(a) Collaborative Care Permit I.

1. (1) A dentist must be licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.

2. (2) A dental hygienist must:

   1. (A) Be licensed by the board;
   2. (B) Have:

(i) Practiced as a dental hygienist for one thousand two hundred (1,200) clinical hours (documentation provided to the board); or

1. (ii) Taught for two (2) academic years over the course of the immediately preceding three (3) academic years of courses in which a person enrolls to obtain necessary academic credentials for a dental hygienist license; and

   1. (C) Show proof of liability insurance.

(b) Collaborative Care Permit II.

1. (1) A dentist must be licensed by the board.

2. (2) A dental hygienist must:

   1. (A) Be licensed by the board; and
   2. (B) Have practiced as a dental hygienist for one thousand eight hundred (1,800) clinical hours (documentation provided to the board); or
   3. (C) Taught for two (2) academic years over the course of the immediately preceding three (3) academic years of courses in which a person enrolls to obtain necessary academic credentials for a dental hygienist license;

   4. (D)

      1. (i) Completed a six-hour continuing education course approved by the board.
      2. (ii) The educational course must be related to senior care and/or patients with developmental disabilities;

   5. (E) Show proof of liability insurance.

      1. (c) Obtaining a permit.
3. (1) Complete required application forms provided by the board.
4. (2) Pay fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for Collaborative Care Permit I and II for dentist as set by Arkansas Code § 17-82-702.

5. (3) Pay fee of:

   1. (A) One hundred dollars ($100) for Collaborative Care Permit I for dental hygienist as set by Arkansas Code § 17-82-702; or
   2. (B) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for Collaborative Care Permit II for dental hygienist as set by Arkansas Code § 17-82-702.
6. (4) Show proof of liability insurance.