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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.44.21.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="21" heading="Qualification for Practice Under General Supervision by Report to the Board.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>With the exception of those facilities identified in Regulations .09A and .10 of this chapter, a facility is qualified to permit a dental hygienist to practice under general supervision if the facility has filed a report with the Board and the facility is owned or operated by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The federal government;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The State government;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A county or local government; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A public health department of the federal, State, or local government.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A facility shall include in the report to the Board:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the federal, State, or local government agency which owns or operates the facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The location of the facility and all other sites where dental hygiene services will be provided;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The name of the supervising dentist affiliated with the facility who will be responsible for carrying out the requirements necessary for the facility to operate under general supervision; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The names of the dental hygienists who will provide dental hygiene services under general supervision.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A facility which is qualified for practice under general supervision by report to the Board may do so on receipt of the report by the Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>