The bureau of health services financing of the Louisiana Department of Health shall make available to persons who are eligible for Medicaid benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., inpatient hospital services, outpatient hospital services, prescribed drugs, and all other services incident to professional treatment provided by a licensed dentist when the treatment and service is otherwise authorized and included in the Louisiana state plan for medical and dental assistance when provided or prescribed by a physician or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts, provided that the dental health care shall be within the scope of dental professional practice as defined by La. Rev. Stat. 37:751 et seq.

            Acts 1984, No. 259, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.