S. 5088 · 119th Congress
Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act
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Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 22, 2026
Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act
This bill modifies dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill prohibits lifetime or annual limits on CHIP dental coverage. It also requires states to offer dental-only supplemental coverage under CHIP to children who have other health insurance but are otherwise eligible for CHIP (i.e., wraparound coverage); such coverage is currently at the option of the state.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act
Latest action (Jul 22, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 22, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.