Section 410 IAC 16.2-3.1-24 - Dental servicesAuthority: IC 16-28-1-7
Affected: IC 16-28-5-1
Sec. 24.
(a) The facility must assist residents in obtaining routine and twenty-four (24) hour emergency dental care. The facility must provide, or obtain from an outside resource, the following dental services to meet the needs of each resident: (1) Routine dental services (to the extent covered under the state plan).(2) Emergency dental services.(3) Prompt referral of residents with lost or damaged dentures to a dentist.(b) The facility must assist the resident, if needed, in making appointments and transportation arrangements to and from the source of the services.(c) For purposes of IC 16-28-5-1, a breach of:(1) subsection (a) is a deficiency; and(2) subsection (b) is a noncompliance.Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 16.2-3.1-24; filed Jan 10, 1997, 4:00 p.m.: 20 IR 1548, eff Apr 1, 1997; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA