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HR 2472 110th Congress House

Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007

Official title: To amend titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Pro… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and the Medicaid Program and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to dentists for dental services provided to low-income individuals.

Introduced: May 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dental careEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesFederal aid to health facilitiesFederal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsIncome taxIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidMedical suppliesMedically uninsuredParamedical personnelPoor childrenPublic-private partnerships
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May 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to up to six entities to participate as pilot sites for the Community Dental Health Coordinator model developed as a new mid-level allied dental professional who will work in underserved communities where residents have no or limited access to oral health care.

Requires the Secretary also to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) purchase portable or mobile dental equipment; and (2) pay for appropriate operational costs for the provision of free dental services to underserved populations.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) to provide for an increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for states implementing requirements that ensure that children enrolled in the state Medicaid plan and/or SCHIP have access to oral health care services to the same extent as such services are available to the pediatric population of the state.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the donation of qualified dental services to qualified low income individuals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Republican 1
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2008
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 24, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2008
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 22, 2008
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 19, 2008
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 27, 2007
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 27, 2007
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 27, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 27, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 24, 2007
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 24, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2472: Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2472/
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"H.R. 2472: Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2472/.
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