Section 1018.1 - Criteria for Appointment as Agent of the Board(a) For purposes of this article, an Agent of the Board is a licensed dental professional or other licensed health care professional, whom the Board has authorized to perform delegable duties or functions. The Board may appoint an Agent to serve in one or more of the following capacities: (1) Conduct on-site evaluations to assess the competency of the general anesthesia and moderate sedation permit holders;(2) Aid in the administration of examinations to determine the competency of applicants for licensure;(3) Review written statements, dental records, radiographs and other documents to evaluate the quality of care delivered by licensees who are the subject of complaints received by the Board;(4) Serve on the Examination Committee;(5) Serve on the Diversion Evaluation Committee;(6) Testify in criminal court and administrative hearings as an expert witness;(7) Serve on ad hoc committees created by the Board; and or(8) Perform any other function which the Board is authorized to delegate to an Agent.(b) An Agent shall: (1) Hold a valid and current license in good standing issued by the Board or, if necessary to perform the functions delegated, by another healing arts board under the Department of Consumer Affairs;(2) Not be the subject of an on going occupational or professional investigation, unresolved complaint, or pending disciplinary action;(3) Not hold a license which is currently on probation, or which has been on probation within two years prior to appointment by the Board.(c) The Board may temporarily remove the delegation of authority to an Agent, or may remove an Agent directly from his or her appointment for acts which include but are not limited to: (1) Be the subject of an ongoing investigation, or unresolved complaint, or a pending disciplinary action;(2) Have his or her professional license placed on probation by the Board or other licensing agency;(3) Allow his or her license to become delinquent or be cancelled;(4) Be convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of dentistry;(5) Perform his/her Board-delegated functions in a negligent, incompetent or dishonorable manner.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1018.1
1. New section filed 6-17-98; operative 7-17-98 (Register 98, No. 25).
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 8-16-2022; operative 8-16-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 33). Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 10 and 1614, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 6-17-98; operative 7-17-98 (Register 98, No. 25).
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 8-16-2022; operative 8/16/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 33).