NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 446

SENATE BILL 228

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 90 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 90‑26 is amended by striking out the second sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following sentence:

"Notice of the place of the annual meeting and of the time and place of any special or called meeting shall be given in writing, by registered or certified mail or personally, to each member of the Board at least ten (10) days prior to said meeting; provided the requirements of notice may be waived by any member of the Board."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 90‑29(5) is amended by deleting from the second line thereof the words "The North Carolina Dental Society" and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "organized dental societies".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 90‑29.1 is amended by striking out the second sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following sentence:

"A person, firm, or corporation so employed or engaged, when constructing or repairing such dentures, bridges, or replacements, exclusively, directly, and solely on the written work order of a licensed member of the dental profession as hereafter provided, and not for the public or any part thereof, shall not be deemed or considered to be practicing dentistry as defined in this Article."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 90‑29.1 is further amended by inserting a new sentence after the fourth sentence ending in the word "business", in line 27 thereof, to read as follows:

"Announcements in business and telephone directories shall be limited to name and address and telephone number and shall not occupy more than the number of lines necessary to disclose that information."

Sec. 5.  Article 2, Chapter 90, of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Section, immediately following G.S. 90‑29.1, to be designated as G.S. 90‑29.2, and to read as follows:

"G.S. 90‑29.2.  Requirements in respect to written work orders – penalty. (1) Any licensed dentist who employs or engages the services of any person, firm or corporation to construct or repair, extraorally, prosthetic dentures, bridges, orthodontic appliance, or other replacements, for a part of a tooth, a tooth or teeth, shall furnish such person, firm or corporation with a written work order on forms prescribed by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners which shall contain: (a) The name and address of the person, firm, or corporation to which the work order is directed, (b) The patient's name or identification number. If a number is used, the patient's name shall be written upon the duplicate copy of the work order retained by the dentist, (c) The date on which the work order was written, (d) A description of the work to be done, including diagrams if necessary, (e) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used, (f) The signature of the dentist and the number of his license to practice dentistry.

"(2)      The person, firm or corporation receiving a work order from a licensed dentist shall retain the original work order and the dentist shall retain a duplicate copy thereof for inspection at any reasonable time by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners or its duly authorized agents, for a period of two years in both cases.

"(3)      If the person, firm or corporation receiving a written work order from a licensed dentist engages another person, firm or corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'subcontractor') to perform some of the services relative to such work order, he or it shall furnish a written subwork order with respect thereto on forms prescribed by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners which shall contain: (a) The name and address of the subcontractor, (b) A number identifying the subwork order with the original work order, which number shall be endorsed on the work order received from the licensed dentist, (c) The date on which the subwork order was written, (d) A description of the work to be done by the subcontractor, including diagrams if necessary, (e) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used, (f) The signature of the person, firm or corporation issuing the subwork order. The subcontractor shall retain the subwork order and the issuer thereof shall retain a duplicate copy, attached to the work order received from the licensed dentist, for inspection by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners or its duly authorized agents, for a period of two years in both cases.

"(4)      Any licensed dentist who: (a) employs or engages the services of any person, firm or corporation to construct or repair extraorally, prosthetic dentures, bridges, or other dental appliances without first providing such person, firm, or corporation with a written work order; or (b) fails to retain a duplicate copy of the work order for two years; or (c) refuses to allow the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners to inspect his files of work orders is guilty of a misdemeanor and the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners may revoke or suspend his license therefor.

"(5)      Any such person, firm, or corporation, who: (a) furnishes such services to any licensed dentist without first obtaining a written work order therefor from such dentist; or (b) acting as a subcontractor as described in (3) above, furnishes such services to any person, firm or corporation, without first obtaining a written subwork order from such person, firm or corporation; or (c) fails to retain the original work order or subwork order, as the case may be, for two years; or (d) refuses to allow the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners or its duly authorized agents, to inspect his or its files of work orders or subwork orders, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

Sec. 6.  G.S. 90‑31 is amended by striking out the word and figure "June 30" in line five, in the last paragraph of the Section and inserting in lieu thereof the word and figure "March 31".

Sec. 7.  G.S. 90‑35 is amended by striking out the words "two dollars" in line five thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the words "five dollars".

Sec. 8.  G.S. 90‑39 is amended by striking from subsection (2) the words and figures "Five Dollars ($5.00)" and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "Eight Dollars ($8.00)".

Sec. 9.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 10.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1961.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of May, 1961.