CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTRATION AND CERTAIN DATA REQUIRED (§ 54.1-2709.2)

The Board of Dentistry shall require all oral and maxillofacial surgeons to
annually register with the Board and to report and make available the following
information:

   1.  The names of medical schools or schools of dentistry attended and dates of
   graduation;

   2.  Any graduate medical or graduate dental education at any institution
   approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduation Medical Education, the
   Commission on Dental Accreditation, American Dental Association;

   3.  Any specialty board certification or eligibility for certification as
   approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, American Dental
   Association;

   4.  The number of years in active, clinical practice as specified by
   regulations of the Board;

   5.  Any insurance plans accepted, managed care plans in which the oral and
   maxillofacial surgeon participates, and hospital affiliations, including
   specification of any privileges granted by the hospital;

   6.  Any appointments, within the most recent 10-year period, of the oral and
   maxillofacial surgeon to a dental school faculty and any publications in
   peer-reviewed literature within the most recent five-year period and as
   specified by regulations of the Board;

   7.  The location of any primary and secondary practice settings and the
   approximate percentage of the oral and maxillofacial surgeon’s time
   spent practicing in each setting;

   8.  The access to any translating service provided to the primary practice
   setting of the oral and maxillofacial surgeon;

   9.  The status of the oral and maxillofacial surgeon’s participation in
   the Virginia Medicaid Program;

   10.  Any final disciplinary or other action required to be reported to the
   Board by health care institutions, other practitioners, insurance companies,
   health maintenance organizations, and professional organizations pursuant to
   §§ 54.1-2400.6, 54.1-2709.3, and 54.1-2709.4 that results in a suspension or
   revocation of privileges or the termination of employment or a final order of
   the Board relating to disciplinary action; and

   11.  Other information related to the competency of oral and maxillofacial
   surgeons as specified in the regulations of the Board.

The Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this
section, including, but not limited to, the release, upon request by a consumer,
of such information relating to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The
regulations promulgated by the Board shall provide for reports to include all
paid claims in categories indicating the level of significance of each award or
settlement.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 662; 2004, c. 64.