A. An administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased dentist, or a person who is legally authorized to act for a dentist who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent, must notify the board within sixty days after the dentist’s death or incapacitation. The administrator or executor may employ a licensed dentist for a period of not more than one year to:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1270

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Board: means the state board of dental examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
  • Business entity: means a business organization that has an ownership that includes any persons who are not licensed or certified to provide dental services in this state, that offers to the public professional services regulated by the board and that is established pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Licensed: means licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. Continue the deceased or incapacitated dentist’s practice.

2. Conclude the affairs of the deceased or incapacitated dentist, including the sale of any assets.

B. An administrator or executor operating a practice pursuant to this section for more than one year must register as a business entity pursuant to section 32-1213.

 

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