(a) The department shall establish a list of performance measures to ensure dental health plans meet quality criteria required by the department. The list shall specify the benchmarks used by the department to determine whether and the extent to which a dental health plan meets each performance measure. Commencing January 1, 2013, and quarterly thereafter, the list of performance measures established by the department along with each planâs performance shall be posted on the departmentâs Internet Web site. The Department of Managed Health Care and the advisory committee established pursuant to Section 14089.08 shall have access to all performance measures and benchmarks used by the department as described in this section. (1) Commencing April 30, 2017, the quarterly reporting required by this subdivision shall be posted in the following manner: (A) On or before April 30, 2017, the reporting shall be posted for the July 2016 to September 2016, inclusive, fiscal quarter. (B) After April 30, 2017, the reporting shall be posted on a quarterly basis on or before April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31 for the fiscal quarter ending seven months prior. (2) The performance measures established by the department shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: provider network adequacy, overall utilization of dental services, annual dental visits, the total number of patients seen on a per-provider basis and the total number of dental services rendered by each provider during each calendar year, use of preventive dental services, use of dental treatment services, use of examinations and oral health evaluations, sealant to restoration ratio, filling to preventive services ratio, treatment to caries prevention ratio, use of dental sealants, use of diagnostic services, and survey of member satisfaction with plans and providers. (3) The survey of member satisfaction with plans and providers shall be the same dental version of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey as used by the Healthy Families Program. (4) The department shall notify dental health plans at least 30 days prior to the implementation date of these performance measures. (5) The department shall include the initial list of performance measures and benchmarks in any dental health contracts entered into between the department and a dental health plan pursuant to Section 14204. (6) The department shall update performance measures and benchmarks and establish additional performance measures and benchmarks in accordance with all of the following: (A) The department shall consider performance measures and benchmarks established by other states, the federal government, and national organizations developing dental program performance and quality measures. (B) The department shall notify dental health plans at least 30 days prior to the implementation date of updates or changes to performance measures and benchmarks. The department shall also post these updates or changes on its Internet Web site at least 30 days prior to implementation in order to provide transparency to the public. (C) To ensure that the dental health needs of Medi-Cal beneficiaries are met, the department shall, when evaluating performance measures and benchmarks for retention on, addition to, or deletion from the list, consider all of the following criteria: (i) Monthly, quarterly, annual, and multiyear Medi-Cal dental managed care trended data. (ii) County and statewide Medi-Cal dental fee-for-service performance and quality ratings. (iii) Other state and national dental program performance and quality measures. (iv) Other state and national performance ratings. (b) In establishing and updating the performance measures and benchmarks, the department shall consult the advisory committee established pursuant to Section 14089.08, as well as dental health plan representatives and other stakeholders, including representatives from counties, local dental societie
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