{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-313.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 313.060","heading":"Administrative regulations governing minimal requirements for","body":"documentation, oath for disease control compliance, sedation of patients, and\ncompliance with federal statutes and regulations -- Death or incapacity of\ndentist -- Telehealth -- Continuing education.\n(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS\nChapter 13A relating to dental practices which shall include minimal requirements\nfor documentation, Centers for Disease Control compliance, sedation of patien ts,\ncompliance with federal controlled substances regulations, and any applicable\nfederal statute or regulation.\n(2) Any person practicing or offering to practice dentistry or dental surgery shall\npractice under his or her own name or the name of a decease d or incapacitated\ndentist for whom the person practicing dentistry has contracted to perform\ncontinuing operations.\n(3) A person shall not conduct a dental office in his or her name or advertise his or her\nname in connection with any dental office unless he or she personally performs\nservices as a dentist or dental surgeon in the office or personally supervises the\nservices as are performed in the office during a portion of the time the office is\noperated by him or her only, and shall not use his or her na me in connection with\nthat of any other dentist, except as provided for deceased or incapacitated dentists in\nsubsection (4) of this section.\n(4) The executor or administrator of a deceased dentist's estate, or the legal guardian or\nauthorized representative of a dentist who has become incapacitated, may contract\nwith another dentist or dentists to continue the operations of the deceased or\nincapacitated dentist's practice if the practice of the deceased or incapacitated\ndentist is a:\n(a) Sole proprietorship;\n(b) Corporation in which the deceased or incapacitated dentist is the sole\nshareholder; or\n(c) Limited liability company in which the deceased or incapacitated dentist is the\nsole member.\n(5) Contracts to continue the operations of a deceased or incapacitated dentist's practice\nmay extend until the practice is sold.\n(6) Prior to contracting with another dentist or dentists to continue operations of a\ndeceased or incapacitated dentist's practice, the executor, administrator, guardian, or\nauthorized repres entative shall file a notification of intent to contract for\ncontinuation of practice with the board on a form prescribed by the board. The\nnotification shall include the following information:\n(a) The name and license number of the deceased or incapacitated dentist;\n(b) The name and address of the dental practice;\n(c) The name, address, and tax identification number of the estate;\n(d) The name and license number of each dentist who will provide services in the\ndental practice;\n(e) An affirmation, under penalty of perjury, that the information provided is true\nand correct and that the executor, administrator, guardian, or authorized\nrepresentative understands that any interference by the executor,\nadministrator, guardian, or authorized representative, or any agent or assignee\nof the executor, administrator, guardian, or authorized representative, with the\ncontracting dentist's or dentists ' practice of dentistry or professional judgment\nor any other violation of this chapter is grounds for an immediate termination\nof the operations of the dental practice; and\n(f) Any other information the board deems necessary for the administration of\nthis chapter.\n(7) Within thirty (30) days after the death or incapacitation of a dentist, the executor,\nadministrator, guardian, or authorized representative shall send notification of the\ndeath or incapacitation by mail to the last known address of each patie nt of record\nthat has received treatment by the deceased or incapacitated dentist within the\nprevious twelve (12) months, with an explanation of how copies of the practitioner's\nrecords may be obtained. This notice may also contain any other relevant\ninformation concerning the continuation of dental practice.\n(8) A treating dentist who provides or facilitates the use of telehealth shall ensure:\n(a) That the informed consent of the patient or legal representative is obtained\nbefore services are provided through telehealth; and\n(b) That the confidentiality of the patient's medical information is maintained as\nrequired by this chapter and other applicable law. At a minimum,\nconfidentiality shall be maintained through appropriate processes, practices,\nand techno logy as designated by the board and that conform to applicable\nfederal law.\n(9) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS\nChapter 13A to implement this section and as necessary to:\n(a) Prevent abuse and fraud through the use of telehealth services;\n(b) Prevent fee-splitting through the use of telehealth services; and\n(c) Utilize telehealth in the provision of dental services and in the provision of\ncontinuing education.\n(10) A licensed dentist may delegate to a licensed de ntal hygienist the administration of\nblock and infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia under the direct\nsupervision of a dentist if the dental hygienist completes the following requirements\nand receives a certificate of verification from the board:\n(a) Formal training from a dental or dental hygiene school accredited by the\nCommission on Dental Accreditation;\n(b) A minimum of thirty -two (32) hours covering all of the following topics,\nincluding but not limited to anatomical considerations, basic  injunction\ntechnique, basic placement technique, nitrous oxide administration,\nrecordkeeping, armamentarium exercise, local anesthesia and nitrous oxide,\ntechniques of maxillary anesthesia, techniques of mandibular injections,\npartner injections and partn er administration of nitrous oxide,\nneurophysiology, pharmacology of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide,\npharmacology of vasoconstrictors, physical and psychological evaluation,\nlocal and systemic complications, and contraindications;\n(c) A minimum of two  (2) hours of clinical education for nitrous oxide\nadministration with successful completion of administration, monitoring, and\nremoval of nitrous oxide on at least two (2) patients;\n(d) A minimum of twelve (12) hours demonstrating mastery of local anesthe sia\napplications and successful completion of at least three (3) injections each of\nall maxillary and mandibular injection sites; and\n(e) A score that exceeds seventy -four percent (74%) on a written examination\nadministered after coursework and clinical training.\n(11) The board shall approve all continuing education courses and require them for\nindividuals holding anesthesia registration for over one (1) year without practical\napplication. The courses shall be developed and implemented by dental education\ninstitutions accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.","path":["KRS Chapter 313"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56881","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:09Z","sha256":"2f9d41b476cbc559956d08193c5741d8a6e0411cb7b9ff045ac98c4b915e3c53","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-313.050","next":"us-ky/krs-313.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}