64B5-16.005: Remediable Tasks Delegable to Dental Assistants
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To clarify and update language.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will clarify and update language.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined that small businesses would not be affected by this rule.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 466.004(4), 466.024(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 466.024 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B5-16.005 Remediable Tasks Delegable to Dental Assistants
(1) through (5) No change.
(6) The following remediable tasks may be performed by a dental assistant who is a graduate of an expanded duty program approved by the Florida Board of Dentistry pursuant to Rule 64B5-16.002, Florida Administrative Code, or has received the required training through a program accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation and who performs these tasks in health access settings as defined by Section 466.003, F.S., under general supervision:
(a) Applying topical fluorides which are approved by the American Dental Association or the Food and Drug Administration, including the use of fluoride varnishes;
(b) Polishing clinical crowns when not for the purpose of changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments used with appropriate polishing materials – slow-speed hand pieces, rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers;
(c) Applying dental sealants;
(d) Polishing dental restorations of the teeth when not for the purpose of changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments used with appropriate polishing materials – burnishers, slow-speed hand pieces, rubber cups, and bristle brushes;
(e) Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing restorations and missing teeth and a visual assessment of existing oral conditions;
(f) Positioning and exposing dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors;
(g) Taking or recording patients’ blood pressure rate, pulse rate, respiration rate, case history and oral temperature.
(7) The dental assistant performing tasks in health access settings as defined by Section 466.003, F.S., under general supervision shall maintain current training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the basic support level, including one-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR for adults, children, and infants; the relief of foreign body airway obstructions for adults, children, and infants; the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED); and the use of ambu-bags resulting in certification or recertification by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or an entity with equivalent requirements.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 466.004(4), 466.024(3) FS. Law Implemented 466.024 FS. History–New 1-18-89, Amended 11-16-89, 3-25-90, 9-5-91, 2-1-93, Formerly 21G-16.005, Amended 3-30-94, Formerly 61F5-16.005, Amended 1-9-95, 9-27-95, 6-12-97, Formerly 59Q-16.005, Amended 1-8-01, 4-22-03, 7-13-05, 3-24-08,________.