- A. The purpose of the Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MDC-LARP) is to increase access to oral health services for Maryland Medical Assistance Program (MMAP) recipients by increasing the number of dentists who treat that population.
- B. The MDC-LARP is funded through Maryland general funds and provides loan repayment for Maryland licensed dentists dependent upon available annual funding.
- C. A dentist who participates in this program shall agree to provide oral health care services to a minimum of 30 percent MMAP recipients as a proportion of their total patient population, document this information, and submit confirming written reports.
Authority: Education Article, §§11-105(u), 18-204(c), and 18-2401—18-2408, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: August 28, 2017 (44:17 Md. R. 836)