439.279 - State Public Health Dental Hygienist: Appointment by Health Division; classification; qualifications; duties; outside pursuits; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants.
439.279 State Public Health Dental Hygienist: Appointment by Health Division; classification; qualifications; duties; outside pursuits; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants.
1. The Health Division shall appoint, with the consent of the Director, a State Public Health Dental Hygienist, who is in the unclassified service of the State. The State Public Health Dental Hygienist must:
(a) Be a resident of this State;
(b) Hold a current license to practice dental hygiene issued pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS with a special endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 631.287; and
(c) Be appointed on the basis of his or her education, training and experience and his or her interest in public health dental hygiene and related programs.
2. The State Public Health Dental Hygienist:
(a) Shall assist the State Dental Health Officer in carrying out his or her duties; and
(b) May:
(1) Provide advice and make recommendations to the Advisory Committee and the Health Division regarding programs in this State for public health dental hygiene; and
(2) Perform any acts authorized pursuant to NRS 631.287.
3. The State Public Health Dental Hygienist shall devote all of his or her time to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or vocation or hold any other office of profit.
4. The Health Division may solicit and accept gifts and grants to pay the costs associated with the position of State Public Health Dental Hygienist.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2690; A 2005, 1569; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 55; 2009, 29)