Citations Affected: IC 16-22-8-34; IC 25-13-1-10.
Synopsis: Services provided by Wishard dental hygienists. Allows a
dental hygienist employed by Wishard Memorial Hospital to provide
certain services under specified circumstances.
Effective: July 1, 2007.
January 18, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
persons having infectious or contagious diseases and contacts
of the persons, and regulate the disinfection of premises.
(D) To license, regulate, and establish minimum sanitary
standards for the operation of a business handling, producing,
processing, preparing, manufacturing, packing, storing,
selling, distributing, or transporting articles used for food,
drink, confectionery, or condiment in the interest of the public
health.
(E) To control:
(i) rodents, mosquitos, and other animals, including insects,
capable of transmitting microorganisms and disease to
humans and other animals; and
(ii) the animal's breeding places.
(F) To require persons to connect to available sewer systems
and to regulate the disposal of domestic or sanitary sewage by
private methods. However, the board and corporation have no
jurisdiction over publicly owned or financed sewer systems or
sanitation and disposal plants.
(G) To control rabies.
(H) For the sanitary regulation of water supplies for domestic
use.
(I) To protect, promote, or improve public health. For public
health activities and to enforce public health laws, the state
health data center described in IC 16-19-10 shall provide
health data, medical information, and epidemiological
information to the corporation.
(J) To detect, report, prevent, and control disease affecting
public health.
(K) To investigate and diagnose health problems and health
hazards.
(L) To regulate the sanitary and structural conditions of
residential and nonresidential buildings and unsafe premises.
(M) To license and regulate the design, construction, and
operation of public pools, spas, and beaches.
(N) To regulate the storage, containment, handling, use, and
disposal of hazardous materials.
(O) To license and regulate tattoo parlors and body piercing
facilities.
(4) To manage the corporation's hospitals, medical facilities, and
mental health facilities.
(5) To furnish health and nursing services to elementary and
secondary schools within the county.
demonstrate the practice of dental hygiene.
(3) The dental clinic of any public, parochial, or private school or
other institution supported by public or private funds in which the
licensee is employed by the state department of health or any
county or city board of health or board of education or school
trustee or parochial authority or the governing body of any private
school. However, institutional practice, other than dental hygiene
instruction and dental prophylaxis for children up to and
including grade 12 pupils at all times must be under the
supervision of a licensed dentist.
(4) The dental clinic of a bona fide hospital, sanitarium, or
eleemosynary institution duly established and being operated
under the laws of Indiana in which the licensee is employed by
the directors or governing board of such hospital, sanitarium, or
institution. However, such practice must be under the supervision
at all times of a licensed dentist who is a staff member of the
hospital or sanitarium or a member of the governing board of the
institution.
(5) The dental clinic of an industrial or a commercial
establishment in which the licensee's services are under the
supervision of a licensed dentist.
(b) A licensed dental hygienist may provide without supervision the
following:
(1) Dental hygiene instruction and in-service training without
restriction on location.
(2) Dental prophylaxis for children up to and including grade 12
if the dental hygienist is employed by any of the following:
(A) The state department of health.
(B) The department of education.
(C) The elementary or secondary school where the services are
provided.
(3) Screening and referrals for any person in a public health
setting.
(4) Services as provided in IC 16-22-8-34.