§ 25-14-5-6 — Grant eligibility

Indiana § 25-14-5-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 14: DENTISTS
• Ch. 5: Dental Underserved Area and Minority Recruitment

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To be eligible for a grant, a dentist or dental
hygienist must meet all the following conditions:
(1) Hold a license to practice as a dentist under this article or as
a dental hygienist under IC 25-13-1.
(2) Has entered into an agreement with the committee to:
(A) either:
(i) commit to working five (5) years in an underserved area
or as a minority dentist or dental hygienist in Indiana for a
yearly grant of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000); or
(ii) commit to working two (2) years in an underserved area
or as a minority dentist or dental hygienist in Indiana for a
yearly grant of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) with the
option by the dentist or dental hygienist to serve up to three
(3) additional years for a yearly grant of thirty-five thousand
dollars ($35,000);
(B) provide an average of at least forty (40) hours of dentistry
per week in underserved areas or as a minority dentist or dental
hygienist in Indiana;
(C) maintain a patient base that includes at least thirty percent
(30%) as Medicaid patients; and
(D) provide a sliding fee scale, as approved by the committee,
for low income patients.
(3) Has entered into an agreement with the committee that if the
dentist or dental hygienist does not comply with the requirements
in subdivision (2) that the dentist or dental hygienist will pay back
to the committee seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500),
plus interest, for each month that the dentist or dental hygienist
did not serve or had left to serve under the terms of the
agreement.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.106.