Affordable Care, Inc. v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners

MARTIN, Judge.

Affordable Care, Inc., American Dental Partners, Inc., American Dental Partners of North Carolina, Inc., Dental Care Partners, Inc., and Dental Health Management, Inc. (“plaintiffs”) filed this action in the superior court challenging the validity of administrative Rule 21 NCAC 16X.0101, entitled “Management Arrangements Rule” (hereinafter “the Rule”) proposed by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (“the Board”) and adopted into law by the North Carolina Rules Review Commission (“the Commission”) (collectively, “defendants”). Plaintiffs are companies which provide…