Arizona Laws 32-1299.26. Disciplinary actions; cessation of operation
A. A permit holder for a mobile dental facility or portable dental unit that provides dental services to a patient shall refer the patient for follow-up treatment with a licensed dentist or the permit holder if treatment is clinically indicated. A permit holder or licensee who fails to comply with this subsection commits an act of unprofessional conduct or unethical conduct and is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to section 32-1263, subsection A, paragraph 1 or subsection C.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1299.26
- Board: means the state board of dental examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Disciplinary action: means regulatory sanctions that are imposed by the board in combination with, or as an alternative to, revocation or suspension of a license and that may include:
(a) Imposition of an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Licensed: means licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Mobile dental facility: means a facility in which dentistry is practiced and that is routinely towed, moved or transported from one location to another. See Arizona Laws 32-1299.21
- Permit holder: means a dentist, dental hygienist, denturist or registered business entity that is authorized by this chapter to offer dental services in this state or a nonprofit organization, school district or school or institution of higher education that may employ a licensee to provide dental services and that is authorized by this article to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental unit. See Arizona Laws 32-1299.21
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Portable dental unit: means a nonfacility in which dental equipment used in the practice of dentistry is transported to and used on a temporary basis at an out-of-office location. See Arizona Laws 32-1299.21
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
B. The board may do any of the following pursuant to its disciplinary procedures if a mobile dental facility or portable dental unit violates any statute or board rule:
1. Refuse to issue a permit.
2. Suspend or revoke a permit.
3. Impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for each violation.
C. If a mobile dental facility or portable dental unit ceases operations, the permit holder must notify the board within thirty days after the last day of operation and must report on the disposition of patient records and charts. In accordance with applicable laws and rules, the permit holder must also notify all active patients of the disposition of records and make reasonable arrangements for the transfer of patient records, including copies of radiographs, to a succeeding practitioner or, if requested, to the patient. For the purposes of this subsection, "active patient" means any person whom the permit holder has examined, treated, cared for or consulted with during the two year period before the discontinuation of practice.