North Dakota Code 26.1-17-20 – Dental and optometric service in accordance with prevailing practice – Emergency service
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All dental or optometric care rendered to a subscriber under the subscriber’s contract must be in accordance with the accepted standards of dental or optometric practice prevailing in the community in which the service is rendered.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-17-20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
All service must be rendered by dentists and practitioners duly licensed and registered to practice their profession in this state, except that in case of emergency, and subject to the approval of the board of directors of the health service corporation, the benefits to which a subscriber is entitled under the subscriber’s contract may be rendered in another state, provided the services are rendered by a duly licensed dentist or duly licensed practitioner in the other state.