Indiana Code
Chapter 34. Limited Service Health Maintenance Organizations
27-13-34-24. Dental Care Services and Director; Review of Adverse Decisions; Complaints

Sec. 24. (a) A limited service health maintenance organization that provides dental care services shall appoint a dental director who has an unlimited license to practice dentistry under IC 25-14 or an equivalent license issued by another state.
(b) The dental director appointed under subsection (a) is responsible for oversight of treatment policies, protocols, quality assurance activities, credentialing of participating providers, and utilization management decisions of the limited service health maintenance organization.
(c) A limited service health maintenance organization that provides dental care services shall contract with or employ at least one (1) individual who holds an unlimited license to practice dentistry under IC 25-14 or an equivalent license issued by another state to do the following:
(1) Develop, in consultation with a group of appropriate providers, the limited service health maintenance organization's treatment policies, protocols, and quality assurance activities.
(2) Respond when a treating provider requests in writing that a dentist reconsider an adverse utilization review decision.
(d) A limited service health maintenance organization that provides dental care services that receives a written request for reconsideration of an adverse utilization review decision from a treating provider shall:
(1) review the decision as expeditiously as possible; and
(2) provide a response to the treating provider not more than ten (10) business days after receiving the request.
(e) A limited service health maintenance organization that provides dental care services shall provide participating providers with an opportunity to comment on the following:
(1) Treatment policies.
(2) Protocols.
(3) Quality assurance activities.
(4) Credentialing policies and procedures.
(5) Utilization management policies and procedures.
As added by P.L.91-2000, SEC.1.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 27. Insurance

Article 13. Health Maintenance Organizations

Chapter 34. Limited Service Health Maintenance Organizations

27-13-34-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

27-13-34-1. "Enrollee" Defined

27-13-34-2. "Evidence of Coverage" Defined

27-13-34-3. "Limited Health Services" Defined

27-13-34-4. "Limited Service Health Maintenance Organization" Defined

27-13-34-5. "Provider" Defined

27-13-34-6. "Subscriber" Defined

27-13-34-7. Certificate of Authority Required; Foreign Entities

27-13-34-8. Application for Certificate of Authority; Requirements

27-13-34-9. Issuance of Certificate of Authority; Application Deficiencies; Denial of Application

27-13-34-10. Powers of Limited Service Health Maintenance Organization

27-13-34-11. Modification of Documents; Filing; Disapproval

27-13-34-12. Applicable Statutes

27-13-34-13. Evidence of Coverage; Required Information

27-13-34-14. Examinations by Commissioner

27-13-34-15. Required Contract Terms and Conditions; Exemptions

27-13-34-16. "Net Worth" and "Uncovered Expense" Defined; Computation of Net Worth; Minimum Net Worth

27-13-34-17. Required Deposit

27-13-34-18. Fidelity Bonds; Deposit in Place of Bond

27-13-34-19. Annual Reports; Additional Reports

27-13-34-20. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Authority

27-13-34-21. Chapter Violations; Fines and Penalties

27-13-34-22. Supervision, Rehabilitation, or Liquidation; Remedies and Measures

27-13-34-23. Fees

27-13-34-24. Dental Care Services and Director; Review of Adverse Decisions; Complaints

27-13-34-26. Complaints; Records