Authority: IC 25-14-1-13

Affected: IC 16-39; IC 25-14

Sec. 10. (a) Upon cessation of operation by the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation, the operator shall notify the board within thirty (30) days of the last day of operations in writing of the final disposition of patient records and charts.

(b) If the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation is sold, a new registration application must be filed with the board.

(c) Upon choosing to discontinue practice or services in a community, the operator of a mobile dental facility or portable dental operation shall:

1. (1) notify all of the operator's active patients in writing, or by publication once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, that the operator intends to discontinue the mobile dental facility's or portable dental operation's practice in the community; and
2. (2) encourage the patients to seek the services of another dentist.

(d) The operator shall make reasonable arrangements with the active patients of the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation for the transfer of the patient's records, including radiographs or copies thereof, to the succeeding practitioner or, at the written request of the patient, to the patient, in compliance with IC 16-39.

(e) As used in this section, "active patient" applies and refers to a person whom the mobile dental facility or portable dental operation has examined, treated, cared for, or otherwise consulted with during the two (2) year period prior to discontinuation of practice, or moving from or leaving the community.

(f) Nothing in this section supersedes the requirements of IC 16-39.

(State Board of Dentistry; 828 IAC 4-3-10; filed May 2, 2002, 10:24 a.m.: 25 IR 2739; 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)