Welfare and Institutions Code section 14184.75

In connection with the evaluation of the DTI required by Section 14184.71, the department’s report of data and quality measures submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and made publicly available pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions for the Local Dental Pilot Program domain shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a)

A detailed description of how the department has operationalized this aspect of the demonstration project, including the solicitation and selection process.

(b)

The number of pilot projects funded and the total amount expended, by project, under the domain in the current demonstration year.

(c)

A description of the pilot projects selected for award that for each project shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1)

Specific strategies for the project.

(2)

Target populations.

(3)

Payment methodologies.

(4)

Annual budget for the project.

(5)

Expected duration of the project.

(6)

Performance metrics by which the project shall be measured.

(7)

The intended goal of the project.

(d)

An assessment of the pilot projects selected for award that includes for each project all of the following:

(1)

Project performance and outcomes.

(2)

Project replicability.

(3)

Challenges encountered and actions undertaken to address those challenges.

(4)

Information on payments made by the department to the project.

(e)

A descriptive assessment of the impact of the Local Dental Pilot Program domain on achieving the goals of the Increase Preventive Services Utilization for Children, Caries Risk Assessment and Disease Management Pilot, and Increase Continuity of Care domains.

(f)

A descriptive analysis of program integrity challenges generated by the domain and how those challenges have been, or will be, addressed.