Mont. Admin. r. 24.138.503

Current through Register Vol. 23, December 6, 2024

Rule 24.138.503 - LICENSURE OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS

(1) Applicants for dental hygienist licensure must have:

(a) passed the written dental hygiene examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, or its successor;

(b) passed a board-approved regional clinical practical examination. Examinations shall be valid for the purpose of initial licensure for a period of five years from the date of passage of the examination; and

(c) graduated from a dental hygiene school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, or its successor.

(2) The patient-based or, beginning March 12, 2020, a simulated patientbased clinical practical exam must include the following:

(a) clinical competency and patient competency with the following components:

(i) pocket depth;

(ii) recession;

(iii) calculus detection and removal; and

(iv) intraoral and extraoral assessment.

(3) A local anesthetic permit applicant shall successfully pass the CDCA-WREB-CITA local anesthesia exam or board-approved local anesthetic exam.

(4) The board may review applications from applicants who have taken a clinical practical examination that does not meet the above criteria as nonroutine for licensure.

(5) Local anesthetic certification requires:

(a) education and training regarding the administration of local anesthetic agents as demonstrated by:

(i) successful passage of a board-approved local anesthetic examination, that includes a written and clinical component, within the last five years; or

(ii) proof of completion in coursework and training regarding the administration of local anesthetic agents and written verification that the applicant has practiced administering local anesthetic agents in another jurisdiction within the last five years;

(b) a copy of the applicant's current CPR, ACLS, or PALS card;

(c) payment of appropriate fees; and

(d) copies of any local anesthetic agent authorization(s) held in other states.

Mont. Admin. r. 24.138.503

Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 10/4/76; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 1188, Eff. 4/11/80; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 686, Eff. 7/17/81; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1476, Eff. 7/30/82; AMD, 1985 MAR p. 1323, Eff. 9/13/85; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 2179, Eff. 12/22/89; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 2187, Eff. 12/22/89; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 2026, Eff. 11/1/91; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 2415, Eff. 12/13/91; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 393, Eff. 3/26/93; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3118, Eff. 12/6/96; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 1488, Eff. 5/17/02; TRANS, from Commerce, 2003 MAR p. 2435; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1396, Eff. 7/29/05; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 43, Eff. 1/12/07; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1812, Eff. 11/9/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1483, Eff. 7/18/08; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1837, Eff. 8/8/14; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2366, Eff. 12/28/2019; AMD,2020 MAR p. 588, Eff.3/28/2020; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 473, Eff. 5/1/2021; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2205, Eff. 9/21/2024

AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-4-205, 37-4-402, MCA; IMP: 37-1-131, 37-4-401, 37-4-402, MCA