Sec. 9. Before January 2, 1994, the state board of dentistry established by IC 25-14-1-2 shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that may include the following: (1) Guidelines regarding the referral of subscribing dentists for specialty services. (2) Guidelines for ensuring that patient referrals by the for-profit dental referral service must be initiated by a patient. (3) Guidelines for ensuring that the for-profit dental referral service does not impose a fee on the subscribing dentists dependent upon the number of referrals or the amount of professional fees paid by the patient to the dentist. (4) Guidelines for ensuring there is a prohibition against for-profit dental referral services limiting dentist subscribers solely on the basis of a dentist's exclusive geographic location. (5) Guidelines regarding dentists basing fees on services performed with no additional fee charged because the patient is a referral. (6) Guidelines for preventing for-profit dental referral service advertisements that are false, misleading, or deceptive. (7) Guidelines considering the content of disclaimers required in section 4 of this chapter for dental referral services that advertise on television or any other medium that combine audio and video. Such guidelines may require both audio and visual disclaimers. (8) A procedure for a for-profit dental referral service to forward complaints to the proper state authority. (9) Appropriate safeguards to ensure that all subscribing dentists are fairly selected for referrals on a rotating basis. (10) Guidelines for ensuring that a for-profit dental referral service must charge each subscribing dentist in the same advertising market the same fee to become a member of the service. IC 25-14-5 Chapter 5. Dental Underserved Area and Minority Recruitment Program 25-14-5-1 Committee 25-14-5-2 Fund 25-14-5-2.5 Minority 25-14-5-3 Underserved area 25-14-5-4 Dental recruitment committee 25-14-5-5 Dental recruitment fund 25-14-5-6 Grant eligibility 25-14-5-7 Application form 25-14-5-8 Determination by committee 25-14-5-9 Rules
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