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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 13B.08.09.01" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="09" heading="Purpose.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The purpose of the Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MDC-LARP) is to increase access to oral health services for Maryland Medical Assistance Program (MMAP) recipients by increasing the number of dentists who treat that population.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The MDC-LARP is funded through Maryland general funds and provides loan repayment for Maryland licensed dentists dependent upon available annual funding.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A dentist who participates in this program shall agree to provide oral health care services to a minimum of 30 percent MMAP recipients as a proportion of their total patient population, document this information, and submit confirming written reports.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>