Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Licensing
Section 4-308.1 - Providing Services at Community-Based Health Fair by Hygienists

(a)    In this section, “community–based health fair” means a health service event that offers primary health care services to an individual for free or using a sliding fee schedule that is sponsored by:
        (1)    The federal, the State, or a local government;
        (2)    A nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
        (3)    A nonprofit community organization that has the stated purpose of providing health services to the disadvantaged.
    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a licensed dental hygienist, without the supervision of a dentist, may provide without compensation the following services at a community–based health fair:
        (1)    A preliminary dental examination, including charting any cavities, restorations, or missing teeth;
        (2)    Oral health education;
        (3)    Taking blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, height, and weight; and
        (4)    Referrals to a dental home, including providing a patient with a list of clinical public health facilities.
    (c)    (1)    The Board, in consultation with the Department’s Office of Oral Health, shall develop a standard form to be used by a dental hygienist who performs the services authorized under this section at a community–based health fair.
        (2)    A dental hygienist who performs services in accordance with this section shall:
            (i)    Fill out the form required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for each patient who received services from the dental hygienist; and
            (ii)    Submit the completed form to the Office of Oral Health.

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