North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Dentistry.
§ 90-48.3 - Board authority to include impaired dental hygienists in programs developed for impaired dentists.

90-48.3. Board authority to include impaired dental hygienists in programs developed for impaired dentists.
The Board may enter into agreements with special impaired dentist peer review organizations to include programs for impaired dental hygienists, and the provisions of G.S. 90-48.2 shall apply to any such agreements and programs. Special impaired dentist peer review organizations shall have the authority to appoint to the organizations, upon the recommendation of the dental hygienist member of the Board, one additional member who is a licensed dental hygienist and the member shall participate in activities and programs as they relate to impaired dental hygienists. Peer liaisons and volunteers participating in programs for impaired dental hygienists shall be dental hygienists. Dental hygienists who work with special impaired dentist peer review organizations in conducting programs for impaired dental hygienists shall have the same protections and responsibilities as members of traditional State and local dental society peer review committees under Article 2A of this Chapter and as provided in G.S. 90-48.2. The provisions of G.S. 90-48.2 regarding confidentiality shall also be applicable to all dental hygienist activities authorized under this section. (1999-382, s. 1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations

Article 2 - Dentistry.

§ 90-22 - Practice of dentistry regulated in public interest; Article liberally construed; Board of Dental Examiners; composition; qualifications and terms of members; vacancies; nominations and elections; compensation; expenditures by Board.

§ 90-23 - Officers; common seal.

§ 90-24 - Quorum; adjourned meetings.

§ 90-25 - Records and transcripts.

§ 90-26 - Annual and special meetings.

§ 90-27 - Judicial powers; additional data for records.

§ 90-28 - Bylaws and regulations; acquisition of property.

§ 90-28.5 - Disasters and emergencies.

§ 90-29 - Necessity for license; dentistry defined; exemptions.

§ 90-29.1 - Extraoral services performed for dentists.

§ 90-29.2 - Requirements in respect to written work orders; penalty.

§ 90-29.3 - Provisional license.

§ 90-29.4 - Intern permit.

§ 90-29.5 - Instructor's license.

§ 90-30 - Examination and licensing of applicants; qualifications; causes for refusal to grant license; void licenses.

§ 90-30.1 - Standards for general anesthesia and enteral and parenteral sedation; fees authorized.

§ 90-30.2 - Teledentistry practice; definitions; requirements.

§ 90-31 - Annual renewal of licenses.

§ 90-31.1 - Continuing education courses required.

§ 90-32 - Contents of original license.

§ 90-33 - Displaying license and current certificate of renewal.

§ 90-34 - Refusal to grant renewal of license.

§ 90-35 - Duplicate licenses.

§ 90-36 - Licensing practitioners of other states.

§ 90-37 - Certificate issued to dentist moving out of State.

§ 90-37.1 - Limited volunteer dental license.

§ 90-37.2 - Temporary permits for volunteer dentists.

§ 90-38 - Licensing former dentists who have moved back into State or resumed practice.

§ 90-39 - Fees.

§ 90-40 - Unauthorized practice; penalty.

§ 90-40.1 - Enjoining unlawful acts.

§ 90-40.2 - Management arrangements.

§ 90-41 - Disciplinary action.

§ 90-41.1 - Hearings.

§ 90-42 - Restoration of revoked license.

§ 90-43 - Compensation and expenses of Board.

§ 90-44 - Annual report of Board.

§ 90-46 - Filling prescriptions.

§ 90-48 - Rules of Board; certain information to be made available.

§ 90-48.1 - Free choice by patient guaranteed.

§ 90-48.2 - Board agreements with special peer review organizations for impaired dentists.

§ 90-48.3 - Board authority to include impaired dental hygienists in programs developed for impaired dentists.