Health & Saf. Code, § 1315 · Article 7. Other Services
Health & Saf. Code, § 1315
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Dental services, as defined in the Dental Practice Act, may be provided to a patient in a health facility licensed under this chapter. Those services shall be provided by a person licensed by the State of California pursuant to Section 1611 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) (1) Dental hygiene services, as defined in the Dental Practice Act, may be provided to a patient in a long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418, that is licensed under this chapter, by a person licensed by the State of California as a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice pursuant to Section 1922 of the Business and Professions Code, practicing in accordance with those provisions.
(2) A person licensed as a registered dental hygienist by the State of California pursuant to Section 1917, 1917.1, 1918, or 1922 of the Business and Professions Code, practicing in accordance with those provisions, may provide oral health inservice training to staff in a long-term health care facility licensed under this chapter.
(c) This section shall not limit or restrict the right of a licensed physician and surgeon to perform any acts authorized under the Medical Practice Act.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 677, Sec. 5. (AB 1257) Effective January 1, 2024.
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Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1611Printed as Section 1611 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1917Printed as Section 1917, 1917.1, 1918, or 1922 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1917.1Printed as Section 1917, 1917.1, 1918, or 1922 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1918Printed as Section 1917, 1917.1, 1918, or 1922 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1922Printed as Section 1917, 1917.1, 1918, or 1922 of the Business and Professions Code | Section 1922 of the Business and Professions Code
Health and Safety Code
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