House File 2290 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ABDUL=SAMAD


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to dental homes for children.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 5402HH 82
  4 pf/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 249J.14, subsection 7, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    7.  DENTAL HOME FOR CHILDREN.  By July 1, 2008, every Every
  1  4 recipient of medical assistance who is a child twelve years of
  1  5 age or younger shall have a designated dental home and shall
  1  6 be provided with the dental screenings and preventive care
  1  7 identified in the oral health standards services as defined
  1  8 under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and
  1  9 treatment program.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill relates to the requirement of a dental home for
  1 12 children 12 years of age and younger under the medical
  1 13 assistance program.  The bill removes the date by which every
  1 14 child must have a dental home.  The bill also replaces the
  1 15 requirement that every child have the dental screenings and
  1 16 preventive care identified in the oral health standards under
  1 17 the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment
  1 18 program, and instead requires that the child be provided with
  1 19 the dental services as defined under the early and periodic
  1 20 screening, diagnostic, and treatment program.
  1 21 LSB 5402HH 82
  1 22 pf/nh/5