ARM 24.138.509. DENTAL HYGIENE LIMITED ACCESS PERMIT

(1) The board shall issue a limited access permit (LAP) to a Montana licensed dental hygienist who: (a) possesses an active, unrestricted Montana dental hygiene license; (b) certifies that the dental hygienist has actively practiced either: (i) 2400 clinical hours over the last three years; or (ii) a career total of 3000 hours, with a minimum of 350 hours in each of the last two years; (c) provides the name of the applicant's current liability insurance carrier, policy number, and expiration date; (d) acknowledges on the application that the applicant understands which public health facilities and school-based oral health programs are eligible to provide services under a limited access permit pursuant to 37-4-405, MCA; (e) provides certificates of attendance of completion of 12 additional continuing education credits for the three-year reporting period immediately preceding LAP application pursuant to ARM 24.138.2105; and (f) submits a completed application and pays all appropriate fees. (2) Pursuant to 37-4-405, MCA, the board identifies the following additional public health facilities and programs where LAP services may be provided: (a) hospice facilities; (b) family violence shelters; and (c) homeless shelters. (3) Pursuant to 37-4-405, MCA, the board identifies the following school-based oral health programs where LAP services may be provided: (a) schools that receive federal funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and (b) schools in which at least 65% of the student population is eligible for free or reduced price lunch under federal guidelines.