§ 43-28.1-03 — Criteria

North Dakota § 43-28.1-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-28.1: Dentists' Loan Repayment Program

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1. The department of health and human services shall establish criteria to be used in
selecting qualified dentists and in identifying cities or surrounding areas, or both, that
have a defined need for dental services. The criteria must include consideration of:
a. The number of dentists already providing dental services in the city or
surrounding areas, or both;
b. Access to dental services in the city and the surrounding areas;
c. How the dentist will provide dental services to individuals on medical assistance
or in a public health clinic, a practice with a focus on an underserved population,
or a nonprofit dental clinic; and
d. The dentist's training in general dentistry or in a dental specialty and the extent to
which such services are needed in the identified city or surrounding areas, or
both.
2. As a term of receipt of funds under this chapter, a dentist shall accept medical
assistance patients and assignments or provide dental services in a public health
clinic, a practice with a focus on an underserved population, or a nonprofit dental
clinic. For purposes of a dentist selected for loan payment under this chapter who
practices within fifteen miles [24.14 kilometers] of the city limits of one of the three
largest cities in the state, to qualify to receive a yearly disbursement under this chapter
during that year of obligated service, the dentist must have:
a. Received dental medical payments of at least twenty thousand dollars in the form
of medical assistance reimbursement; or
b. Practiced at least two full workdays per week at a public health clinic or at a
nonprofit dental clinic that uses a sliding fee schedule to bill the nonprofit dental
clinic's patients.
3. The department of health and human services may consult with public and private
sector entities in establishing criteria and evaluating needs based on the criteria.