Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1042.1 - Guidelines for Selection of Applicants

(a) The Board shall give each applicant who meets one of the threshold criteria listed in Section 1972(b)(1) of the code one point for each of those criteria that the applicant meets and one point (or more, as defined) for each of the following criteria that the applicant meets (except that it shall give an applicant two points for speaking a Medi-Cal threshold language and two points for having received significant training in culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery):

(1) Speaks more than one Medi-Cal threshold language, as defined in Section 1971(g) of the code (one point for each additional language that is spoken by the population served by the clinic(s) at which the applicant will be providing services).

(2) Has additional experience working in a health field related to dentistry in a dentally underserved area (one point for each year).

(3) Is not participating in any other educational loan repayment program at the time of application.

(4) Is entitled to hold him or herself out as a specialist under Section 651(h)(5)(A)(i) of the code because he or she completed a specialty education program approved by the American Dental Association and Commission on Dental Accreditation; is eligible for examination by a national specialty board recognized by the American Dental Association; or is a Diplomate of a national specialty board recognized by the American Dental Association (one point for each specialty).

(5) Completed an extra-mural program or rotation during dental school or postgraduate training in which the applicant provided services to a population that speaks any Medi-Cal threshold language, as defined in Section 1971(g) of the code.

(6) Will be providing dental services at multiple practice settings (as defined in Section 1971(f) of the code) (one point for each additional setting); or will be providing service at a practice setting that is organized as not-for-profit corporation or a community clinic (as defined in Section 1971(f)(1) of the code).

(7) Is willing to participate in the program if he or she is granted either less than he or she requests in repayment, or less than the maximum repayment allowed under the program.

(8) Any other statement or information indicating the applicant's interest in participating in the program, the area that the applicant desires to work, and the population that the applicant desires to serve.

(b) The number of points that an applicant receives shall not be the determinative factor in selecting dentists to participate in the program. The Board shall, consistent with the program, determine the needs for dentist services identified by the practice setting in which the participant will be providing services ensuring, at a minimum, that the practice setting is located in a dentally underserved area and that participant serves a patient population that consists of at least 50% dentally underserved populations. The Board shall, consistent with the program, seek to place the most qualified applicants in the areas with the greatest need considering applicants who are best suited to meet the cultural and linguistic needs and demands of patients dispersed throughout California. In its applicant selection the Board shall, consistent with the program and applicant pool, seek to achieve a geographic distribution that best addresses the needs of dentally underserved areas of urban and rural California, northern and southern California, and the unmet cultural and linguistic needs of the widest spectrum of dentally underserved populations.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1042.1

1. New section filed 1-6-2005; operative 2-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 1).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1614 and 1972, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 1971- 1972, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 1-6-2005; operative 2-5-2005 (Register 2005, No. 1).