A Dentist’s Guide to the Law. American Dental Association

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Should I Sign This Contract?

       143. How Do the Legal Considerations Fit in?

       144. Do I (Still) Have to Do What the Contract Says?

       Chapter 20: Common Dental Agreements

       145. What Are Some of the Issues Involved in a Buy-Sell Agreement?

       146. How Should I Evaluate a Contract With an Insurance Plan?

       147. Do I Need Employment Agreements With My Staff?

       148. How Can I Get the Most Mileage Out of an Associate Agreement?

       149. Should the Associate Be an Independent Contractor or Employee?

       150. Are Restrictive Covenants Enforceable?

       151. What Should My Office Lease Contain?

       152. How Can I Be Sure That My Dental Laboratory Uses the Exact Materials Prescribed to Manufacture a Prosthesis?

       153. What Can I Do If I Have Been Charged for a Product or Service That I Received but Didn’t Order?

       154. Can I Sell Merchandise From My Dental Office, Such as Vitamins and Minerals or Electric Toothbrushes?

       Chapter 21: Antitrust

       155. What Are the Antitrust Laws and What Do They Mean to Me as a Dentist?

       156. Can I Consult With Other Dentists When Setting My Fees?

       157. Is There Anything the ADA Can Do to Stop Insurance Carriers From Taking Actions or Engaging in Practices That Create Difficulties for Dentists?

       158. Do the Antitrust Laws Prevent Me From Promoting Direct Reimbursement?

       159. Can Our Association Establish a Code of Ethics That Restricts Advertising or Prohibits Unacceptable Practices?

       160. Can Dentists Refuse to Deal With Health Care Practitioners Who Engage in Unethical Conduct or Who Engage in the Practice of Dentistry Without a License?

       161. Do the Antitrust Laws Prevent Insurance Companies From Setting Low Reimbursement Rates? From Imposing Burdensome Contractual Provisions?

       162. Is There Anything That a Group of Dentists Can Do to Address Threats to Our Practice?

       Chapter 22: Tax Issues

       163. Is It OK for Me to Stay on Cash Basis Accounting or Must I Use Accrual Basis Accounting?

       164. Can I Claim the Americans With Disabilities Act Tax Credit for Purchases of Intraoral Cameras, Panorex Machines, New Chairs, Etc.?

       165. What Are My Requirements Regarding Payroll Taxes?

       Chapter 23: Insuring Your Practice

       166. What Type of Professional Liability Insurance Should I Have?

       167. What About Liability Other Than Malpractice?

       168. Can I Insure Against Damage to My Practice?

       169. What Insurance Helps Protect My Income?

       170. What Other Insurance Issues Are Important?

       Payment, Collection, and Reimbursement

       Chapter 24: Payment and Collections

       171. Which NPI Do I Use to Submit a Claim? I Have a Type 1 NPI for Myself and a Type NPI for My Corporation/Group/Partnership.

       172. A Patient Refused to Pay for What His Insurance Refused to Cover. What Can I Do?

       173. How Can I Better Position My Practice to Minimize the Need to Send Non-paying Patients to Collection and Improve My Practice’s Chance of Prevailing in Collection Matters?

       174. A Patient Is Refusing to Give Our Dental Office His or Her Social Security Number (SSN). Can I Refuse to Treat the Patient? Why Would a Patient Be Reluctant to Provide This Information? Can Collecting Social Security Numbers Pose a Legal Risk for a Dental Practice?

       175. Who Pays When Parents Are Divorced?

       176. Can I Check My Patient’s Credit History Before Agreeing to Provide Care?

       177. What Are the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)?

       178. If the Patient Doesn’t Accept My Work or Refuses to Come Back to Let Me Finish It, and I’ve Already Collected Insurance for It, Do I Have a Problem?

       179. Are There Legal Problems Giving Discounts

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