Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.02172.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES.  (a)  The commission by rule shall require each health and human services agency that administers a part of the Medicaid program to provide Medicaid reimbursement for teledentistry dental services provided by a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state.
(b)  The commission shall require reimbursement for a teledentistry dental service at the same rate as the Medicaid program reimburses for the same in-person dental service.  A request for reimbursement may not be denied solely because an in-person dental service between a dentist and a patient did not occur.  The commission may not limit a dentist's choice of platform for providing a teledentistry dental service by requiring that the dentist use a particular platform to receive reimbursement for the service.
(c)  The State Board of Dental Examiners, in consultation with the commission and the commission's office of inspector general, as appropriate, may adopt rules as necessary to:
(1)  ensure that appropriate care, including quality of care, is provided to patients who receive teledentistry dental services; and
(2)  prevent abuse and fraud through the use of teledentistry dental services, including rules relating to filing claims and the records required to be maintained in connection with teledentistry dental services.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2021.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2025.