Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 50 - Oral Health › Rule 641-50.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				apply:
"Core public health functions"
means the
				functions of health assessment, policy development, and assurance.
1. Assessment: regular collection, analysis,
			 interpretation, and communication of information about health conditions,
			 risks, and assets.
2. Policy
			 development: development, implementation, and evaluation of plans and policies,
			 for public health in general and priority health needs in particular, in a
			 manner that incorporates scientific information and community values and is in
			 accordance with state public health policy.
3. Assurance: ensuring, by encouragement,
			 regulation, or direct action, that programs and interventions which maintain
			 and improve health are carried out.
"Dental care for persons with disabilities program
				"
means the department program to provide dental services to
				low-income children and young adults with special health care needs.
"Dental home "
means a network of
				individualized care based on risk assessment, which includes oral health
				education, dental screenings, preventive services, diagnostic services,
				treatment services, and emergency services.
"Dental sealant program "
means the department
				program implemented through public or private nonprofit agencies to provide
				dental examinations or screenings and dental sealants to children in a
				school-based setting.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Direct dental services"
means those services
				generally delivered one-on-one between a health professional and a
				client.
"Enabling services "
means services that allow
				or provide for access to and the derivation of benefits from the array of basic
				health care services and includes activities such as outreach, case management,
				health education, transportation, translation, home visits, support services,
				and other services.
"EPSDT"
means the Early and Periodic
				Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program which provides for regular
				preventive health care services for children aged 0 to 21 as authorized by
				Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
"Fluoride mouth rinse program "
means the
				department program implemented through elementary schools and middle schools,
				which includes oral health education and weekly rinsing with fluoride. The
				program targets schools with children at high risk for tooth decay.
"Gap filling"
means direct health services
				supported by public health staff or resources that are needed but are not
				otherwise accessible in the community.
"Infrastructure building "
means activities
				directed at improving and maintaining the health status of all clients by
				providing support for the development and maintenance of comprehensive health
				service systems, including development and maintenance of health service
				standards or guidelines, training, data, and planning systems.
"I-Smile program"
means the department program
				implemented through public and private nonprofit agencies and private health
				care providers to increase access to dental care for children and to ensure a
				dental home.
"Medicaid"
means the Medicaid program
				authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act and funded through the Iowa
				department of human services from the United States Department of Health and
				Human Services.
"Oral health education "
means information
				provided by a health professional about dental disease, prevention, and
				anticipatory guidance, including oral habits, oral development, fluoride
				exposure, and dietary counseling.
"Population-basedservices "
means preventive
				interventions and personal health services developed for and available to
				populations of the state rather than for individuals in a one-on-one situation.
				Disease prevention, health promotion, and statewide outreach are major
				components.
"Senior smiles program "
means the department
				program implemented through public and nonprofit private agencies to provide
				oral screenings and interventions for older Iowans.
"Title V"
means Title V of the Social Security
				Act and the federal requirements contained in the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of
				1989 ( Public Law 101-239) which address the Maternal and Child Health and
				Children with Special Health Care Needs programs.
"Title V maternal and child health program "
means the department program implemented through local public or private
				nonprofit agencies for the assurance of access to preventive and primary child
				and maternal health services and services to children with special health care
				needs in accordance with 641-Chapter 76, Maternal and Child Health Program.
				Through this program, agencies are responsible for ensuring access to dental
				services, with an emphasis on early intervention and preventive oral health
				care beginning at or near the age of 12 months and continuing into
				adulthood.
"Title XIX"
means the Medicaid program
				authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act and funded through the Iowa
				department of human services from the United States Department of Health and
				Human Services.
"Vulnerable populations"
means individuals and
				groups whose needs are not addressed by traditional dental service providers
				and health care systems.