14187.3.
(a) (1) The department shall establish a list of performance measures to ensure the initiatives developed under this article meet quality and access criteria required by the department. The performance measures shall be designed to evaluate utilization, access, availability, and effectiveness of preventive care and treatment.(2) Prior to establishing the quality and access criteria described in paragraph (1), the department shall consult with stakeholders, including representatives from counties, local dental societies, nonprofit entities, legal aid entities, and other interested parties.
(3) The department shall ensure, to the greatest degree possible, that the categories of data and performance measures selected under this subdivision are consistent with the categories of data and performance measures selected under Sections 14132.915 and 14459.6.
(b) The department shall conduct an evaluation of the initiatives developed under this section. This evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A detailed description of the number of individual payment incentives paid to adult dental providers under the Dental Transformation Initiative for adults described in Section 14187.
(2) A descriptive assessment of the impact of each initiative on the targeted population for all of the following:
(A) Provision of dental exams.
(B) Use of, and expenditure on, preventive dental services.
(C) Use of, and expenditure on, pediatric diagnostic and restorative dental services for children.
(c) The department shall post the list of performance measures established by the department and its evaluation of the initiatives developed under this article on the department’s Internet Web site.