New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 61 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Registered Dental assisting
Section 61.17 - Dental hygiene restricted local infiltration anesthesia/nitrous oxide analgesia certificate
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 61.17
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1)
Acceptable accrediting body means an accrediting body which is accepted by the
department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting educational
programs leading to licensure in dentistry and/or dental hygiene, applying its
criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and
nondiscriminatory manner, and which accredits such programs on a national
basis.
(2) Under personal
supervision of a licensed dentist means that the supervising licensed dentist
remains in the dental office or other location where the local infiltration
anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia services are being performed by the
dental hygienist, personally authorizes and prescribes the use of local
infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia for the patient and, before
dismissal of the patient, personally examines the condition of the patient
after the use of local infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia that
is administered by the dental hygienist is completed.
(b) General provisions.
(1) A licensed dental hygienist shall not
administer or monitor nitrous oxide analgesia or local infiltration anesthesia
in the practice of dental hygiene without being issued a dental hygiene
restricted local infiltration anesthesia/nitrous oxide analgesia certificate in
accordance with the requirements of this section, except that such
administration or monitoring of nitrous oxide analgesia or local infiltration
anesthesia by a licensed dental hygienist who is certified under this section
must be under the personal supervision of a licensed dentist, as defined in
subdivision (a) of this section.
(2) The applicant for certification or the
renewal of certification must be a licensed dental hygienist or be concurrently
licensed as a dental hygienist at the time of initial certification; and shall
meet the additional requirements of this section.
(3) The certificate issued pursuant to this
section shall be issued for a three-year term and shall be renewable.
(c) Requirements for initial certification.
(1) Application requirement.
The applicant shall apply for initial certification on forms prescribed by the
department and pay the fee prescribed in section
6605-b of the Education Law.
(2) Education and training requirement. For
initial certification, the applicant shall complete a program registered
pursuant to section
52.9(b)
of this Title and offered by an institution which has programs that are
registered by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title as leading to
licensure in dentistry and/or dental hygiene; or equivalent educational
preparation offered by an institution that has programs leading to licensure in
dentistry and/or dental hygiene that are accredited by an acceptable
accrediting body.
(d) Requirements for renewal of certification.
(1) Each certificate holder shall renew
certification with the department triennially on a schedule determined by the
department.
(2) The certificate
holder shall renew certification on forms prescribed by the department and pay
the fee prescribed in section
6605-b of the Education Law.
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