CHAPTER 5. DENTAL UNDERSERVED AREA AND MINORITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
IC 25-14-5
Chapter 5. Dental Underserved Area and Minority Recruitment
Program
IC 25-14-5-1
Committee
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" means the dental
recruitment committee established by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-2
Fund
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Indiana dental
recruitment fund established by section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-2.5
Minority
Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "minority" means an individual
identified as any of the following:
(1) Black or African-American.
(2) Hispanic or Latino.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-3
Underserved area
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "underserved area" means a
county, city, town, census tract, or township designated by the state
department of health under IC 16-46-5-7 or by the committee as
underserved by general dentists, pediatric dentists, oral surgeons, or
dental hygienists.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-4
Dental recruitment committee
Sec. 4. (a) The dental recruitment committee is established.
(b) The committee consists of four (4) members as follows:
(1) One (1) member of the board, who is selected by the board.
(2) The commissioner of the state department of health, or the
commissioner's designee.
(3) The president of the Indiana Dental Association, or the
president's designee.
(4) The dean of the Indiana University School of Dentistry, or
the dean's designee.
(c) The member selected under subsection (b)(1) shall serve as
chairperson of the committee.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-5
Dental recruitment fund
Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana dental recruitment fund is established. The
purpose of the fund is to provide grants to dentists and dental
hygienists to encourage the full-time delivery of dental care in
underserved areas and to increase the number of minority dentists
and dental hygienists in Indiana. The board shall administer the fund.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Payments made under section 6(3) of this chapter.
(2) Gifts to the fund.
(3) Grants from public or private sources.
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
(e) The fund shall be used to do the following:
(1) Provide grants under this chapter.
(2) Pay the costs incurred by the committee in administering
this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-6
Grant eligibility
Sec. 6. To be eligible for a grant, a dentist or dental hygienist
must meet all the following conditions:
(1) Hold a license to practice as a dentist under this article or as
a dental hygienist under IC 25-13-1.
(2) Has entered into an agreement with the committee to:
(A) either:
(i) commit to working five (5) years in an underserved
area or as a minority dentist or dental hygienist in Indiana
for a yearly grant of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000);
or
(ii) commit to working two (2) years in an underserved
area or as a minority dentist or dental hygienist in Indiana
for a yearly grant of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) with
the option by the dentist or dental hygienist to serve up to
three (3) additional years for a yearly grant of thirty-five
thousand dollars ($35,000);
(B) provide an average of at least forty (40) hours of
dentistry per week in underserved areas or as a minority
dentist or dental hygienist in Indiana;
(C) maintain a patient base that includes at least thirty
percent (30%) as Medicaid patients; and
(D) provide a sliding fee scale, as approved by the
committee, for low income patients.
(3) Has entered into an agreement with the committee that if the
dentist or dental hygienist does not comply with the
requirements in subdivision (2) that the dentist or dental
hygienist will pay back to the committee seven thousand five
hundred dollars ($7,500), plus interest, for each month that the
dentist or dental hygienist did not serve or had left to serve
under the terms of the agreement.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.1-2010,
SEC.106.
IC 25-14-5-7
Application form
Sec. 7. A dentist or dental hygienist must apply for a grant on an
application form supplied by the committee.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-8
Determination by committee
Sec. 8. The committee shall consider each application and
determine the following:
(1) The eligibility of the applicant for the grant program.
(2) The availability of sufficient money in the fund.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.
IC 25-14-5-9
Rules
Sec. 9. The committee may recommend rules for the board to
adopt under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to administer this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.34.