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 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) In addition to the authorized public health facilities already defined under 37-4-405, MCA, the board identifies the following additional public health facilities and programs where LAP services may be provided: (a) *schools that receive federal funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; (b) *schools in which at least 65% of the student population is eligible for free or reduced price lunch under federal guidelines; (c) hospice facilities; (d) family violence shelters; and (e) homeless shelters. [*Editor's Note: Subsections (2)(a) and (b) have been objected to by the Economic Affairs Interim Committee. Per 2-4-306(4)(c), MCA, these subsections are not effective until the day after final adjournment of the 2025 legislative session. Until that time, portions of the previous version of this rule are effective. For further information on this matter, contact the Department of Labor and Industry.]