| Sec. 1. Suspension of rules. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised |
| Statutes, Title 32, chapter 16, until May 1, 2004, the rules of |
| the Board of Dental Examiners regarding public health supervision |
| status are suspended to the extent that they require a dental |
| hygienist to seek permission from the board to perform work under |
| public health supervision status. Prior to performing work under |
| public health supervision status, a dental hygienist shall give |
| notice to the board that the dental hygienist will be performing |
| such work. The notice must include identification of the site |
| where the work will be performed, the nature of the work and the |
| name of the supervising dentist with whom the dental hygienist |
| has entered into the required public health supervision |
| agreement. The board's public health supervision status rules |
| regarding roles and responsibilities, reporting requirements and |
| reimbursement are not suspended by this section. |
