Sec. 8. (a) No legal action under this chapter may be commenced by the attorney general against a for-profit dental referral service until the attorney general has given the service thirty (30) days written notice of the violation.
(b) Notice under subsection (a) must comply with the following:
(1) Be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
(2) Include a copy of the code sections of the chapter alleged to have been violated.
(3) Describe the alleged unlawful advertising.
(4) Include a statement that the for-profit dental referral service has the lesser of:
(A) thirty (30) days from the date the notice was received; or
(B) thirty-five (35) days from the date the notice was sent;
to cure the violation.
(c) A for-profit dental service that does not cure a violation within the time period required under subsection (b) is subject to sections 6 and 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.23.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
25-14-4-1. Application of Chapter
25-14-4-2. Disclosure That Dentist Paid Referral Fee for Participation in Service
25-14-4-3. Out-of-State Dental Referrals to Business Not Meeting Chapter Requirements
25-14-4-4. Advertisements by Dental Referral Services; Necessary Disclaimers
25-14-4-5. Advertisements; Prohibited Acts
25-14-4-6. Chapter Violation; Offenses
25-14-4-8. Notice of Intent to Bring Action Against Referral Service; Opportunity to Cure Violation