ORS 680.213
Interim therapeutic restoration
- training requirement
- exception
(1)
The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall approve applications from oral health care education providers for training courses that meet the requirements established in rules adopted by the board establishing educational and instructional requirements for interim therapeutic restoration to be performed by an expanded practice dental hygienist.(2)
An expanded practice dental hygienist must successfully complete a training course approved by the board under this section before performing interim therapeutic restorations under ORS 680.205 (Services rendered under permit) (3)(d).(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, an expanded practice dental hygienist who is operating within the Dental Health Workforce Pilot Project No. 200 through the dental pilot project program of the Oregon Health Authority as of September 25, 2021, and who has completed training to perform interim therapeutic restorations, is exempt from completing training under subsection (2) of this section. [2021 c.69 §4](a)
Operate for three to five years or a sufficient amount of time to evaluate the validity of the pilot project;(b)
Evaluate quality of care, access, cost, workforce and efficacy; and(c)
Achieve at least one of the following:(A)
Teach new skills to existing categories of dental personnel;(B)
Develop new categories of dental personnel;(C)
Accelerate the training of existing categories of dental personnel; or(D)
Teach new oral health care roles to previously untrained persons.(2)
The authority shall adopt rules:(a)
Establishing an application process for pilot projects;(b)
Establishing minimum standards, guidelines and instructions for pilot projects; and(c)
Requiring an approved pilot project to report to the authority on the progress and outcomes of the pilot project, including:(A)
The process used to evaluate the progress and outcomes of the pilot project;(B)
The baseline data and information to be collected;(C)
The nature of program data that will be collected and the methods for collecting and analyzing the data;(D)
The provisions for protecting the safety of patients seen or treated in the project; and(E)
A statement of previous experience in providing related health care services.(3)
The authority shall seek the advice of appropriate professional societies and licensing boards before adopting rules under subsection (2) of this section.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Notwithstanding ORS 679.020 (Practice of dentistry or operating dental office without license prohibited) and 680.020 (Practice of dental hygiene without license prohibited), a person may practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy without a license as part of a pilot project approved under this section under the general supervision of a dentist licensed under ORS chapter 679 and in accordance with rules adopted by the authority.(b)
A person practicing dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy without a license under this section is subject to the same standard of care and is entitled to the same immunities as a person performing the services with a license.(5)
The authority may accept gifts, grants or contributions from any public or private source for the purpose of carrying out this section. Funds received under this subsection shall be deposited in the Dental Pilot Projects Fund established under section 17, chapter 716, Oregon Laws 2011. [2011 c.716 §1; 2021 c.530 §17](2)
Section 17, chapter 716, Oregon Laws 2011, as amended by section 2, chapter 113, Oregon Laws 2013, is repealed January 2, 2025.(3)
Section 2 of this 2015 Act [section 2, chapter 842, Oregon Laws 2015] is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2011 c.716 §2; 2015 c.842 §3]
Source:
Section 680.213 — Interim therapeutic restoration; training requirement; exception, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors680.html.
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