Dentists would share requested information and protect patients' complaint rights

Treating dentists would provide information about themselves and the practice owner when patients ask. The requirement would cover treating dentists in Kansas when their patients request this information. Required information would include full names, after-hours emergency contacts, and Kansas license numbers for both the treating dentist and the practice owner. Dentists who fail to provide the information would face discipline by the Kansas dental board. If enacted, this requirement would take effect upon publication in the state's statute book.

Dentists could not require patients to sign agreements that try to limit complaints to the Kansas dental board. The restriction would apply to dentists and contracts for dental services in Kansas. The restriction would cover agreements that attempt to limit complaints, even if they do not completely forbid them. If enacted, this restriction would take effect upon publication in the state's statute book.

The Kansas dental board could discipline dentists who direct or pressure other dentists to provide improper care. The provision would cover dentists who direct or pressure another dentist who is their employee, associate, or subordinate. The care must fall below required dental care standards or violate Kansas dental practice law. The board could act after giving notice and an opportunity for a hearing. If enacted, this provision would take effect upon publication in the state's statute book.

The proposal would leave these office naming rules without a minimum share of treatment time requiring the named dentist's personal presence. This would cover offices using or advertising a dentist's name and dentists practicing through the listed business or medical partnerships. This concerns the minimum personal presence rule; it would not excuse care that violates dental practice law. If enacted, this provision would take effect upon publication in the state's statute book.