1) Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter.
(2) Failure to provide medical care for physical and mental health needs. No person
shall be deemed neglected or abused for the sole reason that he or she voluntarily
relies on treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in lieu of medical
treatment.
(3) Failure to protect from health and safety hazards.
(4) Failure to prevent malnutrition or dehydration.
,(5) Failure of an elder or dependent adult to satisfy the needs specified in paragraphs
(1) to (4), inclusive, for himself or herself as a result of poor cognitive functioning,
mental limitation, substance abuse, or chronic poor health.
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Neglect includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The time for appeal has elapsed.
(2) The judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal.
(3) An order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence,
irrespective of a subsequent order under any provision of the Penal Code, including,
but not limited to, Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code, allowing a person to withdraw
their plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of
guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.
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The dental hygiene board may reprimand a licensee or order a license
suspended or revoked, or placed on probation or may decline to issue a
license, when any of the following occur:
(1) Acts intentionally committed for the purpose of preventing, and that do serve to
prevent, an elder or dependent adult from receiving his or her mail or telephone calls.
(2) Telling a caller or prospective visitor that an elder or dependent adult is not
present, or does not wish to talk with the caller, or does not wish to meet with the
visitor where the statement is false, is contrary to the express wishes of the elder or
the dependent adult, whether he or she is competent or not, and is made for the
purpose of preventing the elder or dependent adult from having contact with family,
friends, or concerned persons.
,(3) False imprisonment, as defined in Section 236 of the Penal Code.
(4) Physical restraint of an elder or dependent adult, for the purpose of preventing
the elder or dependent adult from meeting with visitors.
(b) The acts set forth in subdivision (a) shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption
that they do not constitute isolation if they are performed pursuant to the instructions
of a physician and surgeon licensed to practice medicine in the state, who is caring
for the elder or dependent adult at the time the instructions are given, and who gives
the instructions as part of his or her medical care.
(c) The acts set forth in subdivision (a) shall not constitute isolation if they are
performed in response to a reasonably perceived threat of danger to property or
physical safety.
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"Isolation" means any of the following:
guilty of a crime, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year. The
remedy provided in this section shall not preclude any other remedy provided by law.
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A person who willfully, under circumstances that cause risk of bodily harm,
serious physical or mental illness, or death, practices, attempts to practice,
advertises, or holds himself or herself out as practicing dental hygiene
without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended
license as provided in this article, is
(a) All functions that may be performed by a registered dental assistant.
, (b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist, registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions
as of December 31, 2005, are authorized to perform the duties of a registered dental
assistant specified in this chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental
hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify for and
receive a registered dental assistant license prior to performance of the duties of a
registered dental assistant specified in this chapter.
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The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist,
in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive:
Dental hygienists maintain and advance their knowledge and skills in dental hygiene
through lifelong learning.
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Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide,
without supervision:
(2) Failure to provide medical care for physical and mental health needs. No person
shall be deemed neglected or abused for the sole reason that he or she voluntarily
relies on treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in lieu of medical
treatment.
(3) Failure to protect from health and safety hazards.
(4) Failure to prevent malnutrition or dehydration.
,(5) Failure of an elder or dependent adult to satisfy the needs specified in paragraphs
(1) to (4), inclusive, for himself or herself as a result of poor cognitive functioning,
mental limitation, substance abuse, or chronic poor health.
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Neglect includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The time for appeal has elapsed.
(2) The judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal.
(3) An order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence,
irrespective of a subsequent order under any provision of the Penal Code, including,
but not limited to, Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code, allowing a person to withdraw
their plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of
guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.
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The dental hygiene board may reprimand a licensee or order a license
suspended or revoked, or placed on probation or may decline to issue a
license, when any of the following occur:
(1) Acts intentionally committed for the purpose of preventing, and that do serve to
prevent, an elder or dependent adult from receiving his or her mail or telephone calls.
(2) Telling a caller or prospective visitor that an elder or dependent adult is not
present, or does not wish to talk with the caller, or does not wish to meet with the
visitor where the statement is false, is contrary to the express wishes of the elder or
the dependent adult, whether he or she is competent or not, and is made for the
purpose of preventing the elder or dependent adult from having contact with family,
friends, or concerned persons.
,(3) False imprisonment, as defined in Section 236 of the Penal Code.
(4) Physical restraint of an elder or dependent adult, for the purpose of preventing
the elder or dependent adult from meeting with visitors.
(b) The acts set forth in subdivision (a) shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption
that they do not constitute isolation if they are performed pursuant to the instructions
of a physician and surgeon licensed to practice medicine in the state, who is caring
for the elder or dependent adult at the time the instructions are given, and who gives
the instructions as part of his or her medical care.
(c) The acts set forth in subdivision (a) shall not constitute isolation if they are
performed in response to a reasonably perceived threat of danger to property or
physical safety.
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"Isolation" means any of the following:
guilty of a crime, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year. The
remedy provided in this section shall not preclude any other remedy provided by law.
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A person who willfully, under circumstances that cause risk of bodily harm,
serious physical or mental illness, or death, practices, attempts to practice,
advertises, or holds himself or herself out as practicing dental hygiene
without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended
license as provided in this article, is
(a) All functions that may be performed by a registered dental assistant.
, (b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist, registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions
as of December 31, 2005, are authorized to perform the duties of a registered dental
assistant specified in this chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental
hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify for and
receive a registered dental assistant license prior to performance of the duties of a
registered dental assistant specified in this chapter.
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The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist,
in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive:
Dental hygienists maintain and advance their knowledge and skills in dental hygiene
through lifelong learning.
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Responsibilities for Integrity (part 2)
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Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide,
without supervision:
