Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section XXXIII-108 - Levels and Definitions of Supervision
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXIII-108
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Licensed dentists who employ dental assistants, expanded duty dental assistants, and dental hygienists shall be responsible for the supervision of those employees' authorized duties. Authorized duties of dental assistants, expanded duty dental assistants, and dental hygienists may also be under the supervision of a licensed dentist who assumes responsibility for the treatment of that patient.
1. Direct Supervision. A licensed dentist
personally diagnoses the condition to be treated; personally authorizes the
procedures; is in the dental office or treatment facility during the
performance of the authorized procedures; and, before dismissal of the patient,
evaluates the performance of the dental assistant, expanded duty dental
assistant, or dental hygienist.
2.
General Supervision. The licensed dentist has authorized the procedures, which
are being carried out by the dental hygienist in accordance with the dentist's
treatment plan; however, the dentist is not required to be present in the
dental office or treatment facility during the performance of the supervised
procedures.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8).
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