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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 31.10.45.06" title_num="31" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="45" heading="Dental Network Adequacy Executive Summary Form.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>For each provider panel used by a carrier for a dental plan, the carrier shall provide the network sufficiency results for the dental plan service area as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Travel Distance Standards.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For each provider type listed in Regulation .03 of this chapter, list the percentage of enrollees for which the carrier met the travel distance standards, in the following format:</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>List the total number of essential community providers in the carrier’s network.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>List the total percentage of essential community providers available in the dental benefit plan’s service area that are participating providers.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Appointment Waiting Time Standards.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For each appointment type listed in Regulation .04 of this chapter, list the percentage of enrollees in which the carrier met the appointment waiting time standards, in the following format:</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>List the total percentage of telehealth appointments counted as part of the appointment waiting time standard results.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Each carrier shall provide a description of how it will monitor, on an ongoing basis, the ability of participating providers to provide covered services to the carrier’s enrollees.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The dental network adequacy access plan executive summary form filed by a carrier pursuant to §A of this regulation is not confidential information.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>