HF 660 (LSB 2705YH (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 660

BY  JACOBY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to coverage of treatment for congenital dental abnormalities under the Medicaid program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN —— CONGENITAL DENTAL ABNORMALITIES.  The department of health and human services shall require coverage for children under the Medicaid program dental wellness plan kids for the treatment of congenital dental abnormalities. For the purposes of this section, “congenital dental abnormalities” means genetic mouth or dental abnormalities or anomalies that result in problems, dysfunction, or disease of oral tissues and dentition caused by defective genes. “Congenital dental abnormalities” include cleft lip and cleft palate, anodontia and hypodontia, amelogenesis imperfecta and dentinogenesis imperfecta, supernumerary teeth, malocclusion, periodontal disease, and gingival fibromatosis.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of health and human services to require coverage for children under the Medicaid program dental wellness plan kids for the treatment of congenital dental abnormalities. The bill defines “congenital dental abnormalities” as genetic mouth or dental abnormalities or anomalies that result in problems, dysfunction, or disease of oral tissues and dentition caused by defective genes, and include cleft lip and cleft palate, anodontia and hypodontia, amelogenesis imperfecta and dentinogenesis imperfecta, supernumerary teeth, malocclusion, periodontal disease, and gingival fibromatosis.