Indiana Code 25-13-1-10. Locations for practice of dental hygiene; supervision requirements; laser treatments; rules
(1) A dental office, clinical setting, or health facility where the dental hygienist is practicing under the direct supervision or prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-13-1-10
- Board: means the state board of dentistry established by IC 25-14-1. See Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Dental hygienist: means one who is especially educated and trained in the science and art of maintaining the dental health of the individual or community through prophylactic or preventive measures applied to the teeth and adjacent structures. See Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Direct supervision: means that a licensed dentist is physically present in the facility when patient care is provided by the dental hygienist. See Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Licensed dentist: refers to a dentist licensed under IC 25-14. See Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Prescriptive supervision: means that a licensed dentist is not required to be physically present in the facility when patient care is provided by the dental hygienist if:
Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Public health setting: means a location, including a mobile health care vehicle, where the public is invited for health care, information, and services by a program sponsored or endorsed by a governmental entity or charitable organization. See Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Screening: means to identify and assess the health of the hard or soft tissues of the human oral cavity. See Indiana Code 25-13-1-2
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(3) The dental clinic of any public, parochial, or private school or other institution supported by public or private funds in which the licensee is employed by the Indiana department of health or any county or city board of health or board of education or school trustee or parochial authority or the governing body of any private school where the dental hygienist is practicing under the direct or prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist.
(4) The dental clinic of a bona fide hospital, sanitarium, or charitable institution duly established and being operated under the laws of Indiana in which the licensee is employed by the directors or governing board of such hospital, sanitarium, or institution. However, such practice must be under the direct or prescriptive supervision at all times of a licensed dentist who is a staff member of the hospital or sanitarium or a member of the governing board of the institution.
(5) A:
(A) fixed charitable dental care clinic;
(B) public health setting;
(C) correctional institution; or
(D) location other than one described in clauses (A) through (C);
that has been approved by the board and where the dental hygienist is under the direct or prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist.
(6) Settings, other than a private dental practice, allowed under an access practice agreement that complies with the requirements under IC 25-13-3.
(b) A licensed dental hygienist may provide without supervision the following:
(1) Dental hygiene instruction and in-service training without restriction on location.
(2) Screening and referrals for any person in a public health setting.
(3) Dental hygiene services under an access practice agreement that complies with the requirements under IC 25-13-3.
(c) A dental hygienist may use a laser, except to cut, ablate, or cauterize hard or soft tissue to provide treatment to a patient.
(d) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning subsection (a)(5)(D).
(e) If a dental hygienist practices under the prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist, the dentist’s written order must be recorded, signed, and dated in the patient’s records.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.90, s.10. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.116; P.L.169-1985, SEC.42; P.L.155-1988, SEC.4; P.L.185-1991, SEC.4; P.L.2-1992, SEC.766; P.L.121-2007, SEC.3; P.L.134-2008, SEC.20; P.L.68-2014, SEC.2; P.L.140-2015, SEC.2; P.L.30-2018, SEC.1; P.L.10-2019, SEC.109; P.L.35-2020, SEC.2; P.L.56-2023, SEC.224.