(1) When dental hygiene services are provided to children by a licensed dental hygienist who is providing dental hygiene services pursuant to section 12-220-503 without the supervision of a licensed dentist, the executive director of the state department shall authorize reimbursement for said services, subject to the requirements of this section. Payment for the services shall be made directly to the licensed dental hygienist, if requested by the licensed dental hygienist; except that this section shall not apply to licensed dental hygienists when acting within the scope of their employment as salaried employees of public or private institutions, physicians, or dentists.
(2) For each child provided dental hygiene services pursuant to this section, the dental hygienist shall attempt to identify a dentist participating in medicaid for the child.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1847, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1707, § 179, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1) amended, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 263, § 9, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-4-414.3 as it existed prior to 2006.