) The site team report shall contain all of
the following:
(a) The site team's findings
regarding the institution's compliance with this article and facts supporting
those findings.
(b) The site team's
assessment of the quality of the educational program offered by the
institution, including any deficiencies, and facts supporting the
assessment.
(c) The site team's
assessment of the quality of the institution as a whole and facts supporting
the assessment.
(d) The site team's
recommendations for quality improvement based on its findings and assessment in
the event the board grants approval.
(2) The site team shall prepare and submit a
report to the technical advisory group described in Section
1636.4 of the code. The technical
advisory group will review the report and make recommendations to the board.
The report will then be submitted to the institution and to the board. The
institution shall have an opportunity to review the technical advisory group
report and respond to board staff within 45 days after the institution received
the report as to errors of fact or erroneous findings.
1. New
section filed 10-15-2001; operative 11-14-2001 (Register 2001, No.
42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
1614
and
1636.4,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
1636.4,
Business and Professions Code.
