New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16.5.1.24 - RECORD KEEPING
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
All records of patient treatment must be maintained for at least six years. If a dentist or non-dentist owner retires or is no longer practicing in New Mexico, the dentist or non-dentist owner must provide the following documentation to the board office:
A. actual date of retirement or date of no longer practicing in New Mexico;
B. proof of written notification to all patients currently under active treatment; and
C. the location where all active dental treatment records will be maintained for a minimum of six years; active treatment records are records of patients in the 12 previous months to the date of closing practice, the notification to the board must include the name, address, and telephone number of the person who is serving as the custodian of the records.
