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HR 1606 112th Congress House

Special Care Dentistry Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Dental careDisability and paralysisMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Care Dentistry Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to provide oral health coverage for aged, blind, or disabled individuals through a separate state adult dental program.



 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 24, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 21, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 14, 2011
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 2, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1606: Special Care Dentistry Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1606/
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"H.R. 1606: Special Care Dentistry Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1606/.
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H.R. 1606, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1606/.
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