Authority: IC 25-13-1-5; IC 25-13-1-8; IC 25-14-1-13

Affected: IC 25-13-2-6; IC 25-13-2-9

Sec. 1. (a) Applicants for dental hygiene license renewal must be certified in or successfully complete a course in basic life support.

(b) Courses on health care provider cardiopulmonary resuscitation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the professional rescuer meet the requirements of this rule.

(c) At the time of renewal of the license, the applicant must submit, as a part of the renewal application, a sworn statement signed by the applicant attesting that the applicant has fulfilled the requirement to complete a course in basic life support.

(d) A waiver of the requirement to complete a course in basic life support will only be granted for medical conditions or disabilities that prevent the dental hygienist from complying with the basic life support requirement. All requests for waivers of the basic life support requirement must be submitted in writing with the renewal application. A physician's statement documenting the disability or medical condition must be submitted with the request.

(e) The board will conduct an audit for compliance in conjunction with the audit conducted under IC 25-13-2-9.

(f) In order to comply with IC 25-13-1-8(b)(3), a course in basic life support must be successfully completed during each two (2) year license period.

(g) If a dental hygienist is audited for compliance with the requirement for completion of a basic life support course, at the time of the audit the dental hygienist must submit any of the following:

1. (1) A copy of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation card showing the date of issuance and the date of expiration or date it is due for renewal.
2. (2) A copy of the attendance sheet for the course that has been signed by the instructor and includes the date the course was given and certifies that the applicant successfully completed the course.
3. (3) Proof of reasonable cause for noncompliance. A waiver will only be granted for medical conditions or disabilities that prevent the dental hygienist from complying with the basic life support requirement. All requests for waivers of the basic life support requirement must be submitted in writing. A physician's statement documenting the disability or medical condition must be submitted with the request.

(State Board of Dentistry; 828 IAC 1-6-1; filed Aug 29, 1997, 8:45 a.m.: 21 IR 107; readopted filed Apr 11, 2001, 3:21 p.m.: 24 IR 2896; filed Oct 8, 2002, 12:43 p.m.: 26 IR 373; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 10:49 a.m.: 20081015-IR-828080336RFA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2014, 8:31 a.m.: 20141231-IR-828140388RFA; readopted filed Nov 30, 2020, 11:18 a.m.: 20201230-IR- 828200291RFA)