Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 564

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 564. Ownership and operation of a dental office or business

(a) A dental practice may be owned and operated by the following individuals or entities, either alone or in a combination thereof:

(1) a dentist licensed under the provisions of this chapter;

(2) a health department or clinic of this State or of a local government agency;

(3) a federally qualified health center or community health center designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide dental services;

(4) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or charitable dental organization;

(5) a hospital licensed under the laws of this State;

(6) an institution or program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to provide education and training.

(b) The surviving spouse, the executor, or the administrator of the estate of a licensed dentist or the spouse of an incapacitated licensed dentist may employ a dentist licensed under the provisions of this chapter to terminate the practice of the deceased or incapacitated dentist within a reasonable length of time. (Added 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)