US Congress House Bill 4395 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-5)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Action for Dental Health Act 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to obtain portable or mobile dental equipment and to pay for appropriate operational costs for the provision of free dental services to underserved populations that are delivered in a manner consistent with state licensing laws. Directs the Secretary to award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to collaborate with state, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders in order to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention; (2) reduce barriers in a manner that increases dental provider participation in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (3) make the health care delivery system providing dental services under Medicaid or CHIP more accessible and efficient by taking actions necessary to facilitate the establishment of dental homes; (4) address geographic, language, cultural, and similar barriers in the provision of dental services; and (5) reduce the use of emergency departments for dental services more appropriately delivered in a dental primary care setting.

Action for Dental Health Act 2014

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-04-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4395/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4395/BILLS-113hr4395ih.pdf