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Idaho Code § 54-904

Authorization for procedures performed under general supervision by dental hygienists

I.C., § 54-904, as added by 1987, ch. 30, § 4, p. 39; am. 1994, ch. 58, § 4, p. 98; am. 2004, ch. 214, § 2, p. 647; am. 2018, ch. 53, § 2, p. 136.

A dental hygienist is authorized to practice under general supervision when:

(1) In a dental office where the dental hygienist works, a dentist has diagnosed the condition to be treated and determined the procedure to be performed, or has authorized a dental hygienist to perform the prescribed treatment; or

(2) In an extended access oral health care setting, the supervising dentist has determined the dental hygiene procedures that may be performed and has issued written orders to a dental hygienist holding a license with an extended access dental hygiene endorsement to provide the authorized treatment. The supervising dentist shall be responsible to treat the patient’s dental needs or refer the patient to another dentist for treatment.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.