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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.09.05.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="05" heading="Covered Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Program covers medically necessary dental services for participants younger than 21 years old and eligible former foster care participants younger than 26 years old, including but not limited to the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Emergency, preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Semiannual cleaning, fluoride treatment and examination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pit and fissure sealants for the occlusal surfaces of posterior permanent teeth that are without decay;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Orthodontic care for conditions which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Have adjusted case scores of at least 15 points on the Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviations Index (HLD) Table No. 4; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Cause dysfunction due to a handicapping malocclusion that is supported by comprehensive pretreatment orthodontic records, which include at a minimum:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Cephalometric head film with analysis;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Panoramic or full series periapical radiographs;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Extra-oral and intra-oral photographs;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Clinical summary with diagnosis;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>HLD score sheets from attending orthodontist; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Treatment plan;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Consultations for participants who meet the requirements of §A(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Drugs dispensed or injectable drugs administered by the dentist within the limitations of COMAR 10.09.03;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Oral Health assessment by an EPSDT certified provider, and if determined medically necessary, the application of fluoride varnish for children 9 months old through 5 years old;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>General anesthesia during dental procedures, when it is medically necessary; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Fluoride varnish.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Program covers the following medically necessary dental services for participants 21 years old or older:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Periodic, limited, and comprehensive oral examinations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>X-rays, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>First and each additional intraoral periapical film;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Single, two, three, or four film bitewings, which are limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Two per patient per year for REM participants 21 years old or older; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>One per patient per year for pregnant participants 21 years old or older; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>One panoramic radiographic image every 36 months;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Prophylaxis for adults, which is limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One per patient per 3 months for REM participants 21 years old or older; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Two per patient per 12 months for adults ages 21 and over;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Topical application of fluoride, which is limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One application per patient per 6 months for REM participants 21 years old or older; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>One application per patient per year for pregnant and postpartum participants 21 years old or older;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Amalgam restorations for permanent teeth for one, two, three, four, or more surfaces, which are limited to one identical restoration per tooth per 24 months;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Resin restorations for anterior permanent teeth for one, two, three, four, or more surfaces or involving incisal angle, which are limited to one identical restoration per tooth per 24 months;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Other restorative services including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Recementing of crowns, which is limited to two times for the same crown;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prefabricated stainless steel crown for permanent teeth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Fillings — sedative, interim or temporary filling; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Pin retention — per tooth, in addition to restoration;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Pulp capping, direct and indirect, excluding final restoration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Gingovectomy or gingivoplasty — per quadrant, which is limited to two quadrants per year per patient;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Periodontal scaling and root planning — per quadrant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Full mouth debridement, which is limited to one per patient per 2 years, and may not be completed on the same day as prophylaxis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Periodontal maintenance — following active periodontal therapy, which is limited to two per patient per year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Adjustment of complete maxillary and mandibular denture;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Adjustment of partial maxillary and mandibular denture;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Recementing of bridge, which is limited to two times for the same bridge;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Extractions of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Coronal remnants for deciduous teeth; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Erupted tooth or exposed root;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Biopsy of oral tissue, hard or soft;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Alveoplasty, in conjunction or not in conjunction with extractions — per quadrant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Incision and drainage of abscess intraoral; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Palliative emergency treatment of dental pain that is not associated with recently rendered service.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Program shall reimburse for covered services in §§A and B of this regulation if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The services are rendered in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The dentist's office;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The participant's home by an approved mobile dental unit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A general acute hospital;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A skilled or intermediate care nursing facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A free-standing clinic;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>An EPSDT certified provider's office;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>An approved mobile dental unit or mobile dental practice;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A Medicare-certified ambulatory surgical center; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Via telehealth in compliance with COMAR 10.09.49.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The services are provided by the dentist or one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Another licensed dentist enrolled with Medicaid in the dentist’s employ;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A dental hygienist or dental assistant, provided that the individual rendering the service is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>In the dentist's employ or in the employ of a public health program;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Under general supervision of a licensed dentist; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Within the scope of the individual’s training or certification for the purpose of assisting in the provision of dental services; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An EPSDT certified provider for the purpose of applying fluoride varnish;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The services are clearly related to the participant's individual dental care needs as ameliorative, diagnostic, curative, palliative, preventive, or rehabilitative services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The services are adequately described on the participant's dental care record in accordance with record-keeping practices detailed in COMAR 10.44.30.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>