Senate File 2172 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3001)

    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  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 5402SV 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
  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, diagnostic
  1  8 services, treatment services, and emergency services as
  1  9 defined under the early and periodic screening, diagnostic,
  1 10 and treatment program.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill relates to the requirement of a dental home for
  1 13 children 12 years of age and younger under the medical
  1 14 assistance program.  The bill replaces the requirement that
  1 15 every child have the dental screenings and preventive care
  1 16 identified in the oral health standards under the early and
  1 17 periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment program, and
  1 18 instead requires that the child be provided with the dental
  1 19 screenings, preventive services, diagnostic services,
  1 20 treatment services, and emergency services as defined under
  1 21 the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment
  1 22 program.
  1 23 LSB 5402SV 82
  1 24 pf/nh/5