Committee Administrator

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the qualifications and duties of the committee administrator. (1) The committee administrator shall possess a combination of education and experience in the area of addiction counseling and be licensed in Missouri as a psychologist, professional counselor or clinical social worker. (2) The committee administrator shall be familiar with dental professionals suffering from well-being issues which include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (A) Dependency; (B) Alcohol addiction; (C) Drug addiction; (D) Other addictive diseases (gambling, sexual, spending, eating disorders); (E) Physical issues; and (F) Mental health issues. (3) The duties of the committee administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (A) Organizing and carrying out interventions; (B) Referring dental professionals for appropriate treatment; (C) Monitoring treatment progress including random drug screens; (D) Assisting dental professionals to reenter practice from treatment; (E) Assisting with aftercare issues, such as practice restructuring; and (F) Any and all reporting of these areas to appropriate agencies. (4) The committee administrator shall provide the following as directed by the committee: (A) Program development; (B) Outreach education; (C) Intervention; (D) Assessment; (E) Referrals to treatment programs; (F) Case management; (G) Monitoring; (H) Aftercare contracts; (I) Coordinate peer assistance meetings; and (J) Other necessary services as determined by the committee. (5) The committee administrator shall supply information and documentation with regard to the identification, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of all dental professionals who participate or are assisted by the WellBeing Program to the committee as directed by the committee. (6) The committee administrator shall supply all reports provided the Missouri Dental Board to the committee. The contractor shall provide all reports, including reports on dental professionals who participate in or are assisted by the Well-Being Program, and fiscal reports to the committee as directed by the committee. (7) The committee administrator shall provide the committee with all information on dental professionals participating in or assisted by the contractor as directed by the committee. (8) The committee administrator shall submit progress reports to the committee and the Missouri Dental Board with regard to each dental professional participating in the WellBeing Program upon the dental professional’s completion of the program, prior to June 30 of each year, quarterly prior to each meeting of the board and as otherwise requested by the committee or board. Reports of those voluntarily participating in the program shall be for statistical purposes only. AUTHORITY: sections 332.031.3, RSMo 2000 and 332.327, RSMo Supp. 2003.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 110-3.050. Original rule filed March 15, 2004, effective Sept. 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2110-3.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 332.031, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1993, 1995 and 332.327, RSMo 1999 amended 2002, 2003.