Dental Therapy Christpher Vinyard Chief Legislative Liaisn 8/1/18
Legislatin Overview HB 2235 - dental therapy; regulatin; licensure Laws 2018, Chapter 296 Spnsr: Rep. Thrpe (R), Legislative District 6 General Effective Date: August 3, 2018 Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 2
Legislatin Overview Adds/Updates Definitins Describes acts f unprfessinal cnduct Updates Dental Bard requirements Prvides fr licensure exemptins Updates grunds fr disciplinary actin Outlines Scpe f Practice, Practice Settings, and ther requirements fr Dental Therapists Requires ADHS/Dental Bard t reprt within three years f bard licensure readiness Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 3
What is a Dental Therapist? Pursuant t A.R.S. 32-1201(9): A Dental Therapist means any persn wh is licensed and engaged in the general practice f dental therapy and all related and assciated duties, including educatinal, clinical and therapeutic dental therapy prcedures. Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 4
License and Educatin Requirements Requires the Dental Bard t: Establish a unifrm and reasnable standard f minimum educatinal requirements cnsistent with the accreditatin standards f the American Dental Assciatin Cmmissin n Dental Accreditatin Issue licenses t persns wh the bard determines are eligible fr licensure Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 5
License and Educatin Requirements Specific educatin and training prvided thrugh a Recgnized Dental Therapy Schl Pursuant t A.R.S. 32-1201(21): A Recgnized Dental Therapy Schl means a schl that is accredited r that has received initial accreditatin by the American Dental Assciatin Cmmissin n Dental Accreditatin. Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 6
Licensure Exemptins Officially emplyed in the service f the United States and servicing persns wh are enlisted in, directly cnnected with, r under the immediate cntrl f sme branch f service f the United States In the discharge f fficial duties n behalf f the U.S. Gvt., including the Dept. f Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Public Health Service and the Indian Health Service While emplyed by tribal health prgrams authrized pursuant t public law 93-638 r Urban Indian Health prgrams Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 7
Practice Settings Dental therapists may practice under the direct supervisin f a dentist r pursuant t a written cllabrative practice agreement. Practice settings include: FQHC & FQHC lk-alike prgrams Cmmunity Health Centers Nnprfit dental practice r a nnprfit rganizatin that prvides dental care t lw-incme and underserved individuals A private dental practice that prvides dental care fr cmmunity health center patients f recrd wh are referred by the cmmunity health center Mbile units I.H.S., 638, and Urban facilities Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 8
Dental Therapy Services Pursuant t A.R.S. 32-1276.03, Dental Therapy includes apprximately 30 services Service categries: Diagnstic Preventive Restrative Surgical Other/adjunct services Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 9
AHCCCS Implementatin Prvider Registratin Issue: Specific prvider type must be develped Plicy and Cntract Issue: Plicy and cntract language must be develped Fee Schedule Issue: Specific fee schedule must be develped State Plan Amendment Issue: Cntingent n registratin, plicy/cntract, and fee schedule develpment Stakehlder Cmmunicatin and Engagement Tribal Cnsultatin Frmal public cmment prcess thrugh plicy develpment Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 10
AHCCCS Implementatin AHCCCS implementatin pssible fr 2019 What s Next? Stakehlder Feedback Needed Identify and cmmunicate any Dental Therapists ready t practice in Arizna t infrm implementatin timeline Dental Bard Implementatin License required thrugh AHCCCS prvider registratin as a cnditin f participatin N CODA accredited prgrams natinally Reaching acrss Arizna t prvide cmprehensive quality health care fr thse in need 11
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