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Board debates authority to interpret scope of practice as members, public, experts weigh in
Summary
Board members, staff and public commenters discussed whether and how the Dental Hygiene Board can interpret dental hygiene scope of practice (RDH/RDHAP), and how subject-matter experts are used in enforcement and policy work.
Members of the Dental Hygiene Board of California and several public commenters discussed the board's role in interpreting scope of practice, how the board uses subject-matter experts and what legal limits exist on scope expansion.
Executive Officer Anthony Lum told the board staff had contacted other boards for precedent and that scope interpretation can depend on how statutory language is written. "If they can elaborate on scope issues, you have to have that authority first," Lum said, explaining that some boards have more prescriptive statutory language that explicitly allows the board to define and interpret scope.
Board member Michael Long had requested staff research how other…
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