RESOLVE Chapter 153, LD 1891, 125th Maine State Legislature
Resolve, To Amend the Pilot Project for Independent Practice Dental Hygienists To Process Radiographs in Underserved Areas of the State

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Resolve, To Amend the Pilot Project for Independent Practice Dental Hygienists To Process Radiographs in Underserved Areas of the State
Sec. 1 Resolve 2011, c. 67, §1, first ¶, amended. Resolved:  That Resolve 2011, c. 67, §1, first ¶ is amended to read:
Sec. 1 Pilot project for underserved areas of the State. Resolved: That the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Board of Dental Examiners shall establish a ~~2-year~~ pilot project to allow a licensed independent practice dental hygienist to expose and process radiographs under protocols developed by the Board of Dental Examiners within areas of the State that have been designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as dental health professional shortage areas.
; and be it further
Sec. 2 Resolve 2011, c. 67, §1, amended. Resolved:  That Resolve 2011, c. 67, §1 is amended by adding after the 2nd paragraph the following:
The rules for the pilot project must allow an independent practice dental hygienist to expose and process all dental radiographs, including but not limited to:
 
1. Vertical and horizontal bitewing films;
2. Periapical films;
3. Panoramic images; and
4. Full-mouth series.
; and be it further
Sec. 3 Resolve 2011, c. 67, §1, last ¶, amended. Resolved:  That Resolve 2011, c. 67, §1, last ¶ is amended to read:
The pilot project terminates March 15, ~~2014~~ 2015; and be it further

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