(1) A licensee: (a) shall not permit animals or pets in any area of a dental office or operation in which dental procedures are performed, or in any location where tools, instruments, patient charts, medications, or other items regularly moved into and out of areas in which dental procedures are performed are stored. (b) shall not permit animals or pets in any other area of a dental office or operation unless physically restrained in a manner that ensures the animals or pets cannot access the areas described in the preceding paragraph, and unless maintained within a fully enclosed tank or similar enclosure that ensures hair, dander, fecal particulates, or other similar contaminants, whether airborne or otherwise, cannot be transmitted or transported to the areas described in the preceding paragraph. An air filter or filtration system is to be used when animals or pets other than fish are maintained in such an enclosure. The detection of odor from any animals so maintained shall raise the presumption that the subject animal enclosure does not meet the requirements of this paragraph. (2) The restrictions of this Rule shall not apply to guide dogs and service dogs as permitted by Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia or to service animals as permitted under the Americans with Disabilities Act ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et. seq.). Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 150-8-.04
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-19, 43-11-7, 43-11-17, 43-11-47.
Original Rule entitled "Animals" adopted. F. June 29, 2015; eff. July 19, 2015.