C-26, r. 134.1 - Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than dental hygienists

Updated to 1 January 2024

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chapter C-26, r. 134.1

Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than dental hygienists

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, 1st par., subpar. h).

DIVISION I GENERAL

O.C. 1064-2022, Div. I.

1. The purpose of this Regulation is to determine, among the professional activities that may be engaged in by dental hygienists, those that, in accordance with the terms and conditions provided for herein, may be engaged in by

(1)  a person registered in a program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to the permit issued by the Ordre des hygiénistes dentaires du Québec; or

(2)  a person taking training or serving a training period as part of the diploma or training equivalence recognition procedure provided for by regulation of the Order made under paragraphs c and c.1 of section 93 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).

O.C. 1064-2022, s. 1.

2. The persons engaging in professional activities under this Regulation must engage in those activities in compliance with the regulatory standards applicable to dental hygienists, including those relating to ethics and the keeping of their offices and effects.

O.C. 1064-2022, s. 2.

DIVISION II TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENGAGING IN THE ACTIVITIES

O.C. 1064-2022, Div. II.

3. A person referred to in section 1 may engage in the professional activities that may be engaged in by dental hygienists if

(1)  engaging in those activities is required

(a)  as part of a program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to the permit issued by the Order; or

(b)  as part of a training or a training period that the person is taking or serving for the purposes of a diploma or training equivalence recognition;

(2)  the person engages in those activities in an education institution that offers the program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to the permit issued by the Order or in an environment appropriate to the person’s training needs and approved by the Order; and

(3)  the person engages in those activities under the supervision of a dental hygienist who supervises the training, training period or the course and who

(a)  is present at the location where the professional activities are engaged in so as to be available to intervene rapidly;

(b)  has not been the subject of any penalties by the disciplinary council of the Order or the Professions Tribunal in the 5 years preceding the supervision; and

(c)  was not imposed a training period or a refresher course, a restriction or a suspension of the right to engage in professional activities, a striking off the roll of the Order or a revocation of permit in the 5 years preceding the supervision.

O.C. 1064-2022, s. 3.

4. (Omitted).

O.C. 1064-2022, s. 4.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1064-2022, 2022 G.O. 2, 2045