Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 33.302 - Requirements for personnel performing radiologic procedures(a) Public health dental hygiene practitioners may perform radiologic procedures in those settings set forth in § 33.205b(c) (relating to practice as a public health dental hygiene practitioner) without the supervision of a dentist. Public health dental hygiene practitioners shall take radiographs under this section in accordance with the following: (1) Within 30 days of taking a radiograph, the public health dental hygiene practitioner shall provide to the patient a copy of the radiograph and a referral to a dentist indicating the reason the radiograph was taken and any observations noted by the public health dental hygiene practitioner.(2) The public health dental hygiene practitioner shall instruct the patient to consult with the dentist as indicated on the referral form.(3) Upon presentation by the patient, the dentist shall perform an examination of the patient, review the radiograph and report any diagnosis to the public health dental hygiene practitioner and the patient.(b) Dental hygienists may perform radiologic procedures in any setting under the general supervision of a licensed dentist. For the purpose of this subsection, "general supervision" means supervision by a dentist who examines the patient, develops a dental treatment plan, authorizes the performance of the radiologic services to be performed within 1 year of the examination, and takes full professional responsibility for performance of the dental hygienist.(c) Auxiliary personnel who have passed the radiologic procedure examination adopted by the Board may perform radiologic procedures on the premises of a dentist under the direct supervision of a dentist. The dentist shall be on the premises when a radiologic procedure is performed, but is not required to personally observe performance of the procedure.The provisions of this §33.302 adopted August 21, 1987, effective 8/22/1987, 17 Pa.B. 3477; amended June 23, 1995, effective 6/24/1995, 25 Pa.B. 2492; amended December 11, 2009, effective 12/12/2009, 39 Pa.B. 6982.The provisions of this §33.302 issued under section 11.4 of The Dental Law (63 P. S. § 130e); amended under section 3(d), (j.2) and (o) of The Dental Law (63 P. S. § 122(d), (j.2) and (o)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 33.205 (relating to practice as a dental hygienist); and 49 Pa. Code § 33.211 (relating to unprofessional conduct).