1. A. In this chapter, the following term has the meaning indicated.
2. B. Term Defined. “Legitimate patient” means a patient who has an existing written dental record or who has one created within 72 hours of the patient's first communication with the dentist.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§1-212, 4-205(c)(3), 4-315(a)(16) and (b)(3), and 4-505(a)(2) and (c)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 5, 2001 (28:4 Md. R. 419)

Regulation .01B amended effective January 19, 2004 (31:1 Md. R. 31)

Regulation .02 amended and recodified to be Regulation .03, new Regulation .02 adopted effective September 3, 2001 (28:17 Md. R. 1557)

Chapter revised effective August 6, 2012 (39:15 Md. R. 964)

Regulation .01 amended effective April 14, 2014 (41:7 Md. R. 422)

Chapter revised effective July 17, 2017 (44:14 Md. R.655)