Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act

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D DeGetteSponsor

45 cosponsors · 40 D, 5 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to maximize the number of eligible low-income individuals receiving dental care.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 5, 2013

Requires an entity to use amounts received under a grant or contract to fund the employment costs of a program to: (1) coordinate the provision of free, medically recommended dental care to eligible low-income individuals by volunteer dentists in a manner consistent with state licensing laws; and (2) verify the medical, dental, and financial needs of individuals who may be eligible for such dental services.

Requires an eligible: (1) entity to be tax-exempt and provide for the participation of eligible individuals in a free dental services program; and (2) individual to be entitled to benefits or be enrolled under Medicare, Medicaid, or a state plan or waiver under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act

Latest action (Mar 8, 2013): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 5, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.