- A. The Office of Oral Health (OOH) shall appoint a Review Panel, which includes dentists who have experience treating Medicaid and low-income patients, to assist in the annual selection of Maryland Dent-Care Loan Assistance Repayment Program (MDC-LARP) recipients.
- B. The Review Panel shall be responsible for reviewing the eligible applicants and recommending to OOH which applicants should receive an award.
- C. The OOH shall make the final selection of MDC-LARP recipients.
D. The Review Panel may consider the following criteria in making its recommendations to OOH:
- (1) The dental health care needs of the geographic area where the dental practice is located;
- (2) The professional competence and conduct of applicants;
- (3) The applicant’s willingness to serve the 3-year requirement;
- (4) The applicant’s personal or professional background and whether it demonstrates an understanding of the dental needs that exist in shortage areas or in underserved populations; and
- (5) Additional criteria as determined by OOH to accommodate the goals of the MDC-LARP program.
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)