Michigan Laws 333.21613 – Occurrences requiring notification to department; cessation of operation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.21613
- Active patient: means a person who has received any type of dental care in a mobile dental facility in the preceding 24 months. See Michigan Laws 333.21601
- Department: means the department of community health. See Michigan Laws 333.21601
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Memorandum of agreement: means written documentation of an agreement between parties to work together cooperatively on an agreed-upon project or meet an agreed-upon objective. See Michigan Laws 333.21601
- Mobile dental facility: means either of the following:
(i) A self-contained, intact facility in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced that may be transported from 1 location to another. See Michigan Laws 333.21601Operator: means either of the following:
(i) An individual with a valid, current license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state who utilizes and holds a permit under this part for a mobile dental facility. See Michigan Laws 333.21601
(1) The operator or his or her designee shall notify the department not later than 30 days after any of the following occurrences:
(a) A change in the mobile dental facility operator.
(b) A change in a memorandum of agreement required under section 21607.
(c) A change in the address or telephone number of the mobile dental facility operator.
(d) Cessation of operation of a mobile dental facility.
(e) Any memorandum of agreement entered into after obtaining a permit under this part.
(2) Upon cessation of operation of a mobile dental facility, the operator shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide written notice to all treatment venues and, upon request, provide evidence of the written notice to the department.
(b) Provide for availability of each active patient‘s dental records by 1 of the following methods:
(i) Make the dental records available to the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian for 180 days after the mobile dental facility ceases operation and, upon his or her request, transfer the records to the active patient, the patient’s parent or guardian, or another dentist.
(ii) Transfer the records to another dentist.
(c) Notify each active patient or the patient’s parent or guardian that the dental records are available as required under subdivision (b), including the name and contact information for the dentist if the records have been transferred.
(d) Upon request from the department, provide documentation that a reasonable attempt was made to contact each active patient or the active patient’s parent or guardian to provide information concerning storage and retrieval of the patient’s records.