Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 5-15-2 - Definitions2.1. "Applicant" means a person applying to the Board for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist.2.2. "Committee" means the Board of Directors established to function as a supervisory and advisory body to the West Virginia Dental Recovery Network.2.3. "Executive Director" means a person selected by the Committee to administer the WVDRN.2.4. "Facility" means a residential or in-patient treatment hospital or institution, or partial hospital programming hospital or institution with a housing component, or an intensive outpatient programming hospital or institution, all of which have a specific program with expertise in treating healthcare professionals.2.5. "Impairment" means mental illness, chemical dependency, physical illness, or any abnormal physical or mental condition of a dentist or dental hygienist which threatens a licensee or applicant or the safety of persons of whom are patients of the licensee.2.6. "Investigation" means an effort to gather facts to form a conclusion as to whether impairment exists concerning a licensee or applicant who has been reported to the WVDRN as impaired or suspected to be impaired.2.7. "Licensee" means a licensed dentist, or licensed dental hygienist.2.8. "West Virginia Dental Recovery Network (WVDRN)" means the program established by agreements between the impaired dentist and/or hygienist peer review organizations and the Board of Dentistry.2.9. "Self-Report" means a licensee or applicant who has presented to the WVDRN for treatment of impairment.