S. 3016
IntroducedAction for Dental Health Act of 2018
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.
8/15/2018 • Senate
Summary
Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2022.
The Department of Health and Human Services may award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with public officials and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, (2) reduce barriers to the provision of dental services, (3) establish dental homes for children and adults, (4) reduce the use of emergency departments by individuals who seek dental services more appropriately delivered in a dental primary care setting, or (5) facilitate the provision of dental care to nursing home residents.
Introduced in Senate • 6/6/2018
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
June 6, 2018
Committee Review
July 25, 2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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