410 IAC 16.2-3.1-24
410 IAC 16.2-3.1-24 Dental services
Cite as Ind. Admin. Code tit. 410, r. 16.2-3.1-24
Sec. 24. (a) The facility must assist residents in obtaining routine and twenty-four (24) hour emergency dental care. The facility must
provide, or obtain from an outside resource, the following dental services to meet the needs of each resident:
(1) Routine dental services (to the extent covered under the state plan).
(2) Emergency dental services.
(3) Prompt referral of residents with lost or damaged dentures to a dentist.
(b) The facility must assist the resident, if needed, in making appointments and transportation arrangements to and from the source of the
services.
(c) For purposes of IC 16-28-5-1, a breach of:
(1) subsection (a) is a deficiency; and
(2) subsection (b) is a noncompliance.