Section 405IAC5-14-1. Policy

   (a) Medicaid reimbursement is available only for those dental services listed in section 2 of this rule subject to the limitations set out in this rule.

  (b) For those members twenty-one (21) years of age and over, all covered services will require prior authorization except the following:

(1) Diagnostic and preventative services.

(2) Direct restorations.

(3) Treatment of lesions.

(4) Periodontal services for the following immuno-compromised individuals:

(A) Transplant patients.

(B) Pregnant women.

(C) Diabetic patients.

(5) Extractions.

(6) Emergency and trauma care.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 5-14-1; filed Jul 25, 1997, 4:00 p.m.: 20 IR 3319; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; filed Dec 13, 2002, 4:00 p.m.: 26 IR 1546; filed Aug 17, 2007, 3:23 p.m.: 20070912-IR-405060005FRA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; filed May 9, 2011, 4:01 p.m.: 20110608-IR-405100795FRA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Aug 1, 2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA; filed Sep 2, 2016, 12:26 p.m.: 20160928-IR-405150450FRA)