SECTION 195:16-1-1.1. Definitions

  The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Board" means the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry.

"Dentist" means a graduate of an accredited dental college who has been issued a licensed by the Board to practice dentistry or a specialty in a particular branch of dentistry recognized by the Board.

"Direct Supervision" means that the supervising dentist is present in the office before, during and after the procedure and includes the authorization and evaluation of the procedure with the doctor/patient relationship remaining intact.

"Medical Micropigmentologist" means a person credentialed according to the provisions of Title 63 O.S., Section 1-1450 et seq. enacted June 2001.

"Patient" means any person undergoing a micropigmentation procedure in a dental office.

"Records" means a health history form and a proper legal consent form maintained in the dental office on each patient.

"Supervise" means to oversee for direction. Supervision implies that there is appropriate referral, consultation and collaboration between the supervisor and the supervised with the doctor/patient relationship remaining intact.

[Source: Added as 195:16-1-2 at 19 Ok Reg 375, eff 11-19-01 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 2026, eff 7-1-02]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: When promulgated as an emergency rule on 11-19-01, this rule called "Definitions" was numbered as 195:16-1-2. In the permanent action that superseded the 11-19-01 emergency action, the agency changed the number to 195:16-1-1.1, and used the previous number (195:16-1-2) for another rule called "Responsibility of the dentist supervising a medical micropigmentologist."