WSR 14-12-057 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Dental Quality Assurance Commission) [Filed May 30, 2014, 10:01 a.m., effective June 30, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-817-550 Acts that may be performed by licensed dental hygienists under general supervision, the rule implements HB 1330 (chapter 87, Laws of 2013), which amended RCW 18.29.050 and authorized a dentist to delegate to a dental hygienist application of topical anesthetic agents.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-817-550.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.32.0365 and 18.29.050.
Other Authority: RCW 18.32.002.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-05-024 on February 10, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 6, 2014.
LouAnn Mercier, D.D.S., Chair
Dental Quality Assurance Commission
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 95-21-041, filed 10/10/95, effective 11/10/95)
WAC 246-817-550 Acts that may be performed by licensed dental hygienists under general supervision.
A dentist may allow a dental hygienist licensed under the provisions of chapter 18.29 RCW to perform the following acts under the dentist's general supervision:
(1) Oral inspection and measuring of periodontal pockets, with no diagnosis.
(2) Patient education in oral hygiene.
(3) Take intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs.
(4) Apply topical preventive or prophylactic agents.
(5) Polish and smooth restorations.
(6) Oral prophylaxis and removal of deposits and stains from the surfaces of the teeth.
(7) Record health histories.
(8) Take and record blood pressure and vital signs.
(9) Perform sub-gingival and supra-gingival scaling.
(10) Perform root planing.
(11) Apply sealants.
(12) Apply topical anesthetic agents.
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