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If the Head Start program cannot find a dentist who participates in Medicaid,
can the program pay for treatment with Head Start program funds?
Head Start program funds may be used for professional oral health services
only when no other source of funding is available. When Head Start program
funds are used, grantee and delegate agencies must have written record of their
efforts to get other funding. Children enrolled in Medicaid are considered
to have a source of funding, even though finding a dentist who will provide
services to Medicaid recipients may be difficult or impossible. Even when dentists
participate in Medicaid, they may not provide care to Medicaid recipients on
a regular basis. So Head Start programs need to look for other resources. If
services do not meet the needs of Head Start participants, Head Start funds
may be used, but only after community resources and third party payment sources
have been exhausted.
Performance Standards
1304.20(c)(5)
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