Section 828IAC1-1-19.1. Referral services; dental fees; services provided

  1. (a) A dentist participating with a referral service shall not charge patients referred by such referral service any fee that exceeds the usual, customary, and reasonable fee charged patients of the participating dentist, but not referred by such referral service.

  (b) A dentist participating with a referral service shall not reduce the amount of service or lower the quality of the service provided to patients referred by a referral service that the dentist would provide for the dentist's patients who were not referred by such referral service. (State Board of Dentistry; 828 IAC 1-1-19.1; filed Aug 9, 1994, 2:45 p.m.: 17 IR 2868; readopted filed Apr 11, 2001, 3:21 p.m.: 24 IR 2896; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:36 p.m.: 20071031-IR-828070047RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:23 a.m.: 20131225-IR-828130287RFA)