Minnesota Administrative Rules

3100.1200 DENTAL HYGIENIST.

Subpart 1.

Licensure application and examination requirements.

A person seeking licensure to practice dental hygiene in Minnesota must provide the board:

A.

a completed application;

B.

the fees in Minnesota Statutes, section 150A.091, subdivisions 2 and 3;

C.

evidence of passing a national board examination for the practice of dental hygiene within the past five years;

D.

evidence of passing a board-approved clinical examination within the past five years;

E.

evidence of having graduated from a school of dental hygiene accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation;

F.

evidence of passing the board's jurisprudence examination within the past five years;

G.

documentation of current CPR certification; and

H.

a criminal background check as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 214.075.

Subp. 2.

Additional education for two failed clinical examinations.

If an applicant fails twice any part of the clinical examination required by Minnesota Statutes, section 150A.06, subdivision 2, the applicant must not retake the examination until the applicant successfully completes additional education provided by an institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The education must cover all of the subject areas failed by the applicant in each of the two clinical examinations. The applicant may retake the examination only after the institution provides to the board information specifying the areas failed in the previous examinations and the education provided to address the areas failed, and certifies that the applicant has successfully completed the education. The applicant must take the additional education provided in this subpart each time the applicant fails the clinical examination twice.

Subp. 3.

Terms and renewal of license.

A dental hygienist may renew a dental hygiene license according to the terms of renewal under part 3100.1700.

Subp. 4.

Reinstatement of license.

To reinstate a terminated dental hygiene license, the applicant must comply with the requirements of part 3100.1850.

Subp. 5.

Emeritus license.

A dental hygienist who wishes to apply for an emeritus license may apply for an emeritus inactive license under part 3100.1340 or an emeritus active license under part 3100.1350.

Subp. 6.

Professional development.

A dental hygienist must complete professional development requirements including maintaining a professional portfolio under parts 3100.5100 to 3100.5300.

Subp. 7.

Nitrous oxide.

A person applying for a dental hygiene license who wants the authority under the license to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia must comply with the requirements of part 3100.3600, subpart 14.

Subp. 8.

Delegated procedures.

A dental hygienist can perform the delegated procedures indicated in part 3100.8700.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 150A.04; 150A.06; 150A.08; 150A.09; 150A.10; 214.06

History:

10 SR 1612; 16 SR 2314; 17 SR 1279; 35 SR 459; 39 SR 1455; 46 SR 908

Published Electronically:

March 28, 2022