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 PAG LIN 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, everyEvery 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 dentalscreenings and preventive care 1 7 identified in the oral health standardsservices 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