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HR 4731 111th Congress House

Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure access to resin-based dental fillings that, at a minimum, is equal to the level of access to mercury-based dental fillings under such title.

Introduced: March 2, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Dental careHealth care costs and insuranceMedicaid
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 2, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the cost-sharing charged for a resin-based filling from exceeding: (1) the amount charged in the state for a mercury-based dental filling on January 1, 2010; or (2) the amount that the state charges for such a filling if less than the amount charged on that date.

Prescribes a formula for determining Medicaid provider reimbursement rates for resin-based dental fillings.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4731: Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4731/
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"H.R. 4731: Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4731/.
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H.R. 4731, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4731/.
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