Resources for Managing Regulatory Environment

Guidelines for Practice Success

We have compiled online resources for Guidelines for Practice Success, Managing Regulatory Environment Resources to make it easier for you to locate the additional information, samples, and resources discussed throughout the module.

Business Associate Tip Sheet [PDF]

Disposing of Controlled Substances [PDF]

Emergency Preparedness Tips [PDF]

Employee on Employee Violence Tip Sheet [PDF]

Exposure Control Plan [PDF]

FAQ on New HCP Regulations [PDF]

FAQ on New HCP Regulations Part 2 [PDF]

FAQ on Registering with the DEA [PDF]

HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Tip Sheet [PDF]

HIPAA Privacy Rule Tip Sheet [PDF]

HIPAA Security Rule Tip Sheet [PDF]

Lasers Tip Sheet [PDF]

Maintaining Dental Unit Water Lines [PDF]

Medical Waste Disposal [PDF]

Nitrous Oxide Tips [PDF]

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Checklist [PDF]

OSHA Investigations [PDF]

Prescribing Controlled Substances [PDF]

Safe Handling of Instruments and Sharps [PDF]

Safety and Inventory Control of Controlled Substances [PDF]

Sample Exposure Control Checklist [PDF]

Sample Request for Access [PDF]

Tips on E-Prescribing Controlled Substances [PDF]

Workplace Violence Tip Sheet [PDF]

View the full content of the ADA's Guidelines for Practice Success

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Overview

Dental Unit Water Lines

CDC’s Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings [PDF]
CDC’s Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings—2003 [PDF]
CDC’s Dental Unit Water Quality
ADA Do’s and Don’ts for Maintaining Dental Unit Water Lines [PDF]
CDC's Infection Prevention Checklist for Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care [PDF]
ADA Information on Oral Health Topics, Dental Unit Waterlines

Hand Hygiene

Infection Control

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards [PDF]
OSHA Fact Sheet on the Hazard Communication Standard Final Rule
CDC Infection Prevention Checklist for Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care [PDF]
OSHA Standard for Tuberculosis
ADA Tip Sheet on Exposure Control Plans [PDF]
ADA Sample Exposure Control Checklist [PDF]
ADA Practical Guide to OSHA Compliance Manual
CDC Q&A on Personal Protective Equipment
OSHA’s Most Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

Medical Waste Disposal

OSHA Most Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
ADA Tip Sheet on Medical Waste Disposal [PDF]
GPS Managing the Regulatory Environment: Sharps Safety, Disposal, and Safe Injection Practices
ADA Do’s and Don’ts for the Safe Handling of Instruments and Sharps [PDF]
EPA Medical Waste Resources
CDC Q&A on Extracted Teeth
HERC’s Hazardous Waste State Locator
HERC’s Occupational Safety and Health Resource Locator
HERC’s State-by-State Regulated Medical Waste Resource Locator

Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette

Sharps Safety, Disposal, and Safe Injection Practices

Staff Immunizations

Staff Immunizations/Tuberculosis

Sterilization and Disinfection of Patient Care Items and Devices

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services: Overview

CMS Strategy: The Road Forward: 2013-2017
ADA Tip Sheet on CMS Requirements, Enforcement and Audits [PDF]
CMS website
U.S. Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
U.S. General Services Administration System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions Extract

Medicare

2014 CMS Statistics [PDF]
CMS Form 855I [PDF]
ADA Sample Medicare Opt Out Affidavit [PDF]
ADA Sample Medicare Opt Out Private Contract [PDF]
CMS Form 855O [PDF]
ADA Tip Sheet on OCR’S Nondiscrimination Requirement [PDF]
ADA’s Medicare Enrollment FAQ

Medicaid

CMS Medicaid Compliance and Your Dental Practice [PDF]
EPSDT – A Guide for States: Coverage in the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents [PDF]
Medicaid Dental Care Program
GPS Managing Finances: Medicaid

Children's Health Insurance Program

Drug Enforcement Agency: Overview

DEA Office of Diversion Control’s Website
ADA GPS Managing the Regulatory Environment: Registering with the DEA and Prescribing Controlled Substances
ADA FAQ on Registering with the DEA [PDF]
ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations [PDF]
ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations, Part 2 [PDF]
DEA Publications & Manuals: Practitioner’s Manual: An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act [PDF]
NOTE: The DEA Diversion Control Division is currently updating all of the manuals.
ADA Practical Guide to Substance Use Disorders and Safe Prescribing

Registering with the DEA and Prescribing Controlled Substances

ADA FAQ on Registering with the DEA [PDF]
ADA Do’s and Don’ts for Prescribing Controlled Substances [PDF]
ADA Tip Sheet for e-Prescribing Controlled Substances [PDF]
- SCDI White Paper No. 1070-2019 ADA Electronic Pharmaceutical Prescription Standard for Dentistry
- CMS Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program [PDF]
- DEA Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS)
ADA Tip Sheet on the Safety and Inventory Control of Controlled Substances [PDF]
- DEA General Security Requirements (NOTE: The DEA Diversion Control Division is currently updating all of the manuals)
- DEA Security Requirements for Practitioners (NOTE: The DEA Diversion Control Division is currently updating all of the manuals)
- DEA Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances - DEA Form 106
- DEA inventory requirements For Dispensing Practices (NOTE: The DEA Diversion Control Division is currently updating all of the manuals)
- DEA Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS)
- DEA Large Volume Order Forms (DEA Form 222)
- DEA Publications & Manuals: Practitioner’s Manual: An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act [PDF] (NOTE: The DEA Diversion Control Division is currently updating all of the manuals)
- ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations [PDF]
- ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations, Part 2 [PDF]
ADA Tip Sheet on Disposing of Controlled Substances [PDF]
- DEA Form 41 (Registrant Record of Controlled Substances Destroyed)
- DEA final rule on the disposal of controlled substances [PDF]
- EPA Proposed Rule on Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals

Environmental Protection Agency Overview

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website
HERC Hazardous Waste State Locator
HERC Occupational Safety and Health Resource Locator
HERC’s State-by-State Regulated Medical Waste Resource Locator
EPA Summary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPA Proposed Rule on Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
ADA FAQ on Registering with the DEA [PDF]
ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations, Part 2 [PDF]
ADA Tip Sheet on Disposing of Controlled Substances [PDF]

DEA Large Volume Order Forms (DEA Form 222)
DEA's Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS)
DEA Form 41 - Registrant Record of Controlled Substances Destroyed
DEA final rule on the disposal of controlled substances
DEA Practitioner’s Manual: An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act [PDF] (NOTE: The DEA Diversion Control Division is currently updating all of the manuals)

EPA Frequent Questions about the Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Proposed Rule
EPA Managing Pharmaceutical Waste: A 10-Step Blueprint for Healthcare Facilities in the United States
ADA Tip Sheet on Non-Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Disposal [PDF]
- EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Regulatory Summary
- ADA Best Management Practices for Amalgam Waste [PDF]
- ADA Oral Health Topics/Amalgam Waste Best Management
- ADA Business Resources HealthFirst Amalgam Recovery Program
ADA Tip Sheet on Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal [PDF]
- GPS Managing the Regulatory Environment: Registering with the DEA and Prescribing Controlled Substances
- EPA Criteria for the Definition of Solid Waste and Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions
- EPA A User-Friendly Reference Document for Hazardous Waste Characteristics [PDF]

Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Overview

ADA General Do’s and Don'ts Regarding OSHA Investigations [PDF]
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Dentistry

ADA Tip Sheet on Emergency Preparedness [PDF]

ADA Tip Sheet on Posture Break Exercises [PDF]
ADA Tip Sheet on Quick Stretches for Dental Staff [PDF]

ADA Tip Sheet on Exposure Control Plans [PDF]
- OSHA’s Most Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- CDC’s Q&A on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

ADA Sample Exposure Control Checklist [PDF]

ADA Tip Sheet on Lasers [PDF]
- FDA 510(k) Clearances
- FDA Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Devices
- FDA 510(k) Premarket Notification
- ANSI Standard Z136.1 Safe Use of Lasers
- ANSI Standard Z136.3 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities
- ADA 2012 white paper Dental Radiographic Examinations: Recommendations for Patient Selection and Limiting Radiographic Exposure

ADA Tip Sheet on Nitrous Oxide [PDF]

ADA Tip Sheet on Workplace Violence [PDF]

ADA Tip Sheet on Employee-on-Employee Violence [PDF]
- ADA Practical Guide to Creating and Updating an Employee Policy Manual
- ADA’s Emergency Planning & Disaster Recovery in the Dental Office

Ergonomics

ADA Tip Sheet on Posture Break Exercises [PDF]
ADA Tip Sheet on Quick Stretches for Dental Staff [PDF]
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Ergonomics
ADA Practical Guide to Dental Office Design

Office for Civil Rights: Overview

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) website’s About Us page
GPS Managing the Regulatory Environment: The Privacy Rule
ADA Tip Sheet on Certain Provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule [PDF]
- HHS Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information 45 CFR § 164.524
- HHS Model Notices of Privacy Practices
- HHS FAQ on Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information 45 CFR § 164.524
- HHS A Health Care Provider’s Guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Communicating with a Patient’s Family, Friends, or Others Involved in the Patient’s Care
- ADA Sample Request for Access [PDF], courtesy of the ADA Complete HIPAA Compliance Kit
- ADA Tip Sheet on Business Associates [PDF]
- OCR’s Personal Health Records and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- ADA Tip Sheet on the HIPAA Security Rule [PDF]
  - HHS Security Rule
  - HHS HIPAA for Professionals
  - HHS Security Rule Guidance Material
  - HHS Privacy Rule: General Topics
  - ADA Tip Sheet on the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule [PDF]
    - HHS Breach Notification Rule
    - OCR Submitting Notice of a Breach to the Secretary
    - ADA Tip Sheet on OCR’s Nondiscrimination Requirement [PDF]
      - ADA Section 1557 Q&A
      - ADA Business Resources CyraCom
      - OCR’s Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
      - ADA Section 1557 Webinar [Video]
      - ADA Section 1557 Checklist [PDF]
      - ADA Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
      - ADA Sample Language Access Plan [PDF]
      - ADA Sample Contract and BAA for Interpreters and Translators [PDF]
      - ADA Auxiliary Aids and Services FAQ
      - ADA Accessible Technology FAQ
      - ADA Grievance Procedure
      - ADA Sample Grievance Procedure [PDF]
      - ADA Age Discrimination
      - ADA Sex Discrimination
      - ADA Notice and Taglines Requirements FAQ
      - ADA Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination [PDF]
      - ADA Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination - Less Than 15 Employees [PDF]
    - GPS Managing the Regulatory Environment: Coding for Language Assistance Services
    - OCR Section 1557 Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination [PDF]

The Privacy Rule

HHS’ Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

ADA Tip Sheet on Certain Provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule

ADA Tip Sheet on the HIPAA Security Rule [PDF]
- HHS Security Rule
- HHS HIPAA for Professionals
- HHS Security Rule Guidance Material
- HHS Privacy Rule: General Topics

ADA Tip Sheet on the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule [PDF]
- HHS Breach Notification Rule
- OCR Submitting Notice of a Breach to the Secretary

ADA Tip Sheet on Business Associates [PDF]
- OCR’s Personal Health Records and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

ADA Tip Sheet on OCR's Nondiscrimination Enforcement [PDF]
- ADA Section 1557 Q&A
- ADA Practical Guide to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
- ADA Business Resources CyraCom
- OCR’s Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- ADA Section 1557 Webinar [Video]
- ADA Section 1557 Checklist [PDF]
- ADA Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
- ADA Sample Language Access Plan [PDF]
- ADA Sample Contract and BAA for Interpreters and Translators [PDF]
- ADA Auxiliary Aids and Services FAQ
- ADA Accessible Technology FAQ
- ADA Grievance Procedure
- ADA Sample Grievance Procedure [PDF]
- ADA Age Discrimination
- ADA Sex Discrimination
- ADA Notice and Taglines Requirements FAQ
- ADA Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination [PDF]
- ADA Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination - Less Than 15 Employees [PDF]