La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-701 - Primary Dental Care Clinics II

A. Name and Location

1. Caddo Parish Health Unit Dental Clinic, 2327 David Raines Road, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107.

2. Dental Trailer No. 1, State Planning District No. 5, which includes the following parishes: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis. The dental trailer is rotated to the various parish health units within the district.

3. Dental Trailer No. 2 State Planning District No. 3, which includes the following parishes: Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James and Terrebonne. The dental trailer is rotated to the various health units within the district.

4. Jefferson Parish Health Unit Dental Clinic (east-bank), 111 North Causeway Boulevard, Metairie, Louisiana 70001.

5. Jefferson Parish Dental Clinic (west-bank), 1901 Eighth Street, Harvey, Louisiana 70058.

6. Rapides Parish Dental Clinic, 1200 Texas Avenue, Alexandria, Louisiana.

B. Objectives, Scope of Services and Fees Charged

1. The objectives of this program are to effectively coordinate and administer dental care offered to children of low income families, to improve the quality and increase the quantity of the services and to raise the dental awareness in the community.

2. Treatment, corrections and other activities offered include:

a. complete examination and diagnosis, including radiographs;

b. elimination of pain and infection;

c. preventive services including prophylaxis, topical fluoride treatment and oral hygiene instruction;

d. restoration of carious or fractured teeth and treatment of injuries to soft tissues;

e. elimination of disease of bone and soft tissues;

f. maintenance or recovery of space when this service will have an effect on occlusion;

g. treatment of injuries; and

h. emergency treatment.

3. No charges will be made for dental care at the clinics, except to the extent that payments will be made by a third party (including a government agency) which is authorized or under legal obligation to pay such charges.

C. Eligibility

1. Any family residing in Louisiana which is eligible and which requests dental services for its children may receive services at any of the clinic sites. (see appendix for income guidelines). Children who are presently enrolled in the state's Handicapped Children's Program or the state's EPSDT Program are also eligible. Parents or guardians must present evidence demonstrating the child's eligibility in these programs.

2. Persons 18 years of age or under are eligible.

3. All age-eligible patients, regardless of income, will be afforded screening and emergency services from the clinics.

4. Services will be made available without the imposition of any duration-of-residence requirement.

5. Other siblings in a family with a handicapped child are eligible if the family qualifies under the income guidelines.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-701

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 13:246 (April 1987).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:5.