Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-220-505. Interim therapeutic restorations by dental hygienists--permitting process--rules--subject to review

(a) Holds a license in good standing to practice dental hygiene in Colorado; and

(b) Has completed a course developed at the postsecondary educational level that complies with the rules adopted by the board. The course must be offered under the direct supervision of a member of the faculty of a Colorado dental or dental hygiene school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor agency. All faculty responsible for clinical evaluation of students must be dentists with a faculty appointment at an accredited Colorado dental or dental hygiene school.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 31 (S.B. 21-102), § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2021.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 31 (S.B. 21-102), § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2021.

(4)(a) A dental hygienist may place an interim therapeutic restoration only after a dentist provides a diagnosis, treatment plan, and instruction to perform the procedure.

(b) If a supervising dentist authorizes a dental hygienist to perform an interim therapeutic restoration placement at a location other than the dentist's practice location, the dental hygienist shall provide the patient or the patient's representative with written notification that the care was provided at the direction of the supervising dentist. The dental hygienist shall include in the written notification the dentist's name, practice location address, and telephone number.

(c) A dental hygienist who obtains a dentist's diagnosis, treatment plan, and instruction to perform an ITR utilizing telehealth shall notify the patient of the patient's right to receive interactive communication with the distant dentist upon request.

(6)(a) A dentist shall not supervise more than five full-time equivalent dental hygienists who place interim therapeutic restorations under telehealth supervision unless granted a waiver by the board pursuant to subsection (6)(b) of this section. For purposes of patient referral for follow-up care, a dentist who supervises a dental hygienist who provides interim therapeutic restorations under telehealth supervision must have an active license in good standing issued by the board and a physical practice location in Colorado or within reasonable proximity of the location where the interim therapeutic restoration is placed.

(b) The board shall promulgate rules creating a process for a dentist to seek a waiver from the supervision limit specified in subsection (6)(a) of this section. At a minimum, the rules must specify the application process and waiver requirements.