Access to dental care for pregnant medical assistance recipients; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall prescribe by rule appropriate time frames within which a pregnant medical assistance recipient whose medical assistance is reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and who needs general or specialty dental care must have the opportunity to be seen, or referred for, and provided

(a) Emergency dental services;

(b) Urgent dental services;

(c) Routine dental services; and

(d) An initial dental screening or examination.

(2) The time frames prescribed by the authority for recipients whose medical assistance is reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis shall be the same as or shorter than the time frames for pregnant recipients enrolled in coordinated care organizations who receive dental services from dental subcontractors. [2015 c.750 §2; 2025 c.252 §6]