Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 526 - Dental Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:526-1-3 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Advisory Committee"
means a committee utilized
				  during an Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment Program (ODLRP) selection process
				  whose responsibilities and makeup are described in these Rules.
"Commissioner"
means the Commissioner of Health
				  of the Oklahoma State Department of Health or his/her designee.
"Contract"
means a written agreement between the
				  participating dentist and the Oklahoma State Department of Health upon the
				  dentist's acceptance into the Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment Program
				  (ODLRP.)
"Dental Health Professional Shortage Area"
or
"DHPSA"
means a location in Oklahoma that has been officially
				  designated, on or about January 1 of each year, as experiencing special dental
				  health problems and dentist practice patterns that limit access to dental
				  care.
"Dental Service"
means the Dental Program of the
				  Oklahoma State Department of Health.
"Dental services"
means the provision of
				  diagnostic, preventive, restorative, emergency and palliative services provided
				  by licensed general or pediatric dentists. The provision of dental services
				  includes a reasonable amount of time for performing tasks related to the
				  service, such as record-keeping.
"Dentist"
means a person who is licensed to
				  practice dentistry by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry.
"Dentistry"
means the practice of dentistry by a
				  dentist as defined in the latest editions of the Oklahoma State Dental Act and
				  the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry Rules and Regulations.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma State Department
				  of Health.
"Educational expenses"
means all or part of the
				  principal and interest of an educational loan which has been taken out by an
				  individual that meets eligibility criteria for the Program.
"Medicaid dental provider"
means a dentist who
				  has fulfilled the Oklahoma Health Care Authority requirements to be reimbursed
				  fees for services provided to the Title XIX Medicaid population.
"Medicaid patient"
means a patient enrolled, at
				  the time of dental treatment, in the State Title XIX Medicaid Program as
				  administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
"New dental school graduate"
means a dentist who
				  has graduated from an accredited U.S. dental school during the last five years
				  prior to the effective funding cycle for which applicant is submitting an
				  application for the ODLRA Program.
"ODLRA"
means the Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment
				  Act.
"ODLRP"
means the Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment
				  Program.
"Oklahoma Health Care Authority"
or
"OHCA"
means the state agency responsible for the Title XIX
				  Medicaid Program in Oklahoma.
"Participating dentist"
or
"participant"
means a dentist selected to participate in the
				  Program and who has an effective ODLRP contract with the Department.
"Patient"
means the individuals treated at an
				  approved practice site.
"Program"
means the Oklahoma Dental Loan
				  Repayment Program.
"Service obligation"
means the terms established
				  by the contract as defined by the Department and may include options to renew
				  for up to a total participation in the Program of five (5)
				  years.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 203,
				  eff 11-1-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1983, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 25 Ok
				  Reg 1151, eff 5-25-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2524, eff
				  7-25-10