N.D. Cent. Code § 50-24.1-45

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 50-24.1-45 - Medical assistance benefits - Family adaptive behavior treatment and guidance - Dental screening and assessments - Dental case management - Teledentistry

Medical assistance coverage must include payment for the following services:

1. Family adaptive behavioral treatment and guidance to educate parents and caregivers to continue to carry out plans and recommendations of applied behavioral analysis.

2. Dental screening and assessment of patients to identify individuals in need of additional assessment, diagnostic, and treatment services.

3. Dental case management for maintenance of oral health for special populations, including elderly, special needs, medically fragile, and children.

4. Asynchronous teledentistry to reduce barriers to dental care through outreach programs and to integrate oral health into general health care settings to identify and refer treatment needs.

5. The services identified in subsections 2, 3, and 4 do not apply to Medicaid expansion.

N.D.C.C. § 50-24.1-45

Added by S.L. 2023 , ch. 436( HB 1530 ), § 1, eff. 8/1/2023.