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What telehealth and patient-of-record rules apply in California dentistry?
California telehealth requires consent, accurate provider identification, documentation, privacy protection, and the same floor of care as in-person treatment. Telehealth does not erase patient-of-record duties or standard-of-care obligations. Complaint waivers and provider-disclosure shortcuts are recurring California-specific traps.
- Last verified
- 2026-06-10
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- Mahtab Mansour, DDS, 2026-04-25
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Source citations
- A7 continuing education, renewal, and permit-maintenance guidance (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A9 HSC section 123110 patient inspection, copies, form/format, fees, and unpaid-balance rule (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A11 BPC section 2290.5 telehealth consent and parity (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A12 DCA CURES overview (dca.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A13 DCA CURES mandatory-consultation flyer and exemptions (dca.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A15 BPC sections 1680, 1684.1, 1684.5, and related enforcement and patient-of-record provisions; BPC §§1800-1808 (dental corporations); Corporations Code §13400 et seq. (Moscone-Knox) (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A19 current Board anesthesia and sedation permit framework (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A20 SB 1453 alert for anesthesia and sedation changes effective 1/1/2025 (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A21 BPC section 651 advertising rules and prohibitions (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A24 HSC section 11158.1 opioid counseling requirements (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A27 Family Code sections 6922 and 7002/7050 minor self-consent and emancipation (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A28 BPC section 654.3 patient financing and third-party credit arrangements (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A29 Civil Code section 51 Unruh Civil Rights Act (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A30 BPC section 1683.1 telehealth provider identification and disclosures (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A31 BPC section 1683.2 complaint-waiver prohibition (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A32 BPC section 688 electronic prescribing and exemptions (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A37 BPC section 1700 current license, permit, and registration display (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A38 BPC section 1750 dental assistant definition, BSDP, and infection-control prerequisites (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A39 16 CCR section 1018.05 reporting convictions and related reportable events (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A40 BPC section 1682 anesthesia informed consent and pediatric warning language (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A49 Cobbs v. Grant (1972) California informed-consent material-risk and reasonable-patient framework (scocal.stanford.edu, verified 2026-03-24)
- A50 Truman v. Thomas (1980) duty to disclose material risks of refusing recommended testing or treatment (scocal.stanford.edu, verified 2026-03-24)
- A51 Arato v. Avedon (1993) California limits and context for informed-consent disclosure (scocal.stanford.edu, verified 2026-03-24)
- A52 Probate Code sections 4683, 4711, and 4712 plus AB 2338 surrogate decisionmaker framework for adults lacking capacity (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-24)
- A57 Family Code section 6550 Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit for relative caregivers authorizing minor medical and dental care (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-24)
- A59 Senate Bill 351 (2025) — Corporate Practice of Dentistry restrictions on private equity and hedge funds; effective 1/1/2026 (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-06-10)
- A60 Assembly Bill 82 (2025); HSC §11165(k) — CURES reporting exemptions for testosterone and mifepristone effective 1/1/2026 (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-04-25)
- A61 16 CCR §1016 — continuing education requirements for dentists, including biennial 2-unit California opioid prescribing course (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-04-25)
- A62 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact (DDHC) — California compact integration timeline (compact privileges not yet active in 2026) (ddhcompact.org, verified 2026-04-25)
- A63 Assembly Bill 116 Health Omnibus — elimination of state-funded full-scope Medi-Cal dental benefits for undocumented adults age 19+ effective 7/1/2026 (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-04-25)
- A73 BPC section 1647.31 minimal sedation of patients under age 13 — PMS, GA, or pediatric-endorsed MS permit required (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-06-09)
- A80 BPC §1647.2 (SB 501, operative 1/1/2022; amended by SB 1453 eff. 1/1/2025) — pediatric moderate sedation on patients under 13: at least two support personnel plus operating dentist and one personnel member with current PALS-and-airway-management certification (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, verified 2026-06-09)
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