§ 5-31.1-22 - Limited registrations. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-31.1-22

   § 5-31.1-22  Limited registrations. –An applicant for limited registration under this chapter who furnishes theboard with satisfactory proof that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of ageor older and of good moral character, that the applicant has graduated from adental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission onDental Accreditation or its designated agency and approved by the board, andthat the applicant has been appointed an intern, resident, fellow, or dentalofficer in a hospital or other institution maintained by the state, or by acity or town, or in a hospital or clinic which is incorporated under the lawsof this state or in a clinic which is affiliated with a hospital licensed bythe department of health, or in an out-patient clinic operated by the state,may, upon the payment of fifty dollars ($50.00), be registered by the board asa hospital dental officer for any time that the board prescribes; but thatlimited registration entitles the applicant to practice dentistry in thehospital or other institution designated on his or her certificate of limitedregistration, or outside that hospital or other institution for the treatment,under the supervision of one of its dental officers who is a licensed dentist,in the state of persons accepted by it as patients, or in any hospital,institution, clinic, or program affiliated for training purposes with thehospital, institution, or clinic designated on this certificate, whichaffiliation is approved by the board, and in any case under regulationsestablished by that hospital, institution, or clinic. Each hospital,institution, or clinic shall annually submit to the board a list of trainingprograms which comply with the terms of this section. Limited registrationunder this section may be revoked at any time by the board. The board and/orthe director may promulgate any rules and regulations that it deems necessaryto carry out the provisions of this section.