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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 405<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 78<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71771,"identifier":"54.1-2708.3","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/1\/54.1-2708.3","url":"\/54.1-2708.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2708.3\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/1\/54.1-2708.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation of mobile dental clinics","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2708.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person shall operate a mobile dental clinic or other portable dental operation without first registering such mobile dental clinic or other portable dental operation with the Board<\/span>, except that the following shall be exempt from such registration requirement: (i) mobile dental clinics or other portable dental operations operated by federal, state, or local government agencies or other entities identified by the Board<\/span> in regulations; (ii) mobile dental clinics operated by federally qualified health centers with a dental component that provides dental services via mobile model to adults and children within 30 miles of the federally qualified health center; (iii) mobile dental clinics operated by free health clinics or health safety net clinics that have been granted tax-exempt status pursuant to \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that provide dental services via mobile model to adults and children within 30 miles of the free health clinic or health safety net clinic; and (iv) mobile dental clinics that provide dental services via mobile model to individuals who are not ambulatory and who reside in long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, adult care homes, or private homes.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations for mobile dental clinics and other portable dental operations to ensure that patient safety is protected, appropriate dental services are rendered, and needed follow-up care is provided. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, requirements for the registration of mobile dental clinics, locations where services may be provided, requirements for reporting by providers, and other requirements necessary to provide accountability for services rendered.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION OF MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS (\u00a7 54.1-2708.3)\n\nNo person shall operate a mobile dental clinic or other portable dental\noperation without first registering such mobile dental clinic or other portable\ndental operation with the Board, except that the following shall be exempt from\nsuch registration requirement: (i) mobile dental clinics or other portable\ndental operations operated by federal, state, or local government agencies or\nother entities identified by the Board in regulations; (ii) mobile dental\nclinics operated by federally qualified health centers with a dental component\nthat provides dental services via mobile model to adults and children within 30\nmiles of the federally qualified health center; (iii) mobile dental clinics\noperated by free health clinics or health safety net clinics that have been\ngranted tax-exempt status pursuant to \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code\nthat provide dental services via mobile model to adults and children within 30\nmiles of the free health clinic or health safety net clinic; and (iv) mobile\ndental clinics that provide dental services via mobile model to individuals who\nare not ambulatory and who reside in long-term care facilities, assisted living\nfacilities, adult care homes, or private homes.\n\t\tThe Board shall promulgate regulations for mobile dental clinics and other\nportable dental operations to ensure that patient safety is protected,\nappropriate dental services are rendered, and needed follow-up care is provided.\nSuch regulations shall include, but not be limited to, requirements for the\nregistration of mobile dental clinics, locations where services may be provided,\nrequirements for reporting by providers, and other requirements necessary to\nprovide accountability for services rendered.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 405; 2016, c. 78.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}