LAC 46:XXXIII.128. Provisional Licensure for Dental Healthcare Workers Providing Gratuitous Services

A. The Board of Dentistry may grant a provisional license not to exceed 60 days in duration for any dentist or dental hygienist who is in good standing in the state of their licensure and who wishes to provide gratuitous services to the citizens of Louisiana: 1. the applicant is verified by the board to be in good standing in the state of licensure where the applicant is licensed; 2. the applicant provides satisfactory documentation to the board that the dental healthcare provider is assigned to provide gratuitous services; 3. the applicant agrees to render services on a gratuitous basis with no revenue of any kind to be derived whatsoever from the provision of dental services within the state of Louisiana; and 4. the treatment site is deemed appropriate by the board. B. The Board of Dentistry may grant a provisional license not to exceed 60 days in duration for any dentist or dental hygienist who is in good standing in the state of their licensure and who wishes to provide gratuitous services to patients as part of a continuing education course in which the dental healthcare provider is enrolled as a participant and which services are provided as part of the continuing education course provided. 1. The applicant is verified by the board to be in good standing in the state of licensure where the applicant is licensed. 2. The applicant provides satisfactory documentation to the board that the dental healthcare provider is assigned to provide gratuitous services as part of a continuing education course that meets the requirements of LAC XXXIII.1615. 3. The applicant agrees to render services on a gratuitous basis with no revenue of any kind to be derived whatsoever from the provision of dental services within the state of Louisiana, except that the provider of the continuing education course may accept payment from the dental healthcare provider for the continuing education course. C. The board may renew this provisional license for no more than an additional 60 days.